itchy dog allgery of fleas?

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every spring/summer time my border collie x gets very itchy, she was particualy bad this year, she had chewed her back toes so bad they were swollen, bright red with no hair. so i took her to the vets, and he said he would give her an injection as if he was treating it as an allgery. if she improved 100% he said thats what it is, if not its more of a mite problem and other things like that, but he'd go in to it more if the injection didnt work. he also made a point that she didnt have any fleas.


anyways, when i took her back a few weeks later with massive improvement he then checked her said she was much better, then he said oh shes got fleas, thats the problem, here buy some frontline flea drop at £29 a go and that should do the trick... i left a bit confused.

iv been checking her and she has no fleas, she graudally started chewing her toes again but no where near as bad. iv just given her a flea bath and i saw no fleas drop out, and if she does have them i usually do see them in the bath.

iv moved vets and if it carrys on im thinking of taking her back. but if it is an allgery, what can they do about it? or is it just going to cost me loads of money every summer for her to have an injection?
 
Doesnt sound like fleas really. if so it would be all year round. Dogs can get hay fever and other summer time allergies. for example where you walk the dog, some plants could create itching. Have you tried doing a google search???
 
My JRT puppy has just been told he has Hay Fever...and it took a 2nd opinion we use a antihistimne (sp) cream and put a small spoonful of piriton in his food, which seems to help, and bath him in coal tar shampoo which is good for there itchy skin...
if I think of anything else, I will let you know, another thing is take him for his major walk at night when the pollen has settled
 
Summer allergies in dogs are becoming more common, but the one thing the vet never asks is 'What do you feed your dog?'

Food intolerence is becoming as common as summer allergies, and knawing pads is known to be a sign of wheat intolerance. Checking if your dog is intolerant to wheat isn't difficult, just ensure that her food is wheat gluten free, or better still, completely gluten free, and cut out all treats for a few weeks. It will cost you one 15Kg of dog food, and in a couple of weeks time, you will hopefully see a big improvement. If not, you've lost nothing other than spent out a bit more money on food than usual (possibly!) and picked up a lot less dog poo, as wheat is used as a cheap filler! PM me if you want any more info/recommends on food to try.
 
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