Help For Parents Of Children With Asthma

By Ping Wooten


If you happen to be a mom of a child with bronchial asthma, then you know how it can be so upsetting not to permit your child to have a furry pet. This is particularly true when your child naturally loves pets as most children do.

One such mom had to deal with heartaches having to say no to a child's wish to bring home a puppy. She had to struggle with it for a while until she gave in to the yearning, only to cause her toddler to suffer grave asthma bouts that took several weeks to get better from. Not only was it testing for the child, it proved to be difficult for the family too since it meant several weeks of sleepless nights (the child's bronchial asthma bouts occurred through the night time), the child being away more recurrently from school, and also the emotional upsets on the mother to see the child shedding weight and being more prone to common sicknesses.

Fortunately, there are other pet options that may not be extremely dangerous. From the puppy, this mother and toddler moved to purchasing a hamster, then a gold fish, and are now aiming to bring home a pair of love birds.

If you happen to be a mother with a child struggling with asthma, then the internet provides a load of information regarding what pets could be best to your child. In fact, information you can receive online talks about how a fur seriously isn't one of the most common trigger for asthma. Dander, or skin flakes, and saliva from dogs set-off attacks more than does the fur.

In step with this, web reports further assert that low-coated puppies present more risk of bronchial asthma attack as they're more likely to get rid of dander.

The best thing you are able to do is to wait until the kid is able to outgrow the bronchial asthma before bringing home a puppy. You can also search online for alternative pets which are proven to not trigger bronchial asthma but just the same, can nurture your child's emotional development as she understands how to love and care for pets.




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