What should be expected in the process of determining if a dog has allergies and to what they are allergic to? I had a Labrador over 20 years ago who was diagnosed with multiple allergies, but for the life of me, I can't remember the process.
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They can do certain blood work to test for allergies, but they have a lot of false positives. More commonly I think they do scratch tests, where they irritate the skin with allergens and see if there is a reaction. The more invasive would be intradermal tests. They basically inject allergens common to your area and see if there is a skin reaction. I've had both done, and I don't think either are very painful at all. Pretty easy procedure, but then again, I'm not a dog.
Good luck to Falcon! Keep us updated!
eta. I have non-allergic rhinitis. I'm not sure if other animals can get that, but I would assume so. I can see how it would be hard to test for though since in humans allergies in general present differently than dogs.
Thanks guys. I couldn't remember if the process was like humans or not. Falcon has learned to tolerate eye drops very well... skin scrapings... OY VAY. aka... OI crap.
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Awe, I think he'll be okay. There are a lot but it does go by quickly. They really only scratch the surface of the skin the same way they would check for mites.
They sedated Nico for the skin scraping when we had it done years and years ago. They didn't put her under, just gave her a big dose of something to mellow her out.
She wasn't being snarky about anything, just too darn happy to have doctors and nurses fussing over her and she kept trying to wiggle around and see everything.
What is the normal cost for this test? Zuki quite with her reactions when we left Mexico but not sure as to what caused it and I really would like to not go through it again if I don't have to.
First, hello everyone. I'm a new member. The subject of canine allergies is near and dear to me (unfortunately). Since someone asked about the cost, I just want to mention that I paid $375 for the blood testing method, and it was sent to two different labs. Not sure if it was worth it, though. It's been three months, we've been avoiding all the no-no foods, and there's little if any improvement. I guess an allergy specialist is the next step.
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