Ugh Pollen ..... and your dog

This is a photograph, taken last week, of Durham, North Carolina. It is one of the top ten worst cities in America for pollen.

Surprisingly, Atlanta is not in that list, however, we know our own numbers here are still higher than high.

So where does all that pollen go?

To the ground.

You see it on your sidewalk, on your roof, on your grass and of course on your car.

Where don't you see it?

Going right up your dog's nose.

Yep. But that's EXACTLY where it goes, every time they sniff, and boy when it gets into their system, it causes havoc.

Its a foreign body, of course, something toxic to your dog's system, and thats why your dog is trying to expel it any way she can right now.

It lands in the lungs, in the gut, on her skin, and she will fight every way she can to get it out.

That's why you might now see her vomiting yellow stuff, coughing up mucus, have runny diarrhea, watery eyes, honestly, this nasty green stuff does a real number on our pups.

Every year I give you a quick guide as to what you can do to ease her symptoms and so here goes...

+ Raw local honey every day. On her food, on a spoon, however you do it, it's helpful. I'm not going to give doses for every weight of dog, due to time restrictions, but that info is readily available online.

+ Body Boost Bovine Colostrum for dogs.

We use this to quell allergic responses and improve immunity for a bunch of our dogs at the Senior Sanctuary.

+ Green tea with honey, served lukewarm, can really help with coughs associated with post nasal drip, in dogs as it does for humans. You're just going to use a teaspoon of tea with a small dog, a few teaspoons for a big dog, so you dont use much green tea but feel free to use decaf if you prefer.

+ CBD. Yes, this brilliant all rounder eases the dogs system all over and removes stress, allowing them to sleep. We give it to every dog at the Senior Sanctuary cabins for any inflammatory condition. Allergic response is an inflammatory condition.

+ Raw Goats Milk. Chock full of immune boosting pre and probiotics, this stuff really helps in the fight gainst allergic responses. Plus dogs absolutely LOVE it. And yes...It's lower in lactose.

+ Feed fresh food, using a balanced, carefully planned diet of fresh meat and vegetables, antioxidant rich fruits etc as we do here at the ranch, and always try to choose ingredients with less histamines. Fresh unprocessed food powers the body more effectively and quickly as the gut, already under attack from the pollen, doesn't have to process the food before sending it on its merry way where it's needed.

+ Use a great probiotic every day in your dogs food, start now, and see the benefits within weeks.

+ Make sure your dog is on a good Omega supplement like salmon oil. It helps.

+ Use a great multi-vitamin and dietary support supplement, as no brand of food, however good it is, can tick every box.