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By pet-admin, January 31, 2008 2:32 pm

You know that being around cats and dogs makes you feel miserable. Your throat is scratchy; your head pounds and you can’t stop sneezing. But what is it about these adorable little creatures that set your immune system into overdrive?

Here are a few facts you may not be aware of regarding pet allergies:

Fur is not the problem. In reality, proteins secreted by oil glands and shed with dander trigger pet allergies. These proteins are most often found in a pet’s saliva, and is transferred to their skin and hair when they lick themselves (which is quite often, it isn’t their fur that’s the trouble – it’s their spit!

When the allergens land on the lining of the eyes and nose, and/or are inhaled into the lungs, allergic symptoms result.

How severe your allergic reaction depends on your own immune system. Some people only experience minor aggravations like a runny nose or sneezing, while others can become quite miserable and even suffer dangerous respiratory ailments due to their pet allergies.

Symptoms don’t always show up right away. Some people may experience an allergic reaction as long as 12 hours after being around an animal, which can often make it difficult to determine what indeed caused the reaction in the first place.
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By pet-admin, January 30, 2008 1:48 pm

Hello my mom has a chocolate lab that is 7 years old and she is getting
ready to put him asleep, because of a skin disorder. she has taken him

to the vet several times, and he keeps giving him allergy shots, but
he tells her these shots can harm him and are not good to keep giving
him. All he does is digs at his back and belly all the time it drives her
nuts. He has got his whole back side raw, and now he has knots on his
tail he is a mess. All he does is digs at him self what can we do for
him I don’t want her to put him down he is a good dog.Help Tina
Humphries.
Tina Humphries

anyone can help Tina?

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By pet-admin, January 29, 2008 10:43 pm

Spay Day USA officially takes place on the last Tuesday in February each year. In 2008, Spay Day USA will be on February 26. Many animal welfare organizations will be hosting special events throughout the month of February as well. Because February is designated as “National Spay Neuter Month” all special events held in February are recognized as Spay Day USA events by the Humane Society of the United States.

During National Spay Neuter Month, many animal welfare volunteers, workers, veterinarians and their staffs, business owners, and citizens will be recognizing this important event by hosting Spay Day USA programs in communities nationwide in hopes of encouraging more pet owners to spay and neuter their pets.
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