I am assuming this is due to allergies. We had Kilmore on Atopica only for a few pills. The first dose was fine, but the second dose he had a seizure. We didn't give him any after that. I have seen other posts where other dogs have taken it and are fine. If this is allergies do you know what your dog is allergic to?
Submitted by arinyoung on March 6, 2012 - 11:33am.
she is allergic to too much thats the problem. we have done all the allergy drugs with no help, allergy shots which have helped but she is still scratching her underside till she bleeds and biting her legs. have been on pred but am not wanting to keep her on it due to the side of effects. she has food and enviornmental allergies its easier to list what she is not allergic too..... lol i just feel horrible for her. she just alwasy looks miserable.
Our Kilmore had too many to list. Like you said it was almost easier to list his what nots. :) We tried the allergy shots, but those didn't work. We had tried benadryl, prednisone, zrytec, etc... We were able to control his food portion of allergies after having him tested for allergies. Have you done the testing yet? It's a little pricey, but well worth it. We still had to watch when we fed him foods that weren't tested, but we knew when a food was not working. Than it was trial by error with the meds. We knew he had seasonal allergies, so we timed when his allergies would flare up and start the meds before that time. He still had minor issues from the seasons, but it was a lot better after we found what would work. Have you also tried a medicated shampoo for allergies? That might help. You could also try a dermatologist which could give you a better direction. Good luck!
Submitted by arinyoung on March 8, 2012 - 11:55pm.
yup tired all those wonderfu ideas you listed. she is limited on what foods she can eat. the allergy desentization.. sp... has worked great however she is still itchy and scratches. her coat looks like crap and she is prone to skin infections. all the oral supplments for skin and coat have fish oil in them which see is allergic too. i did take her to the vet today and her wants to draw her t4 to she if she has a thyroid issue. hopefuuly that will give us an answer. thansk for all your help tho.
Submitted by 4MOkieLady on March 31, 2012 - 11:15pm.
And that was the only thing that ever helped her besides Prednisone, which, for obvious reasons, we couldn't keep her on. She had lost 95% of her hair when the vet suggested this as a last resort because it was so expensive, but it worked and within about 2 months all her hair grew back and the incessant licking of feet stopped. Hope it will help yours too.
Atopica we used
I am assuming this is due to allergies. We had Kilmore on Atopica only for a few pills. The first dose was fine, but the second dose he had a seizure. We didn't give him any after that. I have seen other posts where other dogs have taken it and are fine. If this is allergies do you know what your dog is allergic to?
Sarah
she is allergic to too much
she is allergic to too much thats the problem. we have done all the allergy drugs with no help, allergy shots which have helped but she is still scratching her underside till she bleeds and biting her legs. have been on pred but am not wanting to keep her on it due to the side of effects. she has food and enviornmental allergies its easier to list what she is not allergic too..... lol i just feel horrible for her. she just alwasy looks miserable.
Allergies
Our Kilmore had too many to list. Like you said it was almost easier to list his what nots. :) We tried the allergy shots, but those didn't work. We had tried benadryl, prednisone, zrytec, etc... We were able to control his food portion of allergies after having him tested for allergies. Have you done the testing yet? It's a little pricey, but well worth it. We still had to watch when we fed him foods that weren't tested, but we knew when a food was not working. Than it was trial by error with the meds. We knew he had seasonal allergies, so we timed when his allergies would flare up and start the meds before that time. He still had minor issues from the seasons, but it was a lot better after we found what would work. Have you also tried a medicated shampoo for allergies? That might help. You could also try a dermatologist which could give you a better direction. Good luck!
Sarah
yup tired all those wonderfu
yup tired all those wonderfu ideas you listed. she is limited on what foods she can eat. the allergy desentization.. sp... has worked great however she is still itchy and scratches. her coat looks like crap and she is prone to skin infections. all the oral supplments for skin and coat have fish oil in them which see is allergic too. i did take her to the vet today and her wants to draw her t4 to she if she has a thyroid issue. hopefuuly that will give us an answer. thansk for all your help tho.
I was very wary of it, but Ella had to go on it to see if it
would help her ears...they were SHUT...it was either Atopica or ablation surgery. The cyclosporine worked! We are tapering now.
My Maizee was on cyclosporin/Atopica
And that was the only thing that ever helped her besides Prednisone, which, for obvious reasons, we couldn't keep her on. She had lost 95% of her hair when the vet suggested this as a last resort because it was so expensive, but it worked and within about 2 months all her hair grew back and the incessant licking of feet stopped. Hope it will help yours too.