Cat allergies are caused by a protein called Fel d 1.1 When cats groom themselves, Fel d 1 gets on their fur and dander, exposing you to it. While no cat is truly free of allergens, breeds referred to as hypoallergenic have lower levels of the Fel d 1 protein, making them a potentially better option for people with allergies.

[–] ewigkaiwelo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Thanks, friend of satan! To my knowledge there is no such thing as antiallergic cat breed, although there are cat foods that contain enzymes that destroy tue protains that cause allergies within the cats but without damaging them although they are not 100% efficient and are a bit more expensive

https://globalpetindustry.com/article/scrutinizing-science-behind-allergy-reducing-cat-food

[–] Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hypoallergenic GMO cats are possibly coming in the future. I think I read before that there doesn't seem to be a downside to coding out the protein/s that cause most allergies.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313803-us-biofirm-plans-to-make-hypoallergenic-cats-using-crispr-gene-editing/

[–] ewigkaiwelo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

That's cool, crispr can do that. I've heard recently that there is a gene slicing AI similar to crispr on the way, hope people will stick to a man operated gene slicing technology as opposed to an AI one