- e-Vet ALERT: Ticks and Disease
- e-Vet ALERT: Possible Spring Pet Injuries
- We have lost two special animals this past month
- e-Vet ALERT: Valentine dangers to your pet – roses, lilies, raisins, chocolate and more.
- $5 provides a box of Valentine’s cookies for a dog, or a box of heart-shaped treats for a cat
I have a question about… my Bichon’s itching
Enter your question here: I have a Bichon Frise, pure white 10 years old, who starts scratching herself raw starting in Mar/April to Aug/Sept. I’ve been told that it’s an allergy reaction to the mulberry, olive and ragweed pollens in the air. Living in Las Vegas, the wind is always blowing, so there is no escape. The young vets at the animal clinics always suggest the $1000-$2000 solution of identifying the pollen, but our money situation prevents this. Now, my question is “how to deal with it.” The steroid shots are very affecting, but we only get these once a year as worst case scenario (to avoid liver problems). We have her on one 10mg tablet of Zyrtec (allergy pill), but it only gives her some relief. We get her bathed in oatmeal shampoo once every four weeks. Is there anything else that you can recommend to give her more comfort?
Thank You in advance for your response.
Tom
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Animals such as these can be treated with low dose alternate day therapy with prednisone, this minimizes any potential liver effects. An alternative therapy is daily use of Atopica, a modified cyclosporine therapy. Prednisone is less expensive. In addition we use a hemp oil supplement daily.