It may cause
inhalant allergies in dogs.
However,
inhalant allergies in dogs and cats are much more likely to cause generalized itching and food allergies, when they occur, generally cause diarrhea.
Not exact matches
The most common underlying causes of ear infections
in dogs are
inhalant / contact
allergies and / or food
allergies.
These
dogs are susceptible to moist dermatitis, yeast dermatitis, and
inhalant and food
allergies, along with several diseases
in which the immune system behaves inappropriately.
The term «
Inhalant Allergy»
in the
dog is used as a synonym for Atopy.
In addition to
inhalant and contact
allergies,
dogs can also be affected by food
allergies — especially for common ingredients like chicken, corn, or wheat.
In many cases,
dogs that develop food
allergies also have some kind of contact or
inhalant allergy as well.
In addition to possibly being due to a local irritant or contaminant, your
dog's constant licking could be caused by an
allergy of a food or
inhalant - causing a general itchy feeling.
Flea bite
allergies and
inhalant allergies are the top to causes for allergic reactions
in dog — food
allergies are
in third place, accounting for about 10 % of all
allergies in dogs.
Atopy (
inhalant allergies) are the most common cause but ear infections have been associated with food
allergies, flea
allergies and even
allergies to the
dog's own anal sac secretions,
in some cases.
In some
dogs ear infections are the only visible sign of food
allergy or
inhalant allergy.
In addition, many
dogs with food
allergies have other
allergies, such as atopy (
inhalant allergy), flea
allergy, etc..
About ten to fifteen percent of the
dog population is allergic to something they breathe from the environment, making
inhalant allergy, or atopy, the second most common
allergy in dogs.
Cats that have airborne or
inhalant allergies will usually present
in a much different way than a
dog with
allergies.
It is estimated that food
allergies account for 10 percent of
allergies in dogs, ranking third after flea bite
allergies and
inhalant allergies.
In dogs, reasons for an incessant itch can include skin parasites; fungal, bacterial and yeast infections; food and
inhalant allergies; and hormone related disorders that...
Inhalant allergy (atopy) is the second most common cause of skin itchiness
in dogs.
In dogs, reasons for an incessant itch can include skin parasites; fungal, bacterial and yeast infections; food and
inhalant allergies; and hormone related disorders that make the
dog more susceptible to all of these.
Although most people think that itching is related to fleas, the most common cause of itching
in the
dog is
inhalant allergy.