Pitbulls and allergies... - Page 2

terryhaddon · #11 03-20-2007, 09:09 AM

I like to refer to boobies as "snack trays"

BRANDON BOND · #12 03-20-2007, 10:29 AM

ive never heard of the listerene thing??? what did the vet say about it????

danithegirl · #13 03-20-2007, 12:51 PM

I haven't had a chance to ask him that my nana just told me that a month or so ago.

My vet is 3.5 hours away from me. : ( I need to find a new one but I'm picky.

I also need to find a great trainer b/c he hit puberty and can be a sexual deviant... Good dog people are hard to find!

BRANDON BOND · #14 03-20-2007, 01:04 PM

its true they are!

parabellum · #15 03-20-2007, 01:56 PM

I dated a girl with a pit/boxer mix...he had pretty bad allergies too.

She gave him benadryl (1/2 a childrens dose) as per her vet recommendation and it helped him a lot...otherwise he would get all OCD about scratching and hurt himself.

I love pits...best dogs ever.

Hope you figure it out! Dogs are the best people I know.

parabellum · #16 03-20-2007, 01:58 PM

By the way....I have pet insurance from Pets Best for all my cats. (I don't have a dog yet).

It has paid for itself many times over already...something you may think of looking into. Its like $12 a month for one dog and it covers 80% of all expenses from illness after the deductible.

wyinkman · #17 03-20-2007, 02:00 PM

yep cool water with oatmeal ....but the listerine thing i would say no...bactine is better.....and if no prednisone a half of benadryl is recommended.....

tropicalC · #18 03-21-2007, 10:13 PM

I work at a vet's office, and we see a ton of itchy dogs everyday. Of course every vet has a different opinion about the use of low dose steroid injections, especially the newer ones, but in my experience it is usually the only thing that will help. If you have to get them only a few times a year, then you should never see any ill side effects from them. Florida is basically the worst state for allergies, so I've seen my share of poor puppys these last 7 yrs

A lot of times we will give them a Kenalog injection, a steroid with effects that last usually a few months, to break the itching and inflammation cycle, and then follow up with oral Prednisone like you are doing now. The aloe/oatmeal shampoo is definitely good for soothing it a bit, but it's not going to aid in curing it at all. Dogs can be allergic to pretty much everything that humans can, they just manifest the effects of that in their skin as well as upper respiratory symptoms, like the watery eyes you are seeing. If your baby is getting the little bumps that start to scab up, then he/she may need a cycle of antibiotics as well. Those bumps are usually a secondary bacterial infection. Well, hope all that rambling helps you a little bit, and good luck!!