Help! My 4 1/2 year old am staff mix has got some awful allergies. This
causes him to itch, shed and worst of all, his left eye is in rough shape.
His lower eyelid is turning in and his eyelashes and hair rub right on his
eye causing him to squint even more and continually make the problem worse.
The vet said he can do surgery if we can get the allergies under control.
The options are not looking good .He is on a fish and sweet potatoe diet,
steroids, and Chlortrimeton.
Any suggestions/info would be greatly appreciated.

The DeMarco's wrote:
Help! My 4 1/2 year old am staff mix has got some awful allergies. This
causes him to itch, shed and worst of all, his left eye is in rough shape.
His lower eyelid is turning in and his eyelashes and hair rub right on his
eye causing him to squint even more and continually make the problem worse.
The vet said he can do surgery if we can get the allergies under control.
The options are not looking good .He is on a fish and sweet potatoe diet,
steroids, and Chlortrimeton.
Any suggestions/info would be greatly appreciated.

Have you thought about having him allergy tested, and/or getting a
referral to an allergist? This is the route I had to take with my GSD,
and while she will always be an "Itchy Girl", she rarely needs
antihistamines or steriods. She now gets allergy shots similar to what
humans do. Good luck to you and your boy.

Sheri

Help! My 4 1/2 year old am staff mix has got some awful allergies. This
causes him to itch, shed and worst of all, his left eye is in rough shape.
His lower eyelid is turning in and his eyelashes and hair rub right on his
eye causing him to squint even more and continually make the problem
worse. The vet said he can do surgery if we can get the allergies under
control. The options are not looking good .He is on a fish and sweet
potatoe diet, steroids, and Chlortrimeton.
Any suggestions/info would be greatly appreciated.

Is this food allergy, environmental allergies or a combination? It couldn't
hurt to move him completely to Hills Z/D diet (absolutely nothing else
ingested, snacks included) to see if this helps in the food department. Rule
of thumb is one bag of food or 3 weeks to see major change.

-Sharon