[HerculesMomma]

I thought my boy had food allergies too. When I adopted him his ears were a mess and the vet and myself tried hard to get into under control. They were reluctant to do allergy testing as they did not feel that it would be worthwhile. I on the other hand, didn't not like the idea of having my dog on meds constantly for the ears.

It took months to get the ears straightened out. And I still have to clean them with a drying solution fairly regularly. But I found that was the key for us. His eyes get goopy too.

But after a little more than a year I have come to realize that it is not food allergies, but seasonal outdoor allergies. His ears were good from about Oct/Nov time frame through until the spring. Then the goopy eyes and ear scratching started up again. I am actually grateful that I didn't spend the money on the allergy testing to find out it's just seasonal. But I also had the benefit of it only affecting his eyes and ears, and those were kept clean so the problem was minimal and has been easily managed. Thank goodness for us it didn't spread into hot spots!