
Pet lovers across America are generally known to be happier people, but what if you are among the percentage of people who are afflicted with allergies, making it difficult to have a pet of your own? If you long to bring a cat into your family, you are in luck, as research suggests there are a few types of felines that are better suited to people with allergies. One possible option is a Siberian Cat, in which breeders have noted are less likely to trigger allergies, due to the findings of relatively low levels of the protein in the cats saliva that causes the symptoms. Jen Van Horn Jeffers, New Hampshire resident, has suffered the classic allergy symptoms for years. Picking up most cats left her with a combination of hives, shortness of breath, itchy, watery eyes, and a scratchy throat. But surrounded by about 20 Siberian cats at a breeder's home, her symptoms were absent. "I couldn't ...