word of warning . . .

If you have a dog that has any sort of allergy beware of deer antlers!! Got some freebies at work from a reputable company today, 4 hours later my boy has a face like a shar pei, lol! Gutted coz he went to task on it & was loving it! Not so happy now with his big puffy face!

I was told that they are hypo allergenic!

Are they washed in anything before hand?
Maybe it's that?

you sure it's the antlers

So had I which is why I tried them with him. Gave him the deer antler to chew when I got back for lunch & then took it away again when I left. When my partner got home 3 hours later he looked a bit odd & by 6pm his face was huge! There is nothing else he has been in contact with today that he doesn't normally apart from this antler. Gonna contact the company tomorrow to ask what they use to wash them. Tempted to give it to him again just to make sure, got a stock of piriton!!

so have you give him some piriton and got the swelling down ?? sure the comapny would like to know anyway if there's a problem

I'm going to take Ralph's away for a few days. He's on hay fever tablets but still has red eyes. They've been like this for a few months now. Maybe around the time i got his stag bar come to think of it. We've recently been trying eye drops too.

Watch this space!

Thanks for posting.

Thank you my girls very bad on allergies and I was going to get her antlers know to stay well clear or thanks as you've saved me a vet bill lol x

Thank you my girls very bad on allergies and I was going to get her antlers know to stay well clear or thanks as you've saved me a vet bill lol x

He's had a couple of piriton & it's going down slowly, I work for a vets so I always have a bit of a stock of everything thank god! I won't give it back to him, was only joking, not worth it, glad I didn't pay for the antler tho!

I've never heard of any dog having an allergic reaction to the antlers? maybe he got into something else

I'm really not convinced it was the antler. I've never heard of any adverse reaction to one before!

I honestly haven't heard or seen any reactions to antlers before either, but there has been absolutely nothing different to Lenny's day apart from this antler! My boy is a bit special so it wouldn't suprise me if he's the only one to ever be allergic to antlers!

Could it have been an insect bite? Just seems so odd!

It's one of those things that it seems like you can't be allergic to. Could be what they cleaned it with or whatever? Very weird.

Suki hasn't ever had a reaction from hers either and she is allergic to alot of things.

He is coming into work with me today coz his face is still swollen despite several piriton & he's had me up all night scratching & shaking! Bless him.

hope he's feeling a little better soon ><

Did you manged to get any pictures of the swelling on Lennons face?? You could maybe send them along with an email to the company.

Poor Lennon, I hope he's feeling better soon. I know people can have allergies to the strangest things so I suppose dogs are just the same. A guy I worked with's mum was allergic to certain types of plastic

I got photos & emailed the company today. He had to have a steroid injection & even now his face is still a little swollen, thinks its going to take a few days to settle. No more deer antlers though just to be on the safe side!

Saxon has allergies and sensitivities and he does really well on antlers. We sell Moose antlers at the shop I work for and they are one of the most popular chews for allergy dogs. We've never once had a customer report a problem other than dogs not liking them. I'd say that, if it actually is the antler that caused it, there was something wrong with the batch because I've never heard of a dog being allergic to antlers. The reaction sounds like an insect bite to me. I guess it's better to be safe than sorry, though.

How bizarre ! I was under the impression being a natural product it was hypoallergenic etc.

I wonder too if it may be a bite or something ? My Diesel was bitten by a gnat on her shoulder which swelled up a lot.

This time of year there are still loads of biting insects and spiders around.

my trouble has terrible allergies and the stag bars are fine for him , i was glad of the suggestion but i guess every dog is different ,

CatStina wrote:Saxon has allergies and sensitivities and he does really well on antlers. We sell Moose antlers at the shop I work for and they are one of the most popular chews for allergy dogs. We've never once had a customer report a problem other than dogs not liking them. I'd say that, if it actually is the antler that caused it, there was something wrong with the batch because I've never heard of a dog being allergic to antlers. The reaction sounds like an insect bite to me. I guess it's better to be safe than sorry, though.

Been wanting to try those. Do they last long? Frosty goes through a 12 inch antler (antelope) in about 3 days...

Just wondering did you find out if it was the antlers that caused his flare up?
My girl had a severe allergy problem last year that we finaly managed to clear up when we put her on gluten free diet. But she's started scratching again now and making herself bleed again, I'm wondering if it might be the stag antler we gave her last week, I'll take it away anyway to see what happens but just wondered what your results were.
It will be annoying if it is that as she loves it, got her a jumbo and shes nearly got through it already lol -

The stag bars give Lola loose motions (she has a sensitive tummy).