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Give Your Pet an Allergy Shot - Shake the bottle of antigen so that the powder and liquid are thoroughly mixed.
Remove the cap from your needle, plunge the needle into the rubber stopper of the antigen and draw up the prescribed dose of medication into your syringe. Tap on the syringe with your fingernail to remove any air bubbles and replace the cap on the needle.
Allow your helper to hold your small dog or cat in her lap to restrain the pet. To hold a larger dog, the helper may need to kneel by the animal, place one arm gently but firmly around its neck, and the other arm under its hips to keep your pet still.
Remove the cap from your needle and hold the syringe in one hand.
Grasp the loose skin between your pet's shoulder blades with the other hand and gently, but firmly, pull up. You should see a tent-shaped fold with a triangle of skin in the middle.
Veterinarians typically recommend allergy testing and immunotherapy -- or desensitization -- for allergic pets that are symptomatic four to six months a year and when common medications don't provide relief. After the animal undergoes skin testing to determine which antigens cause a reaction, the vet or pet owner injects a commercially prepared version of the antigen into the animal in a series of shots to desensitize it over time. The veterinarians at PetEducation.com advise that this particular treatment is effective in 80 percent of affected animals. To save time and money on clinic visits, pet owners need to learn how to give allergy shots to their pets at home.
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Give Your Pet an Allergy Shot
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