Hi Suzanne
It sounds like a allergie to me .I have almost the same thing happen to me when I am around dogs if I touch them or they touch me .
I would talk to your doctor about it as soon as you can .
Hey Suzanne!
It sounds like an allergy to me ... my son, just like many other Moms', has allergies to various things. I would definitely get him in to an allergist to see what the severity is and what to do to make him more comfortable. Hives are rather unpleasant!
I say an allergist, because my son had problems, for a WHILE, that our pediatrician kept blowing off as other things (he didn't have allergies, my 6 month old still had newborn rash/acne ... it wasn't allergies it was colic ... and the list went on and on) It took having 2 instances of, my then 15 month olds, eyes swelling shut and an on-call Doc to finally get a referral to an allergist. We now have a great allergist, a multiple layer allergy defense system and a new pediatrician. All is right with the world.
So, Suzanne follow your gut, you know your little guy better than anybody else.
All the best!
Denise
It could be entirely possible that your son is allergic to your dog. My best advice would be to talk to your child's doctor and try to limit the contact your son has with the dog. If the hives or reaction decreases with the less time spent around the dog then it could be allergy.
Hello, I wanted to know what happened with your child? I see this post is rather old, but I just experienced this same situation with my 6 month old baby. I have a boxer, and he also licked my babies face, and she broke out in a bad rash for a few hours. She now has bumps on face where the reaction occured. She doesn't have allergy to dander, or dogs skin, just the saliva. I am just curious if your child outgrew it, & if boxer is still around child, and if child kept experiencing this allergy to the saliva. Thank You!
My American Cocker innocently gave my nine month old Grandson a loving snuffle in his ear and a red itchy rash irrupted instantly. Although it was alarming it was easily remedied with a nice warm wet flannel to remove the offending saliva, thankfully the rash went as quickly as it came so no need for medication or trip to the ER but if the rash doesn’t go when saliva is washed away I would seek medical attention, anafalactic shock can be serious. Needless to say there will be no more snuffles allowed but we haven’t noticed any other allergic reactions being in the same room or from touching the dog. Hopefully it will be an allergy that passes like Suzanne’s sons. 😊
When I was young, we LOVED our dog. When our dad showed signs of allergies, it turns out he was allergic. They put him on an inhaler. But, the problem is that if you suppress the allergy, it is still there, the body is UNHAPPY with the allergens. It ALWAYS continues to fester and develop into deeper health problems. Allergies are an AUTOIMMUNE response. If the allergen is left there, it develops into WORSE autoimmune problems, because the body is distressed and keeps fighting against these foreign attacking molecules. The body, over the years, always becomes sicker and more distressed.
This is the HONEST answer: you do not want the issues that come from worsening autoimmune response - it is the body in panic mode, and other sicknesses, diseases, and conditions always follow. Because it places such a HEAVY load of panic on the person’s immune system. That is the HONEST answer. COVERING UP THE SYMPTOMS does not change anything.
DO NOT RISK A HUMAN BEING’S HEALTH FOR AN ANIMAL. Let’s be honest. We have always LOVED, LOVED our dogs. I 100% understand. HOWEVER, let’s keep things in an honest perspective: they are DOGS. The dogs LOVE us almost as if they were people, but they are not. They are not people: the honest truth is that they are Good Animals. But they are animals. If they threaten the long-term health of a human because of an allergy, don’t risk your children’s’ health and life. The dog is a dog, it is an animal. A good animal, but still an animal. It can find another loving family where it can get used to and be perfectly happy. The honest truth is that you have to decide between an animal and the long term health of your child.
I am VERY experienced in this: allergens are something that ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS without exception balloon and balloon. It is because an allergy is the body in distress. Do not cover it up with allergy medicines - they only mask the symptoms of what is STILL going on in the bloodstream and throughout the body. Long term use of pharmaceuticals also have an impact on the health of the brain.
NOTE: it might be an allergy to something weird that the dog was chewing on in the back yard. It might go away in a few days and never happen again. That would be possible, but unlikely. But if it doesn’t go away and then never happen again, then it really truly is an allergy to dog saliva or dander.
The hard but honest truth is that you have to choose between the health of your child, and the inconvenience of your dog getting used to a different loving family. Always choose the health of the human. The dog will soon get used to another loving family. And you will prevent a lifetime of illnesses and worsening autoimmune and other health problems in your CHILD, the only thing that matters.
I posted this quite a while ago and my son is now approaching 3 (February). I am super happy to say that he no longer breaks out in hives when our dog licks him. If he was allergic (even just the saliva), he must have outgrown it. Actually, it hasn’t happened in the last year or two even. I have a daughter now and she does not break out either; must not have the same sensitivity that he did. Thank you everyone for your input!