Dog Allergy - Advice Please

Re: Dog Allergy - Advice Please

Mary Lyle — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:40:50 GMT

I too have had some alergic reactions to certain dogs. I find a drop of olbas oil on a face mask helps considerably.

Re: Dog Allergy - Advice Please

Claire Cameron — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:17:40 GMT

Hiya

Thanks everyone

Have contacted my doctor for some Telfast tablets if thats no luck I might ask for the nasal spray or further meds. I've had a constant "cold" and feel terrible all autumn/winter

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Christine Chapman — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:44:47 GMT

One of our locum vets was dreadfully allergic to everything from birds through to horses. She used to wear a mask when in close proximity, even in consults although sometimes she had to remove it to explain something in detail. Most clients could understand her though.

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Anonymous — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:47:19 GMT

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hi,

i'm allergic to cats- always have been, i take cetirizine every day i get it on prescription but you can but it over the counter cheaply,tried homeopathic cat dander tabs years ago but you have to cut out other meds so gave up.when i'm really bad i sometimes take a piriton too(plus a glass of red = a great nights sleep!). Optrex do good allergy eye drops which are soothing, and you get the skooshy up your nose steroids too (beconase?)- (i tried them years ago without any real benefit)-wear a mask and gloves for clipping up it looks a bit dramatic but it should help. everyone thinks i'm mad being an "allergic " VN but once you get it under control the symptoms are more manageable.

I hope some of this ramble helps!

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i did the nasal thing for a little while until it started giving me nose bleeds!!! rubbish

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I also had adverse effects from the beconase, you would think someone had sprayed acid..... not the drug, but real acid up my nose,the burning sensation and pain was unbearable so I stopped using it.

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yeah it messed with my taste buds too. i don't like nasal sprays in general i think they stop the problem temporarily and then when you stop using them all hell breaks loose!!! you end up feeling worse than you did before you started using them!

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:40:00 GMT

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hi,

I hope some of this ramble helps!

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i did the nasal thing for a little while until it started giving me nose bleeds!!! rubbish

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I also had adverse effects from the beconase, you would think someone had sprayed acid..... not the drug, but real acid up my nose,the burning sensation and pain was unbearable so I stopped using it.

Re: Dog Allergy - Advice Please

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:22:57 GMT

[quote user="savethecheerleader"]

hi,

I hope some of this ramble helps!

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i did the nasal thing for a little while until it started giving me nose bleeds!!! rubbish

Re: Dog Allergy - Advice Please

savethecheerleader — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:06:53 GMT

hi,

I hope some of this ramble helps!

Re: Dog Allergy - Advice Please

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:25:55 GMT

I wouldn't have thought so since Cetrizine is very cheap and you can get it over the counter in some countries. it also can make you drowsy have a search on google for Zyrtec(cetrizine) and Allegra(telfast) comparing if you're curious. you will get a better balance of opinion from the american crowds and that is what those drugs are called in America. I personally bought some Zyrtec when I went home to the US for xmas when i ran out of my Telfast prescription, I personally didn't care for it.

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Claire Cameron — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:27:52 GMT

Thanks everyone

Is Telfast stronger than Cetrizine?

I saw my dr about a week ago for this allergy wonder if i'll need another consult or if i can ring and ask about it?

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Anonymous — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:34:27 GMT

I find it works for somethings and then I find I have to take it twice a day sometimes. Or I have to take the Telfast-D :) (60mg Fexofendadine HCI/120mg Pseudoephedrine HCI)

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Fiona Leathers — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:27:37 GMT

I have itchy skin (cause not known yet) I take Telfast (fexofenidine 180mg) & I have to still top it up with piriton - I don't find fexofidine much good on its own. Maybe its my type of itch!!

The doses I take should mean I'm asleep on my feet but it doesn't seem to have much effect!

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Anonymous — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:54:18 GMT

I have hay, mould and rabbit allergies and I take Telfast. You can get a prescription from your GP on request. It's brilliant and better than any priton. you can get two types Telfast and Telfast-D just speak to your GP about what would suit you most.

p.s. it won't be suggested as a treatment you will need to request it as it's more expensive for the NHS.

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:26:13 GMT

Piriton can cause drowsiness and other problems as can all drugs. What about looking at acupuncture. Go to one of the Chinese ones though as it is more specialised than the vets will do.

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Katy — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:41:41 GMT

From the chemist... Actually I think the strongest one is the one that you need to take 3 times a day. Check with the pharmacist when you go in x

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Claire Cameron — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:23:01 GMT

where can you get the 24 hr piriton?

ive tried normal piriton, lotradine and now on cetrizine

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Katy — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:49:23 GMT

There used to be an injection you could get from your docs? But think it only lasted 8 weeks.

I used to be allergic to cats until I got my own! Sometimes I do have a sneezing fit with mine or the odd one at work, but I find the 24 hour piriton is the best one. They're what they use in hospital for people with very bad allergies, so they are good enough for me!

Re: Dog Allergy - Advice Please

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:39:34 GMT

Hi,

I too am allergic to certain breeds of dog, boxers and shar pei,staffs, but they dont bother my asthma(laughing sets mine off and thats it, nothing else) or make my eyes run or sneeze, it's just the coat touching me that brings me out in a rash.

I am however allergic to rabbits, and I get the sneezing, itchy eyes etc, sometimes I dont even need to be near them, just in their vicinity. I do have a rabbit of my own, and can only spend a short time with her before I start sneezing, again I think it depends on the type of rabbit, as some I am ok with, while others I am a mess. I know a couple of vets and nurses allergic to guinea pigs and one vet I worked with was like yourself, he was puffing on his inhaler when having to deal with guinea pigs, and his eyes were running etc.

I take my anti histamines if I think I am going to be exposed, and when I worked in practice took them every day.

I am sorry I dont have anymore advice, but if it's any consolation there are quite a lot of people who work in this industry who are allergic to certain animals.