I just moved into a house and the basement had some water damage for this past winter storms. There was/is black mold spores on the sheetrock near the floor. The removed to carpet and letting the concrete block wall dry up. My dog has been laying down in the room because its cool. I didn't realize what was going on until my Mom said something about the mold. My Golden Retrievers appetite is way off which is very very unusual. I have to force her to eat by putting the food in my hand. The Vet is having a hard time figuring out what's going on and said her liver was rather high. I did not tell him about the mold yet. She is not itching or any skin problems. Just not eating. I'm going back to the vet and tell him. What do you think?

I have a 2 year old pit bull and we moved to Oregon almost two years ago. Until that he has never had any skin issues. Now is is always chewing at his paws and they are red and sensitive to touch. He also has something going on in his left ear, but the vet said it wasn't in an infection, he thought he had gotten something in it, but it has been over a year and the problems persists. If it is allergies, what type of topical treatment helps to reduce the itching and what can be used to relieve the itching from his ear.

We have been living in an apartment with our 3 pugs where we found aspegillus/penicillium mold spores in the air and want to know what shampoo we can use to kill mold spores/mycotoxins from the mold before moving into our new home. Also, both my girlfriend and I have been diagnosed with mold disease, how can we test for this in our dogs as well?

Hi! So my dog has allergies to seasons but few weeks ago our room was filled with mold. Now his hands and legs are all red. Around his lips are also red. He is always chewing his paws and they are really bad. It's been few days but he is not doing any better. He is now so sensitive, if I touch his legs or paws he will take them under his buddy. It's like he is in pain. He is a mix of Jack Russell with Miniature Bull Terrier.

I have a 9 year old Maltese. We winter in Florida where I believe it all started. He sneezes violently, actually knocked out a tooth. Also reverse sneezing and he also sounds congested sometimes when he breathes. Has a runny nose. I asked my Vet what I should do to cure this. What should I do when he sneezes. She said, say God Bless you. Please, I need to help my dog. Anyone know a good homeopathic allergist for dogs. No luck finding someone who can help. Thank you. Augie and his Mom

I moved from North Dakota to Texas in 2014 and in June 2017 my Shih Tzu starting having seizures. I have done all the vet tests (except MRI) and everything checks out fine. I have been recording the dates of his seizures and for the last two years he always has one in April/May and November. Since the seizures started in Texas and there was never an issue in ND, I am now thinking that he is having seasonal seizures that may be due to high mold count during the spring and fall here in Austin. He is not on any vet prescribed medication for his seizures and have been trying other holistic approaches for the seizures. Has anyone else experienced seasonal seizures with their dog? I can find some information on this for humans but nothing online about animals. Thanks

About 6 weeks ago I noticed my cat cough. At first I didn’t think much of it thinking it may have been a hairball. When the cough persisted, I took fez to my primary vet where he was diagnosed with asthma based on his symptoms. The doc started fez on prednisone 5mg daily for 5 days. After the 5 days, fez was still coughing so I took him in for an X-ray. The X-ray was alarming, showing large masses on fez’s lungs. I was referred to an internal specialist to determine if the masses were cancer. Fez had a fine needle aspiration under anesthesia. The masses were not cancer, but something called pyogranulamatous inflammation. Many tests have been run including crypotococcus, histoplasmosis, feline aids, feline leukemia, toxoplasmosis, and Mycobacterium. All were negative. A sample for Aspergillus was sent in just the other day. Fez was started on prednisolone and fluconazole for safe measure almost two weeks ago now. I decided it would be prudent to take my other cats and dog in for X-ray. One of the other cats has gone so far and masses were spotted in his X-ray as well. Jazz, our dog seems to be doing fine other than the occasional hack and licking quite a bit. We are desperate for an answer. I’m thinkig it’s mold. What other tests can be done? Have you ever seen this?

I have a 11yr old shelty. Around Christmas, she started a gag, nothing came up. It has continued daily. Her activity, skin, demeanor, energy, appetite,pads are all totally normal. The gag doesn't follow any pattern or doesnt occur after playing or eating. her fecal analysis shows no parasites. X-rays of her throat, chest and stomach are normal. I wondered if some house plants have a mold, which I treat or put the plants outside. Maybe some mold got on her ball and she got it in her mouth? What else to check? I will approve her to be mold meds if needed or helpful.

Is it possible for exposure to mold to show up in the lungs to appear like cancer or a severe fungal infection? I just got home from the vet and they did an X-ray and showed full lungs and it developed very fast. Thought was cancer or a severe fungal infection. My dog has had a cough and a very heavy hack. Was treated with antibiotics which seemed to take away the cough but the hack remained when active. Different activities cause the hack to begin and her breathing is rapid. Symptoms developed like over night with goopy eyes and the cough. She has recently stopped eating.