Having any kind of allergy is hard. Take it from someone who has an assortment of food, seasonal, and animal allergies—you are truly blessed if you get to live allergy-free. Besides just the obvious sneezing that comes along with allergies, most people often get rashes, hives, and tightness in the chest that can last for hours after being removed from the situation where the allergen is. Though seasonal allergies suck, animal allergies are just cruel because puppies. They’re so cute and fluffy, but they’re also a death trap for you. These are 14 things all people with dog allergies can relate to.
1. Oh, you have a dog? Hold on, let me grab 50 Benadryls.
In this case, drugs are the answer.
2. “Aren’t you going to pet him? Do you not like animals?”
Oh I love animals, but maybe behind a glass wall, or like, ten miles away from my face.
3. Going to wash your hands immediately after touching the pet’s fur.
Does the five second rule apply in this situation?
4. “You’re allergic? What if I vacuum before you come over?”
A nice gesture, but quite honestly doesn’t do anything.
5. “Don’t worry, she won’t bite you.”
I’m not avoiding your dog because I’m afraid she’s going to bite. Trust me.
6. When the pet is just too darn cute to resist.
Let me love you!
7. You immediately regret your moment of weakness.
*Cue your anaphylactic attack.*
8. Going to your friend’s house that has a pet and putting on long pants and a long sleeve in the dead of summer.
You’d rather sweat your ass off than have to deal with the hives that develop as soon as the pet’s fur comes in contact with your skin.
9. Trying to convince your friends to do outdoor activities.
We should go for a walk, or a hike, or just sit on the road for a second so I can breathe in some fresh air again.
10. “Won’t you fall asleep if you take all of those Benadryls?”
At this point, I’m basically immune to that side-effect of taking Benadryl.
11. Having to say no to plans at a pet-owners house because you’re having a bad allergy day.
Some days, FOMO is worth not having to go through an entire box of tissues in five minutes. Speaking of, you don't understand how some people DON'T own tissue boxes.
12. When people think you’re being dramatic.
You’re right, I willingly am choosing to sniffle and sneeze nonstop because I think it’s fun.
13. “We should have a sleepover!”
Do you really expect me to willingly sleep where your animal sheds five pounds of fur every hour?
14. When people think you have no soul because you don’t want to stop and pet dogs on the street.
No, I don’t think your dog is ugly, I just think I’ll die if I touch it.
Being allergic to dogs is rough. You want to love them, but you physically can't. Sometimes you fight through the pain, and sometimes it's just not worth it. Either way, it's impossible to resist their cute little faces. And don't even get me started on kittens.
