[lynzy420]

My Miss Mini is going to be 7 in June of this year. She did not always have allergies, they started about 3 years ago. Suddenly and without mercy. My baby was covered in red spots that eventually always became sores that became staph infections...red eyes, red ears, and intense itching. She could be clear one minute and raging red the next. Endless steroids, antibiotics, and allergy meds....(not to mention my helpless anxiety, her discomfort, and both our sleepless nights).

Untillll - Varl allergy testing. The vet draws blood and sends it to the Varl laboratories. The testing they do is determined by the region that you live in since most allergies are environmental. Testing also includes household allergens.

The positive (no false positives or negatives) allergens are rated on a scale of the highest concentrations. From these positives, a serum is specially made for your pet and an injection schedule planned. It is important to be tenacious and do the schedule exactly as planned. Keep a journal each day until you reach a point that you have it "balanced" and your pet is mostly allergy free.

Miss Mini has had very few setbacks, and the plan was to eventually have an every 3 week injection but because Miss Mini's allergies are so bad we are on a every 2 week maintenance plan. We have been on this for almost a year now and I can honestly say with all the tweaking - it has been a miracle for her. Where Miss Mini had weeks and months of suffering she now has one or two per year breakouts, which should eventually be less to none. The breakouts she has had have been minor.

The serum is not full of drugs rather it is desensitizing to the triggering allergens. The testing was under $500 dollars, and the report was lengthy and I received a copy. The maintenance serum I purchase twice a year for under $200.

Its not a cure all yet but it is a 90-95% improvement. I will be hitting the 1 year mark this year and am hoping that we are allergy free.

They also have a food test that can be performed, I am not overly familiar with it but am planning to have it done next month.

This past weekend Mini had a major allergy reaction when I forgot to tell the new groomer to use hypoallergenic only products. I'm not sure what she used all I know is that Miss Mini had a horrible reaction that required immediate vet intervention. I don't think all things can be prevented, this I blame myself for and feel awful. Miss Mini is now wearing the "cone of shame" and receiving eye drops until Sunday.

I will say that having Miss Mini off all the allergy drugs has made a big difference in her life. I strongly recommend anyone to try this, it his been a godsend for us. Miss Mini suffered immensely during these attacks and I almost thought it would end her life. I am grateful for VARL.

also: Very Important, do not be intimidated by the injections, you can be trained to do them, they are very simple and honestly, Miss Mini looks forward to them because she gets a special treat afterwards! The injections are painles and simple.