pet allergy treatment

Just like peoples, animals can suffer allergy reactions to a wide varieties of environmental substances, or allergies. Seasonal allergies, such as grass, tree and weed pollens are common culprits. Other allergy causing year-round symptoms include foods, molds, dust mites, insects and other materials found in the home environment.

Skin diseases and allergies are some of the most difficults and frustrating problems treated in veterinary medicine today. Veterinarians report that up to 1 in 4 dogs seen in their practice are treated for allergies. Solving these dermatology cases and establishing effective treatment can be challenging.

An appropriate allergy diagnosis consists of a thorough physical examination, which includes a complete dermatological history. Common questions asked of the pets owner include, "Is this problem seasonal? Is the problem worse indoors or outdoors? Has the pet's environment changed recently? What are you feedings your pet's?"

The clinical signs of environmental allergies in dogs and cats are pruritic, such as biting, scratching, face rubbing, feet chewing and constant licking. These result in hair loss, chronic ear infections and skin diseases. Secondary infections such as pyoderma, staff and malassezia are also common.

In addition, allergic dogs will often chew on their feet until they are irritated and red (the feet are the only place dogs have sweat glands and these become inflamed with allergies). They may rub their faces on the carpet or couch, or scratch their sides and belly. Because the wax-producing glands of the ear overproduce as a response to the allergy, they get ear infections.

The skin lesions seen in an allergy dog are usually the result of him mutilating his skin through chewing and scratching. Sometimes there is hairs loss, which can be patchy or inconsistent over the bodies leaving a mottled appearances. The skin itself may be dry and crusty, reddened, or oily depending on the dogs. It is very common to get secondary bacterial infections of the skin due to these self-inflicted lessions. Such infections may be treated with antibiotics.

ELISA serum testing offers a valuable alternative to skin testing to identify the specific allergies that are causing a pet to suffer. The pet's does not have to be sedated or shaved to test, and this test does not require a veterinary dermatologist. Any veterinarian can simply draw the blood and submit the serum to the laboratory for testing.

It is common for a pet to have multiple allergies, including food, inhalant and contact allergy. While allergies can never be cured, they can be managed and treated with Immunotherapy.

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Pet's Diet

Most diets fail because we are still thinking and eating like people. Well now there is the new Cat Diet that works on humans! The Cat Diet will help you achieve the same lean, svelte figure like a cat. Just follow this diet for one week and you'll find that you not only look and feel better, but you will have a whole new outlook on what constitutes food. Good Luck!

DAY ONE

Breakfast Open can of expensive gourmet cat food. Any flavor as long as it cost more the .75 per can -- and place 1/4 cup on your plate. Eat 1 bite of food; look around room disdainfully. Knock the rest on the floor. Stare at the wall for awhile before stalking off into the other room.

Lunch Four blades of grass and one lizard tail. Throw it back up on the cleanest carpet in your house.

Dinner Catch a moth and play with it until it is almost dead. Eat one wing. Leave the rest to die.

Bedtime Snack Steal one green bean from your spouse's or partner's plate. Bat it around the floor until it goes under the refrigerator. Steal one small piece of chicken and eat half of it. Leave the other half on the sofa. Throw out the remaining gourmet cat food from the can you opened this morning.

DAY TWO

Breakfast Picking up the remaining chicken bite from the sofa. Knock it onto the carpet and bat it under the television set. Chew on the corner of the newspaper as your spouse/partner tries to read it.

Lunch Break into the fresh French bread that you bought as your part of the dinner party on Saturday. Lick the top of it all over. Take one bite out of the middle of the loaf. Afternoon snack: Catch a large beetle and bring it into the house. Play toss and catch with it until it is mushy and half dead. Allow it to escape under the bed.

Dinner Open a fresh can of dark-colored gourmet cat food -- tuna or beef works well. Eat it voraciously. Walk from your kitchen to the edge of the living room rug. Promptly throw up on the rug. Step into it as you leave. Track footprints across the entire room.

DAY THREE

Breakfast Drink part of the milk from your spouse's or partner's cereal bowl when no one is looking. Splatter part of it on the closest polished aluminum appliance you can find.

Lunch Catch a small bird and bring it into the house. Play with on top of your down filled comforter. Make sure the bird is seriously injured but not dead before you abandon it for someone else to have to deal with.

Dinner Beg and cry until you are given some ice cream or milk in a bowl of your own. Take three licks/laps and then turn the bowl over on the floor.

FINAL DAY

Breakfast Eat 6 bugs, any type, being sure to leave a collection of legs, wings, antennae on the bathroom floor. Drink lots of water. Throw the bugs and all of the water up on your spouse's or partner's pillow.

Lunch Remove the chicken skin from last night's chicken-to-go leftovers your spouse or partner placed in the trash can. Drag the skin across the floor several times. Chew it in a corner and then abandon.

