Does anyone know anything about allergies??

[Dina_Nichole]

Hi there, I'm so sorry about your little girl. I know how hard it is to watch them suffer. My pekingese Snoot has the seasonal allergies. The summer is a terrible time for him. He just sneezes like crazy and licks his paws sooooooo much. I think in another month Layla should start to feel better. Atleast this is when Snoot does. I also hate giving benadryl but it does help some. He pretty much sleeps the day away. Hugs to little Layla. I hope she feels better soon.

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by Dina_Nichole

Hi there, I'm so sorry about your little girl. I know how hard it is to watch them suffer. My pekingese Snoot has the seasonal allergies. The summer is a terrible time for him. He just sneezes like crazy and licks his paws sooooooo much. I think in another month Layla should start to feel better. Atleast this is when Snoot does. I also hate giving benadryl but it does help some. He pretty much sleeps the day away. Hugs to little Layla. I hope she feels better soon.

thanks. she is so pathetic looking.. she feel asleep which chewing on her bone. i feel so horrible for her. . i never thought she would be a "winter" dog given her size but she loves everyting about winter.. especially the snow and the long walks we can go on. i hope this passes soon... someone mentioned something about the farmers tilling the soil and how that can affect them and we live all around farms... glad someone else knows how we feel!

[afrye06]

Originally Posted by YorkieMom55

Marci, I had my Maltese, Jack (RIP), blood tested for allergies. the results were quite informative. I found a vet to do it and I think it cost around $110. It was well worth it. That was around 7 yrs ago and I don't remember exactly what he was allergic to but he licked his feet after he was outside. He was white with little orange footies. I hope Layla is better soon. J

are the blood tests like human blood tests that tell exactly what theyre allergic too??

marcerella,
we just recently found out Roman has allergies so im learning too. i cant help, but i hope you can find out what shes allergic to

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by afrye06

are the blood tests like human blood tests that tell exactly what theyre allergic too??

marcerella,
we just recently found out Roman has allergies so im learning too. i cant help, but i hope you can find out what shes allergic to

i believe they are just like human allergy tests...

[LIL MIS' MAGIC]

Hi sure hope you can get Layla some relief soon...poor baby!

My Sailor struggles with allergies - she scratches some much and is losing hair. We started with shots every 2 months with our old vet....and by about 6 weeks she was miserable again.
So with our new vet he started over - first with a shot - that lasted about 4 weeks - so the vet gave her another shot at a month but also put her on Medrol pills. These pills do help more than the shots, but she is sleepy and tired when she takes them. The new vet said the next step is allergy testing he would do at his office. We are trying to give the pills a little more time, but this week has been very bad again. (The last time we took her in she had one spot that was very inflammed and the vet was worried about that spot getting worse.) Our new vet also says these are seasonal allergies and with all the different weather we have had this year - alot of dogs without a history of problems are having issues this year. (We are in Tx and have had alot of rain!)

Let us know if you find something that works well for Layla!!