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My sweet Miss Zoe has been diagnosed with a number of allergies.  You may remember that she has had ongoing health problems.  Well, she’s also had a cough since she was about one (she’s now four).  Vets kept saying it must be kennel cough, they’d treat her for it and it wouldn’t make a difference.  She also has very itchy skin and gets dandruff.  Last fall, she was having some kidney problems and her new vet took an X-Ray of her stomach.  It happened to also include her chest, and the vet found that she had a slight inflamation: Asthma.  So that’s what’s caused her coughing all these years.  Anyway, eventually she got tested for allergies and will start allergy shots in another week or so.

I have many, many allergies, so I definitely feel for her!  I’m just glad we finally figured out what was causing the problem.  She’s on a steroid/anti-histamine right now, but my hope – and the vet’s – is that she won’t need it long-term as a result of the allergy shots.  I was also surprised to learn that dogs can be allergic to people!  She’s not, thankfully, though she is allergic to cats.

By the way, as I’m writing this, I’m listening to a story on NPR about perfume for dogs.  Definitely *not* something I will be spending my money on.  They just interviewed a vet who said, well, you should be careful because it can interfere with the dogs’ sense of smell.  Seriously, folks, I know dogs can smell bad at times, but perfume?!?

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