Dog allergies?

i think my dog may have allergies because she has a lot of the signs. vomitting a lot!, itchy skin, chews on her paws. my question is how do they test for allergies? my guess is they take a blood sample but then what? and how expensive is it to get this test done?

Dog allergies?
They will do blood testing I'm sure, and they will want to do a fecal test too. All of this is very expensive! When my German Shepard had stomach problems, they did blood testing and fecal testing, as well as an x-ray. All of that costs us $380.00 approx. Most of vets are very understanding financially, and they are just glad that you are trying to take care of your dog, so ask them if you can pay half now and the other half in a week or two. My vet office did that for me. Oh and my dog had nothing wrong with him, apparently he just had an upset stomach after all that.
Reply:They usually take a skin scraping and a blood test to see what the allergin is. They they can better perscribe the correct medications for your dog. Each vet has different pricing for this so it is best to call your vet to see what they may charge.
Reply:I used to have a Collie with allergies. There was no allergy-testing though. We took her to the vet and he was able to diagnose her based on her symptoms. He gave us medicine and eye-drops that helped tremendously.
Reply:my vet watches symptoms and uses skin tests. Just like humans, it can be difficult to identify what your dog is allergic to. (it can be its food, shampoo, pollen, cat hair, perfumes, anything)


my puppy is allergic to pollen. The vet prescribed benedryl.
Reply:it will depends on what your vet will like to do..since you're dog is also vomitting there could be more.. my dog once before had an allergies from dog food and other food.. my vet told me to have a allergy test which will cost about 100 dollar.. they will inject stuff to her so they will know which one is making her itch and all.. but i end up just changing food and it stop...


but before you do anything.. i want you to bring your dog to a doctor.. even if it is expensive coz you will be more sad if something happen to your dog... hope your dog will be ok soon..
Reply:Before you do any of the tests you need to look at the dogs food. Is it a high quality food or a grocery store brand?





Normally an all natural dog food like Wellness will take care of a lot of allergies.





If this doesn't seem to be the problem then the dog will need to be taken to the vets to have blood drawn, which is no more than $200.00.
Reply:They do a blood test, but first they try to treat the allergies based on medication alone. Our dog was put on steroids to take the inflammation down and hydroxazine as an antihistimine. Once the inflammation is down, they may be able to keep the dog from having really acute symptoms with the hydroxazine (or whatever they prescribe). Sometimes they will recommend a diet change in case it is a food allergy. There are steps to take before the blood test. I don't remember how much the test cost us, but a vial of our dog's allergy shot serum is about $100. The first set goes fairly quickly, but after that they last about a year.
Reply:Allergy testing for animals is usually done via blood test. The lab will test for sensitivity to various allergens and will create a panel for you and your vet listing everything they tested for and how allergic your dog is to each thing. They'll test for different foods, grasses, trees, pollens, dust mites, animal dander,...





You can call several area vets and ask about pricing for allergy testing. It may be expensive, but it'll be worth it in the long run to know how to best relieve your dog's symptoms.