[Dailydrool] Maggies Allergies

[Marsdoxy2 at aol.com]

Hi Everyone,
 
                        Well, I got my Allergy test back for my 17 month old 
Maggie,  Just let me  say that the list of what she isn't allergic to is much 
shorter than the list  she tested positive for.  She is allergic to  beef, 
pork, potatoes,  barley, alfalfa, eggs, cheese , wheat, oats, soy,  and all milk  
products,  from there we go to  maple trees, oak trees, box-elder  trees, 
fiscus grass, rye grass, kentucky blue grass, 9 different fungus, and 6  
different mold spores, and of course, flea bites  ,  FLYS  !!!!!!!   and poultry 
feathers !!!!!   the list goes  on  but you can get the big picture here,  I have 
ordered  the allergy extract,  which will take two weeks to get and we will  
start with the allergy injections,  My first Basset was also allergic to  every 
thing and she did really well with the shots,  we had to stop and  start three 
different times, as we started the shots in  the spring  and we over loaded 
her immune system, so we purged her system and waited  until the fall to start 
her back up again and she did great, she  built up  her immune system so that 
she only needed to be injected once a month, but it  took forever to get her 
to that point. things always have to get worse before  they get better, 
patience was the key. My first Basset was nine years old  before I started her on 
allergy shots, so she had 9 years of over use of  steroids which damaged her 
liver, trust me , I learned a lot in the 12 years  that I had her,  and now I feel 
like a pro, I decided early on that I would  not use steroids this time 
around, so when Maggie started showing signs of  allergies, I went the homeopathic 
route until she was old enough to test for the  allergies. So far Annie ,   
Maggie's sibling has shown no sign of  allergies yet, but she is still pretty 
young,  only 7 months,  I am  keeping my fingers crossed.
As for the lady who had to wait at the vets  such a long time with a  
possible  Bloat problem ,  I too have a BIG, BIG mouth and I would  have made a huge 
scene,  I have embarrassed my husband more than once in 38  years of marriage 
with my out spoken , big mouth. My fur babies are my children  and there is 
nothing more stressful than having a sick baby.
 
Marlene



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