| Allergies in your dog can show up as a skin | | | | breathing a little easier. Keep the area in which your |
| inflammation or itch that just won't go away. This | | | | dog spends the most time as clean as possible. Make |
| type of non stop itch not only makes your dog highly | | | | sure you keep your carpets and your furniture as |
| uncomfortable but it can then start your dog off on | | | | clean as you can get them and try giving a good |
| a scratching spree. With continual itching, a dog can | | | | dusting to things on a regular basis with a slightly |
| start licking and scratching themselves to the point of | | | | damp cloth or one of the Swiffer type material pads. |
| developing sores. Those sores then can easily | | | | One treatment that has come about in the past few |
| become infected and in turn can leave you with a | | | | years and has gained much popularity through vets |
| very sick dog. Another way that allergies can make | | | | and pet owners is that of immunotherapy. In |
| themselves known in dogs is by attacking the | | | | consultation with your vet, an immunotherapy |
| respiratory system which can cause sneezing, | | | | program for your dog may be the way to go if they |
| coughing, wheezing and lung inflammation. There can | | | | suffer from severe allergies. This treatment consists |
| also be in both the respiratory case and the skin | | | | of a series of shots in order to prevent allergies and |
| inflammation case an occurrence of a watery type | | | | depending on the seriousness of your dog's |
| discharge from the eyes and the nose. | | | | symptoms the shot series could take over many |
| If you have noticed any of the above symptoms, | | | | months or years to work. |
| get your dog into the vet right away because unlike | | | | Now, another type of allergy that your dog may |
| allergies in humans where there are times that we | | | | experience is an intestinal one. Symptoms of this |
| just wait things out, taking the same approach with | | | | type of allergy are shown through digestive |
| your dog is not the best course of action. | | | | problems, diarrhea and vomiting. The main cause of |
| An effective way to combat the skin inflammation is | | | | this type is through either an immediate or a |
| to start giving your dog regular baths in cool water | | | | developed allergy to dog food and doggie treats. This |
| with a mild dog shampoo. Your vet can point you in | | | | commonly occurring allergy is the main reason that |
| the right direction for stronger skin inflammation | | | | your vet discourages you from changing your dog's |
| cases but there are some over the counter | | | | regular food on a consistent basis. It is also not a |
| shampoo's that will work quite well. If the cause is | | | | good idea to give your dog any human food such as |
| not flea related then you do not want to use a | | | | table scraps. The reasoning for this, in addition to |
| shampoo that is medicated for flea protection, | | | | allergies is due to a dog's inability to digest certain |
| instead use something a bit more natural to sooth | | | | human foods at all. |
| your dog's skin that contains Aloe Vera. | | | | Keep in mind that regular visits to your vet will keep |
| In regards to the respiratory allergies, besides seeing | | | | your pet healthy and you informed if your dog |
| your vet there are a few things that you can do | | | | develops an allergy. |
| around the house to keep you and your dog | | | | |