Dog With An Allergy

Rev

chookmom wrote: »

I am pleased to hear this as I too am having some success. I have bathed him with the shampoo bar (practically snatched the package off the postman and began running the water!) and have both the spray and the cream (Itchy dog starter pack).
The 1 tablet wasn't holding him and after 2 days with the Dermacton I have been able to reduce him to half a tablet :T

It's great isn't it!

I usually start with the cream, when he flares up I put cream on and spray his bed and the sofa etc (he acts like I've sprayed them with acid! But the smell is strong so to him must be extremely strong).

Then if he's not cleared or vastly improved by the next day I shower him with the shampoo bar.

He seems to have mini a lot of mini flare ups in summer and very few in winter.

dawnie1972

To answer a question above my dog hasn't been on steroids long term constantly, but last year had 5-6 episodes, where she was put on a short course of steroids. Had a great follow up appointment at the vets today as despite being off the steroids a couple of weeks she's itching and scratching again. He's suggested putting her on Apoquel - straight onto a maintenance dose which I'm very keen on

sangie595

If you are going down a route of excluding manufactured dog foods (and yes, there is rubbish but there is also good stuff), remember that dogs are now omnivores and not carnivores. Behaviourally, one of the biggest issues I come across is behaviours caused by too high a protein diet, and there are pretty bad consequences physically of too much protein in the diet.

One other thing to think about - do you happen to use air fresheners? Lots of people do, especially at this time of year. The dogs sense of smell is up to a million times better than ours. What you think is a subtle citrus may be totally overwhelming for the dog - especially since most of the citrus smell may have never been near a fruit! The breakdown of smells from air fresheners also produce toxins - not in a great amount for a human, but for a dog...? And that can go for anything that has scent - including fairy!

The other thing is, you didn't mention breed. Some breeds are prone to allergies and health issues.