Allergic to Cattle Hair??

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Hi everybody,

This is kind of embaressing as a farmers son . Wonder if any of ya's had similar experience?
In the past few years I appear to be allergic to cattle hairs, especially when closely handling cattle and milking the cows. Debudding calves the other day, same thing. My eyes get really irritated and itchy, and also get a rash lumps on my wrist (if wearing short sleaves). It's really starting to annoy me now, as I love the farm and animals (I don't work there full time, back at weekends etc). Is there any solution to this at all? Gona try wearing goggles see if that makes any difference....:rolleyes:

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mfitzy wrote: »

Hi everybody,

This is kind of embaressing as a farmers son . Wonder if any of ya's had similar experience?
In the past few years I appear to be allergic to cattle hairs, especially when closely handling cattle and milking the cows. Debudding claves the other day, same thing. My eyes get really irritated and itchy, and also get a rash lumps on my wrist (if wearing short sleaves). It's really starting to annoy me now, as I love the farm and animals (I don't work there full time, back at weekends etc). Is there any solution to this at all? Gona try wearing goggles see if that makes any difference....:rolleyes:

Well mfitzy. Have some similar problems. Have hayfever and will start sneezing when milking in mid summer months, also will break out in a rash if cutting grass if I do not take something for it. Have it all my life I'm 34 now but some great stuff out there now. Try beconase nasal spray, opticrom eye drops and zirtek or clarytin tabs. All are antihistamines which is wht you need, can be bought over the counter in pharmacy. Loadsa people have it it's very common

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Thanks very muc, that's very helpful. Just wondering though, my irritation appears to be related to the cattle hairs though? Would the anti-histimaines work? Now that you say it, I do sneeze like somebody with hay fever sometimes when milking and my nose runs.

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mfitzy wrote: »

Thanks very muc, that's very helpful. Just wondering though, my irritation appears to be related to the cattle hairs though? Would the anti-histimaines work? Now that you say it, I do sneeze like somebody with hay fever sometimes when milking and my nose runs.

Should do yea they are all Just allergic reactions and antihistamines work the same with them all in general. Do you have it all year round or just spring/summer? If cattle are out on grass the pollen will be transferred onto them as well.

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I get hayfever two. Beconase is great stuff. I start taking it in April before the season starts and the symthoms arent as bad then

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Viewtodiefor wrote: »

Should do yea they are all Just allergic reactions and antihistamines work the same with them all in general. Do you have it all year round or just spring/summer? If cattle are out on grass the pollen will be transferred onto them as well.

It's defo worse in dry weather....if cows were wet I wouldn't notice as much.