okay so i know how i said that i wasnt allergic even though i went to the allergist and all that stuff. well the first few days of me having the rabbit; no problem whatsoever. but a few days after i got my rabbit, i bought some orchard grass so my rabbit can have a “variety” of hays (bad decision) turns out i reacted very badly to the hay and i got a VERY irritated throat that day. i still have it. however i also have a cold.
i have removed the hay and went back to his old regular hay but i am still having “reactions”. i mean i am not itchy or anything; nothing like that. but i do have an irritated throat and the air in my room is different. whenever i step out of my room i can breathe through my mom without feeling like millions of tiny dust particles have entered my throat. but when i am in my room i have a hard time breathing through my mouth without having the need to cough to get all the gunk out. i got my cold a day after i got my irritated throat from the orchard grass (my sister had a bad cold and i drank/ ate after her once… and i didnt know she was still contagious? she was coughing up a lot of mucus but i didnt know that she was still contagious). so i still have a stuffy nose from my cold so it is a bit hard to breathe through my nose but i can do it; my cold is getting better. however i still feel the need to cough and clear my throat every 10 seconds while in my room. and whenever i am NOT in my room i only need to cough every 5 mins or something (i have a lot of congestion/ mucus)
i am dissapointed in myself and my irresponsibility. i tried convincing myself that i wasnt allergic to rabbits. i put my face in a rabbits back and inhaled and no reaction. and ive held lots of bunnies and pet them and no reaction…. the air in my room is very “heavy” and hard to breathe in, while the air in my hallway/ other rooms is very light and “clean” and i can breathe easily and i dont feel the need to cough.
my mom said that she would buy me a HEPA air filter and a stick/ hand vac so i can vacuum up around the cage, and if all else fails we will move the cage to the living / dining room. at the moment he is living in my SMALL room. i really appreciate my moms help, but i mean… its not like im DEATHLY allergic to him right? is this fixable? i bought some allergy medication today so i can try out 2 different brands and see which is better. i brush my rabbit daily but not a whole lot of fur seems to be coming off. ( i use the hair buster and i use it properly but he just isnt shedding a whole bunch cause hes probably done with it for this month ). i also turned off the air vent in my room because my mom likes to turn on the heat and it is SO hot. the house doesnt get over 80º (it stays at 79 or 78 which i doubt even makes a difference. so my room is a few degrees cooler than the rest of the house) but my mom thinks that that is making the air in my room so “stuffy”. i also never open the door because…. eh i dont know. i like my privacy. and i dont want to spread his bunny hairs and dander all over the house,. i doubt my little sister is allergic to him but i dont know. i would leave my door open and block it with a gate so my dog cant get in but i dont want my other family members to have allergies (IF they are allergic). my mom said that we shouldnt think about giving him up just yet and that we should try first, i really appreciate this but you know…. /:
also, i know i am irresponsible -.-. i also blame myself. also keeping him outside is not an option so dont worry (its super hot here in the summer) but i mean… how serious is this? should i open the vent in my room? should i keep the door open and block it with a gate and put a blanket over it so my dog cant see/ get in? again the ONLY symptoms i have are irritations in the throat whenever i breathe (it feels like i inhaled dust particles and i need a cup of water or else i will cough horrendously < thats just how i FEEL. i just need to cough and i feel better for the next 5 seconds, also my nose feels weird.. you know whenever you have a cold and youve been blowing your nose a whole lot and whenever you breathe through your nose and the tip of your nostrils feel hot? thats what i feel too whenever i breathe in my room, and only in my room)