Oh wow, that sucks! Sorry ya'll had to go through all that! ~Lacey
In [email protected], "Connie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], kaaterwaul@ wrote: > >Hey All - You want to talk allergies - my middle child received her > 1 yr shots on Sat. Morning and by 8:30 pm i was running to the > grocery store for benadryl(her face ballooned up - her eyes were > sweeled almost shut-and she broke out in rash/and fever - -by 9:oo > she was puckin her guts out,i stayed up with her till 1:00 for her > next dose of benadryl 1/4 of the dose as before and she got sick off > that too (allergic to bynadryl too) by 3:00 am she was fine and I > calmed down finally - talked to the vet today and she told me one in > a thousand have this reaction and next time they will omit the > lypro - well I got pissy and said WHY DIDN'T YOU OMIT IT THIS TIME - > WHY MAKE MY BABY GO THROUGH ALL THIS - even though this vet is a > family friend- I'm thinking of finding a new vet - one I can call at > 9:00 at night (I tried to call her Sat. night and I got an answering > service that connected me to an emergency clinic that wanted to > charge me $85.00 JUST TO LOOK AT HER - and then the wanted to give > her a steroid shot by a vet student -the hospital only has students > not actual vet's. Just thought everyone should be aware of the shots > and one in a thousand chance of something going wrong. Connie Major > > Hi Betty > > > > Yes, you really want to avoid using steroids if you can. Of > course, you > > don't want your dog itching though either. I wouldn't want to be > itchy! Years > > and years ago I had a Lab with a skin condition and she was put > on steroids. > > Ok, this was so many years ago my parents were in charge of my > dog's vet > > care (I was a kid) and I don't know if the damage from steroids > > was well known then or if the dosages were kept low, etc. Her > skin > > condition was quite bad though and so was her itching without the > steroids. My > > dog did eventually fail from the steroid use and have to be put > to sleep. > > > > Just like with a person, there are ways to try to figure out the > allergen > > yourself. Something in his food, a shampoo, something used on > carpet, it could > > even be a hand lotion it's "person" uses. Think hard about it > and eliminate > > one thing for a couple weeks at a time and see if you can figure > out the > > culprit. There is allergy testing for dogs, too. I think it's > pretty much the > > same as the people allergy testing. It may be pricey, it may not > be, I don't > > know. > > It is so great that vet medicine now has lots of what used to be > people > > testing and surgeries for our pets. Here is a link that has a > little about > > allergy testing for dogs. Good luck and let us know what happens, > > > > _Allergy Testing in Dogs - PetPlace.com_ > > (http://www.petplace.com/dogs/allergy-testing-in- dogs/page1.aspx) > > > > Katie > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
