Steroids helped Lliira the Pyr girl, who has had horrible allergies. Mic the
Berner boy has medium allergies.
We did blood testing and put Lliira on the desensitizing shots. I know there
is some question among vets as to whether they make a difference BUT, after
one year of shots Lliira was significantly less miserable during allergy
season (she did not denude herself of hair for the first time, nor did she
keep us awake all night scratching and chewing and being horrible
uncomfortable). This is the second year; right now, she is obviously having
some allergy responses but for the first time she is less obviously
symptomatic than Mic. We still give her Benadryl and might move on to
something from the vet as well--but even with strong medicine she was never
able to sleep properly and ripping all her hair out itching in the past. Now
she has problems but with the shots the meds seem to be more effective in
helping her.
One of my horses went through the shots as well--he went from next door to
the knackers to being able to work year round over the course of about 4
yrs. The shots are not instantaneous, but for the horse every year was
better than the prior one. So far that seems true for Lliira as well.
Eileen Morgan
The Mare's Nest
http://www.enter.net/~edlehman
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