Sabadil: Safe & Fast Relief of Dog Allergies

UPDATE TO THIS PAGE ADDED BELOW - Email reply from Boiron, the makers of Sabadil.

My American Eskimo dog pictured above, "Scottie", had allergy issues that made him chew his butt, daily, for years. Aside from being gross, I felt sorry for him since no being can feel comfortable with a red, irritated, itchy butt!

Here are the numerous vet(s) recommendations and/or administered efforts, mostly failures, that were done, to try and reduce and eliminate his discomfort:

NI = no improvement

1. Dermapet Malacetic Shampoo - NI.

2. Eicosaderm 8oz Pump - NI.

3. Anal gland expression by groomer every 6-8 weeks; reduced issue for up to only 2 weeks after; which, was better than all other efforts.

4. Aveeno Oatmeal Bath Soaks - I would pour 6 packets at a time into a full tub and then have him placed in the tub.

I would take the little pieces of oatmeal that didn't break up from the running water and rub them over his butt. I would stay with him while I let him soak for 20-30 minutes. 

*****Do NOT leave animals

unattended in the bathtub;

they can drown!*****

This natural effort offered him a few day break from daily butt irritation/chewing; however, due to my lumbar spine damage/pain issues, it was hard on me to do this natural method as often as he needed because I can't bend over or kneel in front of the tub without pain; and rinsing him thoroughly of the oatmeal in his thick double coated fur, was very hard on my neck/shoulder damage/pain.

5. Gentocin Topical Spray -NI.

6. Expensive "Depomedrol" steroid injection given by vet -NI. 

$48 just for the injection + visit fee, around the same amount.  $100 for no improvement?  What a waste! 

But, for less than $200 over a calendar year,

I have been able to resolve BOTH of my dogs

respective allergy challenges!

7. A course of doxycycline prescribed by vet - NI.

After years of discomfort for him

and frustration for me in shelling out

vet office visit and other fees

at multiple vets to try and find him relief, finally, my sister told me that

she recommends Sabadil by Boiron,

a homeopathic OTC medicine

that helped her Sheltie dog

with its respective allergy issues.

(Picture of Sabadil below.)

I gave one to both of my boys twice daily,

(in their breakfast and dinner); et voila,

a simple, inexpensive, easy to give,

safe and fast, actual cure for Scottie

after almost 6 miserable years of a bothersome butt!

A true relief for him FINALLY!

And me too since I knew he was uncomfortable to say the least...

"Little Buck" my Pomeranian/Pekinese rescue baby had severe allergies that made him sneeze a lot, have runny eyes, and at night, he snored like an old man!

Until, that is, I put them on Sabadil! LB's relief was immense and nearly immediate!

It is rare now that his eyes run and when they do, I know that the mold count is extra high and/or it is a very windy day.

Look people, just because

our furry kids can't complain,

doesn't mean that they don't feel lousy.

When I have a severe allergy day, my head hurts, I can't think, I can't stop sneezing, etc...so please, for their sake, if you have a dog with any kind of allergies, please talk with your vet and get them on Sabadil!

I use Buttercup Vet Hospital in Cedar Park, TX and one of the many things that I love about them, is how consistently and exceptionally thorough they are.

When I showed Dr. Cottier the Sabadil label, she was unfamiliar but did some research and gave it her approval as not seeing any contraindications.

Interestingly enough, onions are toxic to dogs and come from the Allium genus; which is one of the ingredients in Sabadil.

How or why it doesn't kill dogs, but very much helps, I could only guess so I wrote the makers of Sabadil, Boiron.  (Their reply is below.)

If you have cats vs. dogs, I would hope that it would be just as helpful to them; but I know not, so please ask your vet.

Dogs Allergies - Tearing, Sneezing, Snoring

Speaking of allergies, it is very common for American Eskimo dogs to tear; thus resulting in unattractive and more importantly, unnecessary tear stains, under their eyes. 

Scottie is the 5th Eskie of my adult life and the only one of them that had tear stains, was my female Eskie rescue, Gypsy.

Unfortunately, rescues are so overburdened that they don't always have the time and/or staff to handle simple care like this that isn't life/health threatening.

All I do is wipe below his eyes every morning either with my fingers; or, if he has runny eyes from being outside on a windy day, I will use a clean, warm washcloth or wet paper towel. 

*****BE CAREFUL to not scratch their eyesballs.*****

***Stay UNDER the eyes and use slow,

gentle wiping movements.***

As you can see by this 2014 picture of him below, his eyes are as clear and the fur beneath, as clean now as they were in 2009.

When it takes such little effort to yield such big results, even severe chronic pain is no excuse for not keeping up with this two second task.

Also, Little Buck is my Pomeranian Pekinese mix.

When I first met him at the rescue, he had runny eyes, sneezed constantly and snored like a 200lb man! 

I put him on Sabadil, one pill twice daily, with meals, et voila! 

His allergy issues have been reduced by well over 90%!