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Originally Posted by Zeus is Loved  Chlorpheniramine. The vet said if this helped, he would probably be put on a different long-term medicine. Which meds do you have information about? That way, I can at least know what the heck I'm talking about when we go back for his check up. She was baffled because he had no red or dry patches on his skin. That is what led her to believe it was environmental. By the way, he sneezes constantly. |
That's just an OTC medication - and has a super short half-life, so it has to be given every 4 hours - is that how often you're giving it...? Like other OTC meds, it usually does very little to nothing for dogs.
I believe she was looking for pyoderma, but this does not happen in all allergy dogs, so it really is not diagnostic in its absence.
Almost all dog allergies are enviro (pollens, dust etc) -- only about 10% are from food.
For how to deal w/ allergies and which meds, see here:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html