Dear Annie: My wife and I visit our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter two or three times a year for about three days each visit. It’s a five- to six-hour drive for us.

Both my wife and I have severe asthma primarily from cat allergies, and we struggle with wheezing and irritated eyes every time we visit. My son-in-law has cat allergies, too.

Recently, their cat died (finally), and I urged my daughter to consider not getting another one. I explained our situation clearly, stating that if she did so, we’d have to stay at a hotel or B&B during future visits. She just got two more cats.

What would you think? -- Allergic and Angry

Dear Allergic: How your daughter and her husband balance having cats with his allergies is their business. But asking her not to get more pets simply for you

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