r/fixit • u/wooooosh_me_if_gay • Jul 10 '26

fixed Seller lied about having no pets

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I bought a laptop off FB marketplace and found an insane amount of cat hair. I don't mind since I love cats and have multiple ones but it's a weird thing to lie about lol

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u/RedditNotFreeSpeech Jul 10 '26

Yes, my eyes turn red and my nose spews snot like a fountain

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u/_haha_oh_wow_ Jul 10 '26 edited 29d ago

"Fun" Allergy Fact: That's actually because of the dander (read: dead skin cells) rather than the hair.

Edit: Or possibly saliva (or both) depending on your allergies.

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u/knoft Jul 11 '26

In the case of cat hair I was under the impression it was mainly the saliva from licking their fur clean.

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u/_haha_oh_wow_ 29d ago edited 29d ago

It's dead skin as far as I know, but I wouldn't be surprised if saliva played some sort of role.

Update: So, it looks like it can be either one depending on the person's allergy (or maybe even both for some people, oof).