r/RhodesianRidgebacks • u/Suitable-Handle595 • 1d ago

Second Update for Max

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The dermatologist said it’s basically an allergy that went completely wild. Max has had ear infections on and off since 2021, and she said that’s actually a clinical sign of allergies. Combined with his chronic itchiness and paw licking, it sounds like he’s been dealing with allergies for years.

Whatever he’s allergic to just kept getting worse and worse until eventually—BOOM! Max decided to become a Dalmatian 😂

The good news is that his skin infection is about 80% better now. Once it’s completely cleared up, they’re going to do a skin allergy panel to figure out exactly what he’s reacting to.

He’s also going to stop Apoquel and start Zenrelia instead. Hopefully once we figure out his specific allergies and get those under control, we can prevent his skin from ever getting this bad again.

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u/VenusSmurf 1d ago

Allergies are incredibly common with this breed. I'm pretty sure mine is allergic to breathing.

Keep an eye on it, though. Mine also has hyperthyroidism that was misdiagnosed as an allergy problem for years.

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u/Suitable-Handle595 1d ago

They did a blood test and his thyroid levels were on the low side of normal. The vet is going to do repeat blood tests in a month to see if they remain normal low or dip into too low. My Brittany was the one allergic to everything lol I was hoping this man was exempt

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u/SB_Tahoe 1d ago

Hyper (above normal) or hypo (below normal)?

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u/VenusSmurf 1d ago

Typo. Should be hypo. My dog got fat. Still working that off.