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Relief, Comfort, and Better Quality of Life

Chronic itching, recurrent ear infections, skin irritation, and gastrointestinal sensitivities can significantly affect a pet’s comfort and overall wellbeing.

At Fort Lauderdale Veterinary Center, we take a personalized and systematic approach to allergy management, focusing on identifying contributing factors, reducing discomfort, and developing long-term treatment plans tailored to each patient.

Clear Answers. Longer, Healthier Lives.

Conditions We Evaluate

  • Environmental allergies
    • Seasonal allergies
    • Food sensitivities
    • Chronic itching
    • Recurrent ear infections
    • Chronic skin inflammation
    • Excessive licking or chewing
    • Secondary skin infections
    • Gastrointestinal signs associated with dietary sensitivities

Our Diagnostic Approach

Successful allergy management often requires looking beyond symptoms to understand underlying triggers.

Our approach may include:

Comprehensive Medical History

Identifying patterns, seasonality, lifestyle factors, and previous treatment responses.

Physical Examination

Evaluating skin, ears, coat quality, and overall health.

Dietary Assessment

Assessing for possible food-related sensitivities and considering elimination diet trials when appropriate.

Serum Allergy Testing

Serum allergy testing can help identify environmental allergens that may be contributing to chronic skin disease and itching.

This information may assist in developing individualized long-term treatment strategies.

Advanced Diagnostics

Diagnostic testing helps rule out underlying conditions that may mimic or complicate allergic disease.

Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy

Treating the Cause, Not Just the Symptoms

For selected patients, allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) offers an opportunity to address the underlying allergic response.

Immunotherapy is designed to gradually desensitize the immune system to specific allergens identified through testing.

Potential benefits include:

  • Reduced itching and inflammation
  • Decreased reliance on medications
  • Improved long-term control
  • Better skin and ear health
  • Enhanced comfort and quality of life

Immunotherapy is one of the few allergy treatments aimed at modifying the disease process itself rather than simply managing clinical signs.

Long-Term Allergy Care

Managing allergies is often an ongoing partnership.

Through regular monitoring, individualized treatment plans, and open communication, we strive to help pets remain comfortable, active, and engaged throughout every stage of life.

Clear Answers. Longer, Healthier Lives.