What can you do when you are a cat or dog lover, but are extremely allergic to them? I guess you could accept your less-than-perfect immune system and settle with having a goldfish—or you could purchase a hypoallergenic pet. A company called Lifestyle Pets claims that they are able to breed hypoallergenic pets by selecting cats and dogs that have “naturally occurring genetic divergences” for breeding. This group of cats and dogs doesn’t produce the types of pet allergens (a total of four in cats and six in dogs) responsible for allergic reactions in humans. But with prices starting at $6,950, you might find you prefer owning a goldfish anyway.It’s interesting to note that before Lifestyle Pets found the proper pets to breed, they actually turned to gene modification to produce their first batch of hypoallergenic pets. The scientists isolated the protein responsible for producing the allergens in cats and destroyed it with a method called “gene silencing.” As the name suggests, it can be a very torturous experience for the animal—and perhaps an unjust one, considering the pet owner could just vacuum more often and maybe take some antihistamines now and again.