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Sneezing!!!

♥Zoe♥ on Health - Fri, October 05 2007

My little Zoe has been sneezing up a storm the last few days. If I remember correctly she had this problem around the same time last year. Until it got hot again, I had been leaving the windows open during the day. When I come home and take her out, she sneezes and reverse sneezes the whole walk. I have started to give her Benadryl (which is what they told me to do last year) but it seems to be worse this time around. Anyone else having problems with seasonal allergies right now?

Stevie on Oct 05 at 12:42 PM

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Allergies are really bad right now. Sometimes if Benadryl doesn't work another type of antihistamine will--you'll have to call and ask Dr. Short about Chlorpheneramine--orsomething like that. If she doesn't have skin irritation, I would stay away from steroid shots, unless absolutely necessary. I think this time of year just plain sucks for the allergy sufferers!

PJ on Oct 05 at 12:56 PM

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PJ does sneeze more and rubs his little face in the carpet sometimes too. He does do okay with half of a Benadryl. I also wash his little face off with warm water after he has been playing outside in the grass just to get any pollen, grass, etc, off of him.

♥Zoe♥ on Oct 05 at 01:22 PM

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Stevie...I think Zoe might have been on that med you mentioned back when she was having an allergy problem that was making her ears itch. I thought she had an ear infection, but it turned out it was allergies. I will have to look back through my paperwork when I get home and see if that is what she took. If it gets any worse, I may have to get some. She doesn't have any skin problems, not that I have noticd, just sneezing and watery eyes. Those reverse sneezes scare me to death. It sounds like she can't breathe. I didn't know what it was until someone on this site said it happens to their dog also...

Stevie on Oct 05 at 04:28 PM

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Yes Zoe, we have a serious problem with reverse sneezing...LOL. It's just cause we have short noses and sometimes it scares mom half to death when she is asleep and I start doing it.

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