It depends on what we're considering the issue to be....
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Absolutely. That is actually the most common allergy we see when dealing with skin allergies in dogs....
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The most common would either be injectable, where we give an injection in the vein, or inhalant, general anesthesia, where they are intubated.
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Most of the time, it's going to be scratching, shaking their head, and discomfort as far as their skin or ears go, and those areas will also have r...
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I think that the breathing rate is a big one. You want to make sure the dog isn’t having any difficulty or labored breathing....
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The most common symptom in dogs is chewing on their feet, scratching at their bodies or their ears, shaking their heads, licking their rear ends, a...
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What we call our pre-medication has pain management in it....
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We mentioned itching being the most common thing we see....
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Of course, I don't know human medicine that well. But human allergies are mainly of the inhalant variety....
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I'm not a human doctor, but the biggest difference is that when we think of allergies in humans, we think of sinus problems and pollens, among othe...
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We perform a physical exam on all our patients before they undergo sedation or anesthesia....
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A contact allergy is whenever your dog touches something that they have an allergic reaction to....
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Again, depending on the type of procedure, I generally tell owners not to feed them immediately when they go home....
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Contact allergies refer to the primary allergies that dogs have when they're walking around or laying down in your house....
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Sedation and drowsiness are the big ones. Of course, we expect that but that sometimes can linger longer than we like....
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Contact allergies are things that a dog comes into contact with within the environment that triggers a certain reaction....
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Those two things we just mentioned are significant....
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Food allergies are relatively common. We'll go over the detailed history and see if your dog has had skin and ear issues before....
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The only way to test for a food allergy is to do an elimination diet trial....