Some of you follow me on facebook, others on twitter, some know me personally and already know this, but I want to share with you our current situation with Parker.
Saturday (Aug. 8) Parker and I went over to my friend Chrissy's new house. She has two precious dogs - Daisy and Darby. Parker was on the floor loving on Darby and she loving on him. They stopped for a brief moment and I noticed that poor Parker was red every spot where he'd been licked. I didn't think much of it, figured, hey, he's never been around dogs really (we have a cat) so it's probably just a small irritation. In fact, Chrissy and I giggled about it! Then, Parker started to itchy really bad - then puff up, and then hives started showing up. I took him to urgent care and it was confirmed that Parker had an allergic reaction to dog saliva.
Today, Parker woke up with a fever (totally unrelated to the allergy issue) and so knowing we needed to follow up anyways and being concerned by the highness of the fever I made a sick appointment. Parker has a virus, should be gone by the end of the week at the latest.
And here's where the fun comes in - Dr. D wants Parker to have allergy tests done. So tomorrow, we are going to a lab and he will get check for allergies to - dog dander and saliva, cat dander and saliva, wheat, soy and milk! We pretty much already know about the dog saliva - which means we can't even have a hypoallergenic dog - those are dander "proof" only). There is the possibility of cat allergies - which could explain his on going eczema. And the food, that's mainly precautionary, but again, it could also explain the eczema.
So I am a bit bummed. I love cats and dogs and now, we may need to get rid of our cat and we won't be able to get a dog. I realize down the road that Parker could very likely outgrow some intolerance to dogs, but still, its a huge bummer. Also, we will probably have to be prepared for asthma testing and such too. Woohoo!
I am taking this hard. Not sure why, just am.
So if you could be praying for Parker and the tests and for me as I come to terms with it, I'd appreciate it!
Thanks
1 day ago
2 comments:
That must have been frightening with the reaction to the dog saliva. Hope the allergy testing goes well and doesn't turn up anything else. Will be praying for you and your family.
We have a yorkie dog because they are a hypoallergenic breed. My husband is allergic to anything with real fur.
But then, count your blessings. Training an animal and paying for all their stuff and the way they can mess up your house ... you might be lucky not to have any pets.
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