Pet allergy?

[mountainboo]

I have been suffering from chronic Bronchitis for a long time now. There is always an underlying tickly cough, accompanied by painful throat which goes from one side to the other and sneezing.

I recently sought a second opinion as I had been to my GP many times. I had my bloods done, which came back normal. She also gave me a blue inhaler (I've always had a brown one) and told me it was likely to be allergies or asthma.

We have a very hairy Alsation who malts regularly. Whilst we were on holiday in May I had no symptoms whatsoever. Could I have a mild allergy to our dog?

[daffy654]

It does sound very much like a pet allergy unfortunately mountainboo.
You have two choices if it is:
1.Buy some Piriton tablets and take them every day for the rest of the time the dog is with you.
2.Get the dog rehomed :(

You can ask your GP to refer you for allergy testing to make sure,don't be tempted to get tested at one of those health food shops...the tests they use are flawed and inaccurate.

[Schutzengel]

You can get Loratadine tablets (one a day) from your GP on prescription. They work very well for me for that type of allergy.

[daffy654]

If you pay for your prescriptions it would be cheaper to buy generic loratidine tablets from the chemist,they are around �2.00 a (large) pack and can be bought over the counter without a prescription,much cheaper than paying whatever the prescription charges are now!

[mountainboo]

Thanks for the replies. I will ask if I can get an allergy test from my GP and if it is positive I will look into the loritadine.