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Originally Posted by puppy_Love08

Our Yorkie has been home with us for five days now. He's adjusting very well, but I've noticed he's constantly scratching and biting his feet. Could he have allergies? I thought dogs didn't develop allergies until they were about 2 years old. I'm praying this isn't the case. We had to put our last dog down this past July because of severe allergies for which we could find no relief. I had hoped to avoid getting another "allergy" dog, but it seems to be too common these days.

He's eating Solid Gold puppy kibble.

Also, I have noticed on several occasions when I get him up in the middle of the night to go potty that his nose makes a funny sound. He sounds like someone with a congested nose that's runny at the same time and he's sniffing the mucus back in. It's not the "reverse sneeze." This sounds like it's coming from his nose, and I notice it only in the middle of the night. He's been sleeping on the Pet Blanket, and I'm wondering if he's allergic to it. So I removed it and put a soft towel in his crate.

Any of this sound familiar?

my yorkie had allergies when he was a pup as well, at that time i didnt know that pup/dogs can have allergies, but now i do. well, i was worried and i took him to the vet and the vet had said that yorkies are known to get allergies. they had prescribed me some steriod med (sorry forgot the name). i heard steroid meds arent good for pups so i stopped giving it to him. after giving him the meds for less thn a wk, i noticed that he stopped. after that it seems like he hasnt had any allergies hope this helps

also heard that if u start on steriods they have to be on it for REST OF their LIFE.

sorry for ur loss