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Is pollen a skin irritant?

  • 10-07-2014 11:40am
    #1
    Phenix
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭


    took my dog to the vet yesterday for his boosters. I mentioned to the vet that he seems to be pulling at his paws/pads an awful lot lately. He's been groomed recently so I knew it wasn't matted hair (he has very hairy paws). The vet had a look for any harvest mites but couldn't see any signs and said he could be getting irritated by pollen on his paws?? he said to wash his paws after walks to see if that helps. Has anyone heard of this before?
    he does seem to have allergies in summer, but like hay fever type. He loves flowers :rolleyes: but starts sneezing and his eyes go red. Never thought it would be a skin irritant for him though.

    we've had him 6 years (he's 9 this year) and although I've noticed the hay fever before, never noticed him at his paws that much. Does anyone have any other ideas what it might be?


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  • #2
    tk123
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    Yes it can be an irritant and the pollen count has been very high the last couple of weeks too. What do you feed him as it could be diet related?


  • #3
    Phenix
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭Phenix


    hi,
    thanks for the reply. He's on Luath's Chicken wt Brown Rice.


  • #4
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Definitely YES!!! My Shih Tzu suffers badly from the grass pollen, and I have to wash his face & paws to keep the irritation down. I use either camomile tea or tea tree oil with warm water. In fact, we've just come back from our constitutional and I will be making his tea bath...


  • #5
    Phenix
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭Phenix


    Really?!?! I feel awful now :( he's been going mad with them, even during the night I can hear him at them and I say 'leave it' and he hops up real quick as if to say 'leave what?? I wasn't pulling at my paw'
    will def start washing his paws to see if that helps.


  • #6
    Ms Tootsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Ms Tootsie


    You can get a great tea tree oil spray which really helps the itching. Wash paws and stuff first as others have suggested with a bit of tea tree oil in the water. Spray this on after. Great for cooling down irritated skin.

    Our guy suffers so bad with hayfever. Sounds nuts I know!


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  • #7
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Lavender oil works just as well. I had to use it today, as I couldn't find the tea tree oil.


  • #8
    Phenix
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭Phenix


    hi all, thanks for the tips Ill try out the oil's and see how we get on ;)


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