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Welcome! This board is for sharing information, experiences, suggestions, and questions among pet allergy sufferers (people allergic to dogs). It is not intended to replace advice from medical professionals. Always contact your own allergy specialist for the diagnosis and treatment of your allergies!

There is NO "non-allergic" (no allergy causing) dog breed! All dogs produce dander, saliva, and urine that people can be allergic to. However, some dog breeds supposedly produce less dander than others. These breeds are often referred to as being "hypo-allergenic" (LESS LIKELY to cause an allergic reaction) or "allergy friendly". Read more.

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Kim

jashughes@cablelynx.com


Jul 13, 05 - 2:54 PM 		Shih Tzu's and allergies

Are Shih Tzu's considered a low dander dog? Do they shed alot and are they good with kids? My son really wants a dog but has asthma and allergies. His medicines and shots, along with hepa filters and other preventatives really help keep his condition under control but he really wants a dog. I would appreciate any help or information any of you may have.
Thanks alot
jodi



Aug 30th, 2005 - 11:44 AM 		Re: Shih Tzu's and allergies

My husband has allergies and asthma so I sympathize with your son. Anyway, two days ago we brought home a shih tzu and he is completely in love with it...but he is having some problems. The first day we blamed it on the fact that it just came from the pet store and had other animals on. I bathed it the next morning and he said he thought it was a little better but this morning he was wheezing slightly and after coming home for a 1/2 hour lunch he called and said he was sneezing and had a runny nose when he got back to work but it was getting better now that he wasn't in the house....of course I was vaccuming and dusting EVERYTHING before he got home (trying to help him) and that probably stirred things up and that could have been part of the problem. He said he will give it an entire month so we know for sure if it the dog or other factors contributing it. We were also told at the pet store once you get acclimated to Shih tzu's the symptoms should lessen since they are low dander dogs. I'm starting to get skeptical and of course heartbroken. You can e-mail me in a few weeks and I can let you know how its going since we are going through it right now.
Kris



Aug 30th, 2005 - 12:50 PM 		Re: Shih Tzu's and allergies

In general, Shih Tzus are not considered low allergy dogs. They have a double-coat. I personally am very allergic to Shih Tzus. Their long double-coat can also harbor other allergens, e.g. pollen from outside. Your best bet is to bathe your Shih Tzu frequently and keep the coat clipped short.

A single coated breed, like Maltese, is usually a better choice for dog allergic people.
jodi



Sep 1st, 2005 - 1:33 PM 		Re: Shih Tzu's and allergies

Here's where we are with our shih tzu now. I called my husband's allergist and asked him what he could suggest short of getting rid of the dog. He told me to keep our room as clean as possible and keep the dog out. I did that and put an air cleaner in there and he said to have bare floors so we're taking the carpet out (what a great excuse to FINALLY get rid of the ugly carpet and get hard wood floors!) Anyway, that seems to have helped a lot already, he could breathe normally by the time he got up in the morning and the next day being in the rest of the house didn't bother him as much. The allergist said that because he got to breathe "pure" air he built up a tolerance. He also said when the pollen count goes down outside he will probably have an easier time as well. He has never really taken his meds but he started taking one zyrtec a day. The doctor said after about 7 days (4 more) they should really start to help his system. He also said to reduce other allergens...dust mites in particular and use some allergen reducers on the dog. We ordered products for both things and are hopeful they'll help a lot. I should have a good update by the end of next week.
jodi



Sep 9th, 2005 - 8:16 AM 		Re: Shih Tzu's and allergies

Things haven't been going so well with my husband and our shih tzu...hubby's asthma has been getting a little out of control...not major but enough to where I don't want to see him suffering. Yesterday, however we received our order of allertech spray to treat the furniture and carpets and the allerpet-d for the dog. I did the house yesterday afternoon and coated the dog with the allerpet. Last night, hubby had NO trouble breathing at all and even had the dog sitting on his chest for a good hour while it napped so we're hopeful. I guess we'll have to wait and see if the stuff keeps working or if it was only really effective because things were just done with it. We also ordered a highpowered hepa filter air purification system so we're hoping the three things combined will make a big difference. I have to hand it to my husband, he's really making a full-fledged effort for this dog. I'll post back when we have more updates.
Meaghan



Aug 7th, 2007 - 1:02 PM 		dogs alergies

We recently had to give away our Pitbull,half of it was because of me and my mom's allergies and asthma. we are very heart broken but we cant just cant live without a dog. we looked into the hypoallergenic breeds, but, we dont like poodles, hairless,porutgese waterdogs, or any of the hypoallergenic ones, we are just not "poodle" people for we are all bulldog. They said everything bulldog like pugs, mini bulldogs, frnch bulldogs, bosten terriers are all very bad for wat we have. are we really hopeless??


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