Dog Allergies

Is Flea Allergy Dermatitis Causing The Itch?


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It is the middle of summer and your dog is scratching themselves silly. You tried the usual route of a simple flea bath, dip, or powder and these are not doing the job.

Maybe the cause is more than just the flea.

While trying to determine the cause of the itching and scratching your dog is suffering from you will entertain a host of possibilities. Dog allergies present themselves a number of different ways and appear at varying times of the year - depending on the allergy.

Flea dermatitis is when a dog is allergic to flea saliva. When your dog is bitten by a flea the resulting bite causes an allergic reaction that releases substances that can cause itching.

So it’s not simply that your friend has fleas and needs a flea bath. They may actually be allergic to the flea saliva.

The usually presents itself in the spring and summer although not limited to a particular season. The way that flea dermatitis is diagnosed involves a combination of:

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Help! My Dog Is Scratching And Licking All Day!!


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Our family dog Annie has been exhibiting the following signs of dog allergies:

Rather than this being a minor annoyance for Annie or us as owners, this was starting to effect her overall health. The more she licked, the more hair she ate, the more she coughed. The more she chewed, the redder she got, sometimes to the point of bleeding.

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