pcsharon1
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Okay, so I've been a consultant for many years now - but I have always been a very part-time, almost hobby consultant. I've done about 250 shows - breaks down to about 2-3 a month (I took almost a year off when we moved to Germany). Anyway..........
I have a allergy to cats. It's not so severe that I can't be in a house with them at all, but at times I can have a really bad reaction. Lots of factors such as what type of cat, is the cat a "people" cat that likes to be around all the time, how often and WELL does the owner clean. I am easily susceptable to airway issues anyway - regularly have strep (I know that not really an airway issue), brochitus that often turns to pneumonia, sinus infections, etc.
Now the issue ~ tonight I met a lady at my son's basketball practice who is interested in having a show and her husband is pushing her to become a consultant. They were talking about how many people they know and how well their house is set up for a show, etc. I'm super excited. We are military and when you find someone who has been in a location long enough to know a lot of people it's GREAT! Plus they live on post so I know the set up of their house and even if the weather is crummy, they are only a couple of miles away. The issue (Cause it all sounds great right)? She mentioned off hand while talking about something else that they had SEVEN cats. In their house! What do I do? I know I won't make it through an entire show at her house. Normally I can take a benedryl before a show and make it through the show and not have any sort of reactions until I'm home and then they aren't too bad but SEVEN? How would you handle it? Clearly I don't want to give up this potential host/recruit.
I have a allergy to cats. It's not so severe that I can't be in a house with them at all, but at times I can have a really bad reaction. Lots of factors such as what type of cat, is the cat a "people" cat that likes to be around all the time, how often and WELL does the owner clean. I am easily susceptable to airway issues anyway - regularly have strep (I know that not really an airway issue), brochitus that often turns to pneumonia, sinus infections, etc.
Now the issue ~ tonight I met a lady at my son's basketball practice who is interested in having a show and her husband is pushing her to become a consultant. They were talking about how many people they know and how well their house is set up for a show, etc. I'm super excited. We are military and when you find someone who has been in a location long enough to know a lot of people it's GREAT! Plus they live on post so I know the set up of their house and even if the weather is crummy, they are only a couple of miles away. The issue (Cause it all sounds great right)? She mentioned off hand while talking about something else that they had SEVEN cats. In their house! What do I do? I know I won't make it through an entire show at her house. Normally I can take a benedryl before a show and make it through the show and not have any sort of reactions until I'm home and then they aren't too bad but SEVEN? How would you handle it? Clearly I don't want to give up this potential host/recruit.