Teddy had a follow up visit at the vet. Although we will never know for sure what happened, and after a long 45 minute discussion, my vet does not think Teddy had an allergic reaction to the shampoo. She also doesn't think he was bit by anything. So we talked about the fabric softener and the dryer balls and she thinks that was the problem and has seen a # of fabric softener cases. I am discontinuing any fabric softeners and going back to the blue plastic dryer balls.
We talked about allergy testing but at this time she doesn't think it's warranted. We are keeping benadryl on hand.
My vet was very reassuring about the whole thing but we will keep an eye on Teddy as he romps in the garden this summer -- just in case. With my luck, he will run into a bee hive or step on an ant hill.
