I'm starting to get nervous about getting another dog. After the very painful experience of having to put my dog to sleep due to severe allergies, I can't imagine going through that pain again.
It's disturbing to see so many dogs of all breeds developing allergies. I think it's due to poor breeding. Dogs with severe allergies should not be bred!
I agree that vaccinations may be a part of the problem. My dog had severe allergic reactions to his vaccines. I believe I noticed a correlation between his vaccines and worsening allergies. He also lost a patch of hair after each allergic reaction. I did find out that the vaccination protocol recently changed, and dogs do not have to get them that often (except for rabbies...here it is still an annual vaccine). |