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Hadley is now almost four. I have noticed every Spring he gets really itchy and starts losing hair with the exception of last year due to the drought here in OK, we didn't have much grass. He also gets these little brown spots mostly in the areas with hair loss. I took him to see the Vet and she said he has terrible allergies. She gave him a Cortisone shot and sent us home with Predisone. He is to take half a 5 mg pill once daily for 4 days, then half a tab every other day for 7 days and then 1/4 a tab every other day for 14 days. I just hate him being on these medicines. He seems a little lethargic like he always gets when he gets vaccinated. The itching, however, has almost completely stopped. I also just realized the food I was giving him changed the first ingredient to Corn instead of Chicken. I had no idea, I feel like the worst Mom in the world!!!!! So now I need to find a new food as well. I have read almost every review on Dog Food Adviser and now I am even more confused as to what is best. So my question is....is the Predisone safe for Yorkies to take or should I just keep him in the house?? He is trained to use a puppy pad so that isn't a real issue but I hate to keep him cooped up all the time. Second, I could let him out some and try Benadryl or third, just leave him on the Predisone. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. It was the last thing on my mind when I went to sleep and the first thing on my mind when I woke up. He has only had one Predisone dose, so taking him off wouldn't hurt him at this point. Also, any advice on food would also be great. I do not want to feed him anything from any plant that has had a recall though. Thanks so much in advance for any advice. It is greatly appreciated!!!