Anyone have dogs with allergies?

Well stanlie has been losing fur recently hes always had a thin coat but over the last few weeks its gotten worse, he did have mange as a pup i thought it could be this but after taking looking things up and a trip too the vet which left me £130 out of pocket, we now think its an allergy which sounds about right as the bald spots are not where mange normally appear.
Hes got medicated dog shampoo, also got advocate treatment and omega oil for him from the vets.

If this dosnt work which in 6 weeks the vets want too see him again, they then want to test him for possible allergies, the vet said she thinks its some kind of airborne allergery as he has red eyes which hes always had and never really seemd a problem too me, if they then find no allergys it will be a exclusin diet-trial no treats just the food the recommend.

Has anyone had any experiences with allergies, im debating weather or not too put him on a hypo-allergenic food like wainwrights still allowing the prize choicechicken meat in it too see weather or not this clears the problem up or not.

My oh thinks they have ripped me off and why could they not just test him for allergies straight away rather than trying all this stuff first which i have too agree but at the time i thought what they where doing was best for him.

Can anyone give me any advice and tips please, not sure what too do and whats the best step, she said that staffys are very prone too dry itchy sking problems.

Not to the same extent as you, ie an allergy causing skin probs, but when I first got Moo she had terrible diareah, tested for everything! I went onto Royal Canin sensitivity control, which is bland but really helped.

I know Jstaff had probs with Suki, he might help. Hope you get it sorted soon hun Xx

There are a few people on here with dogs that have allergies.

Hope they can help you

Me too, ive got advice from other people on another forum, been advised too put him on royal canine hypoallergenic food.

Just want too do whats best for stan but at the same time dont wanna spend aload of money when its pointless and get sucked in by vets saying do this do that and it dont work.

RC is a good food for dogs with problems, might be worth a go, doesn't have to be forever, Moo is on Fish4Dogs now, prefer it over tthe chicken and her poo is 100 better but it has taken nearly 2 years to get here Xx

Yeah i think i may end up getting that food, seeing if it improves if not i think i will be able too rule out food allergies.

Been looking up alopecia and sounds very much like stan. but theres different types.

http://www.petwave.com/Dogs/Dog-Health-Center/Skin-Disorders/Alopecia/Treatment.aspx

Hes on medicated shampoo so fingers crossed i will see results.

Someoen mentioned about it being because of his colour and that makes sense because where his brindle use too be seems too be where the lack of fur is.

SOme pics too show you his baldness/ thin fur. i took these earlier.

Awww, I really hope you get it sorted Xx

Thanks janey x

Suki has food allergies and was getting small raised bumps all over her skin. She was never losing hair though. We took her to a dermatologist to see what she was allergic to which was most proteins so we found a food made of sweet potato and deer. She can also have bison and kangroo so we just feed her those. We also use a medicated shampoo that was prescribed.

If it's an airborne allergin hopefully it is seasonal. Your vet can prescribe medication but I have also used over the counter children's medication for my previous dog.

You can also call around for differnet vets opinions if it is a serious issue. Vets, like doctors can either be jacks of all trades or specialists. We were only having the one allergy issue so we saw a vet that specialized in only that area because he was more knowledgeable and experienced.

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Thanks for the reply, stans is more fur lose on his sides mainly, he gets spots now and agian only a few thou, i have been given medicated shampoo malaseb and advocate flea treatment which treats other stuff aswel.

I was going too get him different food but im thinking of trying this see if i see any improvements if not get the food and see if that has any affect. x

Personally I wouldn't use the advocate unless you know for certain that he has fleas etc. I hate using chemicals on a dog if they're not needed.

A vet will rarely do allergy tests straight away because they are time consuming, costly and not particularly nice for the dog. They involve skin scrapes & blood tests etc,none of which are very comfortable for the poor pooch!

Have you thought that it could be a food allergy? The main food allergies in dogs are grains & poultry, believe it or not. Try changing him over to a hypoallergenic food, but leave out the chicken & see if that has any effect.

I'd also try Piriton if you haven't already.

it can be hayfever, i know it sounds funny but it affects the skin in funny ways my staff had to have steroid cream every summer,lol

billy gets a few of these raised spots sometimes, i think it might be chicken as he has not got any now, so last night he had chicken let you know what happens. Also his fur is quite thin on his chest.

Im thinking i will see what happenes using the shampoo and advocate the vet said too use this as it protects against alot of things not just fleas. if i see no improvement i will be putting him on rooyal canine hypoallergenic food. and see what happens if i still see no improvements i will go for the allergy testing.

Ive used piriton before when he has come out in spots my friend uses it for her dog whos allergic too the grass.

Thanks for the replys guys x