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Originally Posted by Jasna  Sorry to hear about your kiddos,I also have a problem with my little girls allergies,her symptoms are really oily hair(just day after bathing she looks like she is been dipped in oil),hair thinning,small red pimples filled with water substance,watery eyes.We done allergy test she is allergic to both food and environmental allergies😢.We started Atopica 9-10 days ago but I can't see any improvement in her hair yet?I don't know if Atopica is going to work or not?Im waiting for Monoclonal allergy shots to be approved in Uk,my vet said that is the safest treatment for allergies,did anyone tried this injections?Is oily hair normal symptom of allergy or we are dealing with something else as well? |
I guess I wouldn't really be expecting hair changes just 9-10 days after starting a systemic med...?
Remember, skin is the *largest* organ of the body - so when it gets out of balance, it's going to take some time to heal.
If she has "small red pimples"...was a skin scraping done on those areas? Bc most likely, that's a skin infection called pyoderma and can only be treated with antibiotics from your vet.
Also, the full "ramp-up period" for Atopica is about 6 weeks, and you're not even at week 2 yet. So, you have to give it time to modulate the immune system as intended.
Yes, I've done the injections - I think I told you that in another thread, so I won't go over all the details here again. But, it didn't work for us. We went back to Atopica and then to Apoquel for Marcel, both of which work amazingly!