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Old Dec 06, 2012, 08:11 AM
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My family has had dogs forever, but recently every time I'm home, or at someones house that has a dog, I cough constantly, my throat gets sore, my nose gets all stuffed up and it gets really hard to breathe. ,, is it possible to just now develop allergies toward my dogs? & if that's what it is, how do I deal with that? would I have to get rid of my dogs...? :/
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Old Dec 06, 2012, 08:28 AM
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I've witnessed allergies popping up out of nowhere, suddenly my mom looks like a blowfish after a glass of red wine, and my sister cant breath if she has honey... Its weird. Maybe see a gp and ask about an antihistimine, they helped my brother with his cat allergy so he didn't have to get rid of him
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Old Dec 06, 2012, 08:42 AM
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My mom said that she is going to make me an appointment to see if that is what has been bothering me or if it's something else.
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Old Dec 06, 2012, 08:43 AM
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Great stuff, keep me posted ok?
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Old Dec 06, 2012, 08:49 AM
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will do.
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Old Dec 07, 2012, 06:27 AM
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If your on antidepressants then check with your pharmacist what antihistamines you can have. There are a couple which interact with SSRIs. But antihistamines are a good idea to try. The other thing you could try is garlic and horseradish tablets.
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Old Dec 07, 2012, 09:16 AM
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Vacuum often -it will get rid of the dander which is the allergen and wash pet bedding often as well. Won't "cure" it but should help.
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Old Dec 07, 2012, 09:56 AM
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I'm not on any type of medicine, and I would do that, but my house is very big and the dogs go EVERYWHERE even if they're not allowed. It would take wayy too long to wash everything that often..
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Old Dec 07, 2012, 10:12 AM
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It is possible to suddenly form an allergy. If your GP isn't able to help, you may need to see an allergist. They can do skin and scratch tests to find out what you're allergic to. If it's not the dogs, it could be something that is in your neighborhood that dogs might get into. For example, a common weed or grass that grows, so even if you were at someone else's house you could still get the effect of the allergy.
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Old Dec 07, 2012, 12:41 PM
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Wow, it is unusual. Cats are the usual culprit, not dogs.
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Old Dec 07, 2012, 03:22 PM
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If you are allergic to cats and only cats, you're actually allergic to their saliva and not the fur. If you're allergic to dogs it's animal dander most likely, so you'll also be allergic to cats (most likely.)
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Old Dec 07, 2012, 09:55 PM
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I went to the doctors today and all she did was tell me to go buy medicine for my cough and to get rid of mucus and another medicine that supposed to get rid of allergies. I took both around 6:30 & I am stuff coughing my lungs out...
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Old Dec 09, 2012, 03:52 PM
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You can develope an allergy overnight. I did to penicillin. Try taking an allergy med before getting rid of your beloved pet.

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Old Dec 09, 2012, 09:18 PM
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I am on cough meds and an allergy med, but they are not working. :/
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"Sometimes I feel like I was born backwards. , You know, like came out of my mum the wrong way? I hear words go past me backwards. The people I should love, I hate. And the people I should hate..."
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Keep pets out of your bedroom..
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