When someone thinks about allergies, the first thing that comes to mind may be hay fever: an allergic reaction to the pollen that is released into the air. Many people will suffer from this type of seasonal allergy. Second place to that, people have certain food allergies. This type can cause everything from hives to wheezing and a quick ride to the emergency room. Your Pug dog is no different. Dog allergies are many times the answer when a dog is showing strange symptoms that are not immediately recognized as a specific illness.
Internal Pug Dog Allergies
If your Pug is vomiting and or having diarrhea, you may think that he or she ate something they were not supposed to. While this may be true, and you should certainly check to see if anything was touched that could have been hazardous, there is a good chance that your Pug is having an allergic reaction.
Internal allergies in dogs will be a reaction such as vomiting or diarrhea because of something your Pug ate. In most instances, the very element that your dog is allergic to is the element you give him to keep him alive: his food. Almost 10% of dogs that have allergies have an intolerance to their food. Even if you are buying high quality dog food, there may be an ingredient that your dog can not tolerate. Therefore, if your Pug is showing these reactions, it is vital to change their dog food immediately.
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It will be difficult to determine the exact ingredient that is acting as a poison to your Pug; thus it is suggested to switch to an allergy free dog food. This type of dog food will be made without additives, chemical, dyes and other known elements that could be the root of the problem. While your Pug is recovering from his usually painful reaction, you should limit exercise and offer plenty of water for him to rehydrate.
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External Pug Dog Allergies
External allergies in dogs can be scary for both dog and owner. If your Pug is sneezing, coughing or wheezing do not take it lightly. This will mean that your Pug is having a difficult time breathing and this is serious. Of course, the occasional sneeze is normal; this can be from dust or a twitch just as a human will have. However, coughing out of control and wheezing are serious signs that something is wrong with your Pug.
A dog obviously can not ask for help; it is up to its owner to access the symptoms and get help immediately if it is determined that your Pug dog is in trouble. The allergy may be to almost any external element; these can include pollen, the detergent that you use to wash their dog bed, pollen, ragweed...anything a person can have a reaction to. The owner of a Pug may not happen to be sensitive to ragweed for example, and have no idea that it is in the air and causing their dog to have breathing difficulties.
If you are outside with your Pug when this happens, bring him inside right away. If you determine that he does not need immediate vet attention, you should give him a bath to wash off the element that is causing his allergy.
If you are inside when your Pug begins showing these allergic symptoms, do not give him a bath. Your dog may be allergic to the dog shampoo that you are using. The only way to resolve the issue of what is causing his coughing or wheezing will be to make a list of all external possible irritants and then eliminate or change 1 at a time.
Itching and scratching is the most common symptoms that dog shampoo or laundry detergent is the culprit. While waiting for your Pug to get back to normal, brush very carefully...his skin will be sore and sensitive.
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