Sounds like allergies. Carpets are your enemy, get those out of there. There are certain types of carpets that are better than others but in general they all capture allergens.
You can have blood work done to find out what she's allergic to. They'll probably start with the obvious ones like pollen and animals.
I'm allergic to pollen, cats and dogs.
Summers are a mix of awful and sunshine, but I get through them with regular antihistamines.
I actually own a dog, which is fine as long as I clean the apartment every week, have almost no carpets and take care of the dogs fur and skin.
But my allergies show themselves in more ways than just the eyes. I'd say the eyes are the last sign. The first sign is itching of the throat, sneezing and a runny nose.
I'm somewhat allergic to dog hair yet live happily with a poodle. It sheds very very little hair and if groomed fairly often (professionally) then even less. I'm not suggesting you to change the little friend! But it might help somebody in search :)
Thank you for your thoughts - I agree it sounds like allergies, and I know the previous owners had a dog so I'd thought of getting new carpets, but perhaps just getting rid completely is the answer. We'll try and get in touch with an allergist too :)
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Sounds like allergies. Carpets are your enemy, get those out of there. There are certain types of carpets that are better than others but in general they all capture allergens.
You can have blood work done to find out what she's allergic to. They'll probably start with the obvious ones like pollen and animals.
I'm allergic to pollen, cats and dogs.
Summers are a mix of awful and sunshine, but I get through them with regular antihistamines.
I actually own a dog, which is fine as long as I clean the apartment every week, have almost no carpets and take care of the dogs fur and skin.
But my allergies show themselves in more ways than just the eyes. I'd say the eyes are the last sign. The first sign is itching of the throat, sneezing and a runny nose.
I'm somewhat allergic to dog hair yet live happily with a poodle. It sheds very very little hair and if groomed fairly often (professionally) then even less. I'm not suggesting you to change the little friend! But it might help somebody in search :)
Thank you for your thoughts - I agree it sounds like allergies, and I know the previous owners had a dog so I'd thought of getting new carpets, but perhaps just getting rid completely is the answer. We'll try and get in touch with an allergist too :)