Quote Originally Posted by Karen
Okay - the runny nose part I can help you tell whether it is a cold or allergies. This was told me by my old allergy doctor, an old-timer with a sniffly nose himself, so I knew he could relate!

Blow your nose, then look in the tissue. If it is clear, it's allergies. If it's cloudy, it's a cold.

If it's allergies, maybe it's b*a*t*h*time for the pooches - that will help whether your reaction is to doggie dander or the dust in their coats ... see if that helps.


(Sorry for mention that B*word, Zeke and Josie!)

I have allergies to dogs aswell & get a rash sometimes. I even became allergic to Max. What I did was I bathed him every week to every 2ed week. I had very few rashs or any sort of reaction to him I just used an Oatmeal Dog Shampoo on him, so it wouldn't fry out his skin. He didn't seem to have any skin issues either. If anything, his skin & fur was quite nicer