Archer
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I am so glad you got in with them. I hope they help. Agreed that if after the initial visit nothing had improved, an allergy test should have been done next. It’s actually subjective whether or not the intradermal (skin prick) is better than the blood test, but the Intradermal is gold standard and what the accredited Derm Vets pushed when Fae and Archer were tested. It runs about $350, which includes antijen, but that was a few years ago
Does he have hives or anything else, or is his skin just flakey and itchy? I have had success treating itchy dandruffy skin with a spray down of 50:50 Listerine (the brown one) to water. Sounds weird, but works like a charm. Also Omega-3 and Onega-6 fatty acids are gonna be your bestie for any skin related issue.
Keep in mind that you need to do one thing at a time when trying things orherwise you risk not being able to isolate what he responds to. You also need to give things a few weeks to work before moving on.
If this is allergies, it’s lifelong and symptoms will wax and wane over his lifetime. You just have to find a regime that works for your dog and every dog is an individual. Things like Apoquel take a few weeks to months to work. Allergy shots take weeks to months to build up as you are basically making the pet (or human) immune to what they are allerfic to by injections of the things they are allergic to. It’s like a vaccine in theory so stay patient
Please keep us posted on how his appointment goes and we are here to vent to and offer support when needed. Sorry again you are going through this
Does he have hives or anything else, or is his skin just flakey and itchy? I have had success treating itchy dandruffy skin with a spray down of 50:50 Listerine (the brown one) to water. Sounds weird, but works like a charm. Also Omega-3 and Onega-6 fatty acids are gonna be your bestie for any skin related issue.
Keep in mind that you need to do one thing at a time when trying things orherwise you risk not being able to isolate what he responds to. You also need to give things a few weeks to work before moving on.
If this is allergies, it’s lifelong and symptoms will wax and wane over his lifetime. You just have to find a regime that works for your dog and every dog is an individual. Things like Apoquel take a few weeks to months to work. Allergy shots take weeks to months to build up as you are basically making the pet (or human) immune to what they are allerfic to by injections of the things they are allergic to. It’s like a vaccine in theory so stay patient
Please keep us posted on how his appointment goes and we are here to vent to and offer support when needed. Sorry again you are going through this