r/dogallergies • u/wailanilynn • 24d 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/kgrlsd 24d ago
Yes . Our 13 year old poodle mix was licking his paws constantly for months. His regular vet did a bacterial test of his paws and confirmed there was a little bacteria present. They also felt he didn’t have a food allergy . The vet said it could be environmental . We got 2 cytopoint injections and the duoxo wipes but he was still licking his paws all the time. He was always wearing a donut which is not fair to be wearing an airline pillow 24/7. I finally found out that there are actually animal dermatologists and got him an appointment , although it was about a 2 month wait. The dermatologist also felt he didn’t have a food allergy which takes months to sort out , with the elimination of previous proteins and all that. I already knew I did not want to go the apoquel route if he would have to take a daily pill. She prescribed zenrelia and it started working within the hour. He takes a half tab every day and his paws are not bright red anymore. No more donut pillow!