Managing Your Dog’s Skin Allergies
Skin allergies are common in dogs. The major causes of dog allergies include fleas, inhalant/contact (environmental) allergies, and food allergies. Signs that your dog has allergies include itching, face rubbing, and paw licking. Over time, crusting, scabbing, sores, and bleeding may occur. Yeast or bacterial infections are also common in allergic dogs. Many dogs with […]
Manage Your Dog’s Itching Caused By Allergies
Allergies in dogs may be triggered by food or the environment (dust mites or pollen) and can cause persistent itching. If left untreated, your dog is likely to develop chronic ear infections, hot spots, or other skin infections, which can cause the skin to have a strong odor. Relieve your dog’s itching Use topical sprays […]
Control Your Dog’s Itching and Allergies from Fleas
The #1 cause of itching is fleas. If your pet has excessive itching, it could be the result of an allergy to flea saliva or flea allergy dermatitis. Even if you do not see fleas on your pet, it only takes one flea bite to cause an allergic reaction. To help relieve your pet’s suffering, […]
Shampoos for Dogs With Skin Allergies
Maintaining your dog’s skin and coat health is just one of many important steps when grooming your dog. But did you know that if you use human shampoo on your dog, you could be stripping your dog’s skin of its natural oils? Many human grade shampoos contain chemicals that are too harsh to use on […]
Natural Remedies for Dogs With Allergies & Atopy
Atopy is one of the most common causes of allergies in pets, following flea allergy dermatitis. It is caused by your pet’s immune system overreacting to substances in the air such as pollen, tobacco smoke, or dust mites. Pets that are atopic usually show symptoms of allergies with the changing of seasons (usually in the […]
Common Causes of Sneezing and Coughing in Cats
Respiratory symptoms are fairly common presentations in the small animal veterinary clinic. Symptoms may involve the upper or lower respiratory tract and include any combination of the following: eye and nasal discharge, sneezing, wheezing, coughing, or more rapid or difficulty breathing. The two most common presenting symptoms of respiratory tract disease in dogs and cats […]
Common Causes of Coughing in a Cat
Pets may cough for many reasons. Amongst the many causes include parasite or bacterial/viral infections, allergic inflammation of the airways or lungs, heart disease, as well as congenital anatomic problems of the airways including a hypoplastic or collapsing trachea. Exposure to dust, irritants and smoke may also lead to coughing in sensitive pets. While coughing […]
6 Common Cat Health Symptoms
Is your cat displaying any of the 6 common illness symptoms below? Routine exams are vital to help ensure your feline friend has a long, healthy life. However, sometimes the most common reasons for veterinarian visits can be safely treated at home in the earliest stages, or even avoided altogether with a few inexpensive preventative […]
Allergy (Atopy) Treatment Options for Cats
Atopy (allergic dermatitis) is a clinical syndrome seen in cats. It involves your cat’s hypersensitive reaction to inhaled allergens or to allergens absorbed through the skin. Feline allergies (atopy) is believed to be a genetically abnormal reaction to normal things in the environment. Common allergens include pollens, trees, grasses, dander, mold, dust mites, animal dander, […]
How to Treat a Dog With Allergies
The sad news is that there is no cure for allergies in dogs and cats. There are, however, ways to decrease allergen exposure and to address allergy symptoms in pets. Avoiding allergens Allergens include mites, grasses, molds, and pollens. Elimination of allergens is a challenge. Among the techniques that help are running air filters, keeping […]
Treatment for Feline Asthma
Treatment options for feline asthma Asthma is cats has been most commonly treated with corticosteroids, either long acting injections (known as depomedrol) or oral prednisolone tablets. While these drugs often bring dramatic relief, there are many potential long term complications of repetitive steroid use, including secondary infections, weight gain and diabetes. Other medications that may […]
Allergies Symptoms in Dogs
What are the symptoms of allergies in dogs and cats? Allergies in dogs and cats can have signs and symptoms that sometimes look common or that might be attributed to something else. Pet itching and scratching are high on the list, with odor, ear infections, skin infections, surface bumps, and scooting to name a few. […]
What Are Allergies in Dogs?
Allergies in dogs and cats occur when the immune system overreacts to something that isn’t really a threat. For example, reacting to peanuts, air-borne pollen, or laundry detergent—none of which should cause harm. The material that causes an allergic reaction is called an antigen. Antigens are usually proteins. The term “allergen” is often used rather […]
Feline Asthma
What is feline asthma? Asthma in cats is best defined as chronic allergic bronchial airway disease. The inflammation of the airways and lungs is a slowly progressive disease, which while difficult to cure, can be successfully controlled with medications. Key facts about feline asthma Asthma is one of the most common causes of chronic coughing […]
Symptoms of Feline Asthma
Symptoms of feline asthma Depending upon the severity of the asthma, affected cats may experience varying degrees of labored breathing, from mild wheezing to intense choking, gagging and coughing. Symptoms are often seen after exertion or exercise, as well as after stress. A cat will typically hunch his or her body close to the ground […]