I’m allergic to my dog??
Hello, I (20F) just recently got a dog. A seven year old chihuahua/terrier mix. I wanted a dog to keep me company when im at home and to give love to and spoil. This is my first time owning a dog as an adult, I’ve had allergies to other big dogs in the past so when I looked for this one I wanted a hypoallergenic dog. I was contacted about this dog from a lady on facebook, she said she was getting rid of her and that she’s also allergic to dogs but this one has never bothered her. So I took her word for it and I took the girl home, the first three days I didn’t have any problems. But these past two days I have been hiding in my room due to feeling very ill and constantly breaking out in hives. It makes me crushed, I want to give this girl a good home and I want to feel better and be able to go out in my home without feeling sick. She also sheds ALOT more than I thought she would. Does anyone have any advice or solutions? Is there a medication I can take or something I can do with her to fix this? I don’t want to turn around and give her right back. Also I’ve already tried Zyrtec.