Allergy Question

[bfrazee85]

Hello everyone! Lately we've been noticing that Holly has really been having an itchy face. Most of the time it's when she first wakes up, she rubs her face on the carpet as though she's trying to scratch her face/ears. Other than that, not much more itchy than I would think any dog would be. When we were at the vet last, the vet said that she probably gets summer allergies and I know she gets some gunky ears that we try and keep clean. Does anyone have a suggestion of something we may be able to give her to help relieve some of her itchiness? Or would something like that only be obtainable through the vet?

Thanks!

[kobwes]

You can buy special shampoos to help, or if gets really bad then the vet may suggest seasonal steroid injections (although I have no experience with these). The other things to look at is diet - making sure everything is hypo-allergenic.

I put viacutan in Wesley's food each evening which seems to help a lot with itchiness, and try to keep ears clean as much as possible! He used to get really bad hot spots but (touch wood) that hasn't been the case for a while.

[puglover22]

Benadryl will help, one per day. You might want to check her nose wrinkle. Sometimes Louie rubs his face or paws at it and it's because his nose wrinkle gets slightly infected and needs regular maintenance!

[Tinker's mom]

I use doggy Zyrtec I get from the vet in the spring for Tinker.

[Wonka & Nilla]

Important note for our Non-USA members: here in the USA, brand name Benadryl is simply Diphenhydramine and nothing else. In some countries, Benadryl is made with other ingredients! Please make sure you check the label and use ONLY diphenhydramine.

There are several allergy med's that are safe for dogs... and you may have to try a couple different pills to figure out what works best. For us, we found that Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) did nothing for Nilla's seasonal allergies. Instead, she takes Chlorpheniramine (brand name is Chlor-trimaton) as needed during allergy time. You can ask your vet for some different dog-safe allergy medications to use.

Besides allergy pills, I agree with what others have said above regarding special shampoos and checking the nose wrinkle. Both of those are good ideas! A bath to get the pollen (or allergy causing stuff) off the fur may help. You might also try wiping Holly's fur and feet with an unscented wet wipe when she comes in from outdoors.

[StephenGOO]

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