Allergy Immunology Archives - Dr Erik Johnson

Chronic Skin Diseases

2021-05-01 by Dr Erik Johnson

This is a video that addresses food allergy, atopy, and chronic skin infections. Dermatology and some of the changes in its utility are discussed. Several points of “bad medicine” are brought up. Notably Lots of steroids (Even continuous steroids) Apoquel immune suppression Cytopoint vaccine Lots of antibiotics, even 24x7x365 Changing food Important points like: Antibiotics … Read more

Vitamin C Ascorbate for dogs

2020-09-012020-08-31 by Dr Erik Johnson

Vitamin C

Research seems to be validating more and more of Linus Pauling’s hypotheses about Vitamin C (ascorbate). Linus Pauling won the Nobel Prize, twice.

Bad Air “Air and Pets” How Toxic Air is Causing Atopy

2020-08-17 by Dr Erik Johnson

Atopy in dogs and cats in Marietta Georgia, Cobb County http://drjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AIR-AND-PETS.pdf

Blue Spray Chlorhexidine For Atopy

2020-08-04 by Dr Erik Johnson

Blue Spray is surgical grade Chlorhexidine solution (not scrub) which happens to have benefits in cleansing a dog’s skin, clearing yeasts living in the coat, cutting oils from seborrhea, killing germs living in the skin without oral antibiotics in some cases and keeping the coat fresh smelling. All at a reasonable cost and effort.

Atopy – The Leading Cause of “Itching” in Marietta, Georgia

2021-04-042020-07-28 by Dr Erik Johnson

Atopy is a condition in which multiple ‘systems’ (airway, skin, eyes, ears) may become inflamed and pruritic (itchy) because to some animals, “ground level micropollution” breaks out their skin and surfaces, like pink insulation does to me.

Imagine how you would lick your feet if you walked barefoot in pink insulation all day?

AITP Auto-Immune Thrombocytopenia in Dogs

2020-02-22 by Dr Erik Johnson

AITP Auto-Immune Thrombocytopenia in Dogs Then suddenly, your dog decides that all its platelets (clotting cells) are “foreign” invaders and are to be attacked and killed. So the immune system ramps up and starts killing off the platelets and leaves the dog at risk for bleeding. Fortunately, there are two ways a dog clots it’s … Read more

Reverse sneeze, or snorting in dogs

2020-01-122020-01-10 by Dr Erik Johnson

I’ve been waiting for a long time to get a video of a dog performing the “reverse sneeze” and I finally got it. This dog is doing a classic reverse sneeze, except the pace is a little bit slower than some dogs that may be younger. What’s happening is that air is moving inward through … Read more

What’s the Best Dog Probiotic on Amazon?

2019-12-31 by Dr Erik Johnson

What’s the Best Dog Probiotic on Amazon? We’ve almost forever known that our gut contains germs. We learned a little more recently that many of the germs in our gut a “good” and necessary. In the recent past, science learned that we can implant / transplant beneficial germs to the gut. Very recently, we realized … Read more

Dermatology For The Win The First Try

2020-03-092019-11-26 by Dr Erik Johnson

I am endorsing this protocol for folks that want immediate results and ultimately, fewer trips to the vet. Any Allergy Dermatology Case Fixed First Try It’s a shotgun approach I am seeing engaged by Veterinary Dermatologists in the Atlanta area, followed up with an injection of Cytopoint. In some cases it’s as simple as a … Read more

Foot Licking – Atopic Foot Chewing – How To

2019-11-262019-11-26 by Dr Erik Johnson

By far, the most common cause of foot licking is ATOPY. You see and hear dogs licking and sucking on their feet at the worst possible times, like when you’re trying to sleep. And you feel bad for them, you know? Foot Licking – Atopic Foot Chewing Fleas Always check a dog or cat for … Read more

Any Allergy Dermatology Case Fixed First Try

2020-03-092019-11-25 by Dr Erik Johnson