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Why are Dogs Getting so many Allergies these Days?

The San Francisco Dog Walker · Jul 26, 2018 ·

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In the old days, dogs went to the vet for annual check-ups and that was it. Now-a-days dogs spend a lot of time back and forth to the vet because of allergies – scratching, licking, skin hot spots and ear infections. Why is this happening?

Most often dogs will have one of two basic allergies, Flea or Food Allergies.

Flea allergies are usually relatively easy to solve in San Francisco because veterinarians offer a variety of highly effective choices. My experience has been that the fleas here are impervious to Frontline or Advantage.  Most of my clients use oral meds – Comfortis or Trifexi, which are prescription only and they seem to work very well.  October seems to be the month when the scratching is at it’s worst for those that are not on these prescription flea medications.  The only problem is if your dog is exposed to ticks, these medications do not work.  Only Frontline works for both fleas and ticks. But for fleas, not so well.

So your dog is itching like crazy and shaking his head constantly?  AND it is not fleas?  Your vet just told you it could be a food allergy. What does that mean?  Anything from chronic ear inflammation, gastrointestinal problems, and chronic diarrhea to chronic gas, licking their feet, or an itchy rear end.

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Here is a hint as to why dogs may have allergies these days.  Research shows that young animals treated with antibiotics could potentially be predisposed to problems later in life because antibiotics change the environment inside the gut, which is the largest immune organ in the body. That could be a predisposing cause, but then the trigger would be being exposed to the allergen.  Was your dog given antibiotics as a pup?

One of my clients has had very good luck using a food allergy dog food, which she purchased from her vet office, but you can get it online.  It is called Nature’s Variety INSTINCT Limited Ingredient Diet.  It is Grain Free, Turkey Meal Formula Natural Dry Dog Food.  It is raw nutrition and the dogs gobble it up like candy.  It can be used as a treat, so you do not need to give them anything else for them to be happy and healthy.  Give it a try!  AND remember!  Nothing Else!  See what happens!

Tales From a SF Dog Walker- Dirty Puddles and Dead Seals

The San Francisco Dog Walker · Jul 3, 2018 ·

Tips from a SF Dog Walker

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I came upon a Dog Walker in McLaren Park while he was on his cell phone discussing an issue with one of his clients. As he was preoccupied and had his back to his pack of dogs, he didn’t notice that one of the dogs was drinking from a muddy puddle of water. As a fellow SF Dog Walker, I thought I would help him out by shooing the dog away from it. When he got off the phone, he said that I need not bother doing this in the future; that he lets his dogs drink from puddles and has been doing so for over 10 years and nothing has happened yet. He then reminded me of the time that I informed him that one of his dogs was eating a dead seal on the beach. He informed me that the dog had been eating dead sea lions on the beach for years and nothing had happened yet.

As a SF Dog Walker, I know from research that puddles in San Francisco Parks are often sources of drinking water for racoons, rats and other wildlife and can cause a dog to develop bouts of vomiting, diarrhea, by infecting the dog with Giardia, a water borne disease. Additionally, if a dog is eating dead or coming into contact with dying seals on the beach, they are potentially being exposed to Leptospirosis – a serious and deadly situation.

These two diseases are currently very active in San Francisco and both are contagious to dogs and humans and can be passed from dog to human. What this means to the average San Franciscan is that the family dog may be exposing your family to very serious illnesses if they are regularly drinking from muddy puddles in the parks or eating dead or dying seals on the beach.

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