Create an "allergy free" zone in the home—preferably the bedroom—and strictly prohibit the pet's access to it. Use a high-efficiency HEPA air cleaner (available at almost any home and garden store or discount department store) in the bedroom. Consider using impermeable covers for the mattress and pillows because allergen particles brought into the room on clothes and other objects can accumulate in them.

在家中建立一個「無過敏」區域 -- 最好是臥房 -- 且嚴格禁止寵物進入。房間中使用高效能 HEPA 空氣清靜機（可輕易於任何電器通路或賣場購得）。床墊與枕頭建議使用具防塵蹣功能的床包式保潔墊與枕頭套，因為隨著衣著或其他物品帶進房裡的過敏源粒子通常會累積在這些地方。

Use HEPA air cleaners throughout the rest of the home, and avoid dust-and-dander-catching furnishings such as cloth curtains and blinds and carpeted floors. Clean frequently and thoroughly to remove dust and dander, washing articles such as couch covers and pillows, curtains, and pet beds. Use a "microfilter" bag in the vacuum cleaner to effectively catch all the allergens.

家中其他地方亦使用 HEPA 空氣清靜機，並且避免會堆積灰塵與毛屑的家飾品，例如布製的窗簾與百葉窗，以及地毯。徹底且勤於清理家裡，清除灰塵與毛屑、清洗沙發套與抱枕、窗簾，以及寵物床罩等等。使用具「微塵過濾袋」的吸塵器，以有效清除所有的過敏源。

Bathing your pet on a weekly basis can reduce the level of allergens on fur by as much as 84 percent. Although products are available that claim to reduce pet allergens when sprayed on the animal's fur, studies show they are less effective than a weekly bath. Even cats can become accustomed to being bathed; check with your veterinarian's staff or a good book on pet care for directions about how to do this properly, and use whatever shampoo your veterinarian recommends.

每個星期幫您的寵物洗澡可以大大減少寵物身上毛髮所攜帶的過敏源達 84%。雖然市面上有標榜可以噴在寵物毛髮上減少過敏源的商品，但研究指出這些都沒有每週洗澡有效。即使是貓，也可以習慣洗澡；有關針對這個問題的正確寵物照顧方式，請向您的獸醫諮詢，或買本好書來參考，並且使用獸醫推薦的洗毛精。

Don't be quick to blame the family pet for allergies. Ask your allergist to specifically test for allergies to pet dander, rather than making an assumption. And understand that allergies are cumulative. Many allergy sufferers are sensitive to more than one allergen. So if you're allergic to dust, insecticides, pollen, cigarette smoke, and cat dander, you'll need to reduce the overall allergen level in your environment by concentrating on all of the causes, not just the pet allergy. For example, you may need to step up measures to remove cat dander from your home and carefully avoid cigarette smoke during spring, when it is difficult to avoid exposure to pollen.

不要隨便將過敏怪罪於家中寵物。請醫生幫您做過敏源檢測，確認您是否的確對寵物毛屑過敏，而不是自己臆測。並且了解過敏是會累積的。許多過敏患者對一種以上的過敏源過敏。因此，如果您對灰塵、殺蟲劑、花粉、香菸的煙或貓的毛屑過敏，就必須就所有的原因減少環境中整體的過敏源程度，而不是只針對寵物。例如，您可能需要加強清除家中毛屑的方法，並且在春季小心避免接觸香菸的煙，至於要避免暴露於花粉中則相當困難。

Immunotherapy (allergy shots) can improve symptoms but cannot eliminate them entirely. They work by gradually desensitizing a person's immune system to the pet allergens. Allergy-causing proteins are injected under the person's skin, triggering the body to produce antibodies (protective proteins) which block the pet allergen from causing a reaction. Patients are usually given one dose per week for a few weeks to months (depending on the severity of the allergy) and then can often manage with one injection per month.

減敏治療（過敏源針劑）可以改善但無法完全去除過敏症狀。其治療方式是藉由逐漸鈍化過敏者免疫系統對於寵物過敏源的反應。將造成過敏的過敏源蛋白質注射於過敏者皮下，引發身體產生防止寵物過敏源造成反應的抗體（保護性蛋白質）。患者通常會連續數週或數月（取決於過敏嚴重程度）每週施打一劑，之後則每月施打一次控制。

Additional treatments for allergies to pets are symptomatic, including steroidal and antihistamine nose sprays and antihistamine pills. For asthma, there are multiple medications, sprays, and inhalers available. It is important to find an allergist who understands your commitment to living with your pet. A combination of approaches—medical control of symptoms, good housecleaning methods, and immunotherapy—is most likely to succeed in allowing an allergic person to live with pets.

其他針對寵物過敏的治療取決於患者的症狀，包含類固醇與抗組織胺鼻噴劑與抗組織胺的藥。如是氣喘，有許多藥劑、噴劑與吸入劑可以使用。重要的是找到可以了解您對於飼養寵物的堅持的醫生幫您治療。藉由不同方式的組合 -- 藥物控制症狀、正確的打掃方式，以及減敏療法 -- 成功機率最大，大部分的飼主都能夠順利繼續飼養寵物。