I too am glad to hear that you are keeping Roxy despite the hives, I really understand what you are going through! But there is hope
So far I haven't noticed an allergy to my ig myself or to any other herps I have, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit. I am allergic to every animal I've been in contact with that has fur, I'm also allergic to anything that is green and grows and this includes grass... Wheeee! So I understand what it is to live with hives on a regular basis!
I can say that it definitely gets easier with time.
I decided that my allergies weren't going to stop me from enjoying having furry pets and I've always had them around regardless of my allergies and breakouts. Today I still have 2 dogs and plenty of rats that give me hives galore, LOL!
I found that the hives with time have started going away faster and mostly, the itching doesn't bother me much anymore. Today, when pick up my little Bobby, I get a nice rash that will last between 20min & 1 hour. The itching is always more intense in the first few minutes.
There are a couple of things that you can do to alleviate your hive outbreaks.
If you foresee a long contact session with your Roxy, you can always take an allergy pill 30 min. before your activities together. It will minimize the outbreak's onset & duration.
I have seen some ads for "Benadryl" cream with anti-histamines in them. I haven't found some myself yet and am dying to! I'm sure that would help relieve a rash of hives. If you can't find some either there are some other products that help relieve the symptoms of an itchy rash.
The "Aveeno" line of products is based with ingredients that soothe itchyness for various reasons. It's main component is oatmeal that is an old home remedy to aleviate itchy rashes or skin, etc. You can even try making yourself a homemade paste, just grind some oatmeal in a blender and mix into a fine paste with water.
Good luck and welcome to the club, LOL
Pixie
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