Summer is the time that pets can suffer most from both seasonal and year-round allergies.
Life proliferates in warm weather, generating bursts of pollens, mold spores, house dust mites, and other mysterious microscopic particles in the air called allergens. These irritants, or allergens, can plague our pets. Fleas, mites and ticks, multiplying by the millions this season, have bites that can cause severe allergic reactions in hypersensitive animals. Another everyday cause of pet allergies is food, primarily corn, but also wheat, soy, dairy products, and beef. While humans sneeze, cough, and get swollen, runny eyes and noses when they inhale or come in contact with allergens, pets react by itching.