ok, i know this is a freak thing, but i will tell you a story.
when our other dog(not a yorkie) was a puppy, she slept with us every night with her head on our pillow. we then changed the frontline formula to the plus version. she was blowed dried after her bath, the frontline was put on. before going to bed, i took a shower. my hair was still wet.
two days later i got these itchy hives at the base of my neck under my hair. they progressed and i would itch, then these bumps would appear. it got worse over the next day or two, where each bump attached to the other and my entire body was covered in large, itchy patches. i couldnt sleep, my tongue swelled. i went to a few doctors, allegists, the hospital over a weeks time. they said it was an acute allegic reaction, but there was nothing else i had been around. i tried a few different medications, and the hives only started to lessen while on 3 different meds, one of which was predisone, a steriod. we were washing everything over and over, including the dog. every time we washed everything, i would feel a little better for a few hours, then it would just increase right back to before. i cannot stress how awful this was, think bugs crawling under your skin nonstop 24 hours a day.
i think i particularly had an allergic reaction to one of the ingrediants. i am sure it can transfer to humans via hair when sleeping together. i have read others having similar issues. i have also read of dogs having reactions as well. and as with any allergy, you or the dog could use something several times fine before having a reaction. so i dont think its dangerous, but anybody could be allergic to anything. just use caution because once you are exposed, thats it. its supposed to last on the dog, therefore, it stayed in my system, as well. |