Poor kitty, YDI for not researching your chosen pet better. Most idiots would at least sit with a cat for a while before buying one.

It's okay! I'm allergic to cats also, but I have three anyway. (: Depending on how severe your allergy is just work around it. Give your new kitty love, but don't shove your face in it all the time. Keep a safe distance and clean often. You can do it!

welll usually,when your allergic,if its not deadly,youll get used to it and no longer be allergic. Worked for me. I also want a cat :l

so you've never encountered a cat before in your life? how could you not know u are allergic? YDI

@OP: That's funny, I used to have a cat named Annabelle. @123: Anyways it IS possible to develop an allergy to cats. I used to have 3 cats (Annabelle was ironically one of them) and my mom would spend time around them and not get any symptoms. 3 years later we get 2 cats and she ends up being allergic to them and chugging Claritin and Benadryl. She also can't touch them a lot (itchy, puffy, red eyes). So yeah. I know from experience it's possible.

Oh, and by the way, cats kick dogs asses. Dogs might be bigger, but they're less intelligent. However, I have nothing against dogs and have owned both cats AND dogs. Unfortunately catdogs have not been physically invented yet...boohoo :( but when they are I'll be sure to get one :D

Oh don't worry! I have a cat and I was allergic to her but after about 2 months it completly went away. I know it's pretty anoying to start off with but dont worry!

it doesn't matter ... I'm allergic to most animals (I think it's there fur) and after living with them for 2-3 months I don't get allergy symptoms. so unless it gets really bad don't take an allergy pill and your body will adapt :))

aww that sucks maybe a hypoallergenic puppy? :)

It depends on how allergic you are, if the allergy is not that bad you can get pills for it and that could help. If your allergy is severe then FYL.