The only downside is the price but it's, I think, more cost - effective than courses
of allergy injections.
The main purpose of allergy testing is to find exactly what your pet is allergic to, and also to set up a protocol
for allergy injections.
Other names for
allergy injections include desensitization, hyposensitization, allergy vaccine, or allergen - specific immunotherapy.
Heather suffered from allergy - induced asthma and was on a restricted diet, regular medication, supplements and
allergy injections as a child.
If your pooch is diabetic or needs
regular allergy injections, you're going to need to learn how to give her a shot of medicine subcutaneously, or just under the first layer of skin.
If the specific offending antigens are identified by allergy testing,
an allergy injection serum or «allergy shots» can be given to the patient.
These «
allergy injections» are tailored to your pet's unique needs and can significantly reduce the symptoms of allergies.
Environmental allergies can be managed in several ways including oral medications, medicated shampoos / sprays, or
allergy injections.
«The third method of therapy for atopic dermatitis (environmental allergies) is
allergy injections.
In some cases,
these allergy injections may be required for the pet's life.
Desensitization (also referred to as hyposensitization), or administering «
allergy injections», involves injecting increasing doses of a diluted flea antigen over a prolonged period.
Sometimes more severe cases have to be referred to a specialist that can do skin testing to identify allergens and develop
an allergy injection to be given at home.
Allergy injections may also be administered as a longer term treatment, if the allergen can not be removed from the dog's environment.
However, the best way to manage pollen allergies is
allergy injections.
Treatment is likely to include
allergy injections, environmental modifications, and medications to ease your symptoms.
For severe cases of atopic dermatitis that don't respond well to treatment,
allergy injections, (called hyposensitization or allergen - specific immunotherapy) are another — albeit more expensive — option.