Friends dog has pollen and grass allergy , any advice or experience of this?

calicocat

Pretty much what title says. Poor dog is itching all the time. To the point where skin is being broken .

Anyone got this with their dog or any advice ?

donnac2558

Hasn't the vet prescribed steroids?

Paradigm

Has the dog been properly diagnosed with allergies?


If so you can try a anti-histamine such as Piriton, cheap to buy from a chemist but you must get the correct dosage from the vet.

calicocat

donnac2558 wrote: »

Hasn't the vet prescribed steroids?

Yes, he has those.

calicocat

Paradigm wrote: »

Has the dog been properly diagnosed with allergies?


If so you can try a anti-histamine such as Piriton, cheap to buy from a chemist but you must get the correct dosage from the vet.

Yes been diagnosed properly. Will mention that thanks, but presume vet will have mentioned it ?.

Poor thing is ripping his skin off. Has his nails filed regularly to keep harm to a minimum.

calicocat

Thanks for replies.

elsien

Is it more the feet or all over?
Is she wiping the dog down afte being outside - it's a faff but it can help.
Have other allergies such as food allergies also been ruled out?

AylesburyDuck

Boots for his feet on grass, some dogs, especially white dogs have bad grass allergies, also maybe consider changing his food to something for skin allergies to help reduce inflammation.

https://www.fish4dogs.com/why-fish/coat-condition.aspx

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Petacc-Waterproof-Boots-Protectors-Nonslip/dp/B075CLQXL5/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525869937&sr=8-2&keywords=boots+for+dogs+feet

donnac2558

A friend's dog had allergies to grass. Everytime out walking had to have his paws washed. She used one for babies and dried well afterwards. Along with the tablets from the vet. He became blind with age so no running on grass and she no longer had to do it.

PasturesNew

All grasses are different, it might be that your friend needs to become an "expert" in grass types and take the dog to many locations with different grasses to find one that doesn't bother the dog ... although most/all of them might.

Additionally, there are other flowery type things that might be present that are causing the issue.

Your friend could try, for free, just being a "grass and flower spotter" and write down where the dog's been and what happens.

That could, of course, take over a year to find a different grass, without other stuff, that the dog's not allergic to... but it is very MSE as it's free and "worth a go", although a lot of learning/effort.

It might turn out, say, that it's just the grass on the left hand side of wherever she walks the dog .... and by turning the other way that grass isn't present and it's an easy fix, spotted early on in the grass-expert days.

calicocat

elsien wrote: »

Is it more the feet or all over?
Is she wiping the dog down afte being outside - it's a faff but it can help.
Have other allergies such as food allergies also been ruled out?

It’s all the dogs underbelly. Not sure if he’s doing that . Will tell him to.
He’s seen a vet, so I assume the vet has done tests. It’s only in the summer, so not food.