Need Help with Canine Allergies and Reverse Sneezing

Anne Miller wrote:Our dog has started gasping and we have been told that it is Reverse Sneezing aka Paroxysmal Respiration or Pharyngeal Gag Reflex.  We feel that she may have allergies to pollen, dust, etc.

Has any found something to help this?  Our daughter showed us how to cover the nostrils so it will stop,  This is only a temporary fix.

What herbs have folks here given their dogs for allergies?  Are there foods that will help?  I have been trying to think of something for her to lick that might stop this?  Broth or honey?

Any help would be appreciated. [/
My personal experience with allergies is that my environmental allergies are driven by my food allergies - i.e. If I stop eating dairy and gluten, I will not have any symptoms of hay fever or dust mites. Really a paleo diet is what suits my system best.

Most dog-food contain a lot of grains. And while dogs are opportunistic omnivores they are not supposed to eat primarily grains - they are more adapted to eat mostly raw meat. A lot of dog owners find that their dogs really thrive on an entirely - or almost entirely - raw meat diet.

Maybe that could be a solution for your dog?

Anne Miller wrote:Our dog gets 1/3 c Pro Plan in the morning; green beans, carrots or canned pumpkin depending on which can is open twice a day. Occasionally an egg.  The allergy seems to be seasonal based on flareups. The flareups seem to be in the afternoon or evenings.

A 50 lb bag of pro plan last a really long time at 1/3 c a day.  I am considering a homemade blend of deer and rice when the pro plan runs out.  When we are butchering she gets raw meat treats.  Something to consider is doing the raw meat diet.