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It's all natural: basically, a blend of canola, lavendar, eucalyptus and teatree. I love the smell but my dog hates it, especially the taste. It makes her stop licking, promotes hair growth and clears up just about any rash.
I will try this.
On antibiotics but still scratching.
WARNING/NEVER USE LIQUID BENADRYL FOR YOUR DOG/IT HAS ALCOHOL AND IS TOXIC FOR THEM!
I have struggles with a dog grass allergy no matter the season. The summer season is still the worst, due to amount of pollen in the air. My 6 years old Jack Russell is a little sufferer that tried many things before to beat the allergy.
As much as I hate this, the steroids were still helped the best to keep the allergy at the bay. Vet prescribed the shampoo called Malaseb, that relieves the itchy scalp and any other skin irritations. Some early postings were mentioning the antihistamines instead of steroids, which I tried, but no luck. Bear in mind, that it is necessary to calculate the right antihistamines dosage, that depends on the dogs weight.
I am so sick of recommending this stuff but I love it so here goes:
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It's all natural: basically, a blend of canola, lavendar, eucalyptus and teatree. I love the smell but my dog hates it, especially the taste. It makes her stop licking, promotes hair growth and clears up just about any rash.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for not being too burned out to post this info again. I just did a search on "grass allergy dogs" and came across this board and your post.
I too will not go the drug route. I just ordered this and will post back the hopefully good results.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for not being too burned out to post this info again. I just did a search on "grass allergy dogs" and came across this board and your post.
I too will not go the drug route. I just ordered this and will post back the hopefully good results.
Anna
Amazon has it BTW
An inexpensive and easy way to help reduce grass allergy symptoms is to maintain a kid's wading pool. Just have your dog step into the pool right before he comes back into the house from being outside and many of those allergens will rinse off. A quick toweling and you have no mess. Change the pool water daily for best results.
Or you can just hose off your dog's feet (and belly if he relaxed in the grass).
For some dogs this is all that's needed. For others it's the icing on the medication cake that eliminates symptoms.
Try adding LOCAL HONEY to his diet. Local honey needs to be honey that comes from hives within a 20-mile radius of your home. Your local top-tier grocery/Whole Foods/health-store should have it. Read the label -- don't simply go to the honey section of the store. You need LOCAL honey, and if you don't see any that looks like it's local, ask the store manager. (You can also probably find it at your local farmer's market.) Will cost between $3 and $8.
Local honey contains bits and pieces of the pollen local to your area, and eating a couple teaspoons of honey made by bees working in your home area can prevent (or lessen) your dog's allergic reaction to the pollens in your area.
Ryder gets a teaspoon mixed into his breakfast and dinner, and he always gets to lick the spoon clean. He likes that part. :-)
Try adding LOCAL HONEY to his diet. Local honey needs to be honey that comes from hives within a 20-mile radius of your home. Your local top-tier grocery/Whole Foods/health-store should have it. Read the label -- don't simply go to the honey section of the store. You need LOCAL honey, and if you don't see any that looks like it's local, ask the store manager. (You can also probably find it at your local farmer's market.) Will cost between $3 and $8.
Local honey contains bits and pieces of the pollen local to your area, and eating a couple teaspoons of honey made by bees working in your home area can prevent (or lessen) your dog's allergic reaction to the pollens in your area.
Ryder gets a teaspoon mixed into his breakfast and dinner, and he always gets to lick the spoon clean. He likes that part. :-)
My one year old Jack Russel is suffering with grass allergies. Doc gave him a steroid and something else, but it's getting expensive. He only weighs 15.5 lbs. anyone know how much Benedryll he could have?
My one year old Jack Russel is suffering with grass allergies. Doc gave him a steroid and something else, but it's getting expensive. He only weighs 15.5 lbs. anyone know how much Benedryll he could have?
I can't answer your question about dosage but another poster said it has alcohol and can be toxic to dogs.
On page 1 of this thread StarlaJane posted about Calm Coat
I ordered it a few months back to be prepared and it is FABULOUS!! This summer has not been as bad but all of a sudden 2 weeks ago my pup's skin started getting pink and he started with the digging/scratching. I put on the Calm Coat and it truly calms him down.
It's an oil so if your dog has fine hair it will make it...well...oily. Mine is a toy poodle so it makes his hair a little greasy but well worth it when he just stops the digging and scratching. It has a nice aroma.
We've had no fleas this year so that has been a bonus.
A thousand times THANK YOU to StarlaJane. Cowboy Cody says a huge thank you too Moreso I'm sure
My Retriever has some allergies, one allergy is grass pollen. The whites of his eyes swell and turn red. I gave him zrytec. The swelling went away unless my next dose lapses 24 hours, then the eye will become red and start to swell again. I also bath him frequently with Zymox shampoo. This shampoo helps with his biting and scratching. Zymox ear drops is an excellent product for the dogs ear infections. Dogs with allergies typically get yeast infections in their ears. I have read that fish oil vitamins, Omega 3, help with scratching too. I plan to start the vitamins tomorrow. After I bathe my retriever, I wait for his coat to dry and I apply virgin coconut oils to his fur. This has really settled the scratching. His paws I have found are starting to get red. My neighbors dog has bloody feet. I will now wipe his legs and paws down after he goes outside. to help the spread of the allergies inside the house. I wash his bedding weekly.
Good luck! I hope the grass allergy will settle once spring is over??
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