My dog has itchy skin, goopy eyes, and sneezes. What treatments work?

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My dog has always had itchy skin, goopy eyes. Now shes sneezing/wheezing a lot. apt next door is being renovated so I think dust is part problem but I think it’s mostly allergies. Apoquel is too $$ & I don’t want a lifelong Rx. Generic Loratadine doesn’t help. Any recos? Thoughts on Quercetin, tho most have fillers? She also has food allergies which I think we solved with food switch that eliminated red belly bumps. But she still itches. Fatty acid oil doesn’t help. Is this all allergies? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 1 year old | 51 lbs

Megan, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

This is likely all allergies but if she has any secondary bacterial or yeast infections this could make her itching worse. If you haven’t tried Benadryl, I would every 8-12 hours consistently. See link below. If not, then I would talk to your vet about steroids. Steroids are not ideal but if apoquel isn’t an option and Benadryl doesn’t work then you may have to try steroids. Dogs with allergies end up needing something to help their itching long term because allergies cannot always be cure. You can try quercetin but doubtful it will work well if the other things you’ve tried haven’t helped. You can also get an anti-itch shampoo like duoxo calming. I hope this helps! https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/benadryl/

My dog has itchy skin, goopy eyes, and sneezes. What treatments work?

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