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Old 06-12-2010, 02:01 AM   #4
Ellie May
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As Cathy said, food allergy testing = waste.

Is she just rubbing her face or scratching other areas?
So many causes of itching...
Environmental allergy testing is fine, but then the question is, how are you going to avoid grass and pollen when they tel you she is allergic? So if you aren't going to get the allergy shots after, it probably isn't worth it.

If the vet thinks it's environmental, they will probably start with antihistamines and go to Atopica.

But in their head this whole time they will likely be trying to rule out the other 400+ causes of itching... A big clue is where she is scratching and how her skin looks to them.
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