Thread: Any Vet's out there? (Allergies)

Definately get them ! Have you always had him/her ?? Might there have been puppy shots ?? Be sure to let the vet know ...he may want to do it in series, rather that up date. I feel Parvo and Rabies are a must....plus the others.

This is not a simple food allergy. As described, there was a seasonal aspect with him scratching more during the summer months. This would not have happened if it was a simple food allergybut is typical of flea allergies, atopies etc (at least initially). The likely explanation is that he is allergenic to several things - e.g. a food type, fleas, pollens etc. By removing the food allergen, you have dropped the "irritation load" below...

Man, looking back at this old thread . . . it's amazing how many spammers we had using this one thread to post links to their not terribly reliable info sites Before you give any credibility to some of these posters, check out their post count . . . You can feel safe disregarding the ones with only a few posts. They are only here to hit and run spam with their sites.

the sleepies are red not the eyes. The only time the sleepies are red is when he exercise. the rest of the time there clear.

Nope, she had no puppy vaccines. I don't think we have rabies in Australia. The main ones here I thought we Kennel Cough and a few others I cant remember.

I would go for Distemper, Hepatitis and Parvo, one set and then another about 6 weeks later, and then a booster after 12 months. From there on out you could do titers every 3 years or so, for monitoring. I wouldn't bother with Kennel Cough, since it is a disease that is transmitted by several different organisms and vaccination only protects against very few of them.

Quote: Originally Posted by bubbatd I thought they could take tissue for a biop without sedation. Depends on the location of the mass or area that is to be biopsied. The mouth is VERY hard to do without sedation. Depends on the degree of biospy as well. If they are removing a big chunk then sedation is needed, if they are just doing a fine needle aspirate than that can be done without EXCEPT when you are dealing with the mouth.

Hi I am feeding her try food the vet recommended. The pup has gotten alot better, however my dog has got it now and so has my sisters two dogs. Only lasts 48 hours James

You're right LEDOC. I know you aren't surprised by the number of people who think food is the allergy problem, but you might be to know that many of the so called "experts" at well known pet stores say and think what you're feeding your dog is causing the allergy. Here's a small portion of a post I recently made to my blog that says the same thing... Dog Allergies are very frequently misdiagnosed by those...

Hi, Your dog has been subjected for steroid therapy. It requires treatment with the same drug with tapering dose for at least 10 without discontinuation. If you follow this procedure, definitely you will get good results. Hope You might won in this game! -dogadvicer www.edogadvice.com