Article: Pet allergies

The most recent addition to VCA Franklin Park Animal Hospital's staff expects to find herself busy as spring approaches.

Kristin Holm, DVM, is a board certified veterinary dermatologist who knows that pets as well as their owners can suffer from seasonal allergies.

Determining why Fido is uncomfortable can be difficult, said the 28-year-old who joined the Franklin Park animal hospital in September after working at a general practice in Berwyn and then completing her residency at the University of Pennsylvania.

"That's a challenge," she said. "In a lot of cases, they show signs that are clearly seasonal skin allergies, but food allergies are present year-round."

Once the problem is ...

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