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I have a Basset Hound, she is female and is having great trouble with her ears and eyes, I am on a every other day ear cleaning regimine and allergy eye drops in her eyes every day plus the vet has her on 50mg benidril morning and night plue a multi vitimine everyday. she is itchy and her ears and eyes are chronic, her ears have bumps in them and one eye has a ulcer from her rubbing her face. If you have any advice I would really appreciate it.

Submitted: 77 days and 13 hours ago.
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benedril, asprine, vitamine, allergy vitamine, aleg. 3 Kelco zap ear, vet solution cleaning ear product, dermalogica ultra calming for face and eyes, homemade diet with holistic kibble, wetting down every three days with just water to get off pollen, wash with Kelco apple oats shampoo and conditioner for itchy skin, eye wash made out of rue fennel brite eye, allergy optic eye drops, calendula cream for ears, cortizone ten for outside of ears

Posted by CVT_in_MN 77 days and 13 hours ago.

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Hi XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX~

 

Sounds to me as if your girl might be having some kind of allergy...especially if the Benadryl is helping the itching.

 

You might want to consider talking to your vet about switching from the Benadryl to a medication like Temaril P or Atopica, both of which are made specifically for allergy dogs.

 

Hopefully if he switches her to a medication more geared towards this problem then both the ears and the eyes will clear up for her.

 

I hope this helps.

77 days and 13 hours ago.

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Hi and thanks but I was wondering are their vets that specialize in animals with allergy problems and is their a once a month allergy shot animals can get in very severe cases? Sadies ears are chronic and her eyes are really bothering her, she's rubbing her face all the time and has created a ulcer in once eye from this so I need to get a handle on this but as you can see I have tried so many things that I think its going to have to be a stronger drug regimine and I read another persons blog and she was talking about getting blood work done and a shot program for her pup so really what do you think?

Posted by CVT_in_MN 77 days and 13 hours ago.

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There are veterinary allergists...but you generally need a referral from your own vet before you can get an appointment with them.

 

And yes, there are monthly allergy shots...some vets don't do them though, preferring to treat symptomatically.

 

It's not a bad idea to talk to your vet about both getting a referral and asking if he thinks the monthly allergy shot would be beneficial for Sadie.

77 days and 13 hours ago.

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Dear Friend,

Thanks so much for a calm and soothing voice in a time of worry, my dogs are my kids and thats no lie but it just seems that my vet is totally lost with this, we have been working on Sadies problem for over two years now and the older my little girl gets the more trouble she has, I will try the medicines you recommended and ask for a referal to a allergy specialist if we get no relief, Jasper and Benny also have trouble but not nearly so bad, this all started when I put in our backyard and they got grass to play on so its probable a grass allergy. One more thing, if my vet has no recommendation for a specialist is there a website for vets who specialize in allergies and what questions should I ask to make sure I know that I have a good doctor to bring my pup too?

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There isn't a website for allergists that I know of...but odds are that your vet will know who to refer you to.

 

As for questions...feel free to ask them anything at all...it's your right as a pet owner to expect solid answers to whatever questions you may have.

 

 

 

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