Danielle,
When doing research for the article, we found testing only available to Siberian cat breeders which is not very helpful for the purpose of finding an available test for other kittens/cats. See
https://lundbergsiberians.com/allergies/.
Purina's research tested cats for fel d 1 production,
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6764004/ (the article is provided as a resource in our article). We don't believe any tests are commercially available at this time, or if anyone is working to develop them. It would be great if they did!
(FWIW, the research study indicates that older cats are likely to be lower producers of fel d 1.)
Laura
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Laura Baughman
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-25-2026 08:16 AM
From: Danielle Bays
Subject: Human allergies triggered by cats/kittens
This is a great, in depth article!
A colleague of mine recently asked me about testing adoptable cats to see if they were high or low producers of Fel d1. As someone who is allergic to cats, she thought it may boost adoptions and make it easier for people to manage their cat allergies. Are you aware of anyone doing this or even if there is an available, affordable Fel d1 test?
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DanielleBays
Original Message:
Sent: 03-23-2026 07:06 AM
From: Laura Baughman
Subject: Human allergies triggered by cats/kittens
The National Kitten Coalition recently posted valuable information about allergies induced in people by cats and kittens. The information could help you to keep cats/kittens people want to surrender for allergy reasons in their homes. Here is the link: https://kittencoalition.org/understanding-and-managing-allergies-to-kittens-and-cats
#AdmissionsandIntake(includingIntake-to-placement)
#AdoptionsandAdoptionPrograms
#EducationandTraining
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Laura Baughman
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