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Dr. Karen Woodard check's Gail Friedman's dog, Ms. Roxie, for signs of allergies in Elmhurst, Ill. on May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)

Dogs and cats can also suffer from allergies, but there are ways to help our furry friends

Allergies are a common and tricky problem in dogs and cats. Pets can be allergic to many of the same things people can, including pollen, chemicals, mold and food. Their immune systems can also overreact to pests like fleas.

This undated photo provided by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shows a dog nicknamed Trooper, who was found abandoned along Interstate 75 in Tampa, Fla., as residents evacuated Florida's Gulf Coast last week shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall. (Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles via AP)

Gov. DeSantis signs law imposing tougher penalties for abandoning pets during disasters

Bronze medalist Yared Nuguse, of the United States, poses on the podium after the men's 1500-meter final 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Runner Yared Nuguse has pet tortoise, Olympic bronze medal and dreams of one day being orthodontist

Petrona licks her lips in front of her meat-flavored cake during her third birthday celebration at a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

As more Argentines go childless, pampered dogs become part of the family

This still image from video provided by the Durango Police Department shows Irwin the pet kangaroo is seen on the loose Monday, March 19, 2025, in Durango, Colo. (Durango Police Department via AP)

Loose pet kangaroo keeps police hopping — again — in Colorado

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Escaped pet zebra on the loose in Tennessee

A pet zebra remains on the loose after it was seen running along a road in Christiana, Tennessee over the weekend.

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Dapper dogs on display at this year’s Pet Gala

Chilli the dog wears has a chilli hat placed on his head in the BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

AP PHOTOS: Chelsea Flower Show blooms with royals, celebrities and pets

Rachel Dancyg holds her dog, Billie, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Israeli soldiers found Billie in the Gaza Strip, 18 months after she disappeared during Hamas' attack on Dancyg's Kibbutz of Nir Oz, in Binyamina, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Dog reunites with Israeli family after disappearing for 18 months in Gaza

This combination of photos shows author/illustrator Lili Chin with her Boston Terrier Boogie, left, and cover art for "Dogs of the World: A Gallery of Pups from Purebreds to Mutts," by Lili Chin. (Amanda Brooks via AP, left, and Penguin Random House/Ten Speed via AP)

600 kinds of dogs? Pet illustrator Lili Chin aims to capture them all in whimsical drawings

Tiffany Emanuel holds her pet tortoise, Myrtle, in Kokomo, Miss., on Thursday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado

‘Incredibly therapeutic': Bryce Dallas Howard directs ‘Pets’

Drone video shows flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky after days of heavy rain

This Jan. 24, 2025 file image provided by the Arizona Game and Fish Department shows a Mexican gray wolf in the wild that was monitored as part of a population survey in eastern Arizona. (Arizona Game and Fish Department via AP File)

Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves prompt emergency in rural New Mexico

Albert Whitehead spends time with Star, his pet reindeer, in Whitehead's backyard in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him

Women attend a spinning class on a hotel building's helipad in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Up, up and spinning away. More Brazilians taking outdoor spin classes on helipads

This undated image released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows Savage Pet of El Cajon, Calif.'s Savage Cat Food Large Chicken Boxes and Small Chicken Boxes. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration via AP)

Another raw pet food recall is tied to illness and death in cats

This undated photo provided by Sherry Gaber shows Betsy Arakawa with her dogs Zinna, left, and Bear, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Sherry Gaber via AP)

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says

A dog rides on the back of a scooter as people celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A dog on a scooter with Holi powder on its forehead shows how much Indians love their pets

Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen

Star, a pet reindeer, is shown in the backyard of his owner Albert Whitehead in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen

In this image provided by Carolyn Kiefer her mother, Katherine Kiefer, 82, is reunited with her cat Aggie at VCA Chatoak Animal Hospital after the Palisades Fire destroyed her home and the cat was missing, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Carolyn Kiefer via AP)

One cat’s incredible reunion with its owner after the LA wildfires

This photo provided by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shows a turtle in a box after a Pennsylvania man was caught with the turtle concealed in his pants when the TSA body scanner triggered an alarm in the area of the man’s groin on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. (TSA via AP)

Man found with a live turtle concealed in his pants by TSA at a New Jersey airport

Colombia frees almost 150 illegally trafficked tortoises

This combination photograph shows pet cats in carry bags at Kashmir veterinary hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

AP PHOTOS: Cat owners in Kashmir thrown into a tizzy over viral posts bad-mouthing their pets

Dogs with costumes parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival

Maxwell, a young male was one of two kittens that the Leicester family adopted after their beloved adult cat Jimmy was run over and killed last year, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Le Pecq. (AP Photo/John Leicester)

Losing a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here’s how friends can help

UK charity offers pet bereavement service

This April 23, 2019, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows Maddie, a pitbull mix, standing in a vacant spot between plants in a Long Island, N.Y, garden. Dense garden-bed designs that don't allow for such unplanted patches discourage entry by plant-trampling dogs who enjoy running laps. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

They dig, they pee, they trample. How to garden when you love both dogs and plants

Cute dogs in costumes show off latest style trends at Pet Expo in Vietnam

Best dressed dogs and cats celebrated at Pet Expo in Vietnam

Trump immigration policy throws Venezuelan family’s status in limbo

A silhouetted cat sits on a fence of a condominium complex at dusk, June 18, 2017, in La Habra, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)

Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected

An axolotl swims in an aquarium at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Ancient deity, pet and endangered species. Why is axolotl Mexico’s most beloved amphibian?

Cats in Oregon euthanized after eating raw pet food tainted with bird flu

This image made from video provided by SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund Poland shows a rare black wolf crossing a stream in a Polish forest last summer. (SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund Poland via AP)

Pair of rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers