Quote Originally Posted by .sarah
She's just miserable. The vet prescribed some Hydroxyzine as needed and of course we've been using them for the maximum amount. She's still itching a lot though, but they have made her a little bit better. She's getting a bath tonight, and it looks like it's going to be a weekly thing. Good thing I have a booster bath or my back would seriously suffer!!
I'm surprised your vet doesn't have her on prednisone if she is that miserable. Prednisone actually shuts down their adrenal system so they don't feel all itchy. While it's not the solution long term, it does help for a flare up.

As for the baths, make sure you get a good anti fungal shampoo that also conditions and moisturizes since you will be giving so many baths. Dusty actually gets a bath every weekend and several paw and belly rinses throughout the week (even if he's not muddy). I like to rinse the environmental spores of what he is allergic too off of him before they work their way into his coat and down to his skin level. I use Melaluca (tea oil). In addition he gets quality food (INNOVA EVO - grain free) that contains the omega fatty acids and he also gets 3V caps (fish oil). Even though he gets many baths, his coat is not dried out!

Dusty is responding wonderful to his allergy shots. This is the first time April has come where he has not had chewed up paws and hocks! I hope you have as much success!