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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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Candace

candacebthomas@yahoo.com


Dec 24, 07 - 8:58 AM
Sudden allergy to dogs?? Please advise.

Hello, I'm new to this board. I was diagnosed at age 10 as being allergic to dogs and cats and dust and about everything else on the planet. I was prescribed antihistamines, and never had a problem unless I was around cats. Around cats, I have a severe asthmatic reaction, but I have always been fine around dogs. I was raised with multiple dogs, and now live in a five dog household. I am now 43 years old. We have Shiz-Tzus, Shiz-Tzu-Maltese mixes, a poodle, and a Yorkie. I have lived with these dogs for years with never a problem.

About three weeks ago, I came down with a bad chest cold, and my asthma became very severe. I became very wheezy and it was very hard to breathe, and I wound up in the E.R. getting breathing treatments. My family doctor put me on a stronger antihistamine, a nebulizer with DuoNeb and albuterol, a steroid, and a rescue inhaler. We have cleaned the house from top to bottom and put air cleaners in all the rooms.

My question is, could this suddenly be an allergy to my beloved dogs after all these years? I am praying to God that it is not so. I love those dogs with all my heart; they are my babies and I don't want to have to part with them. My doctor says it's unlikely that I have suddenly developed allergies, but those allergy tests when I was 10 years old make me nervous. Please tell me what you think. Thank you.
Kris



Dec 26th, 2007 - 8:36 AM
Re: Sudden allergy to dogs?? Please advise.

When I have a cold, my asthma often gets worse. The worse the cold, the stronger the effect on my asthma. I usually have to increase my asthma medications (per Dr's advice) when I am sick. Hopefully your asthma will calm down once the illness is over. Keeping the dander level in your house as low as possible should help too.
Anita



Jan 18th, 2008 - 1:27 AM
Re: Sudden allergy to dogs?? Please advise.

This is something to consider... Have you changed your dog food? I have never had allergies to anything. I am now 42. Back in 1995 I had two Boston Terriers. One day I came home from work and I started getting hives wherever my dogs touched me. It was the weirdest thing! I would be fine when I went to work and when I'd get home, I'd get hives all over again. My husband and I finally figured it out. We had been feeding our dogs premium dog food in the past. You could only get it in a pet store, not a grocery store. Well, we ran out of dog food and the pet stores were closed, so my husband purchased the original formula of Purina Dog Chow at a grocery store. I became severely allergic to my dogs when they ate it. Sure enough, when we switched back to their regular dog food, the hives went away. Now it's the beginning of 2008. I just moved to Cairo, Egypt. We now have a lab and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. My husband again bought Purina Dog Chow because there is not much selection here. I am breaking out in hives again 13 years later from the same problem. I am now planning on making their dog food. I have looked up recipes on-lined and am going to try some. I'm sure it will take a few days for the food to get out of their systems and for me to stop breaking out in hives. I wonder if there are many out there who think they are allergic to dogs when it's really the dog food they feed them! Incidentally, my 13-year-old daughter started breaking out in hives yesterday too.


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