Today, after 3 years of studying to be a veterinarian, I found out I may not be able to continue. It's not because I'm failing my classes, but because my body has developed an allergy to cats. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to the allergist. I found out that I am allergic to dogs, cats, wool, fleece, and pet dander. I'm currently planning to go to school to become a veterinarian. FML
Today, I bought a kitten. I've wanted a cat for years and decided to finally buy one now that I have my own apartment. It turns out I'm allergic to cats. FML
Today, I found out my cat is allergic to ME. No kidding. FML
Today, I went to the doctor for allergy testing. Apparently, one of my worst allergies is cats. I'm a "crazy cat lady" who loves anything cat-related and has 3 cats. Allergy shots, here I come. FML
Today, I went to the doctor to find out why I've been feeling so sick the past several weeks. Turns out, I'm severely allergic to the cat of my girlfriend of two years. I told her "It's me or the cat." She chose the cat. FML
Today, my boyfriend bought us three kittens. Today, I also discovered that I am allergic to cats. My boyfriend broke up with me because he wanted the cats more than me. FML
Today, my roommates adopted two kittens without consulting me. We're not allowed to have pets in our apartment and I'm severely allergic to cats. Oh well, it's not like I needed to be able to breathe this summer. FML
Today, I was loving on a dog at work. I noticed her fur was coarse and short and I'd never felt anything like it before. I broke out in hives all over my face. This happens whenever I'm around any cats, guinea pigs, or rabbits and now some dogs apparently. I'm in school to be a vet tech. FML
Today, after 25 years living with my dad, who is highly allergic to cats, I was finally able to adopt two kittens to live in my new place, just like I have always wanted. Guess who else is highly allergic to cats? Me, it seems. FML
Today, I learned I'm allergic to the 5-month-old kitten we got 3 days ago. It loves me, follows me everywhere and sleeps on my lap in the evenings. FML
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meganss12 8
Maybe change to being a large animal vet, then you can take care of horses and not worry about your allergies!! :)
Witchylady 18
You know you can get desensitised. It takes up to three years to finish the course and the first year has 21 weekly vaccine injections but it usually does the trick. Speak to your GP about referring you to an allergists. But in saying that depending on how bad your allergies are you may need to defer your studies for the first year so the allergen injections can start working their magic. Good luck. I hope everything works out for you.
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Comments (101)
ulaaang 14
you've got to be kitten me ! lol sorry op
rocketgurl 15
Stop with the cat puns
starile 20
Hating on cat puns in a cat-themed FML? You have CAT to be KITTEN me right meow.
Leafa 21
I've heard there's a treatment you can do that has something to do with magnets that can possible cure your allergy. There's no guarantee but it's something you could try.
littlekellilee 45
Magnets do a lot less medically than you might think. Though I'm not saying you're wrong, I think you should stress the words "no guarantee" more than you do.
starile 20
How many more times can she make it clear it's just a potential possibility? I think that's pretty evident with the terms, "I've heard", "possible", "no guarantee", "could try". They've only got two sentences to work with, here, point was made.
Brandi_Faith 34
I tried magnet therapy before and it was ridiculous. It felt like some crazy ritual and people were literally waving magnets over me for like an hour. It was the weirdest thing ever! Not saying it can't work for some people, but I imagine the percentage is pretty small.
Leafa 21
Well a classmate of mine did and it helped her. I think it was something else than just holding magnets over her though but yeah it's just a shot in the dark if I didn't make that clear enough.
FemskyD 26
Whatever you do that should be on top of your checklist ;')
pjsr 33
It's a zoo out there OP! - go to work there
rocketgurl 15
Curse you nature!!
Quiet_one 22
A cat allergy doesn't have to be a career ender! This is actually a pretty common problem. I'm a vet student with a mild cat allergy (I'm fine if I don't touch my face), and I've worked with small animal vets and technicians who are allergic to cats and are doing fine. I also know at least one person with a pretty severe cat allergy who used immunotherapy and is able to work with cats now without a problem- she just doesn't live with any or let them rub her face. As long as you're not having life-threatening reactions you still have reasonable options. Don't give it up just yet.
myanichole 22
You can get allergy shots weekly. They work really nice.
arielynn 5
One of the vets that works at the place I take my cats to is allergic to cats. He just wears a mask and washes his hands really well after he's done with them.
lilybadilly25 15
Ah!! As a fellow vet student, I can't even imagine how you feel!!!!! Honestly, developing an allergy to an animal is my absolute worst fear! I'm so sorry to hear that, OP!! Hopefully it's not a super terrible allergy and you can just take daily Benadryl or something!
sunnyskys 25
you've cat to be kitten me right now. lol sorry about