Simply Feline Veterinary Consultancy, UK.
J Feline Med Surg. 2022 Jan;24(1):43-52. doi: 10.1177/1098612X211013016. Epub 2021 Oct 8.
Cats have become increasingly common as companion animals, and in many countries their popularity now exceeds that of dogs. At the same time, human allergies (including allergy to cats) have been increasing and it has been estimated that globally up to 10-20% of human adults are sensitised to cats.
This review summarises the available published data on how human allergy to cats affects cat ownership and considers the implications of the findings on the wider human-cat bond and how adverse effects can be minimised.
Online databases were searched for all original studies up to December 2020 that had quantified the impact of human allergy to cats on ownership or relinquishment. Objective quantifiable data appeared to fall into three broad outcomes - (1) choosing to avoid cat ownership; (2) relinquishment of owned cats; and (3) return of cats after acquisition from a rehoming centre. The data retrieved on these topics are the focus of this review. In some studies, data from cats and dogs were combined and these have also been included in the review.
猫作为伴侣动物越来越普遍，在许多国家，它们的受欢迎程度现在超过了狗。与此同时，人类过敏（包括对猫的过敏）一直在增加，据估计，全球有 10-20%的成年人对猫过敏。
本综述总结了现有关于人类对猫的过敏如何影响养猫的已发表数据，并考虑了这些发现对更广泛的人类-猫关系的影响，以及如何最小化不良反应。
在线数据库检索了截至 2020 年 12 月的所有定量研究，这些研究量化了人类对猫的过敏对拥有或放弃猫的影响。客观的可量化数据似乎分为三大类结果-(1)选择避免养猫；(2)放弃已养猫；(3)从寄养中心重新获得猫。本综述重点关注这些主题检索到的数据。在一些研究中，猫和狗的数据是合并的，这些数据也包含在综述中。
