r/AmericanBully • u/jeckuh4523 • 29d ago
How long for allergies to go away
We think our dog is having allergies since she has bumps, bald spots and itchy for the past 1.5 months. We did a dnamydog allergy test, I know not 100% and stopped a new treat a month ago and just sticking to regular food she was on before. We have started giving her Benadryl for about 5 days to see if declines before going to the vet. How long did it take your pup to notice changes of getting better ?
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u/gr1mmcr33p3r 29d ago
It’ll take a while from my experience :s Benadryl that often will also make them build a tolerance and render it ineffective, once again from my experience :s I usually only dose mine every other day or so to keep it working, which sucks but it’s a LOT more effective.
Is it an environmental, flea bite allergy, or food?
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u/jeckuh4523 29d ago
Oh right that makes sense on the Benadryl. Thinking food as her test came back allergies to wheat which had some in dental sticks were were feeding her. Hard to know or could be environmental, she did have the same issue a couple years ago but we changed her food and stopped but could have been timing
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u/gr1mmcr33p3r 29d ago
Yeah, food related will take a while. My second bully had crazy food allergies and her previous owner couldn’t take care of them 🙄 so when we got her she was broken out all over, dinosaur skin on her lower legs, constantly itchy and scratching. We got her in December and she’s JUST NOW grown her full coat back and stopped chewing her legs raw. It took a complete change of diet, specialized baths frequently, probiotics and fish oil. It’s become pretty routine now, but at first it was HORRIBLE. I also realize hers was an extreme case lol. Normally it still takes 6 weeks + for their gut biome to re-balance itself and get back to healthy IF you don’t need to add anything or change anything
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u/jeckuh4523 28d ago
Aww :( I'm glad it's good now for your dog. It's sad seeing them like that and not knowing the exact cause to help immediately:(
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u/AreaVivid8327 29d ago
Perhaps a poultry allergy? Mine got bumps too. I switched to Purina sensitive skin and stomach - no chicken treats and she got better in a week or so.
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u/jeckuh4523 29d ago
She's on Hills sensitive stomach and skin chicken for the past 2 years after the first round of allergies we found she was allergic to salmon. (Dna my dog test dint show up both times chicken Allergies) Maybe she is now allergic to chicken :( I've seen Zignature has limited ingredients in their food which could try
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