Mary Allen
After the long cold weather, nature has really blossomed – but unfortunately so has the skin of many allergy-prone cats and dogs. Give your four-legged friend a little relief with simple measures…
Avoid Contact with Allergens
Locking dogs and cats indoors all day when the pollen is flying is not a solution. Nevertheless, you can try to bring your four-legged allergy sufferer into contact with pollen as little as possible:
- In rural areas, most pollen flies before eight o’clock in the morning, but only a few in the evening. You should therefore take longer walks in the evening hours and air the apartment in the evenings instead of in the mornings.
- In the city it’s exactly the opposite, so: air out in the morning, go for a long walk in the morning.
- There is little pollen in the air during and after a downpour, so put your four-legged friend on a rain jacket and rubber boots and take them for a walk when it’s wet outside.
- Try to bring as little pollen into the house as possible: wipe your dog or cat down with a damp cloth when they come in, bathe your dog’s paws, or give them a full shower. You yourself should possibly change your clothes after the big dog is around.
- Frequent mopping and vacuuming decimate the pollen in the living room.
- If your dog has major allergy problems for a few weeks a year, you might even be able to plan your vacation so that you simply sit out the pollen count by the sea or in the mountains.
Even if it’s annoying: the pollen season, which is exhausting for allergy sufferers, will eventually pass… Current regional forecasts of when you and your four-legged friend can live more easily again can be found, for example, at:
- weather Online
- German Weather Service
- Allergy Hexal
Alleviate Allergic Skin Reactions
In dogs and cats, allergies usually manifest themselves in the form of itching and inflamed skin, known as atopic dermatitis. It is best if the pollen does not even reach the skin of your four-legged allergy sufferer because it is wiped off or showered off beforehand. However, once the itching has started, you can do a lot with the right care in addition to treatment with medication.