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05-19-2005, 05:26 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston area
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| Gracie's Allergy Appointment As some of you know, Gracie has allergy problems. And she's too sensitive to the steroid meds her vet prescribed for her. So, we were referred to the Gulf Coast Vet Specialty Clinic. Today was her first appointment. She's going to be allergy tested on the 9th of next month. The strong suspect is airborne allergens. She also had a yeast infection between her toes due to her constantly licking her paws. She got meds for that, too. Today, this visit cost us a total of $188. The allergy test will cost $574. After the test, she'll get shots for whatever she's allergy to. BUT, those shots may take up to a year to become effective. In the meantime, the vet will put her on some steroid free meds to keep her comfortable. If anyone else has had experience with this, please feel free to offer more information about what ya'll went through in your case. We would really appreciate more stories about it. Cross posted to the ********* site. |
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05-19-2005, 08:12 PM | #2 |
Lily Loves Maximus Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Poor baby!! I am sorry she is having such a bad time. I don't have any thing to suggest, just wanted to say I hope your baby feels better soon.
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05-19-2005, 08:47 PM | #3 |
Boppin' Bo! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana
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| Yorkiecrazy, I know you are anxious to find some relief for your baby. Bo hasn't shown signs of allergies yet but he's only 6 months old. I have an 8 year old Schnauzer though who nibbles his hair off in a mohawk pattern on both side of his back because of extreme itching. He's never been tested for allergies. The closest place to test was about 3 hours away. We suspect he's sensitive to flea bites, corn, carpet shampoo, freshly mown grass, especially. I switched his food to a fish and pototo diet. I now have Bo on that same brand of food except in a lamb puppy formula so that he won't develop any food sensitivies. It has no preservatives or corn and they like it. Woody has had steroid shots over the last several years. They help temporarily but that's all. I also would love to hear from anyone who has gone the allergy testing and shot route. Personally, I think it's too expensive and the results are not reliable. But I don't know that from first hand experience. Here's a recent thread on allergies that was helpful to me. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...Peace+Kindness I have the Peace and Kindness spray and it has helped Woody but as long as he gets flea bites, he gets pretty miserable, and that's basically all summer where we live. I hope you can get some good advice before you have to make such a large financial commitment. Good luck.
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