{"id":7079051,"date":"2026-10-07T09:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7079051"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:19:59","slug":"why-is-my-dog-itchy-in-the-fall-baileys-battle-with-seasonal-allergies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7079051","title":{"rendered":"Why Is My Dog Itchy in the Fall? Bailey\u2019s Battle With Seasonal Allergies"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Last week, we told you about Jacey and her annual fall tradition: eating the leaves and\u00a0 a 2 a.m. “code brown.”<\/p>\n

This week, it’s Bailey’s turn.<\/p>\n

Bailey doesn’t eat leaves, but she does react to what the fall season brings.<\/p>\n

Every year, we see the pattern.<\/p>\n

As the seasons change, Bailey’s seasonal allergies flare. She gets itchy, her skin becomes more irritated, and suddenly we’re paying much closer attention to what she’s walking through, rolling in, and bringing back inside on her paws and coat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spring gets most of the attention when we talk about seasonal allergies, but fall can be every bit as challenging for an allergy-prone dog.<\/p>\n

Ragweed and other pollens are still around. Mold spores can increase as leaves and other vegetation fall, get wet, and begin to decompose. And unlike us, our dogs aren’t just breathing in environmental allergens.<\/p>\n

They’re walking through them. Lying in them. Rolling in them. And carrying them around on their bodies.<\/p>\n

Why Do Some Dogs Get Itchy in the Fall?<\/h2>\n

Dogs can develop allergies to substances in their environment, including pollens, grasses, weeds, molds, dust mites, flea saliva, and other triggers. But environmental allergies in dogs don’t always look like the seasonal allergies we’re accustomed to seeing in people.<\/p>\n

Your dog may not spend October sneezing into a tissue with red, puffy eyes that also get runny..<\/p>\n

Instead, you may notice:<\/p>\n