Hello everybody, I've been coming here ever since we got our first Boxer 9 months ago, her name is Sara and will be 3 in Oktober. My aunt, who's a vetrinarian saved her, but she was supposed to be put to sleep. We welcomed her to our home and instantly fell in love. She had a few behavorial problems because she was probably beaten a lot but she's become a lot better now.
Well, my father begun having some health-problems in April and in May he was diagnosed with allergies, to a number of things, especially acute latex allergies. The Doctor said that he was a little allergic to dogs also and the continued presence of the dog was causing his immune system to be more receptive to the latex allergies, in short the dog would probably have to go. My parents used to be farmers, had at least 2 dogs around at all times and it's only been 3 years since our last dog died and never any signs of allergies. So my parents weren't convinced about the dog causing it and have been avoiding the subject.
Thanks to me, the dog will now be leaving, argh!!! (me bad!) I'm allergic to my horses, I only get a little rash and it doesn't bother me much. So I decided to test if I was allergic to the dog. I stayed away from the horses and played with the dog. Lo and behold I got rashes and hives all over my arms. I've investigated some more and no matter how much I pet and play with dogs, I only get the rashes and hives from Boxer dogs!!! Yesterday, I went walking with my dog and we met a male Boxer, I petted him a little and I got even worse hives then with our dog.
This morning my father had to rush to the hospital, he had huge hives all over his body. The doctors are thinking of putting him on steriods to cut down his immune-system, this means that if he comes in contact with a bacteria or virus he has no defense against getting sick, but at least his body won't be killing him!
We are going to meet Sara's breeder tomorrow. She'll probably take Sara before the end of the month. We are lucky she wanted Sara back, better that the breeder takes her than she having yet another home that might have to abandon her.
I'm so incredibly sad because of this, especially since I, obviously, have pretty bad allergies for dogs, well Boxers at least, that might get worse with age, like my fathers allergies. I had always planned to get a dog when I had a family of my own, and after meeting Sara, that dog was supposed to be a Boxer. So I'm hoping for a "cure" for allergies in the near future...
Sorry about how long this is, I just had to share my story.
Well, my father begun having some health-problems in April and in May he was diagnosed with allergies, to a number of things, especially acute latex allergies. The Doctor said that he was a little allergic to dogs also and the continued presence of the dog was causing his immune system to be more receptive to the latex allergies, in short the dog would probably have to go. My parents used to be farmers, had at least 2 dogs around at all times and it's only been 3 years since our last dog died and never any signs of allergies. So my parents weren't convinced about the dog causing it and have been avoiding the subject.
Thanks to me, the dog will now be leaving, argh!!! (me bad!) I'm allergic to my horses, I only get a little rash and it doesn't bother me much. So I decided to test if I was allergic to the dog. I stayed away from the horses and played with the dog. Lo and behold I got rashes and hives all over my arms. I've investigated some more and no matter how much I pet and play with dogs, I only get the rashes and hives from Boxer dogs!!! Yesterday, I went walking with my dog and we met a male Boxer, I petted him a little and I got even worse hives then with our dog.
This morning my father had to rush to the hospital, he had huge hives all over his body. The doctors are thinking of putting him on steriods to cut down his immune-system, this means that if he comes in contact with a bacteria or virus he has no defense against getting sick, but at least his body won't be killing him!
We are going to meet Sara's breeder tomorrow. She'll probably take Sara before the end of the month. We are lucky she wanted Sara back, better that the breeder takes her than she having yet another home that might have to abandon her.
I'm so incredibly sad because of this, especially since I, obviously, have pretty bad allergies for dogs, well Boxers at least, that might get worse with age, like my fathers allergies. I had always planned to get a dog when I had a family of my own, and after meeting Sara, that dog was supposed to be a Boxer. So I'm hoping for a "cure" for allergies in the near future...
Sorry about how long this is, I just had to share my story.
