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Allergy Testing Johnny got another steroid shot yesterday. It seems like the shot keeps his itching/scratching/biting under control for at least 3-4 weeks but that's no way to live so the next option is allergy testing. Can anyone share their experiences with this process? thank you |
Where is he scratching? What food is he on? Have you tried changing it? In my opinion, allergy testing for food is just about a waste of money. The only way to see what foods an animal is allergic to is with an elimination diet, so you don't get false positives and false negatives. Or is it environmental? |
Lid He's on no grain, limited ingredient, fish and sweet potato from Natural Balance right now and has been for 6 months. The previous 6 months, he was on a vet's prescription diet, rabbit/potato. There were no changes with diet. We've tried Atopica with good results except for the vomiting so that's not an acceptable alternative. Temaril-P is helpful also but brings loss of bladder control. Hydroxyzine helped in the beginning/July but seems to have lost it effectiveness now. Any thoughts? |
It doesn't sound like food since you've tried switching. Could you post the ingredients to both of those though? Is is mainly his face, ears and paws or is he itchy everywhere? Does he have humps, rashes or spots? Everything else been ruled out? |
He had red blotches yesterday, mostly on his back. Other times, the red blotches are in "arm pits." Skin scraping was done about a year ago with negative results. He's also taking Canine Whole Body Support and Inflam-Ease. Itching is mostly front half of body including head and biting of feet. Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance® L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets™ Sweet Potato & Fish Dry Dog Food is made with: Fresh Salmon Single premium quality protein source not commonly used in pet foods. Fresh Sweet Potatoes Single premium quality carbohydrates, rich in potassium and a highly digestible energy source. Canola Oil Low in saturated fat and high in monounsaturated fat. Excellent Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acid profile. Salmon Oil High in Omega-3, source of DHA Flaxseed An excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids. No Artificial Preservatives, Flavors, Colors or Bleached Ingredients. |
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I just went through intradermal allergy testing with Doogan and am pursuing Allergen Specific Immunotherapy for him. Luckily, he does not have any food allergies combined with the enviromental allergies so we should have positive results within a year. The testing was quite interesting. If you would like to know more, just let me know. |
Cali has bad allergies and I did the food and environement testing which showed nothing. We have tried everything and besides steroids the only thing that has worked is Atopica. It is pricey. It runs 60.00 for a month and she still scratches a bit. We did have trouble in the beginning with vomiting but the vet had her take a very small dose of steroids the first 2 weeks and that got her over it. |
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My vet has a generic of it which is a bit less expensive unless you're not comfortable using generics. |
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I was doing weekly baths with an antihistamine shampoo-Histacalm-that gets massaged in for about 10 minutes but didn't see much of a change. He hair gets oily too so I have another shampoo to control the oiliness-Sebolux. Vet suggested decreasing bathing to about once a month to help with oiliness. That has helped. Thanks for sharing the yahoo group...will be joining! Is the VARL allergy testing a blood test or skin test? I'm posting here, not emailing you personally, only because the info will get out to more people. You can email me if you want. |
What are the triggers for environmental allergies? Mine also has excessive scratching and licking, mainly of head and paws. I was going to bring it up to the vet at our next visit. |
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We looked back into his med history and found he started when he was about 4-5 months old and by the time he was 6-7 months old, he was itching and scratching so much, he got some infections. How old is your pup? Definitely bring it up at your vet's appt before it gets infected. I see you're in NY too. We're in Rockland County and wonder if you're nearby? It could be similar issue if we are. |
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We looked back into his med history and found he started when he was about 4-5 months old and by the time he was 6-7 months old, he was itching and scratching so much, he got some infections. Johnny's oiliness is controlled super-well by a shampoo the vet gave called Sebolux. Weren't you trying something from Equinat or Skin-eze? I'm thinking about mold/mildew just like you. There were hardly any days last week when it didn't rain so mold and mildew counts must be high. I hope this cold weather will help some. Like Trixie, Johnny eats well-Natural Balance-Sweet Potato and Fish-Limited Ingredient Diet, is playful, LOVES his walks, and doesn't have vomiting unless I give Atopica (he's off that now). Johnny just doesn't have a beautiful swimming pool to relax next to!:D |
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