Hay fever patients are only too familiar with the problem. Year after year the misery begins in the spring with stinging eyes, runny itchy nose and, in severe cases, with a cough and asthma as well. What is perhaps less well known is that our animals too suffer increasingly from this same medical condition.

Just as with humans, the incidence of allergies is also becoming more frequent in animals. Allergic reactions may be provoked by airborne allergens such as pollen, house dust and house dust mites, amongst other factors. Food intolerance is also on the increase, however, and represents a distressing problem for the affected animals.

Now, in spring, as it gets warmer, allergic animals are all suffering as well. With animals it is mainly their skin which itches or else their

noses run more and they occasionally sneeze. Changes in their coats and reddening of the skin are often noticed in the face, feet and ears. These areas often display bloody claw marks and develop into very painful weeping eczema, indicating the severity of the irritation.

This type of problem in animals can be treated with the allergy programs pre-loaded in the Bicom device.

Dr. med. vet. C. May