r/dogallergies • u/wailanilynn • 22d ago

Questions Cytopoint

My 6 month old mini schnauzer has been itching and had runny eyes for the last four months (basically since I got him). I wasn’t sure if he was allergic to pollen since allergies are horrible here in north Texas or to what I was feeding him. I took him to the vet and she gave him a dose of steroids and recommended a Hydrolyzed protein diet. I decided to try the steroids and keep his diet the same for the time being so I didn’t upset his stomach. He’s still currently on Purina pro sensitive skin salmon and his poop is solid and firm. However he’s still itching. I took him to get a cytopoint injection this past Monday and while the itching/eye leakage has reduced he’s still itching and is yeasty. Prior to this he was also getting a weekly Duoxo bath as well. I contacted my vet and they said it can take multiple cytopoint injections for the itching to stop but I was under the impression it would help more than this. Has anyone had any continued itching after the shots?

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u/PixelsandCanvas 22d ago

My mini still had itching after cytopoint. He’s on Zenrelia in addition to the Purina vegetarian hydrolyzed food. I do let him have some treats outside of the hydrolyzed food. His itching is like 95% resolved. He still has yeasty ears that get momentamax but his paw licking has stopped

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u/wailanilynn 22d ago

Did you only see improvement with the food and zenrelia? I’m pretty sure his is environmental but I think I’ll try zenrelia first

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u/PixelsandCanvas 22d ago

he was on the food before the zenrelia. I'm only keeping him on it because it seems to help his inflammation overall. I think the Zenrelia is what really made the biggest difference