[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Mistymillar

Soooooooo, Alfie's Vet Derm called this morning - after the inconclusive allergy testing we were waiting for the blood results.

No major allergies to all sorts of dust, mites, pollens etc. some medium intolerance to beef, lamb and venison (he has never had venison in his life) also some concerns that he has intolerance to yeast (I think his own yeast on his skin) and is prone to staph.....can you tell that from bloods? Oh and dairy got scored too.

Anyhoo, she has advised starting him back on steroids until she can get him on the new drug coming out in January, forgot again to get the name.

We have also been considering for a while that excitement triggers his itching, for instance, he will be fully relaxing on his window cushion waiting for us to come home, then when we get in and get kisses he will scratch, so because this drug blocks itch receptors she is pretty sure it will help.

So back on steroids, thrice weekly baths (which we do anyway) but the good news is we can start trying to give him a little chicken for a while and just watch in case he reacts.
Idk, he will probably scratch his whiskers out at the excitement of getting
chicken rather than having a reaction to it....

Sigh...how frustrating...still no concrete answers, just hints. I'm really hopeful for you with this new med though and can't hardly wait for him to try it...in January! I hope the steroids help in the meantime.