Allergies can present a variety of symptoms, but in the dog, the most common
symptoms occur as skin irritations: itching, scratching, digging, and gnawing at
the skin, often to the point of creating open raw wounds over large areas of the
body. Chronic ear infections are another common symptom. Occasionally dogs will
have respiratory symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, or a nasal or ocular
discharge. Food allergies may produce, in addition to skin irritations, vomiting
and/or diarrhea. Symptoms can extend to include epileptiform seizures, and many
holistic vets feel that allergies can ultimately result in chronic diseases such
as arthritis, asthma, chronic urinary tract infections, inflammatory bowel
disease, etc.
Interestingly, whereas dogs typically have itchy skin
symptoms, a human allergic response usually produces respiratory symptoms. An
estimated 10 percent of the human population may be allergic to animals (the
rate for being allergic to cats is about twice as high as for dogs); a higher
rate of 20 to 30 percent of individuals with asthma have pet allergies. In a
nutshell, allergy is the result of an immune system that has, for one reason or
another, turned against the self. Sometimes, this reaction seems instantaneous,
as when a dog receives a food that contains something to which he is allergic,
and he breaks out almost immediately with rashy itchy skin.
For a person who has a dog with allergies, life in a dog-loving country
isn't easy. In 2012, 36.5% of U.S. households had a dog. Dog dander gets
everywhere, including places where dogs have never set a paw. According to
the National Institutes of Health, detectable levels of pet dander are in
every home in the U.S.
Interesting, whereas dogs typically have itchy
skin symptoms, a human allergic response usually produces respiratory
symptoms. An estimated 10 percent of the human population may be allergic to
animals (the rate for being allergic to cats is about twice as high as for
dogs); a higher rate of 20 to 30 percent of individuals with asthma have pet
allergies.
It has been estimated that more than 70% of all skin
conditions in dogs are allergy-related, but every allergic patient presents
a unique diagnostic challenge, and merely deciding which diagnostic tests
should be run can be the most challenging of all our decisions.
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