When my very allergic to cats DH was around 12 years old, he got into a fight with his sister and his sister brought a cat into the house and left it in his room. That night, he had an allergy attack that almost cost him his life. Since then, he stays away from cats, says he does not like them and seems to have an antipathy towards them. I love cats. I think they are beautiful and useful members of our planet. Since I cannot have a cat, I put them secretly into my quilts. Almost every single quilt I have made has some cat design fabric in it. Some is obvious and some not so obvious. He does not know it but every night he is cuddled by a quilt with a cat on it. My secret.