How can you get rid of pet dander for asthma?

Bathing/Cleaning: While nothing works as well as simply not having a cat or dog in the first place, you can dramatically reduce the amount of dander by bathing the animal twice per week, vacuuming with a filtered vacuum, having hard polished floors and using a hepa air filter in key rooms. However, this is a significant amount of work, and it will still take about four months for the dander to disappear.

Very difficult: It is very difficult to get rid of pet allergen , particularly cat or dog allergen, unless the animal is removed from the home. There have been various washing techniques proposed but these are very short lived fixes ( last only a matter of hours). Hepa filtration has not been very effective either.

Get rid of pet: The only way to get rid of pet dander is to move your pet outdoors...& never let them back inside even in inclement weather. I know this sounds cruel. Sadly its true. What about dogs with hair? The composition of hair & fur is the same. Hairs are shed individually. Fur is all shed around the same time - spring & fall - so you get sudden increases in the home. Dander comes from saliva & skin cells.