Thinking of getting a poodle - wondering how will it affect Crohn's?

[Guest guest]

We are thinking of getting a hypoallergenic poodle and I am wondering how this

might affect my 12 yd with Crohn's who has a moderate allergy to dogs. She has

been on SCD for 7 weeks and is doing quite well (her inflammation is now in the

normal range and her iron and folate deficiencies have reversed). When exposed

to a regular dog, she reacts quite quickly with itchy swollen eyes, chest

tightness, coughing, etc. Yesterday we kept the dog at our house for 2 1/2

hours and she only felt a slight tightness in her chest and sneezed just a

couple times. She and the rest of the kids are quite excited, but my husband

and I are concerned that even this small reaction will cause inflammation in her

lungs and send her immune system into overdrive, thus causing a GI flare. Does

anybody know the likelihood of this? I would hate to derail her progress, and I

don't know which type of medical professional to ask. Any quick advice would be

appreciated as I am being pressured to make a decision today. Thank you.

Josie

12 yd Crohn's

SCD 7 weeks

No meds (6mp) 8 weeks

[Guest guest]

We are thinking of getting a hypoallergenic poodle and I am wondering how this

might affect my 12 yd with Crohn's who has a moderate allergy to dogs. She has

been on SCD for 7 weeks and is doing quite well (her inflammation is now in the

normal range and her iron and folate deficiencies have reversed). When exposed

to a regular dog, she reacts quite quickly with itchy swollen eyes, chest

tightness, coughing, etc. Yesterday we kept the dog at our house for 2 1/2

hours and she only felt a slight tightness in her chest and sneezed just a

couple times. She and the rest of the kids are quite excited, but my husband

and I are concerned that even this small reaction will cause inflammation in her

lungs and send her immune system into overdrive, thus causing a GI flare. Does

anybody know the likelihood of this? I would hate to derail her progress, and I

don't know which type of medical professional to ask. Any quick advice would be

appreciated as I am being pressured to make a decision today. Thank you.

Josie

12 yd Crohn's

SCD 7 weeks

No meds (6mp) 8 weeks