Itching and allergies are a serious problem with many pet families because they dislike having their pets suffer with itching and they dislike being awoken at night with pets scratching.
If you’ve ever had poison ivy, you know how miserable our pets can be as they chew their feet raw and rub themselves so hard that they develop hot spots. We can help pets have fewer allergies and less itching if we control fleas, foods, and airborne materials. We’ve covered how to control these factors in the last few blog entries. Now, let’s consider contact allergens that might also cause itching so that we can remove them from our pets’ world.
Pets can be allergic to anything that touches their skin:
· cedar chips in a pet pillow
· pine shavings used for rabbits and guinea pig housing
· detergent used on clothing
· soaps used on the floor
· shampoos used for bathing
· cow leather on the sofa
· sheep wool in the carpet
· saliva from fleas
· mites under the bed (Dermatophagoides)
· wood preservative on the deck
· feathers in a pillow
· grain used in your neck-warming “Bed Buddy”
If your pet has allergy symptoms with constant itching, hot spots, and yeasty ears and you’ve controlled fleas, foods, and inhaled allergens, then focus on removing possible contact allergens, such as those described above. Your pet will love you for finding and removing whatever is causing it to itch.
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