dog allergic to grass

[betterman]

hi all, getting straight to the point, my jack russell is allergic to grass, as soon as he touches it he comes out in a bright red rash on the parts of his body that he has touched it with, we use sudocrem on him to heal it and give him one piriton a day whilst he has the rash, it then takes about 4 days to heal up.
has anyone any ideas how to prevent this or had a similar experience?

[lankeela]

This happens to my friends dogs, I will ask her and let you know what she does, although I think she uses Piriton too.
I know she walks him on the roads and keeps him off grass as much as possible during the summer months, as thats when it is worse.

[kayefitz]

Hi I am a dog walker and this happens to one of my clients dog-she is a English Bull Terrier 8 years old-her condition started 4/5 years ago-some yeas or worse than others-I will ask her what she does and get back to you

[betterman]

i would really appreciate it if you can get back to me,thanks in advance.

[lankeela]

Spoke to my friend and she said it is a seasonal thing between May and October, hasn't beenso bad this year due to the wet weather and is also worse when there is a lot of pollen about.

Vet prescribes Betnovate N cream, and a low protein diet (she uses Chappie). Also recommended not to bathe unless really necessary, if possible just shampoo the area and rinse well if he rolls in something nasty.

If really bad, give one Piriton a day.

Hope this helps.