Sudden allergy to dogs

[SunnyDan]

Hi all, I'm a 73-year-old man living in Arizona and I have had CLL for 10 years and still w/w. I have always had pet dogs. In the last 6 months, somehow I've developed a dog allergy. I've always had dogs and it would be horrible to have to give them up. I'd be curious to hear if other people have had this issue and if they've done anything to resolve the issue and a satisfactory manner. I currently have a 7 lb maltipoo and even this hypoallergenic small dog triggers my allergy.

[5214]

I also have had CLL. I have 2 Maltipo and I live in Houston and was dignoised in 2011 and had no problem with my dogs. Before them I had Maltese not a problem. I pray this will pass for you because we need our dogs and they need us.

[BigfootT]

I live with both a dog and a cat and have no issues with them, but just last week I drank an IPA beer and broke out in full body hives. That's never happened before. I'm hoping it's an issue specific to either IPAs or the the specific brand.....cause I'd hate to lose my one vice, but I am suspicious it may be the SLL acting up.

Bigfoot

[SofiaDeo]

My allergies have changed, I am more sensitive to dust & pollen now. The dogs can carry dust & pollen. I brush mine (Bichon, so same family) with a human mixed bristle brush.

The nylon & boar bristle mix pull dirt, pollen, dust, bits of leaves, etc. from their coats. They love it; the nylon against their skin apparently feels like a fingernail scratching. I do a wrist flick, a quick stroke, not a long one like I would use on my own hair. Sometimes I wipe their feet, face & coat area with a damp cloth in between monthly baths.

Perhaps keeping your dogs cleaner will help. Arizona is very dusty & dry. If you are around the pine trees, remember, this year seems to have been a bumper crop for pollen. I remember my car being yellowish from it, when I lived in Flagstaff.

[opal11uk]

This happened to a friend and she started taking Antihistamine tablets and was able then to live with her dogs ok. I personally would not give up my dog lol

[Kingfish6]

Are you taking anything or in treatment for allergies? I'm allergic to dogs & cats, & have a cat. I took nasal spray Nasonex which got me off the pills - Claritin, etc. I take AstePro at night. Also saline spray at ant time.

[SunnyDan in reply to Kingfish6]

Hi. Thanks for the reply.

I have been taking Zyrtec, Flonase, lubricated eye drops, as well as nightly sinus cleaning with Neti Pot. I've also given her a bath every week. I originally had a golden retriever when the allergy first started. I re-homed her with a neighbor so that I can still see my Golden.

After the golden was gone for a month or so, the allergy symptoms stopped.

I recently got a Maltipoo pup and I didn't notice any allergy symptoms. However after the dog was on my lap for 30 minutes, I could feel the allergy symptoms coming back again.

Last year both my wife of 33 years and my faithful Golden died within a month of each other. After that tragedy, I just wanted a dog to keep me company.

When I looked up dog allergies later in life the article said it could happen, especially if you're Immunocompromised. . Since I have CLL, I figured that would include me.

.My Symptoms include burning eyes and a strong smell /taste like skunk. I have no runny nose or sneezing

[claree_ford]

I really hope for you that you find a solution / treatment. I think new allergies might be a CLL thing - a few years into W&W I developed a mild allergy to dairy - your story makes me very grateful it wasn't to cats. Best wishes to you and to your dog.

[JM777]

the dogs often Carry allergy’s from the yard… pollen, etc.. and they are like little allergy filled carpets. See if this may be the case and start studying the trees in the yard it may be getting contaminated from… Hope that helps.