Posted by Larry Hoover on April 11, 2007, at 5:24:53
In reply to Are there really hypo or non-allergenic cats?, posted by saturn on April 6, 2007, at 18:31:37
> http://www.siberian-cat-breeder.com/hypo_allergenic_cat.html
Well, there's an American lab (Allerca) offering an inbred line of similar cats for $4,000 a kitten. Remember, hypo-allergenic means "less allergenic". Guaranteeing non-allergenic is much more stringent. Yes, I'd say hypo-allergenic cats (Siberian and Abyssinian) exist already, and it makes simple sense that controlled breeding and genetic testing would produce a cat without the supposedly allergy-triggering gene (Fel D1).
If you're considering such a cat, and you're allergic to cats, I'd visit a breeder's establishment and take a good deep breath, before I opened my wallet. Ya know?
Lar
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