Seasonal allergies?

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

After consulting a friend (who comes from a dog breeding family), we think Luna may have bad seasonal allergies.

 

The snow just melted in the last 4-5 days in large volume and the grass is exposed.  Last night my fiance took her for a little run around 5 pm... around 8:30 she vomited in the car (she has never done this before), and seemed very uncomfortable.  When we got home she was rubbing her face all over the floor, but I checked her ears and they were clean and smelled like her normal ear smell...So I guess they were just itchy.

I then noticed that her face looked a bit "puffy" - I sort of wish I took some pictures because I had taken some earlier in the day so I could have compared.  This part scared me a bit because that was one of the things the vet said to watch for when she had meds for her spaying surgery.

 

Anyway - anyone have experience with bad doggie allergies? 

Symptoms: nausea, itchy ears, puffy face

The friend told us to give her 1/2 tab of Benadryl if it happens again...but I'll have to check the dosage, as long as Benadryl is safe for dogs she's probably fine with the children's dose (she's about 33 lbs).

 

This morning she's fine - acting normally, ate a bowl of food and no face puffyness.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Mary, we have a support group here on DK for dogs who have been diagnosed with Atopic Dermatitis and are in the care of veterinary allergy specialists; most of our dogs are also on the immunotherapy shot treatment. Please join us!

http://www.doodlekisses.com/group/atopicdermatitissupportgroup

PS: A.D. is genetic, so it's in your dog's parrents' lines somewhere.

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

The good news is we took Luna to the dog park where she romped and rolled around... no puffy face or itchy ears.  Maybe it was in fact a bug bite, who knows!  Time will tell, but I will keep the Benadryl handy just in case.