Dog Allergy Signs, Symptoms and Relief

Sam developed allergies to her best friend - her dog Buster. What was she going to do?

She had found Buster at the local animal shelter a couple of years ago. Buster was her first dog and she had become very attached to him. For his part, Buster was a great companion. He loved to play and seemed to understand just what Sam expected from him and did his best to be a Good Dog.

When Sam first started having the typical allergy symptoms (a runny nose, watery eyes, and some rashes on her skin) she didn't make the connection right away. She thought it might have been from the time she had been spending outside and that it might be some kind of new pollen allergy.

She finally noticed that she was getting the rashes on parts of her body where she had touched Buster or where he had licked her (arms, face, and neck). When she asked her doctor what she could do, she did not like the news.

Doctor's Advice on Dog Allergies

Her doctor told her she had developed an allergic reaction to pet dander and to her dog's saliva. The doctor had given a couple of options. Either get rid of the dog or start on allergy medication. She couldn't bear to get rid of Buster, especially after she had rescued him from the shelter, and she really did not want to start using medications.

Sam Researches Other Approaches to Getting Rid of the Allergies

Sam didn't like the idea of taking medication (and dealing with the side effects) and she liked the alternative (spending less time with Buster, maybe even having to make him live elsewhere) even less. So she did some research and found some interesting things. First of all she found out what pet dander is: it's basically shedding skin. The skin particles are so small that they just fly into the air when she pets the dog or when he scratches.

All dogs make dander, but some breeds produce less of it than others. She could bathe Buster more often, and she had even read that she should get rid of carpet and drapes. Rearranging the house, and even keeping him out of certain rooms, was not a road she wanted to go down.

Well, she could get an air purifier, but good ones can be expensive and what would she do when she went to the homes of her dog owner friends? Besides, there was still the issue of Buster's saliva.

Even though thinking about it and saying it out loud seemed pretty gross, she still had to deal with it.

She found out that the protein (enzymes) in the saliva were triggering her immune system to attack what it thought was an invader (like a cold or flu virus). The same thing was true with the dander. It was her immune system going nuts when it really didn't have to.

She Finds the Key to Her Problem

Wouldn't it make more sense to take care of the root problem than to try and fix just the symptoms?

The problem was her immune system, so she began to research ways to make it behave the way it was supposed to. After trying several different methods, potions, juices, and other concoctions, she finally found something that worked! It took a while to find, because it wasn't something available just anywhere. Only one company makes it and they have very high standards for product promotion, so it wasn't something that every Tom, Dick and Harry was sending to her email box.

This was special!

In fact, other companies really don't want people to know about this product, because they can't copy it! It's a patented formula developed over 40 years by an immunologist who is known for discovering natural interferon in the human body over 40 years ago. This formula helps the body to produce more interferon naturally, which in turn modulates the immune system to fight real invaders like the flu and common cold, while directing the immune system to not attack things that bring on allergy symptoms, like dog dander.

It was easy!

She was able to just take two tablets a day and she no longer had to deal with allergies. Not only that, she was feeling better and had lost that edge of fatigue that was hanging onto her. Great! No side effects, just side benefits!