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Cute pooch with allergies...was hoping oatmeal bath would help relieve the itchies...no such luck, but at least she smells better!

Free_2B_Me 7 May 6
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Vet gave me eye drops and antihistamine...eye drops are working, but the antihistamine isn't. It's not a food allergy. No change in diet. It's a spring time allergy (she had it before). Last time, they gave her a steroid shot and it cleared up. This time they didn't, so she is still itchy. Central Texas allergies are the worst!!

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Make sure his diet has plenty of animal fat...unlike humans, dogs use fat as their primary source of energy & healing, have no cholesterol issues. I had a dog that would get Huge hot spots overnight, so much so the vet allowed us a stash of antibiotics when we traveled, to minimize their spread. I tried every food additive on the market, a laborious process becauseskin takes 6 weeks minimum to show any effects....keep this in mind!
Finally, through luck, I found UNsalted butter, about a tablespoon a day added to high-fat high-protein dog food. Gleaning coat, no more ear infections, NEVER another hot spot, and she was a hunting dog & field trial champion constantly wet, muddy, outdoors, etc.

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Take it you've tried exclusion diets. Dairy seems to be the one that gives a lot of dogs trouble and the whey protein found in a lot of dogfood is still dairy.

Kimba Level 7 May 6, 2018
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Bummer - try diphenhydramine which is plain Benadryl. My vet suggested it for my dog. She said I should give her 50 mg (2 regular tabs). You can get generic diphenhydramine. If you get Benadryl, make sure it contains only diphenhydramine as they also sell it with a decongestant. Dosage is approx 1 mg per 1 pound of body weight, 2-3 times a day. My dog weighs just over 50 pounds, hence two regular 25 mg tabs.

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