Dinner Open another can of expensive gourmet cat food. Select a flavor that is especially runny, like Chicken and Giblets in Gravy. Lick off all the gravy and leave the actual meat to dry and get hard.

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Pet's Rankings

Intellegence of Dogs - Where is YOUR dog on the list?
Ranks 1 to 10 - Brightest Dogs
Understanding of New Commands: Less than 5 repetitions.
Obey First Command: 95% of the time or better.

1 Border Collie
2 Poodle
3 German Shepherd
4 Golden Retriever
5 Doberman Pinscher
6 Shetland Sheepdog
7 Labrador Retriever
8 Papillon
9 Rottweiler
10 Australian Cattle Dog

Ranks 11 to 26 - Excellent Working Dogs
Understanding of New Commands: 5 to 15 repetitions.
Obey First Command: 85% of the time or better.

11 Pembroke Welsh Corgi
12 Miniature Schnauzer
13 English Springer Spaniel
14 Belgian Tervuren
15 Schipperke, Belgian Sheepdog
16 Collie, Keeshond
17 German Shorthaired Pointer
18 Flat-Coated Retriever, English Cocker Spaniel, Standard Schnauzer
19 Brittany
20 Cocker Spaniel
21 Weimaraner
22 Belgian Malinois, Bernese Mountain Dog
23 Pomeranian
24 Irish Water Spaniel
25 Vizsla
26 Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Ranks 27 to 39 - Above Average Working Dogs
Understanding of New Commands: 15 to 25 repetitions.
Obey First Command: 70% of the time or better.

27 Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Puli, Yorkshire Terrier
28 Giant Schnauzer
29 Airedale Terrier, Bouvier Des Flandres
30 Border Terrier, Briard
31 Welsh Springer Spaniel
32 Manchester Terrier
33 Samoyed
34 Field Spaniel, Newfoundland, Australian Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Gordon Setter, Bearded Collie
35 Cairn Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Irish Setter
36 Norwegian Elkhound
37 Affenpincher, Silky Terrier, Miniature Pinscher, English Setter, Pharaoh Hound, Clumber Spaniel
38 Norwich Terrier
39 Dalmatian

Ranks 40 to 54 - Average Working/Obedience Intelligence
Understanding of New Commands: 25 to 40 repetitions.
Obey First Command: 50% of the time or better.

40 Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Smooth Fox Terrier
41 Curly-Coated Retriever, Irish Wolfhound
42 Kuvasz, Australian Shepherd
43 Saluki, Finnish Spitz, Pointer
44 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, German Wirehaired Pointer, Black & Tan Coonhound, American Water Spaniel
45 Siberian Husky, Bichon Frise, English Toy Spaniel
46 Tibetan Spaniel, English Foxhound, Otterhound, American Foxhound, Greyhound, Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
47 West Highland White Terrier, Scottish Deerhound
48 Boxer, Great Dane
49 Dachshund, Stafforshire Bull Terrier
50 Alaskan Malamute
51 Whippet, Chinese Shar-pei, Wire Fox Terrier
52 Rhodesian Ridgeback
53 Ibizan Hound, Welsh Terrier, Irish Terrier
54 Boston Terrier, Akita

Ranks 55 to 69 - Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence
Understanding of New Commands: 40 to 80 repetitions.
Obey First Command: 30% of the time or better.

55 Skye Terrier
56 Norfolk Terrier, Sealyham Terrier
57 Pug
58 French Bulldog
59 Brussels Griffon, Maltese
60 Italian Greyhound
61 Chinese Crested
62 Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Tibetan Terrier, Japanese Chin, Lakeland Terrier
63 Old English Sheepdog
64 Great Pyrenees
65 Scottish Terrier, Saint Bernard
66 Bull Terrier
67 Chihuahua
68 Lhasa Apso
69 Bullmastiff

Ranks 70 to 79 - Lowest Degree of Working/Obedience Intelligence
Understanding of New Commands: 80 to 100 repetitions or more.
Obey First Command: 25% of the time or worse.

70 Shih Tzu
71 Basset Hound
72 Mastiff, Beagle
73 Pekingese
74 Bloodhound
75 Borzoi
76 Chow Chow
77 Bulldog
78 Basenji
79 Afghan Hound

Pet allergy

Statistics show that 80 percent of all cat bites get infected. The most frequent type of bite is a puncture wound. If a cat bite bleeds well, your chance of infection will be significantly reduced. The bleeding actually helps flush some of the infectious saliva out of the wound. But, with their long pointed teeth, a cat bite is often a puncture that doesn't bleed much, or if at all. If the bite is in a joint, such as a finger knuckle, your injury can be even more serious with the possibility of inflammation and bone infection.

