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Moving into house where last owner had a cat but I am very allergic to cats
I am planning on moving into a new home where the last owner had a cat and has since moved out (they moved about a month and a half ago now). I am very allergic to cats, but am planning to have the carpets deeply cleaned in order to try to get all of the cat allergens out. Is there any more I can do, or should I not even consider moving into the house? Any ideas or other people who have gone through the same thing?
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I'm deathly allergic to cats too, and I had to go through this in a home I moved into.
Steam clean everything you can. If you don't own one, rent a steam cleaner. There are special pet allergen solutions that you can get to put in the machine.
Get your ducts cleaned, and try to air out the house as much as possible.
Unfortunately, cat allergen is one of the most enduring, so you may have some issues for quite a while. See if you can go on a daily prescription medication (like Singulair).
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It seems like the allergens will be around for quite some time (at least 6 months), but they recommend a HEPA filter vacuum and having your ducts cleaned.
Good luck!
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