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Can Allergies Cause Dogs Ears To Swell. Did you know that dogs with allergies are also prone to getting ear infections. Allergies the cause of probably 90 of all ear infections is allergies. Surgery is usually necessary to prevent the ear flap from filling up with blood again. Dairy products are the second most common source of dog food allergy 3.
The most common are food and airborne allergies. Dogs with allergies may show the following symptoms. Allergic reactions cause an inflammatory response in the body. The same is true for those that like to dip in the pond or family pool often. In addition to swelling infections will also emit a bad odor cause discharge and general discomfort in your pet. This inflammation allows bacteria and fungi to multiply and cause a secondary infection.
Ear infections are often a secondary symptom of underlying allergies especially allergies to dust mites molds pollens and animal proteins in dog foods 1.
In addition allergic dogs will often chew on their feet until they are irritated and red the feet are the only place dogs have sweat glands and these become inflamed with allergies. Dogs who have sudden allergic reactions to irritants have acute allergies. Any breed that likes to swim is also at higher risk. Although 100 dogs isnt a large number of animals to survey the results do indicate that allergies are a major cause of chronic ear problems in our dogs. Food allergies are reactions to foods specifically ingredients in. The bacteria and yeast that live on the skin normally then bloom in the swampy canal and an infection is born.