Allergies in dogs and their going off food.

[SUP]

My dog has severe allergies and coughs and sneezes every time we take her for walks. So she is on baby Claritin - prescribed by her vet - which really helps - not 100% but quite a bit. 

We ran out of Claritin 2 days ago and missed a dose. The allergies of course promptly returned. She also stopped eating - a worry that occurs periodically. Now I realized she goes off her food when her allergies act up because she gets a stuffy nose and cannot smell anything. With such a sensitive sense of smell, that must be awful! Anyway she got her Claritin dose and I led her to her food - milk first. She looked so delighted to be able to smell it again and had her meal - a relief.

Just thought I would put this up here in case anyone else has pets with a similar problem. 

[chuck123wapati]

glad you got it figured out. My dogs had/ have food allergies found that out by switching their food one time. they broke out instantly almost with hives, bumps and lumps all over their bodies.

it was a test to figure out what they could eat for about a year.

[SUP]

Yes. They take a while to get back to their normal routine. My dog still has congestion, just not so much. The vet says it just has to be endured, like we all do. Allergies are the worst here, with all the vegetation. 

[Doc Reaper]

Just so ya all know, that "New Respiratory" disease for dogs they say is out there is (from a YouTube vids) is kennel cough (aka Bordetella) and this media awareness crap is bulls**t! It's done to cause terror in the public and it's a bottom feeder way to build the trust back for the media that lied soooooo many times under our present command

Edited December 12, 2023 by Doc Reaper
Cause I could

[SUP]

I plan to change her allergy meds periodically. That might be effective for her, just like it often is for us, humans.

[nstarleather]

On 12/11/2023 at 8:10 PM, SUP said:

My dog has severe allergies and coughs and sneezes every time we take her for walks. So she is on baby Claritin - prescribed by her vet - which really helps - not 100% but quite a bit. 

We ran out of Claritin 2 days ago and missed a dose. The allergies of course promptly returned. She also stopped eating - a worry that occurs periodically. Now I realized she goes off her food when her allergies act up because she gets a stuffy nose and cannot smell anything. With such a sensitive sense of smell, that must be awful! Anyway she got her Claritin dose and I led her to her food - milk first. She looked so delighted to be able to smell it again and had her meal - a relief.

Just thought I would put this up here in case anyone else has pets with a similar problem. 

Our pup had about a month of not eating well and visits to the vet didn't reveal anything...we tried the chicken broth thing and she still got sick.  We then, just because we were desperate went to lean pork and pork broth and she began eating that...but she has kidney issues so we had a major struggle finding a kidney diet without the "standard proteins" (beef, lamb, chicken)...finally found one that's made from alligator and she'd doing ok but still sometimes needs come convincing to eat.  Prior to that first episode she would eat anything without thinking twice.

It's crazy what we do for our furry kids. 

[SUP]

@nstarleather I know! Our fur-babies are our babies, just as much as our  human ones. I certainly worry as much about my furry and feathery babies. Talk to them  like to humans too.. People think I am touched in the head! LOL, but I don't care. They understand and respond and that is what matters.

My poor dog still coughs and sneezes when we take her for walks, even with the antihistamines. I wipe her clean as soon as she comes home but she still snuffles for a while. So I am thinking of a face mask for her. Looking for one, though I am not sure she will agree to wear it. It needs to keep out the pollen but allow her to sniff and smell everything.

Edited December 14, 2023 by SUP

[Sheilajeanne]

I had an e-friend with a beagle that was severely allergic. He nearly died from his allergies several times in the years she had him.

She found out he'd inherited the problem from his father. The breeder was aware of that but CONTINUTED TO BREED THE DOG!!   

Don't you LOVE unscrupulous breeders?? 

My e-friend is a very dedicated dog owner, does agility and tracking with them, and I think has even shown her dogs in conformation in the past. She was seriously pissed off when she found out, as she was sure she was getting her dog from a good breeder!

[chuck123wapati]

22 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

I had an e-friend with a beagle that was severely allergic. He nearly died from his allergies several times in the years she had him.

She found out he'd inherited the problem from his father. The breeder was aware of that but CONTINUTED TO BREED THE DOG!!   

Don't you LOVE unscrupulous breeders?? 

My e-friend is a very dedicated dog owner, does agility and tracking with them, and I think has even shown her dogs in conformation in the past. She was seriously pissed off when she found out, as she was sure she was getting her dog from a good breeder!

I would surly know both sides of the story before throwing accusations. I would think if breeders could stop diseases then dog allergies would be a thing of history. Sadly though not so some dogs don't show allergies for years after birth. 

I have a beagle she is the boss of my other three papered American Bullies and if she says bark they bark. $9000 bucks worth of akc registered dogs ran by our kennel saved Beagle lol. 

[Handstitched]

On 12/15/2023 at 5:24 AM, Sheilajeanne said:

Don't you LOVE unscrupulous breeders?? 

 There are some good qualified registered  breeders, but the RSPCA  are really trying to crack down on dodgy breeders and ' puppy farms' here in Oz  . So many have been caught out , and the penalties have increased.   

HS