Itchy Dog? Spring means allergy season for pets, too

It seems like everyone and their dog is being driven crazy by allergies this time of the year.

Heavy rainfall over the past two months has created the perfect conditions for common allergens like molds to spread over San Antonio. Humans try to cope with the usual allergy symptoms, but they may not realize their four-legged companions are suffering right alongside them.

“We have seen quite a lot of animals that I suspect do have environmental allergies,” said Hunter Schrank, an associate veterinarian at the Eagle Veterinary Hospital in Olmos Park. “Is that pertaining directly to the weather? There’s a very good chance of that.”