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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  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  . |
Also..about the hydrocortisone spray...I keep Gentocin spray on hand for my Georgie for when he starts in one area and irritates it. I swear by that stuff! It has hydrocortisone and antibiotic in it.
Atopica did not work for him which was very disappointing because I have friends whose pups do really well on it, so we just use Temeril P every other day now.