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One of the most common conditions that affects dogs is the allergy. Thus for you to know how to cure dog allergies is a plus both you and your pet. During your pet’s allergic state, his immune system would overreact to foreign substances that he is exposed to. The said allergies would be spotted in 3 ways. The most common manifestation is the excessive scratching of the skin (either localized or generalized). Next would include his respiratory system and may end up sneezing, coughing or wheezing. There are even times where he would also have eye/nose discharges. The third manifestation would either be diarrhea, vomiting or both.

There are 5 known types of allergies: inhalant, flea, food, contact and bacterial.

Inhalant Allergy. This is the most common type of allergy. Your pet may be like you who is also allergic to grass pollens (especially in Bermuda grass), tree pollens (cedar, oak, ash, etc…), weed pollens, mildew, molds and dust mites in the house. Most of the aforementioned allergies occur seasonally like the grass pollens, cedar and ragweed. However, there are other allegens that are with us all the time like the house dust mites, molds and mildew. When humans inhale these allergens it would cause hay fever but when your pet is affected he would end up having severe itching all over his body.

Flea Allergy. This is common in dogs. Normally a dog would just experience a minor itchy sensation to flea bites. On the contrary, a flea allergic dog has a severe, itchy reaction when a flea’s saliva would make contact with his skin. Just one bite and your pet may be scratching himself off or chew himself causing lots of hair to be removed with scabs and skin sores, allowing infection to set in. And the most effective treatment is to remove all fleas. If this is not possible for you to maintain then you can give him steroids to block off his allergic reaction.

Contact Allergy. This is the least common of all types. This would result from a reaction to flea collars, bedding like wool. Find out which item he is allergic to and remove it.

Food Allergy. In general, dogs are not born with food allergies. They tend to develop it towards products that they have been eating for long periods of time. This allergy frequently develops as a response to the protein component of the food. Food allergy signs may vary from itching, digestive disorder or respiratory distress. We highly advise you to test him for food allergy when you see the signs already. Your vet would discuss things in detail with you about this one.

Bacterial Allergy. Staph (staphylococcus) is a bacteria that is normally present in a dog’s skin. If your pet’s skin is healthy and his immune system is intact, then this bacteria is not a threat to your pet. However, there are dogs that develop an allergic reaction to this bacterium. If this happens, your pet would then have hair loss that would look more or less like a ringworm. The lesions can be easily treated with antibiotics but a dog that is allergic to Staph would have recurring lesions once antibiotics are stopped. Desensitization with a Staph antigen is used here as a long-term relief to the problem.

How to Cure Dog Allergies

Determine what kind of allergy your pet has. But in general, if your pet is scratching himself like crazy then there is a big chance that he has one.

You can try buying lotion to help relieve his itching. You can also give him over the counter antihistamine drugs to help him out.

If still he is not alleviated, bring him to the vet for allergy shots. It may be a bit costly but it would help your pet to build up his immunity against the allergens.

Once you have already identified what kind of allergy your pet has, remove it. Treating allergies are not that hard, it is finding which allergy your pet has require a bit of patience and detective work.

Dog allergies can be a nuisance for you and your dog. Thus you must know how to cure dog allergies down to its core so that your pet would have a happy and healthy life ahead with you.

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