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Can cats be allergic to their own saliva or fur? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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Materially or maybe behaviorally in excess

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[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Disclaimer: I am not a vet, this is not medical advice, seek professional guidance before taking advice from the internet.

Technically, kind of. It's extremely rare, but cats can develop Fel D1 sensitivity, resulting respiratory issues. Usually not to their own antigens, but another cat's. I think technically that would be considered an autoimmune condition if they were allergic to themselves. Probably would present as something similar to pemphigus foliaceus.