Help Dog with severe allergies?

I have a 13 year old Peekigneese (Buddy), and in the summers he always gets skin allergies he just itches terrible, I am taking him to the vet tomorrow to get a shot for them, but in the mean time he is just miserable! Does anyone have any suggestions that might relive his itching? I had him groomed today and the bath did not do him any good. I thought it might help but to no avail. Please help he has to be just miserable! I know I would be! Thanks in advance from both me and Buddy!

Help Dog with severe allergies?
I had a dog with allergies. First you'd have to determine just what it is that is causing the allergy. "Tina's" problem was food allergies. If you can find the cause of the itching, its much easier to deal with the problem if you can minimize contact with the cause. If you bathe your dog often, it could be simply dry skin. Ask the vet to help you determine what is causing the allergic reaction. When Tina's itching got to a point where she was becoming miserable, I gave her Benedryl. Ask your vet about dosing amounts if you use Benedryl.... it really helps too.


Or try a cortisone shot at the vet. Or Prednesone pills.
Reply:You can give him one half of a Benadryl tablet. Poor Buddy!
Reply:well.. could it be the pollen from flowers nearby? i am just guessing since it occurs during summers.
Reply:try benedryl
Reply:take him to the vet. He can get a cortisone shot which will help enourmously
Reply:please don't give him any meds tonight as they could be wrong for one and possible interfere with the meds given at the vet appt. oatmeal baths can be soothing and is a natural remedy. are you sure you can't wait til the appt tomorrow?
Reply:well it looks like that he might have an ear inection .Dogs scratch a lot doing those things anl lick there paws.Otherwise they can have food mites if yoou feed him dry food boil water and pore it over it lwt it cool off b 4 feeding it to the dog.If you do it couple times it will work....oh if he scratch his ear wipe it out with baby wipe but still needs antibiotic for the infection
Reply:The first answerer was right. Give ole buddy some benedryl. He is small, so be sure you do it by weight. My vet told me to give mine that as prescribed for a fix - it might save you a visit. No prescription at all. Just Benedryl. By the way, it is really bad for all seasonal allergy people AND dogs right now. Don't freak out, it really won't kill Buddy if that is what it is. It just seems bad. Poor baby...
Reply:I have a dog with terrible allergies. In the past I've gotten all kinds of pills to help him, and even went through the series of allergy shots (at $80 a vial!). Since he has gotten older, he doesn't have them as bad anymore. I can usually get by with just giving him baths to keep the allergans that he has off of him. There's special shampoos %26amp; conditioners that soothe the skin and prevent itching. I got those from my vet. It sounds like Buddy needs medication for the summer months. I don't think there's much you can do right now until you speak to your vet tomorrow. Good Luck
Reply:it could be his food some dogs don't tolrate wheat...corn..gultens or meals...to much of these can cause dry flaky skin. if he has hot spots put vitamin oil on the spots...its ok if the dog licks at vitamin e oil.


oatmeal shampoo works well i always have use a baby type on my dogs.
Reply:I would just wait till you take her to the vet tomorrow. My vet said sometimes when walking my dog he can accumulate stuff on his face and feet that cause him to itch so wiping him down with a wash cloth with cool water can help a little or trying those bath wipes can help too. I have a dog with bad allergies also. He is on prednisone think i spelled that right its the common drug given by vets for this. It helps out alot. Nothing else seems to give him relief. I've tried benedryl but that didn't do much at all. I know how you feel I hated seeing my dog miserable to till we found the only thing that would help him. Hope he feels better soon.
Reply:I agree with most people on the benadryl but another tip that was recommended to me by someone for dry, flaking skin is to add just a hair of olive oil to their foot. my dog had extremely dry skin until i began add olive oil. Works like a charm.
Reply:Hi there I'm sorry to hear that Buddy is so unwell with all the irritation and scratching but I know through experience as I am a dog beautician that bathing can only add to this problem. Because they have a thick undercoat have you ever though of taking his coat down leaving about two inches all over to let his skin breath a little I have done a lot of my customers dogs like this and they look like little teddy bears and their owners are so delighted as they would never have thought of doing this. Also you have probably done this already but to change his diet to complete food would be beneficial and they are more inclined to drink more too which is good.