Emma is allergic to.... (jennie_c_d)

 Four months of kibble, only, and Emma had some nasty buildup, too. The first thing I gave her was a bully stick, LOL. She was the happiest little dog, ever! She pranced around with it, for a few minutes, before she started eating it.

I got nothing, from the vet. I took the lab's paperwork to him, told him this is what I want, and he sent the blood. He gave me no feedback. Poor Em has been itching year round, for five years. She's "very" allergic to human dander. The scale was 0-6, with 0 being nothing and 6 being extremely severe. 1 is reacted slightly, 2 is reacted, 3 is severe, 4 is very severe, 5 is watch your dog, and I guess 6 is buy a plastic bubble. She got 3 on human dander, fleas, and mulberry trees (which, umm, we don't even HAVE here!), It said on the paper that they reccomend immunotherapy for 2s and up. She had lots of 2s. I'm going to go by, on Tuesday, and ask him about what he thinks we should do. He'd told me he could have a homeopathic made up to help sensitize her. I'd really rather not do the immunotherapy vaccines, if I don't have to.

mulberry trees (which, umm, we don't even HAVE here!)

Regarding oddball plant allergies. When you are allergic to one thing, there's a lot of cross sensitivities, particularly to foods. Monica Segal has information about this phenomenon in dogs, and probably Sabine does too. I'm not sure where to start researching this, honestly - I only know a couple of them offhand - possibly Callie knows. But mulberry rang a bell for some reason.

 I know that there are cross sensitivities, but haven't wrapped my head around that, just yet. Today, I went out and bought a matress cover and hypoallergenic pillow to block dust mites and "pet" dander, LOL. Emma's allergic to her "pet" human. Arg! 

I will email Sabine, and see what she has to say. When I finish with this figuring things out period, I'm going to have her help me with Em's diet, again.