TLCDaisy

Enviromental Allergies in Dogs?

Posted on 08/28/08, 11:38 am

Anyone else have a dog with enviromental allergies?

My Weimaraner every August/September through January/February starts getting itchy all over, itchy ears, licking paws to the point they are red, hairless, swollen.

I am giving her Benadryl now, will sometimes do Prednisone, sometimes needs antibiotics, sometimes anti-fungals, foot washes with anti-bacterials, steroid spray for feet.

Anyone else have a dog like this?? It's so frustrating. I know ragweed and pollen is high where I live right now, but she is also allergic to Ash Trees, and I have 3 in my backyard, so I wonder if the Fall of leaves might have a role in this too...??

• Reply #1 08/30/08  7:53am
  
  KARENGOGLUCCI
  I live in Florida and battle this all year with my Cairn Terrier. The hotter it gets, the more difficult. The 2 things I have done with the help of a vet and another specialist---first of all K-9 Avantix-for fleas because even just one bite can start a whole vicious cycle of bitting. ALso changed the food to Life's Abundance which can be ordered on line because there are no preservatives which are not only deadly but cause allergies. Both of these steps have helped greatly. Vet explained to me that they can be allergic to a lot of things and if you can work on some and eliminate them, it really eases up the resulting scratching.
• Reply #2 08/30/08  1:58pm
  
  TLCDaisy
  I've messed around with food too, but have found that it doesn't matter, no matter what, come near the Fall, she gets these symptoms. And, the food is so pricy! I had her on a Vegetarian Diet for like 2 years, then just switched her this year to Purina One Large Breed Dog, and there is nothing in it she's allergic to.
  
  I almost did allergy shots with her, but the Vet never ordered them for me...UGH!
  
  The Benadryl seems to be helping with the itching right now.
• Reply #3 08/31/08  9:24pm
  
  bobbibrowneyes
  My Bassett mix dog itches all the time no matter what I do. tried advantix and changing food even put him on Benedryl I am not sure what my next step is.
• Reply #4 09/01/08  8:14am
  
  KARENGOGLUCCI
  If he started scratching even more when you changed the food, then for sure he was allergic to something in that particular food. Check out the ingredients. Preservatives in dog food can really make them itchy. As far as flea medications----they all need some protection against fleas. Some work better than others for each dog. They are as difficult as us, huh???
• Reply #5 10/01/08  6:08am
  
  JOYHOLY
  I AM ALLERGIC TO POLLENS AND AFTER MANY YEARS ,I NOW HAVE POLLEN ASTHMA,AND FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS USE A ''AIR PURIFIER''BLUEAIR,AND I BELIEVE THIS HAS ALSO HELPED MY DOGS TO GET THROUGH THE POLLEN SEASONS,I NOTICED THAT OSCAR ,SNEEZEES A LOT ,IF STAYS IN THE GARDEN TOO LONG,WE EVEN HAVE A SMALL ONE IN OUR MOTORHOME,I HAVE IT ON DAY AND NIGHT.A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ALLERGIES TO PET ,IT IS THE SALIVA,THE SPECIALIST TOLD ME THAT WE ARE ALLERGIC ,WHEN IS DRY IN THE ENVIRONMENT,,I RECOMMEND IT TO ALL DOG LOVER,IT IS A HEALTHY SOLUTION ..BYE,LUCY AND PETS,OSCAR,CHARLIE.
• Reply #6 10/04/08  8:49pm
  
  jannis
  my dog is on a special food,she has skin allergies.and we keep her and all the cats treated monthly for fleas.She seems to get worse in the heat of the summer.Its frutrating but its part of who she is.
• Reply #7 10/05/08  9:58am
  
  JOYHOLY
  jannis,be careful with the flea treatment ,could be irritating the dog skin,use a natural product,like essential oils,look up the flea treatment side effects.lucy.

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