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15th August 2019
01:13pm BST

It won't be an injection for humans, though – instead, your pet will have to get the jab.
Cat allergies are caused by a protein known as Fel-d1 on the animal's skin, as well as its saliva and tears.
As a cat's skin sheds it's dispersed throughout the home (just like our skin is) spreading the allergen. It's why allergy sufferers can struggle just by visiting a house where a cat lives.
The vaccine will work by reducing the impact of the Fel-d1 protein and make cats less of a trigger to us.
If you're thinking that vaccinating an animal just so you can keep it sounds selfish, the makers of the HypoCat jab say they have good reason for it.
Allergies are one of the leading reasons pet cats are abandoned around the world, according to the Swiss company developing the vaccine.
It's hoping that as well as benefitting sufferers, the HypoCat vaccine will mean fewer cats are dumped and therefore put down.
The jury's out for us on this one. Will this really help save cats? Would you have your pet get the jab?
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