Hi Lori!

I wanted to share my story with you in hopes that you could pass it on and save some families the heartache of returning or rehoming their kitty.

The day after I brought Simba home my 4 year old son Josh woke up with eyes swollen and a runny nose. Since he hadn't had any contact with the kitten, we thought there was no way it could be cat related. We gave Josh Zyrtec and Benadryl but his symptoms wouldn't improve. After a few days with his symptoms getting worse, we took him to the Dr. The Dr suggested we have a family member watch the cat for a week and see if Josh would get better, but i really didn't have anyone that i could trust with a kitty that was still nervous and adjusting to his new home. Josh's symptoms seemed to be better than others at times and then he started coughing. The cough was so bad that he couldn't catch his breath. I took him to the ER and they told us it was viral. Fast forward a week later we finally got an appointment with an allergist. Tests showed Josh was allergic to cat dander and dust mites and the allergist said our only solution was to give the cat away...that's when i called you to discuss giving him up and I was so heartbroken that we would have to return him. The next morning I had a "last resort" type of idea, and with the support of Josh's wonderful pediatrician, I went to the pet store and bought Worlds Best Cat Litter which is a corn based litter. I needed to be 1000% positive the issue was the kitten and not something else. I had read that clay litters attract dust mites and could cause upper respiratory complications. ONE day after i changed the litter Josh's eyes were no longer itching and the cough had gotten better!! A week later he was 100% back to normal and now he sleeps with the cat in his bed and has no allergic reaction at all!
I can't put into words how happy i am that my little boy is doing great and we got to keep the best kitty in the world:-)
Every day that i see Simba, i think of how he probably would have been with another family right now had i listened to the allergy doctor before working on a solution.

Martha F.