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When talking about dog allergy symptoms it is best explained by categorising it into different types of allergies and their symptoms as this will be the best way for you to understand all forms of allergies and ways of dealing with them.

Human as well reacts to dog allergy symptoms, thus there are signs to show you have such illness as a result of the dog’s presence in the house, such individual will have constant sneezing and coughing whenever he is close to the pet, and other symptoms include running nose, red eyes, itchy in the eyes, also constant sneezing, skin reaction. 

Hence people with asthma are mostly to be affected by the dog allergy symptoms for preventive measures it is advisable they stay away from dogs, also there are over the counter medication that can help in stopping the effects of the symptoms and the use of nasal spray will stop all form of running nose. 

Also, you can decide to cage your pet as another way of preventing the sprayed of such a reaction, if after taking the necessary medication you still have not recovered from the dog allergy symptom it is best to visit the hospital for a doctor's check-up

Different types of dog allergy symptoms and preventive measures

 Food Allergies:

Some of the general signs that will show up to confirm your dog is suffering from food allergy include chewing parts of his body, biting, constant scratching, eye and nose discharge, and licking parts of his bodies always. 

To eliminate or prevent it, feed your dog with anti-dog allergy food formulas, this is very effective in dealing with such conditions, there is some ingredient in the food that causes the allergy thus it is best to isolate certain ingredient from their diet and observe them know which of the ingredient is the main cause.

Environmental allergy:

This type of reaction is caused by the following factors such as pollen, human dander, dust, mould, chemicals, toxins and particles in the atmosphere, some of the signs include excessive scratching of the face, chewing, 

Also scratching in the genital, and abdominal parts as well as in the armpit, you can easily detect if your dog is suffering from such an allergy by taking a look at his armpit and abdomen, it will be reddish as a result of excessive licking. One of the best ways of treatment is bathing the dog with cold water and medicated shampoo.

Flea Allergies

The fleas that perch on the body of the dogs do not cause allergy but it is a result of the saliva been produced by the fleas that cause it, in an attempt to lick the dog's body, signs of this dog allergy symptoms include constant scratching in the tail which are associated with sores and scabs.

 Bacterial Allergies

The body of the dogs do harbour Staph bacteria which naturally does not have any effect on them but there are some dogs whose skin is sensitive to this bacteria thus sparking up a reaction in the body, some of the signs include excessive scratching which always leads to hair loss, treating the dog with antibiotics is one of the best measures of dealing with the bacteria.



 

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