When we moved to Arkansas my allergies went crazy and my new vet has been giving me shots, prednisone and anti-histamine tablets to try and control it. Mom was really worried about the prednisone as she has been on it for years for her arthritis and knows what terrible side affects it can have - like making one irritable, terribly hungry all the time and putting on weight. All of these have happened to me and when you add "IT" into the equation I have become what Mom calls "extremely food aggressive" - something I have NEVER been before. I snap at food as if I haven't had anything to eat in a month - which is how I feel!!!!!!Mom has been been working with me on this and we use the "take it gently" command and usually this works - but this morning when Mom went to give me my charcoal cookie I snapped at it (even though she told me to take it gently) and I caught her fingernail and pulled it back. Poor Mom's finger bled and bled and I feel so BAD. I am so sorry Mom - I didn't mean to hurt you but I just can't control it. We are going back to the vets to see if there is something else they can give me for my allergies as I am still scratching like crazy even with this medication. Does anyone have any other suggestions - a natural remedy would be really good if you know of any? We don't have a holistic vet here - Mom already called around.
Mom also asked me to tell you about "Socks For Japan" - I am sure you all know what happened over there and for the people who lost EVERYTHING - even the simple gift of a pair of warm socks can make a huge difference. You can see the details here - Mom and I have already sent 6 pairs of socks.
Oh dear, not good. Wish we had some ideas for you and your Mom. Do you have a holistic vet near you? They might have some different things to try. We know you didn't meant to hurt Mom, but try to be careful.
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Allergies are so tricky, especially with dogs.
ReplyDeleteOne of my dogs would get horrible scratching/itching/hot spots every summer and had to go on prednisone. I eventually realized he was allergic to the topical flea/tick stuff I was using. I switched brands and that did the trick for awhile. Eventually I had to stop using them altogether, and he never was itchy again.
Hope you can figure out a way to help Reilly.
Off to check out the socks for Japan stuff.
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Reilly - I am sure your mom knows that you didn't mean to hurt her. But gosh I hope the vet can figure out how to help you stop itching without altering your sweet personality!
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Oh dear, I know you didn't mean to hurt your mom and it's all because of the itchiness.I wish I could help but I don't think I know anything about it.
ReplyDeleteMika has yeast with him since young. It's itchy and there are patches in his body, the vet told us to give him two baths a week with two different medical shampoo. It helps control it a bit but it always comes back whenever we think he has recovered from it.
I'm not sure whether some medical shampoo can help you, or how about changing your foods to raw diet or something else. I've heard a friend who changed her dog's kibbles to raw diet and it healed the itchiness.
So sorry to hear about Reilly's allergies. Prednisone is the medicine Star is currently on that is making her irritable, ravishly hungry and gaining weight. We are in the process of weening her off it this week. I'll check to see what other medicines she's been on for allergies. Is Reilly itchy all over or just certain areas? If it makes to chat about the allergy and medicine my email address is amywood1974@gmail.com
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