Pets and Allergies

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Hello out there! I am still alive and well…

We’ve spent the last few weeks on another adventure with Sissy. We now have a new to us vet with a special interest in nutrition and digestive issues, a new diet (for the dogs, thanks much) and we might finally be making progress on Sissy’s life-long problem with her anal glands. Along the way, our friend AllyBand her dog Sam introduced us to allergy testing for pets. Her vet used The Spectrum Group, but I’d love to hear any experiences you’ve had with similar services and/or other types of allergy testing for pets.

(See that super-pink belly?! That’s not ideal… no wonder the girl always wants someone to rub her belly.)

I’ll be asking New Vet about the blood testing on Monday when the girls go in for follow-up on Sissy and a “meet and greet” plus annual exam for Gretchen. I’ve had a dog with seasonal allergies and he spent his last years on assorted allergy pills, but this is a whole new adventure for me. How many of you have had pets with allergies, and what sorts? How did you manage them?