Comments on: What Is Allergic Contact Dermatitis?

By: bluebonn

bluebonn — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:29:24 +0000

Allergic contact dermatitis?http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Allergi…

By: T J

T J — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:05:38 +0000

The only hard part with contact allergies is identifying the source which can be almost anything. Probably the two most common would be a flea collar and wool (like a blanket or rug that the dog lays on.
Where on the body is the dog being affected? Contact dermatitis is normally very localized to a specific aria of contact with the allergen.
ie if it’s on the feet, the allergen is something that the dog is walking on. Around the neck, look at it’s collar. On it’s sides, look at it’s beading.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:58:27 +0000

Short answer is he is having allergic reaction to something he is coming in contact with like grass, dye in carpeting etc. Unless your vet did a skin allergy test to see exactly which things your dog is allergic, I wouldn’t put too much faith into it yet. If you haven’t, that is the next step so hopefully you can minimize the exposure to your dog.