It's not really the fur that's making him allergic, so having it on your clothes isn't that big of a deal. It's really their dander, something you can't really wash away either. And to be honest, I think cats cause more allergies than dogs, so he's been choosing to live with this issue anyways. Does the ionic breeze humidify the air too? I'm thinking if you humidify it more the dander won't be so prone to being airborne. But I could be wrong. I think he'll have to deal with the drugs.

Having one Siberian Husky, I understand the fur problem. My last dog was a chow/keeshound mix, and I understand the skin type your talking about as well.

Anyway, what adds to my problem is my Siberian is my service dog, and I have many friends an family who wont allow her in their cars because of fur. (I'm blind, dont have my own car.)

I can wash my cloths, hang them up right from the dryer, put her in her kennel and dress seconds before walking out the door and still have fur on me, it seems. Cloths seem to attract it in the closet (and she doesnt even go in there). One thing I've started doing, which actually seems to help a little, is hang up my cloths inside out, then keep with the routine I mentioned, dressing just before leaving. I've basically am down to having "outside the house cloths" and "inside the house cloths". I've given up wearing black as well, haha.

I have carpeting and vaccume every day, and it's impossible to keep up with it. Part of my way with dealing with it is with humor, I found a magnet for my fridge that says "in this house, dog fur is a condiment." Joke, of course, but finding a dog hair in the food is a threat here from time to time.

vacuums can help, but they can also kick the dander up into the air. you need a *really good* vac.

we have a dyson and i love it. it sucks the hair up like nobody's business, and never clogs. it's a bagless, so there're no nasty bags to replace, and the way the dirt is ejected from the container is hands-free, too, so it's great. dyson also makes a machine called "the animal", which is supposed to be especially for pet hair, but we just have the regular machine and it does awesomely.

(forgot to mention that we have a black lab and one cat....until recently we had another cat as well who was very, very hairy. also, i'm a former german shepherd owner, so i know all about lots of hair!)

i have a friend with terrible asthma and allergies, and he says the rainbow vac is the best one ever. he's also a cat lover (go figure!) and he has to vac his furniture frequently to remove the allergens. i understand that with the rainbow, you can put a a couch cushion in a plastic bag and then stick the vac hose in there and vac out tons of gunk!

your idea of the "cat sheet" that covers the bed is a good one. i'd maybe go one step farther and make sure that the bed is covered (when not in use by humans) with some kind of impermeable sheet, like a vinyl tablecloth or something, so that the dander can't fliter through to your sheets while the kitties are sleeping there all day long. you'll have to be careful in picking up this cover so that the dander doesn't fly into the air, but i'm sure you can work that out somehow.

good luck!
evi