BJ McCracken and itchy eyes

When I married Michelle I inherited an elderly blue Burmese called BJ.

BJ was so named because when Michelle got him she was a little girl (I said he was an elderly cat!) she thought he was black and so called him 'BlackJack" or BJ for short. When it became apparent that he was blue and not black, he simply became BJ.

For some bizarre reason, when we married I decided to call him "BJ McCracken" which became "Mister McCracken". Other times he became simple "Meow Machine" as he is a very talkative cat.

Anyway, BJ is beautiful. He is a lovely, affectionate, talkative, communicative cat. I have always hated cats, but BJ is a lovely exception. The fact that he is so old that he doesn't hunt and kill wildlife probably helps. But after nearly 4 years of co-habitation with him (ie nearly 4 years of marriage!) I have suddenly become allergic to him!

I'm sitting here typing through weepy itchy eyes because he's just been head-butting me (the cat way of saying hello) and it's terrible! How can you be allergic to something you love so much?