We started this because someone we love is allergic to cats — and wanted one anyway.

Why this site exists

Someone close to one of us is severely allergic to cats and wanted a cat anyway. When we started reading, we found two kinds of websites: glossy listicles selling something, and forum threads contradicting each other. Almost nothing in between.

The science around “hypoallergenic” cats is real but modest — lower-allergen breeds exist, the difference matters for some people, and a lot of the noise online either oversells the effect or denies it entirely. We made HypoallergenicCat to be the page we wished we’d found: plain English, real research, honest about what no one knows yet.

Who we are

We’re a small independent editorial team. We do not currently publish individual bylines — partly because the site is young and we want the work judged on its merits, partly because cat-allergy households deserve information that outlasts any single contributor.

We are notveterinarians, allergists, or breeders. We are careful readers who care about getting this right. When we’re unsure, we say so. When we’re wrong, we fix it and date the correction.

How we write

Every breed page on this site is built from three sources, in this order:

1. Peer-reviewed research— 3 to 5 papers per breed, focused on Fel d 1 allergen levels, breed genetics, and clinical studies on cat-allergy management.
2. Breed associations— TICA, CFA, and recognised national clubs for breed standards, history, and health-testing requirements.
3. Real owners— verified quotes from public forums (Reddit, breed-specific communities), used for lived-experience details that papers can’t capture. Every quote links back to its source.

The full process — including how we evaluate products, how we update old content, and how to flag an error — is documented in our editorial process.

The honest limits

We will repeat this throughout the site because it matters:

• We cannot diagnose a cat allergy, prescribe medication, or tell you whether a specific breed will work for your body. Only a board-certified allergist can.
• We cannot guarantee any cat is “safe” for allergic households — even within so-called lower-allergen breeds, individual cats vary enormously.
• We do not run our own laboratory. When we cite Fel d 1 numbers, the studies are linked. The methodology is theirs, not ours.

If anything you read here matters for your health, the next step is always a real-world test (a supervised allergen challenge with a breeder, an allergist visit) — not a web article.

What we don’t do

• We don’t accept paid placements, “sponsored best-of” spots, or any compensation that influences what we recommend. Read the full disclosure.
• We don’t breed, sell, or rehome cats. We link to reputable breeders and rescues; we are not one.
• We don’t collect personal data beyond anonymous analytics. Privacy policy.

Talk to us

Found a factual error, disagree with a recommendation, or have a story to share? Email hello@hypoallergeniccats.org. We read everything. We answer within a week.

See also our contact page for what kinds of messages we can and can’t help with.