Allergic Rhinitis in Dog

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Does anyone have any experience with this condition? Our ten year old beagle bitch had a CT scan yesterday as she has had severe nasal congestion for a number of weeks. We have received the results and fortunately there is no tumour present which is what the vet suspected. She believes that it is something she is allergic to. Her main symptoms are severe nasal blockage, respiratory distress, snorting, and mucuous which varies from clear to white and in some instances green that usually comes down one nostril but sometimes both. She lives in the countryside at a riding club, where she has lived for ten years. We have had chickens since July last year although her problems started around Xmas time so we don't think it is that. She lives in a mobile home which is quite dry so we have bought a humidifier that is in constant use but that hasn't had much effect. She has had various drugs from the vets which have not really had much effect including steroids. Anyone recommend any homeopathic treatment. I have googled Aconite as being usefull in this instance? Does anyone have first hand experience of this condition? Do you know of any non allergenic food we can try her with?
 
Glad to hear it isn't a tumour. At risk of making you scream, the vets can do a full allergy work up.

Things to discount are grass and tree pollen, smoke, you've mentioned feathers, a household product or floor surface, it could be anything.

There are quite a few hypoallergenic foods on the market, of varying quality, if I were you I would try her on a 'human' type diet with meat, fish and rice, that way you would be reasonably sure that there was nothing too nasty in it.
I don't feed anything with wheat in it personally, dogs can be as intolerant to wheat as us humans.
 
I wonder is also a nasal swap/sample would be the way forward, maybe have a word with your vet, I had a dog that was reverse snezing and swallowing funny for a period of time, he had a culture/swap taken from his nose and a endoscope, nothing was found, it cleared up eventually.
 
No she hasn't had allergy testing. I was going to ask the vet about that when we had the consultation with her yesterday but had so many more questions than we really had time for. I wondered if we put a pile of feathers under her blanket, or her nose whether this would be a definitive answer if she started snorting again. The trouble is she is not insured, and so we are limited on how much we can spend. So far it has cost us £1700. I am still not convinced that it is not the hens/or the wood chip mixed with pine in their run.
 
Gah, nice bill, if it's any consolation there's no chance of getting mine insured either, what a silly billy I am!

If she is on the yard then it could be lots of different things, as you saw, wood chip, hay etc.

Once it is identified hopefully the vet can do something, mine is on Piriton 2x a day. His is an itchy allergic reaction though.
 
Its not a yard its a riding club so no hay/straw around as such. She doesn't have direct contact with horses either. SHe has had endospopy which just found dead cells his her nasal cavaties. Nothing out of the ordinary. Its very frustrating, and something tells me we have many months of frustration gradually ruling one thing after another out.
 
Do you know if the vet tested for nasal aspergillosis? The symptoms sound a bit like that, and your dogs breed and the fact it lives in the country would fit with this too. I'm not sure whether aspergillus can transfer from poultry to dogs, but it is certainly found in poultry so may be worth discussing with your vet.
 
Murphy 88. Good suggestion! However, sadly (or not depending on outlook for dogs with Aspergillosis) she does not have this, sorry I didn't mention there was no evidence of fungal infection according to the CT scan. Very frustrating. She is on another course of antibiotics (sorry not sure of name) which is half a tablet twice a day in the hope this can help with her symptoms. The vet says its definetely rhinitis. Just weird how after ten years of being surrounded by fields/horse activity/environment she has just suddenly developed an allergic reaction. Still think its tying to mobile home and/or hens and/or wood bark in their pen. Thanks for your suggestions though guys x
 
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