i have tried hot spot medicines, benadryl pills, benadryl cream,skin and coat vitamins, brewers yeast vitamins, and then we went to the vet and he got a shot and some pills. it started to get a tiny bit better but soon returned. we also switched him to a lamb and rice food. i also have 3 cats...could he be allergic to them?? i need some new suggestions to try for the poor baby!! please help if you can!!
I have a 7 month old rat terrier puppy and for most of his little life he has had skin allergies. HELP?
cod liver oil capsules may help! Our Cavalier Spaniel has a skin allergy and its helped so much.
Also tea tree dog shampoo/conditioner. These two together have almost cured it! Hope his helps
Edit - Also you may want to make sure the food you're feeding doesn't contain Maize as a lot of dogs are allergic to this. Foods like Burns and James Wellbeloved are good.
Reply:poor little guy. you need to talk to your vet about allergy testing. switching foods doesn't work unless you're sure it's the food and you're taking a risk of upsetting the intestines switching around foods and often it gets you nowhere. most allergy tests will test for common environemental allergens in your area. it will also ask you what kind of trees, grass, bedding fibers, carpeting you have in your house. also you can do a food panel that will test for allergies to common ingredients in pet foods. the test can be expensive, but compared to what you've already spent and will continue to spend it's cheaper in the long run. once the allergy has been pinpointed, hopefully. they can make an antigen much like humans who get allergy shots and hopefully relieve the little guys itching after a few injections. he'll need to be off the steriod shots for a certain period of time before the test can be administered since the steriod can sometimes mask what should be a positive reaction. also if it is a food allergy you'll know exactly what it is and what to feed him to help. good luck.
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