Background: 16 Weeks old female GSD. Fully vaccinated.
Hello everybody! My pup has had what seems to be a 2nd allergic reaction. She's been scratching a lot over the past week or week and a half and she's developed what I think are hives on her underbelly. They look like whiteheads basically. Also, she's had a little bit of a runny nose, where every now and then we can see a visible water droplet on her nose. She's also had some peeling of her nose skin. Not bad, but there's some whiteness where it almost looks like some lessions.
Like I said, this is likely her 2nd outbreak. The first one we treated with Benadryl which the Vet recommended and she had a positive reaction and seemingly cleared up. This one seems more severe. However, there is otherwise no change to my pup. She appears 100 % normal. She has had no changes in diet that correspond with these outbreaks. My belief makes it seem it's more environmental than dietary.
My main question is what should I be doing? Is it too early to start jumping into getting tests done? Or should I wait it out a bit. I know puppies have weaker immune systems. And as I have been very heavy into socialization and exposure, my pup has been in a variety of situations over the past few weeks where she could've essentially been exposed to anything. Or is this something I should be more proactive with. Should I contact the breeder and ask if she has any input on what some of her littermates or her parents previous litters may have had issues with?
My friend who's a vet tech recommended I wash her with a hypoallergenic shampoo which is on the way from Amazon right now.
Appreciate any insight. This is my 5th GSD but this will be the first time I've dealt with any type of allergy issue. This big fear beingthe nose peeling is something more severe like Lupus. But I'm trying not to overeact and my idea is to wait it out to see if it clears up before I go back to the vet.
Below is the best picture I could get of her nose. Getting her to sit still was tough.
Hello everybody! My pup has had what seems to be a 2nd allergic reaction. She's been scratching a lot over the past week or week and a half and she's developed what I think are hives on her underbelly. They look like whiteheads basically. Also, she's had a little bit of a runny nose, where every now and then we can see a visible water droplet on her nose. She's also had some peeling of her nose skin. Not bad, but there's some whiteness where it almost looks like some lessions.
Like I said, this is likely her 2nd outbreak. The first one we treated with Benadryl which the Vet recommended and she had a positive reaction and seemingly cleared up. This one seems more severe. However, there is otherwise no change to my pup. She appears 100 % normal. She has had no changes in diet that correspond with these outbreaks. My belief makes it seem it's more environmental than dietary.
My main question is what should I be doing? Is it too early to start jumping into getting tests done? Or should I wait it out a bit. I know puppies have weaker immune systems. And as I have been very heavy into socialization and exposure, my pup has been in a variety of situations over the past few weeks where she could've essentially been exposed to anything. Or is this something I should be more proactive with. Should I contact the breeder and ask if she has any input on what some of her littermates or her parents previous litters may have had issues with?
My friend who's a vet tech recommended I wash her with a hypoallergenic shampoo which is on the way from Amazon right now.
Appreciate any insight. This is my 5th GSD but this will be the first time I've dealt with any type of allergy issue. This big fear beingthe nose peeling is something more severe like Lupus. But I'm trying not to overeact and my idea is to wait it out to see if it clears up before I go back to the vet.
Below is the best picture I could get of her nose. Getting her to sit still was tough.
