What are the symptoms of allergies in dogs?

The most common symptom in dogs is chewing on their feet, scratching at their bodies or their ears, shaking their heads, licking their rear ends, and just being miserable and unable to settle. You'll often find that they're licking their feet and scratching through the night, which means something's not right.

Most of the time, it's going to be scratching, shaking their head, and discomfort as far as their skin or ears go, and those areas will also have redness to them.

We mentioned itching being the most common thing we see. When we are looking for allergies in dogs at the hospital, we check for any discharge in the ear. That's a common occurrence, and it often means that there is inflammation in the ear because inflammation causes the glandular cells to produce more discharge. So if your dog's got a lot of junk in their ears, typically, that's an indication of inflammation. They would be scratching their ears and shaking their heads most of the time, but not always. So that's what we're looking for. We'll also look for any odor to the skin. Sometimes dogs have what's called seborrheic skin, which is an oily, unpleasant coat that is often associated with allergies. Other signs include skin lesions, hair loss, thickened skin, and darker skin, referred to as lichenified skin. In conclusion, we always look for an indication of unhealthy skin because it is almost always caused by underlying allergies.

Common symptoms of allergies in dogs include licking of the paws, redness on the belly, in the groin area, in the armpits, and sometimes on the face. Rarely, dogs may exhibit sneezing, watery eyes, and a watery nose. Some dogs with allergies may also experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea.

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.