Posted by Kelly McCoy on January 05, 2004 at 12:56:36:
In Reply to: Asthma in Dogs posted by Penny Calfo on December 06, 2000 at 10:06:20:
I have a 1 year old Italian Greyhound who suffers from allergies (itchy red paws, red skin, etc.) He also has an occasional moment of severe coughing/wheezing that can be downright scary sometimes. I'm taking him to my vet this week to see if it is possibly asthma. I've had him on benadryl (human benadryl, as recommended by my vet) for his allergies and was trying to wean him off of it for the winter season, but I've noticed that his coughing/weezing has increased since I took him off it. He has been on steroids (prednazone) before for severe allergy attacks, but he's a wee bit overweight and I'm trying to trim him down, so I'd rather not put him back on that. We'll see what the vet says!