[RoboPoppy]

I have a private insurance and it makes things difficult, because they try to save money in your expense. Also you have to pay in advance and then file for reimbursement and it is hard to have hundreds of euros on hand all the time.

It is very interesting to hear about your food allergy connection with overall health, because I am suffering from intolerance to foods since 2 years now. Of course it's all connected in the body, but it's just one of those things that doesn't occur to me until I know it.. I have been put on Low Fodmap diet, which increased my life quality enormously. Was thinking to make food allergy test for ages and now, but i does not make much sense, because they don't show intolerance, just allergies. I guess I will do both just in case - food and breathing. I am also going to try that medicine if I can get my hands on it! This was very very helpful for me, because I feel very lost. My general doctor did refer me to Gastroenterology specialist last year for food allergies, but she was hesitating to refer me to Allergy specialist. So i'm just going to push through and ask for it. And ask for some medicine to help me with symptoms meanwhile. Thing is, if it is animal protein i'm allergic to, it would take ages to get it out of my house anyway, I have so many fabrics stocked up in here in my studio apartment. Serendipity, could you tell me how it was with your dog?

Thanks for opening my eyes to take care of an overall problem as well. Now that i'm talking here I see that I do have problems with immune system. I was just kind of living with it thinking 'well, another health mystery to live with' and brushing it off.

Will try to clean the cage again though! Poor Pop will be stressed again..
I handle her with gloves now just in case. Which is sad, I also see she wants to progress in interaction and it's just not fair for the little fluff. The more time passes, the more i'm thinking that she doesn't deserve to have to live with me being allergic (whether I am or not, doesn't change the situation now). She wants out of the cage time, I can tell that for sure, she's a natural explorer.. Therefore i'm torn apart, she's still very young, she deserves more freedom and someone to cuddle her freely. If this all allergy thing takes ages to find out, it's just not fair to her. For me it's few months and for her its a chunk of her life. It's her first home and I'm making this experience frustrating. It breaks my heart to see her wanting to explore more, I was watching her tonight and feeling like I imprisoned her. I don't know, I start to understand that i'm selfish in wanting to keep her through all of this. I'm not sure what's the right thing to do. If i'm allergic then I have to give her away and if not I would waste all this time for her when she could have a better life. :/