I know, I know. Dressed up dogs can be a little ridiculous when taken to extremes. And de-doganizing too, I guess. Both my dogs have sweaters to wear outside when it's horribly cold, but that's it.
However, I read this morning about a dog owner who made pajamas and booties for her allergy-suffering doggie to wear outside. Got me thinking. Poor Skipper scratches and scratches and rolls and wiggles till I feel so sorry for him. The vet put him on Benadryl and Temaril but he still scratches. And I have five different kinds of medicated shampoo that I've tried on him to no avail.
So I'm thinking of trying the PJs to see if it helps. I'm looking for a pattern to make him a few pairs of light-weight PJs for this summer, then if it helps, I'll make him some warm ones for the winter.
And I know all the dogs in the neighborhood will laugh at him and tease him terribly--as well as those pesky squirrels that live in our trees outback.
Have any of you had experience with dogs with allergies? Do you have any suggestions for help? Or patterns for dog pajamas?
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On 04/18/2011, Cheryl Parker said ...
One of my dogs licks her paws when there is grass outside. If she starts to lick, then I take a damp rag and wipe her paws down. This seems to help. When she sniffles and sneezes alot, I give her a Benedryl. The vet told me how much to give her. It works.
On 04/18/2011, Barbara Anne said ...
Hi -
Poor Skipper! It's interesting to consider if doggie clothes would help. We had a dog long, long ago who had problems with itching in the summer. We also gave her a doggie dose of Benadryl but the vet gave us a power to put on the irritated skin and the combination seemed to help.
Hugs!
On 04/18/2011, Julie in WA said ...
My Rosey has nasty allergies, and the vet gave us a prescription for chlorpheniramine. It works so well!
On 04/18/2011, Joanne Cage said ...
Don't forget the trap door(s)!
On 04/18/2011, Ruth Oblinski said ...
Micky loves his Jammies, or walking coats. I will e mail you a picture of him. I used Kwik Sew 3076.
http://www.sewingpatterns.com/sub_item.php?item_num=3076ksp&model=%&new_category=Pets&view=gallery&brand=Kwik_Sew&category=Pets&pageGoto=0&pageFormat=3|186|186&pageCount=18&search=&return=yes
On 04/18/2011, Linda Ladner said ...
My daughter's bulldog seems to be allergic to all things outdoors, and has terrible skin problems as a result. The poor guy is on so many meds and still suffered til she decided to wipe him with baby wipes every time he comes in from outside. It seems to be helping, so you might try that.
On 04/18/2011, Robin Booth said ...
I'm sure you've already thought of this but our little dog scratched and scratched and made herself raw until we gave her dogfood with no artificial flavors or colors. She stopped scratching right away. About five years later she started scratching herself again. I checked the ingredients on her bag of dogfood and sure enough, the manufacturer had changed the ingredients to include artificial flavors and colors.
On 04/18/2011, Jen said ...
I have cats. Azreal has food allergies. At first I thought it was something in my house, maybe the carpet cleaner or laundry detergent. The vet had me put him on some hypo-allergenic cat food and it went away immediatley. Luckily, where I live now, there is a Animal Nutrition Center and I can buy all kinds of premium, hard-to-find pet food.
On 04/18/2011, Ramey said ...
I love the black pawprint doggie pajamas. I may want to get those for Gretchen to sport around the neighborhood when she runs away.
On 04/18/2011, Marydon said ...
Too paw-fect!
Have an EGGS-TRA blessed Easter ~
TTFN ~
Marydon
On 04/18/2011, Lynn said ...
How about trying to find some fabric that matches or mimics the dogs natural hair color? Maybe the other dogs won't notice the PJs.
On 04/19/2011, Leah said ...
I wonder if it would help. That sounds like a great plan
My dog growing up had terrible allergies to fleas (and I'm sure something else)... so we shaved him... Much easier to keep the fleas away, as well as keeping his skin clean.
On 04/19/2011, suej said ...
I have a dog with what we think of as severe allergies. We finally gave up on the pills and ointments and had allergy testing done on him and he now takes two allergy shots per month. This has greatly improved his quality of life. I do keep him indoors because of his allergy problems, he is only out for potty trips. His allergies are to a wide variety of trees and grasses as well as weeds. I wish you luck, I do know this is very frustrating.
On 04/19/2011, Carol said ...
We found out that our Zack was allergic to the grain in the kibble...went to grain free for him and now he's fine...he used to scratch and lick himself raw, his hair would fall out, he was pitiful...now he's fine.
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On 01/28/2013, Madeline Chance said ...
I'm not entirely sure but I believe that you can find some on here http://footedpajamas.com.au/ because they have such a huge collection of different sleepwears that you can choose from. And the ones you will get will surely serves its purpose.
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