Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Allergies

I never took a picture of Chase during an allergy attack, but his eyes basically swell shut.  It's hard for him to breathe, especially at night.  Total congestion the entire allergy season.  He started getting them last year, but since we moved to our new house (across from the forest), they have flared and become unbearable, so we decided to take him to an allergist to get tested.


As you can see his back progression over 10 minutes, he has allergies.  Pretty much every kind of tree, grass, and week.  As well as a few pet allegies.  We decided shots are our best option to get rid of this for good.  Chase wasn't too sold on the idea (he's always been deathly afraid of shots).  I took him to the dollar store and let him pick out 30 things.  We put them in a bin, and after every shot, he could pick out a prize.  The shots are 3 times per week for about 3-5 months, then weekly for about 3-5 months then monthly for 4-5 years.  He's been pretty tough, hopefully this is worth it!

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