How do I know if my loving

pet has dog has dog Allergies

As in human dog allergies are the response of the exposure of a harmless element that the immune system by mistake recognizes as harmful. Unfortunately for pet lovers allergies are the most common condition in dogs as a matter of fact the statistics suggest that one of three dogs will have some kind of allergy in its life time.

As a dog owner this statics figures makes me wonder how come pets can suffer so much from allergies when we provide them with care and a clean home (or at least that`s what we think) when wild animals don`t,  Well the answer is very simple wild animals get more exercise, are not expose to many toxins as our dogs that we keep at home, their food is fresh no like the canned one  and finally the are instinctively able to source medicinal herbs that supports their immune system.

The fact that we share our homes with dogs means that they are exposing to the same allergens that we are and as a result almost all the things that humans are allergic produce dog allergies, actually experts attribute them  to environmental toxins, dog food with unhealthy ingredients, over vaccination and stress in the immune system.

Once that those particles gets into the body the following reaction may happen: 1-) itching skin that is either localized and generalized, since this is the most common symptom of dogs allergies it is wisely to constantly check the skin of your pet. 2-) impact in the respiratory system which cause sneezing, coughing, wheezing or nasal and aye discharge. Please take in count that sadly just fifty present of dogs that submit to an allergy treatment get relief and that allergies will take longer to cure in some dogs than in others.

In order to make this article more informative I decided to study from different authors how many types dog allergies does exist and how you can identified them  and this is what I found. There are five types of dog allergies in the fallowing paragraphs I will name and explain each one.

Inhalant dog allergies:

this is the most usual dog allergy in which dog’s response to different kind of pollen for example grass pollen, weed pollen, mold, mildew and dust. This kind of allergies can occur in a season or all year. Symptoms include severe and generalize itching.

 Flea bites dog allergies:

dogs without allergies experience only insignificant irritation in response to flea bites, but flea allergic dogs have severe skin condition, this condition is reaction to flea saliva. This flea saliva produce scratching and biting that may lead to hair loss, Open sore and scabs on the skin which may lead to a bacterial infections.

Dog food allergies:

dog food allergies count for ten percent of all dog’s allergies, and after inhalant and flea bite allergies is the most frequent,  twenty percent of the cases of itching and scratching in dogs are cause by it, finally most dogs with dog food allergy also have inhalant or contact allergies

Bacterial dog allergy:

when staphylococcus lives on an allergic dog skin, it can develop round areas of hair loss resemble ringworm, this hair loss areas can measure one half two inches in diameter, bacterial allergic dogs are treated with antibiotics, unluckily  infection typically recurs after you have stopped using the medication.

Contact allergies:

This occurs when the dog skin reacts to a specific substance like a flea’s collar or wool. The good news is that just a few percent of dogs suffer from this allergy. The reaction are often localized.