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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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Top comments
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)
hoosiergirl94 31
Claritin D
pait_loves_shane 25
Don't give up! I'm sure there is a way to still follow your dream. (:
flopstar 21
Just cats? Get some medicine
militarybrat 21
JUST cats? How do you know the reaction op gets from cats? All allergies are from a scale of 0-6. A former teacher of mine is a 5.6 for fire ants. Basically a die instantly. Oh but its JUST fire ants right?
starile 20
... cats are a lot more common than fire ants...
ndnpride88 25
Doesn't necessarily mean you can't be a vet. There's ways around that.
ThatDamHuntress 20
You have Got to be Lion.
game0ver_fml 18
You can still be a vet. Just stock up on benadryl and suck it up until you're out of school, then go into avian and exotic pet medicine. Exclude dogs and cats from your general practice. There are plenty of your average canine/feline veterinary clinics out there. Problem solved.
stieglar 17
They make allergy shots for that
daneyboy 11
Take Benadryl shots.
saxitus 13
A subtle hint from life
superwhovian 16
I am so sorry.