We frequently use Aboquil and Cytopoint, but antihistamines are generally your safest bet.

The treatment varies. If your dog has severe allergies to them, we may have to use something like Prednisone. Otherwise, we'll definitely recommend some shampoos to soothe the skin and ensure they're on a good flea and tick medication.

We often use antihistamines, but we also sometimes prescribe drugs such as Aboquil, Cytopoint, or even Prednisone.

Most of the time, we try to do the tests in the clinic. However, if you're going to a dermatologist, it could take a few weeks, depending on what they're doing.

We're just looking at their skin. We might do some skin scraping, cytology to examine everything, and if we really suspect allergies, we may even refer you to a dermatologist.

A lot more times we'll see a lot more skin irritation in dog allergies versus in humans, where it affects your upper respiratory system.

Dogs can suffer from seasonal allergies. It's a little bit more difficult here in Florida since we don't have as many seasonal changes.

A lot of times if we think that a dog has a food allergy, we're going to try a food trial by taking them off all of the main proteins and putting them on a specific diet such as ZD or Royal Canin's hypoallergenic profile or even Purina's hypoallergenic.

A contact allergy is when they've lain on something or sat on something that's very irritating to their skin.

Dogs, just like humans, could have a little bit of sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, but a lot of times you're going to notice that they're chewing at their feet or licking or scratching all over.