The basic rule is to thoroughly wash the wound right away. You can do this with soap and hot water. Using an anti-bacterial soap is even better. Then, sterilize it with Beta dine solution. This is surgical soap that kills just about everything. It's for external use only, and keep it away from your eyes. You can get it at any pharmacy in a liquid or ointment. When you get home, soak the wound in Epsom salts or peroxide and warm water. The idea is to get it as clean as possible. This will lessen the possibility of infection and inflammation.

It has also been suggested that having a cat carrier nearby may save you from a cat bite. If you need to catch a cat, try having an open carrier in a place where the cat can just run into it.

It's recommended that you seek professional medical treatment for any cat bite. The bite can turn into a nasty, infection in less than 12 hours. Treatment includes an IV antibiotic and oral antibiotics. The most commonly used oral antibiotic is Augmentin, which is an amoxocillin and clavulanate mixture. Most cat bites contain Pasterella multocida bacteria, with some Staph thrown in, and these drugs best treat those bacteria.

A cat bites one in every 170 people in the U.S. each year. This includes children and people who don't even own a cat. So, everyone stands a fairly good chance of experiencing this trauma sometime. My suggestion is to treat it with respect*the cat too.

Pet's Story

As I was pulling out of my driveway headed for work on a cold and misty morning, I noticed that someone had run over a cat right in front of my house. Being the inquisitive type, I stopped the car and got out to "check" if it was really dead. As I approached the cat, I was all of a sudden gripped with sadness, for I realized that it was my cat! I immediately scooped her up into my arms and started crying and apologizing to her for her terrible ending to life. I hugged her and gently kissed her and carried her into the house. I was thinking to myself "How am I going to tell my husband the awful news?"
Just as I got a few feet into the house, I was greeted by MY CAT! Yes, the one I thought was just made into a road pizza! Here I was just hugging and kissing this strange cat that I had no idea where it came from or where it had been. YUCK!
This dead cat looked exactly, I mean EXACTLY, like my cat. Grey stripped tabby, overweight and all. I am sure you all have seen one that also looked similar.
So, the moral to this story is, before you freak out about your cat being squished in the road, check the house and make sure that it is YOUR cat and not a cat that you have no idea where it came from.

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that his faithful dog had been dead for many years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. As he reached the wall, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch, and the street that led to the gate made from pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.

When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"

"This is heaven, sir," the man answered.

"Wow! Would you happen to have some water? We have traveled far," the man said.

"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up."

The man gestured, and the gate began to open. "Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked.

"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."

The man thought a moment, remembering all the years this dog remained loyal to him and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going. After another long walk he came to a plain dirt road, which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.

"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water? We have traveled far."

"Yes, sure, there's a faucet over there." The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in and help yourself."

"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to his dog.

"There should be a bowl by the faucet; he is welcome to share."

They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned faucet with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.

"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.

"This is heaven," was the answer.

"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was heaven, too."

"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."

"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"

"No. We're just happy that they screen out the folks who'd leave their best friends behind in exchange for material things."

Audrey took a cleaned out milk jug, cut a hole in it and stuffed it with plastic grocery bags. She asked me to find a way to tie it to a tree or stake close to the walk in front of our house and told me she hoped dog owners would use the bags to pick up poop their dogs had graciously deposited on our lawn while on walks (I hope it's a dog leaving those steamers!). She said there was about 10 piles of poop on our front lawn, so I hope people will start using them. I'm also going to buy a couple signs like the one to the right to see if that helps.

It just brings me down to know that people are so disregarding, because if you're a dog owner that walks your dog, you KNOW you should clean up your dog's mess after a squatting episode! You just can't not know that by now, and it's terrible to have to see poop on trails, parks and people's lawns.

If you're a dog owner, PLEASE don't be lazy and pick up after your dog after he/she poops. Thanks!

I had a black cat named Ada (I loved that cat!). At the time I had a living room chair I'd watch TV in with a back that came up to the height of my head. She loved to lay up behind me on the chair back and groom herself.

One evening Ada was laying behind me while I was wathing TV (probably a hockey game) and she started to lick my bald spot! At first I was kind of grossed out, but then I figured it was plenty clean. Heck, she was always very clean, so why not my head?

It turned into a frequent activity of her's of which I was a willing participant. Having the sandpaper-like tongue of a cat on your scalp is very relaxing, besides that, it was a free clean. I highly recommend you give it a try! ;-)


"Once upon a time a lady found the fawn under her step (they think the doe might have been hit by a car) .. her Ridge Back dog is helping look after it. The family named the fawn Bella. Once she has regained her strength (she was not in good shape when the family found her) they are going to send her to some friends who (in the past) raised two orphan deer and released them to the wild. Right now she is being bottle fed. Their dog (Hogan) has basically taken over. The fawn even shares his bed."