
Millions of people worldwide are allergic to cats. A glycoprotein, Fel d 1, secreted by the
sebaceous glands, is the major cat allergen. The main sources of the
allergen, however, are the skin and saliva. Cat allergen is so small it
can remain airborne for months and is about 10 times smaller than pollen or dust particles.
Symptoms
Cat allergy can play havoc with the eyes, nose, ears, throat, lungs, and skin. The eyes may become red, itchy, watery, or swollen. The nose may itch, run, sneeze, or become congested. The ears may become plugged or itchy. The throat may have post-nasal drip, frequent throat clearing, itching and hoarseness. The lung symptoms may include coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and frequent bronchitis. The skin may develop itchy rashes or hives.
Treatment
As with any allergy, avoidance is the main course of treatment. A cat-allergic individual should avoid being around cats at all times. Over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, and allergy shots are all ways to treat cat allergy but they remain expensive and time consuming
and may have long term health consequences.
The LIFESTYLE PETS hypoallergenic cats
The hypoallergenic cats produced by LIFESTYLE PETS are a significant new
alternative to the traditional treatment of cat allergies. People who have lived without the companionship of a cat because of their allergies
can now have one of their own without the costs of allergy treatments and the associated health risks
of those treatments.
The cat allergen is a potent protein secreted by the cat’s skin and salivary glands.
LIFESTYLE PETS has focused on a rare naturally occurring genetic divergences (GD)
already present in cats that do no harm to the cats in any way. Our
first cat, the
resulting hypoallergenic ALLERCA GD cats are now helping to improve the health and quality of life for millions of cat-allergy sufferers.
The hypoallergenic CHAKAN GD was created by crossing a Siamese with in
ALLERCA GD. The new exotic hypoallergenic ASHERA GD was created by
crossing an ALLERCA GD with one of LIFESTYLE PETS's standard ASHERA.
While some breeds of cats have been promoted as having less allergen than others,
scientists that have tested this hypothesis have shown that
all cats, regardless of breed, produce allergens. The LIFESTYLE PETS
GD cats are the only scientifically-proven cats that helps those individuals
with feline allergies
and was developed using proprietary methods under LIFESTYLE PETS's pending
patents.
Please read on to discover more about
the LIFESTYLE PETS hypoallergenic cat breeds.
THE ALLERCA GD
Our standard hypoallergenic cat
delivered since 2006, the ALLERCA GD hypoallergenic cat is
friendly, playful and affectionate. The ALLERCA GD
cat comes in all coat colors and patterns. The coat is medium-long with
low maintenance and
minimal shedding.
ALLERCA GD cats are founded on the Shorthair
breed and are
medium sized cats averaging between ten and fifteen pounds (4 to 8 kg). They are
fully mature at approximately three years of age and have a long life
expectancy.

ALLERCA GD kittens (age 3 weeks).
An ALLERCA GD cat's
personality is very sweet and affectionate, thanks in part to our unique
socialization program. Customers who own ALLERCA GD cats report that they make great family
pets and are wonderful with children.
THE CHAKAN GD
CHAKAN
is a variant of the Siam word for "lithe" and is the latest
hypoallergenic cat developed by LIFESTYLE PETS. By crossing pedigreed
and very distinctive Siamese cats with an ALLERCA GD, LIFESTYLE PETS can
now offer our customers a very individual and regal feline.
The CHAKAN GD's have a creamy base coat with colored
points on their snouts, ears, paws, lower legs and tails. They
have almond-shaped, bright blue eyes and short, flat lying coats. The
CHAKAN GD is an affectionate and intelligent cat, and like the Siamese,
renowned for their social nature. They enjoy being with people and can
be playful extroverts. The CHAKAN GD is a relatively lightweight cat,
averaging 6-8 pounds (2.5-3.5 kg).

CHAKAN GD kitten (age 2 weeks).
THE ASHERA GD
The new, exotic hypoallergenic ASHERA GD
has the markings and standing of a leopard and grows up
to a very large 30 pounds (14 kg) in weight. The hypoallergenic ASHERA GD is
similar in
size, marking and temperament to LIFESTYLE PETS unique non-hypoallergenic ASHERA.
The ASHERA GD, priced at US$28,000, is featured on the ASHERA website: click on
the left image to open the ASHERA website in a new window where you read more
about the ASHERA GD, view a photo gallery and discover how you can order
one of these very rare cats.

ASHERA kitten in full flight (age 9
months).
OUR SURVEY
Our newest
hypoallergenic breeds were developed after input from
many people who completed our survey. In the future, other popular breeds will follow, so please take our quick survey and help us
to decide future breeds of hypoallergenic cat.

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