[NAGDU] Allergies

[Daryl Marie]

I'm with Rox. I could give Jenny Benadryl that was effective in stopping the itch, but it made her sluggish; I could give her a lower dose which wasn't sleepy-making, but it did nothing for the itch.
Adding coconut oil to her food seems to cut down on the itching, but it takes a while to do what it does, and sometimes... you need other things.
In a pinch, I do have some VanEctyl that is effective in stopping the itch (even a small dose did the trick), but it is a steroid and can only be prescribed by a veterinarian here. I know there are other drugs on the market, but some of them frankly do scare me.
For routine or situational allergens, I do exactly what Rox does with the daily 10mg of store-brand claritin (I actually also use the Kirkland brand, I think it's called Allerclear). For any ear things, I've found topical 0.5 or 1% hydrocordizone (spelling?) works, alternating daily with Epiotic to take care of some of the little red bumps she sometimes gets on her ear flaps. We're working on the dosage for the topical ear things; we know they both work, but how often is the tricky part.

Nature itself is the best cure for my allergic dog, but when nature doesn't cooperate, you do what you gotta to make your girl comfortable.

Good luck!

Daryl
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From: The Pawpower Pack via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Wed, 18 May 2016 12:17:06 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Allergies

In my experience, it will make her drowsy. I give my dog 10 mg of Loratadine every day, it is sold under the brand name of Clariton.
You can get store brands which will be cheaper, I buy 350 pills on Amazon.com for $15. They are made by Kirkland.
 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
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> On May 18, 2016, at 1:03 PM, S L Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello:
> 
> My golden retriever, Eva, has seasonal allergies. My vet has suggested 50 
> milligrams of Benadryl twice a day. She has never treated a guide dog so 
> does not know if the Benadryl will make Eva drowsy or not. I plan to call 
> Pilot and ask their opinion but I thought I would ask all of you if you have 
> given your dogs Benadryl and if it made them drowsy and effected their work. 
> I know many of you will start talking about lots of natural stuff but 
> everything we have tried has not worked. Changing her food did not help 
> either. So here we are trying to find a medication that will help Eva’s 
> allergies. She has the yeast infections in both ears again and is rubbing 
> her eyes and scratching .
> 
> Sandra and Eva 
> <S L Johnson.vcf>
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