my neighbors have a cat and when they go away, they ask me to stop by and feed it twice a day. naturally, i agree.

i have noticed that if i pet the cat for even as little as 2 seconds, i break out into a skin rash. my hand or arm will turn red and itchy. and, there are sometimes bumps (hives?). i've put on hand lotion thinking initially that it was just dry skin. but, it's definitely an allergic reaction. it's freaking me out.