Re: [pyrnet] Allergies... Blowing her coat?

[Jack & Charlotte Perry <pyreau@erols.com>]

It certainly sounds like Luna's problem is the food.  We had a dog that spent a
lot of time scratching until a friend told us that one of the pup's relatives
was allergic to corn.  We immediately switched to a chicken and rice formula (be
carefull...several lamb & rice foods have corn in them).  The pups stopped
scratching within a week.  Since then I have heard of a number of dogs that are
allergic to corn.

I've hear of Pyrs shedding at  any time of the year...house dogs tend to shed
when the heat comes on.  My dogs shed as soon as I have sent in the entries for
a dog show.
Charlotte
"Custode, Adrienne" wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> My wonderdog, Luna, is just now starting to act very allergic and the poor
> beast is itching/scratching nonstop.  When I was allergy stricken in
> May/June with sneezing/itchy eyes, she was fine.  She didn't even do much of
> a summer shedding and has been a very happy camper.
>
> About 3 weeks ago, she starting itching like crazy and now seems to be doing
> a full "coat blowing". My vet suggested we put her on Benadryl temporarily
> to ease her symptoms and also Dermcaps to moisten her skin.  In addition, I
> am changing her diet to a hypo-allergenic lamb/rice mix which doesn't
> include any corn/wheat (I had changed her food earlier this spring/summer
> because she has been so finicky and so I suspect her new food may be part
> cause of the allergies).  The vet suggested we may not see any real
> improvement for a few weeks.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with Pyrs and their susceptibility to
> allergies?  Is it unusual for her to not shed all summer and start to blow
> her coat just now???
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Adrienne and Luna in CO
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