My husband bought me a parrot a month ago for my anniversary. Two weeks ago I started feeling as though my allergies were starting, which its spring so I thought nothing of it. Its been over two weeks and not long after the allergy symptoms came it moved to my chest as though a chest cold but a little different. As a child I came down with a similiar cold and it last for a very long time. I finally realized that every time I layed down on my pillow(goose feathers at that) I would feel worse. I did stop sleeping on that kind of pillow. My symptoms went away after a while, eventually but I never really knew if the feathers were the cause. I was wondering if there was any way I could find out if perhaps I am allergic to my new parrot. Or if anyone was aware of symptoms like mine when people are allergic to birds. Thank you, Kim R.