My sister is allergic to most household pets and I really want one! Any ideas?

I love pets and would love one but my sisters allergic. I would have a hypoallergenic cat but that's way too expensive and reptiles are out of the question because I want something that you can cuddle. I live with my sister and even if I can get a hamster/rabbit/mouse and kept it in my room. My sister would still end up in hospital. (my sister isn't allergic to birds though)


Do you have any pets I could have or anyway I could deal with this?|||actually you can cuddle with a lot of reptiles more than you can with a hamster or something


leopard geckos, crested geckos and bearded dragons are some of the most docile ones - they make fantastic pets


leos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33469876@N0鈥?/a>


cresties: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33469876@N0鈥?/a>


beardies: http://www.dachiu.com/gallery/pix.html





budgies, cockatiels, parrotlets and other smaller parrots like conures could be options too. They are more high maintenance than a lot of other pets, and they require a lot of time and attention but they will literally become your best friend - they are so clever and form such strong bonds :)


budgies: http://www.mypetbudgie.com/


cockatiels: http://www.higgichickscockatiels.com.au/鈥?/a>


parrotlets: http://www.petriesparrotlets.com/gallery鈥?/a>


conures: http://www.avianweb.com/conurephotogalle鈥?/a>|||You can get hypoallergenic dogs! If your sister is allergic in dog fur, you can get Poodles - they don't shed, because their coat keeps growing. And a Yorkshire Terrier, too. The breed is hypoallergenic. Poodles and Yorkies are smart critters. I even bet your sis will fall in love with these dogs!

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|||get one anyway and keep it secretly in your room, then when your sister eventually drops dead it will no longer be a problem.|||You should get a bird for a start. Then, later on you could buy another pet. But don't they sell that allergy medicine ? You should get that for you sister....|||Go about it scientifically.


Collect small amounts of different animal hair from your friends. Place samples in your sisters room where she will come in contact but wont notice it.


This will tell you how she reacts to various animals, also if it isn't just in her head.


Make selection based on test results.





P.s keep that animal clean and dandruft clear because it is sometime the dead skin that causes a reaction.|||You could have a rabbit or guinea pig and keep it outside with plenty of bedding (paper is hypoallergenic) to keep warm. You could handle it outside, change your clothing and hopefully that would be fine.





Also I believe that labradoodles are hypoallergenic, as are poodles.





It is hard I know, but then so would losing your sister if, God forbid, the worst happened. Perhaps you could wait until you move apart.|||well they make this spray that you put over cat or dogs fur and it makes people with allegries go away. i am not sure what it is called but there is a spray that u can get so your sister dosnet end up in the hosipital|||thre are some dogs that are hypoallergenic, shitzu, bichon frise, etc. research that and you may come up with something|||As with what Danger Erin said, don't count reptiles out, they make great pets and some you can even cuddle with. My Green Iguana used to lay right next to me for hours where I'd just causally pet him till he grew bored and went about with his life. But outta all the reptiles I'd have to say go for a Tegu, they have been compared to dogs and cats for their intelligence and the way the like to be around their owners.|||hey allergies havent stopped me from owning pets and working with animals! there are plenty of effective medicines to take for allergies these days, may i suggest benedryl acrivastine, you can take it up to 3 times a day unlike other allegy relief medicines, and it works with in 15minutes!





as for you, there are many reptiles you can cuddle! bearded dragons are the most docile, mine used to sit on my chest and watch telly with me, they are very loving creatures =]


i now have 2 corn snakes and the bigger one curls up on my knee and rests his head on my hand.





you could gt a bird, you cant cuddle them, but you can handle them. my brother had a cockatiel which used to just sit on his shoulder like a pirate!|||Chinchillas are hypoallergenic, and they're really friendly. Only, they eat hay, which could slightly trigger her allergies. But, you could take her to a pet store and pet a chinchilla and see what happens. They're not cuddly, but they love attention and love to be pet.|||A labradoodle or a dog like that are very good as they were bred for guide dogs for blind people who were allergic to pets. You could ask for one of those.