Lady Wants To Know If She's An AH For Telling Her Boyfriend To Get Rid Of His Dog Because She's Severely Allergic

Sometimes, the handwriting on the wall is actually very clear to read and understand

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 31, 2022

When your immune system reacts to a foreign item, such as pollen, mold, or pet dander, then you are allergic to them. When this happens, your immune system creates antibodies, which are proteins.

These antibodies shield you from foreign intruders that can infect you or make you ill. Your immune system produces these antibodies when you have allergies because they mistake your specific allergen for something hazardous even though it is not. 

So yes, you might be allergic to that cute dog you yearn to adopt or pet. This reaction to proteins in an animal's skin cells, saliva, or urine is referred to as a "pet allergy.

Exposure to the skin flakes (dander) that a pet sheds is the main cause of pet allergies. Pet allergies can come from any animal with fur, although they are most frequently linked to cats and dogs.

The best course of action if you have a pet allergy is to avoid or minimize exposure to the animal. To alleviate symptoms, medications or other therapies could be required.

The OP in today's story is one who is allergic to dogs, and in this case, her boyfriend's dog. And it is not just mild allergies, like puffy eyes, rashes, fevers, sneezing uncontrollably, and itchy everywhere.

The OP's boyfriend knows all these but has refused to get rid of the dog. Why? Your guess is as good as mine.

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The OP's boyfriend had just left her to deal with the ferrets when they were his idea to get

He's picking a dog of two months over his girlfriend and supposedly someone he wants to marry

While some Redditors believed the OP was the AH for demanding the boyfriend to get rid of the dog, some actually sided with her. We've gathered a bunch of their comments for you to read through below.

A man never abandons his dog

A doomed relationship

It sounds like the decisions have been made

You can do much better

The relationship side of things

Doing better

It sounds unsafe for the OP to live with the dog

Trying to flog a dead horse until it's hamburger

He'll blame you for the dog being put down

It doesn't sound like you're demanding

An info that is needed

Then the Redditor made a decision

The OP told the boyfriend that she can't move in with him

The dog's aggression is a training issue

Why did you accept to take the ferrets if you didn't want to?

For ferrets really care if they get rehomed?

Please don't make sweet ferrets live with an aggressive animal

It'll be better for you in the long run

You are asking him to get rid of the dog

He clearly does not care about you

Some allergic people may exhibit asthmatic symptoms such as wheezing and breathing difficulties. In the OP's case, it goes as far as making her really sick.

Nevertheless, Redditors made their verdict and you've just read some of them. Do go ahead and share this post so you can get other people's opinions as well.

Maryjane