Merry Christmas all, I am need of some assistance please.... Our chocolate lab is 11 weeks old this weekend and has been with us for just over 3 weeks, so far we have been through some what of learning curve but think we may have met our match.... For the last 9/10 days my wife has been on antihistamiens and has had to use her inhaler at night. I thought it may have been a bug, but after seeing the doctor we found out yesterday that my wife's asthma is being impacted by our new addition and that she has an allergic reaction to dogs.... To say we are gutted is an understatement can anyone please offer any advice as we are not sure where to go next also if the unthinkable happens any we need to re home Daisy can anyone recommend any sites or breeders in north west England we could talk to to ensure we find a good home for our pup. Thanks
Sorry I have no experience with pet allergies, hopefully someone will soon come along with some helpful suggestions. However if it ever comes to the point of having to rehome please contact the breeder of your dog, a reputable breeder will usually want to take their pup back, if this isn't possible rehome through one of the Labrador Rescues who will home check to make sure she only goes to the best possible home. Hope you can sort things out, I really feel for you.
Sadly, you will have to take him back to the breeder, the breeder would be very concerned if you just rehomed him. It must be desperately disappointing for you both for your wife to find out she was allergic to dogs, has she shown any symptoms before? it might just be a coincidence as I would have expected her to show signs of the allergy immedaitely you brought your puppy home and perhaps something else is upsetting her.
Hi Stacia, up until recently we have not had the time for a dog and whilst I grew up with them this is my wife's first dog. She had flu just before we picked Daisy up so I put it down to that and when Karen, my wife, is at work during the week she doesn't spend too much time with Daisy.. It's only at the weekends and when we finished for Christmas and when we are in the house all day that we started to think we had a potential problem hence why we went to see our doctor. We have also found its worse at night when she settle down to watch tv Daisy has started lying at the feet of Karen and within an hour her skin is getting itchy, her eyes start streaming and she has to use her inhaler, so think we may have known already but doctor confirmed it. So we are not sure what we are going to do but gutted and our 10 year old is very upset as she thinks we are gong to have to find a new home
So sad for you both Is there no course of medication that would help...? Absolutely, 100% go back to the breeder. That is the best and only approach you should take. A good breeder will help to rehome a dog they bred at pretty much any age. They would want you to bring the pup back to them and will understand that it's not your fault. I've got friends whose whole family is violently allergic to all animals but the two daughters love animals. They have no problems with their Lagotto Romagnolo, which is a non-shedding breed (very like a Labradoodle in appearance and about the size of a small Labrador). I know the last thing you're thinking of right now is a different puppy, but for the future....
What awful bad luck, I'm sorry to hear. Ella's breeder took back and rehomed one of Ella's litter mates when they were about 10/11 weeks old (the owners daughter had just been diagnosed with a serious illness that meant they wouldn't be able to give their pup the time or care she needed). I know that our breeder said she was so pleased that they had gone back to her.
Gee whiz, what a sad turn of events. Is your wife allergic to the dander or the saliva? I have read saliva can be dealt with by never touching the pet, and this is more often the case with cats who of course groom themselves. Dander is harder to deal with, the stuff goes floating around everywhere. I do know people, my sister is one, who have developed a tolerance to their own pet and only react to new ones, say at houses they visit. The breaking in period for your wife for this might be pretty tough though. Any decent breeder would take Daisy back in an instant in such a situation. Shall we assume you did not get Daisy from a breeder? Would a friend, realtive, neighbour take Daisy? Maybe then your child could visit her? You'd want to be sure they'd give her a good home. Failing that I can only think that you search out Labrador rescues in your area. I'm sorry, I bet Daisy sat on your laps for two minutes and you were in love with her.
Thank you for your comments we have tried to see how we get on over the festive break if my wife has a break for a couple of hours it does help but she does wheeze by the end of the day, we are at the doctors again tomorrow so hopefully she will offer some hope. We did get her from a breeder and could make contact with her.
sorry to be just reading this now,I've missed it with Christmas ....how is your wife doing?And have you contacted the breeder just to make them aware of how things have developed?
So sorry to hear about your wife struggling . I I'm allergic to certain dogs hair - GSD's in particular. My friend had one and every time I went to her house my throat would swell, my asthma got worse and my nose itched like mad. It took me a while to find a dog that I was ok with.......luckily i seem OK with labs. I found a humidifier really helped when I went to my friends house.....might be worth looking into. I can imagine how heartbroken you all are and really feel your pain. I hope you are able to sort something out that works for you all.
My son is allergic to our dogs, but it passes off after a few days when he gets used to them. I really hope the same happens with your wife
