My 12 year old Lhasa (Chelsy) has really bad seasonal allergies and this year they are the worst they've ever been. She shakes her head constantly until there are scabs on the tips of her ears. chews her feet, and rubs her face on the floor so hard that her neck and face are bright pink. This year she is actually whimpering while she rubs her face on the floor.
She can't have prednisone because she may have Cushings, plus I don't want to put her on anything that strong at her age. I've been giving her Benadryl and it helps a little bit. She only eats Innova Senior, Wellness Vension canned, and Innova adult canned. I know she has food allergies but she was fine on the Innova all year long until the beginning of September.
I hate to give her too many medicines and I've tried washing her in hypoallergenic shampoo but it doesn't help. The new vet just said it would go away as soon as allergy season was over and didn't want to do anything about it. I had to MAKE him give me some eye ointment for her poor little caked up eyes (They are all better now with the medicine). (He's the one I'm not going back to anymore!)
So, does anyone have any magic way to help the poor little dog? Has anyone tried Chlor-trimeton? I have heard that it may work better then Benadryl, especially if you combine it with extra Omega-3. I would love to hear of a natural alternative to drugging her for two months.
She can't have prednisone because she may have Cushings, plus I don't want to put her on anything that strong at her age. I've been giving her Benadryl and it helps a little bit. She only eats Innova Senior, Wellness Vension canned, and Innova adult canned. I know she has food allergies but she was fine on the Innova all year long until the beginning of September.
I hate to give her too many medicines and I've tried washing her in hypoallergenic shampoo but it doesn't help. The new vet just said it would go away as soon as allergy season was over and didn't want to do anything about it. I had to MAKE him give me some eye ointment for her poor little caked up eyes (They are all better now with the medicine). (He's the one I'm not going back to anymore!)
So, does anyone have any magic way to help the poor little dog? Has anyone tried Chlor-trimeton? I have heard that it may work better then Benadryl, especially if you combine it with extra Omega-3. I would love to hear of a natural alternative to drugging her for two months.