Causes and Treatment of Dog Skin Allergies
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Advice on treating canine skin allergies from Veterinarian Dr. Patrick McHale on behalf of the http://www.dog-health-guide.org/canineskinallergy.html. Dr. McHale describes how common causes of dog skin allergies include contact to allergic substances, atopy or the most common cause, which flea allergy. They can get itchy from the fleas or the flea saliva. It can make dogs incredibly itchy. Pollen makes specific parts of the body itchy. He acknowledges that it can be difficult to determine the cause. If you cannot determine the cause, often the best approach is to put the dog on a special diet. There are excellent hypoallerginc foods available.