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Originally Posted by Charlies Mamma  Well its that time of year again here in MO and poor Charlie is suffering. we are using the childrens allergy med as directed by our vet (we do this every yr) but I am looking for something topically to apply for nite time, seems that he is especially itchy at nite (no new detergents or anything this is a yearly event) there are allot of products that can be purchased over the counter for dogs but does anyone have a favorite? I have used one made by Hartz but it made his coat kind of greasy neither of us liked that LOL
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In add'n to the med, are you also giving fish/omega oils? Dogs w/ allergies are always recommended to be given the fatty acid oils bc they can help calm the inflammation of the system. I personally like Ark Naturals Royal Coat as it contains some extras that other oils formulated for dogs don't have. Also, it already has the needed extra Vit E to help process the fatty acids.
I've never found anything that really works topically. You might want to try a hydrocortisone spray - have you tried that yet? It may help with itchies. All topicals I've tried leave a weird film on the coat too, which is no fun.
What are you using from the vet, and do you think it's effective enough? It sounds like he's having breakthrough...and I don't know how bad you'd rate it...but if it's really bad, you may want to try Atopica for the season too. You can use that in conjunction w/ Tem-P or steroids or anti-hists. Atopica requires a ramping up period, so its best to start it before the pollens start their evil ways
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