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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  First, what do you mean by "skin allergies"...? Most allergies in dogs are environmental (pollens, dust, grass, mites, etc...) and then some, rarely, to food. The symptoms of allergies often come out in the skin and also result in paw licking and chewing, and itching.
Benadryl is really rarely used in alleriges bc it has such a short 1/2 life and has to be given every 4-6 hours to be therapeutic...it doesn't usually work well in dogs for that. Vet Derms will often try Claritin or Zyrtec as OTC meds for dogs.
For other meds and more on allergies, def read this thread: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html |
My mistake you are correct they have environmental allergies. I spoke to my Vet today and he said I can try Claritin or Zyrtec and gave me the correct dosage for them. I like my Vet because even though he is willing to prescribe medication he tries to also be as holistic as possible. He had me start them on a probiotic that he said should take effect in about 3-4 weeks. Along with some other natural suggestions.
He is also giving me Temporal P but does not want me to use it on a consistent basis only 1/2 a tablet with the OTC Meds if they are having a bad day.
I asked about seeing a Dem Vet and he said I could if I wanted to but felt that general practitioner vets for allergies are just as good as Derm Vets and personally feels Derm Vets are quicker to just prescribe meds that if taken for long-term use can be harmful to my dogs. He said lets exhaust all of our options for the allergies naturally before subjecting them to heavy doses of meds. He feels allergy testing can be done in the future if necessary but said it is only 60-70% accurate.
As for the lip pigmentation he said as long as their aren't a lot of scabs it is fine. I also mention the two small pimples I saw but he felt it was nothing to worry about. Just said to treat them with the hydrocortisone spray I have been using.