Tiga's_mom Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Well we got Tiga's allergy test results back today. They said out of 90 things that they tested for, he is allergic to 15 things and 7 borderline. So, there's: dust, 2 kinds of grass, a few kinds of weeds, corn, yeast, tomatoe pumace (which is in the treats we've been giving him), peas, a bunch of fungus type things, fish (specifically cod, haddock). That's what I know of so far. I will talk to my SO on the phone later to hear more details. That's what I've gotten over messanger so far. Isn't this quite a lot? Has anyone else gotten allergy testing done with this many allergens showing up? I feel bad for the poor little guy. I don't know if allergy shots are an option or not yet. I should find out more later tonight. It's pretty overwhelming. I'm glad we got it done because at least now we know and hopefully we can control it better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 oh no Well, I am glad you got the results though and even though its quite a few you can move on and figure out the best diet ect for him. Poor Tiga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted February 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Yeah that's the good thing is that now we know. The thing is, a lot of the things he's allergic to are hard to avoid, like grass and dust. We were pretty suspicious of grass anyway, but he LOVES to eat grass. Now we have to try to figure out how to avoid that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 You know, I just read an article about Candida in Whole Dog Journal's 2/07 issue and it mentions allergy tests showing numerous positives as a possible indicator of a systemic yeast infection. They sell reprints on their website for $10 for nonsubscribers; it might be worth looking into before you go for shots. The title of the article is 'Canine Candida'. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Thanks for the info, I will certainly look into that. We know that he does have allergies, we've known that for a while. We were pretty sure about the corn and also about the grass, so those were confirmed. But that's worth looking into for sure. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet_ceana Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 There was a discussion on the health boards on dogster a week or so ago about allergies and the different foods and diets dogs were on. It was pretty intresting, ceana does not have any allergies but the thread was very informative. You may find some grass people there that have good ideas. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I'm sorry to hear about the results of Tiga's test, but at least now you know what you are dealing with. Have you considered trying a raw diet with him? Missy has grass allergies - 10 min of running through the field playing ball would start up her sneezing, licking, itching in the summer of '05. I was giving her benedryl several times a week. Last winter I switched her to a mostly raw diet, and this past summer I can count on one hand the times she needed the benedryl. I've read that fish oil supplements and biotin may also help, so maybe that's something else you can look into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I haven't tried a raw diet. The food that he's on right now doesn't have anything in it that he's allergic to. The vet suggested allergy shots. She said that they've had really good succes with this treatment and that almost all dogs that take the treatment are able to get away from the steroids that he takes to control his allergies. It basically starts with a series of shots close together and then gradually there's longer time between the shots. The first series, they keep him at the vet overnight to make sure he doesn't react to them. Then I think we have to learn how to give them to him from home. It's about $250 for the first year and then $150/yr after that. The vet said this is much easier on his system then the steroids. Basically she said that it's a better option because of the things that he's allergic to. A lot of the weeds and trees that he's allergic to are very ramant in our area. It makes sense because of how bad his paws get in the summer. He runs through fields around where we live that are all full of these things. I'm just not sure what to do. Me and my SO think we want to go this route. I just want him to feel better and I don't want him on the stupid Vanectyl P anymore. We can't give him the treats we've been giving him anymore, but the vet said we can give him carrots because he loves them so much and they're low calorie. I'm so confused. I can't give him fish oil supplements because he's allergic to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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