Pollen

Pollen and the effects it has on dogs.  
I just did a quick video which will go onto Social media.  I am going to try and do more videos to help pet owners.  Im talking about all dog breeds even cross breeds as this effects all dogs. 

The subject is Pollen.  So why talk about Pollen?  Last week I was in Wales and in a beautiful area, we do a lot of outside walking with the dogs and enjoy nature.  
Outside walking my nose was blocked, my eyes felt very gritty and I turned to darryl and said, theirs a lot of pollen about, and I may need to take antihistamines.  Im not like it every year either. Some years are worse than others.
I then thought I should really talk about dogs and pollen. Because in fact we are similar.  Unforuntaly when it comes to dogs, lots of people think dogs should not have pollen allergies. But why not? They are mammals just like we are and we have lots of similar health issues. It's the world we live in sadly, and the build up of dust, pollen etc.  
In my video I said think how you wash your car, and the next day it's covered in dust. Just like it's never been cleaned. But this dust is in the atmosphere, pollen and all. 
What signs are there that your dog's suffering from pollen.?
Sticky eyes, runny eyes is the first signs.  Sneezing.  Biting paws.
In my video I say seek your vets advice because they will be able to give you the right treatments. 

But if you wish to take a more holistic approach then you can use natural Querticin tablets.  You can use this for up to 12 weeks at a time.  Available to purchase on line. 
You can bath eyes with a green tea solution.  Get a green tea bag and pop into hot water, and allow it to cool down.  Bet some cotton wool and dip into the solution and wipe your dogs eyes.  This will clean up the debris, and make the dogs eyes feel more comfortable. It has natural healing properties. 
You can also use Camomile tea solutions. 

If you want to use anti histamines you can use Piraton safely in dogs.   Google quantity per KG of dog. But do not confuse Pirateze with Piraton.  You can not give dogs Pirateze. 
Your vet can confirm you can use this. 

Sometimes dogs may have a week or two of sticky eyes, then it goes. Try not to worry about this.  No-one can help the amount of dust in the atmosphere, pollen.  Dogs also push noses into bushes and pollen clouds come up. Of course it will go over the dogs face and in eyes.  It can be simply foreign bodies that go in eyes.