[Karen P]

I had asked for help a while back but am unable to find that post, so....

My problem was my little Chloe, we knew it was allergies...but to what! For almost 2 years she had been scratching, licking and paw-chewing to the point that she...
- lived in a tee shirt to avoid raw under arm skin, from scratching.
- wore socks most of the time to keep her from licking her hairless, swollen paws
- had swollen 'lady parts' and licked all constantly
- was basically loosing her hair all over and was one miserable pup!

I had tried..

- medicated shampoos
- raw diet, fish oil, grain free diet, soy only food, and a few others
- steroids...HUGE mistake!!

Finally my vet suggested a pill that ISN'T a steroid that he said might work...but, he said, is a bit pricie.

This is NOT an ad for this drug, and I wish natural solutions had worked, but since they didn't...

It is ATOPICA 10 mg (Cyclosporine), and yes, it cost $30 for 15 pills so that's $60 for a month. The paperwork with the pills says to give one pill per day for 30 days, then you can go to every-other day if effective.

Within two days Chloe STOPPED licking, scratching and biting and her hair is growing back!!!!! After the initial 30 days my vet took a look at her and said she could go to every-other day and this dosage seems to be working.

I know this may not work for every dog with allergies but it's worth discussing with your vet.

I have my puppy back!!!