07/27/2023
Allergies are not isolated to food alone
Finally the appointment for the dermatologist for Gardenia and Jaxson arrived today.
Both were tested for what they are allergic to.
Gardenia:
Grasses: Johnson, Rye, Quack,
Molds: Pennicillum
Weeds: Cocklebur, Russian Thistle, Yellow Dock
Trees: Mountain Cedar, Mesquite, Oak
Others: Malassezia, Feathers, Flea, House Dust Mite.
Jaxson:
Grasses: Rye, June, Orchard, Timothy, Quack
Molds: Penicillum, Aspergillus
Weeds: Ragweed, Russian Thistle
Trees: Box Elder
Others: Malassezia, Flea, House Dust Mite
It is so very often disregarded with dogs with allergies that they are environmental. The general word on the street over and over and over again is people wanting to peg it to something in their food, "my dog is allergic to chicken" etc. etc..
If you have a dog with allergies, like these two or a dog like Bessie Pearl, you simply cannot know what they are allergic to without diagnostic testing and environmental allergies 95% of the time are very much the problem.
Like Bessie Pearl, these two will take allergy serum injections for the rest of their life, not as a cure, just as a tool in the tool box trying to keep them as healthy as possible. There is never a one quick solution to solve the allergic problems for dogs like this, its a constant state of maintaining and juggling, baths, serums, medications cytopoint, apoquel, hydroxyzine, antibiotics, sprays etc....
Managed every day, monitored every day, unfortunately this is what it takes to keep them healthy.
Cost of 1,009.00 for each dog for this appointment.