Buying a dog is always a special time and it’s a wonderful feeling arriving home with the new family member. However, depending on the nature and severity of the allergy, it may take a while before the family begins to realize that they might have brought home more than simply the dog.
In the case of those allergic to dogs, some allergy sufferers live happily with a dog for a year or two before their allergy starts, whilst others will begin to experience symptoms almost immediately. Similarly, with allergies in dogs, one may own a dog for a considerable time before its allergy symptoms become apparent but in other cases, symptoms may manifest themselves in early puppyhood. The moment it dawns on you that either you or a family member may have an allergy to dogs – especially your own beloved 4-legged friend – or that your dog may have an allergy to something itself, is one that is usually accompanied by feeling deflated, stressed and very upset.
Fortunately, all is not lost! There exists a variety of treatments and ways to help minimize and prevent allergy symptoms, so that in all but the most extreme dog allergy cases, people and dogs can learn to co-exist happily with one another. However, the first stage in determining whether a dog allergy really is the root of the problem involves diagnosis.
Therefore, this section concerning dog allergies, diagnosis and the tests involved, will be divided as follows:
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Allergic to Dogs Diagnosis This area concerning allergic to dogs diagnosis will look at aspects such as determining whether you do actually suffer from a dog allergy, self diagnosis and home allergy testing kits, clinical diagnosis, allergy and related tests including a comparison of skin and blood tests, as well as general issues associated with allergy tests. |
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Allergies in Dogs Diagnosis |
