ALLERGY INFORMATION

 

 

 

Does your pet have red, itchy skin on its stomach, chest, muzzle or between the toes? It could be contact allergy. Ask your vet for more information. See our poster of the common plants causing this.

 

There are many other trees, grasses, weeds and other plants that can cause a reaction. See these below:

 

Trees	Grasses
Birch Betula spp.	Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea
Casuarina Casuarina equisetifolia	Carpet Grass Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus spp.	Cocksfoot Grass Dactylis glomerata
Elm, Cedar Ulmus crassifolia	Couch, Green Cynodon dantylon
Elm, Chinese Ulmus pumila	Couch, English  Elytrigia repens
Melaleuca Melaleuca spp.	Couch, Queensland Blue Cynodon Incompetus
Oak, Black Quercus velutina	Cultivated Wheat Triticum aestivum
Oak, White Quercus alba	Fescue Grass Festuca elatior
Olive Olea europaea	Johnson Grass Sorghum halepense
Palm Arecastrum romanzoffianum	Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis
Peppercorn Schinus spp.	Kikuyu Grass Pennisetum clandestinum
Plane Tree Platanus racemosa	Maize Zea mays
Pine Pinus spp.	Oats Avena sativa
Privet Ligustrum vulgare	Paspalum Paspalum notatum
Wattle Acacia spp.	Perennial Ryegrass Lolium perenne
Western Juniper Juniperus occidentalis	Sweet Vernal Anthoxanthum oderatum
Willow Salix spp.	Timothy Grass Phleum pratense
	Yorkshire Fog Grass Holcus lanatus
Weeds	Miscellaneous
Chenopodium Chenopodium albus	Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium
English Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Mexican Tea Chenopodium ambrosioides
Ragweed, Short Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ragweed, Western Ambrosia psilostachya
Red Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Rough Pigweed Amaranthus retroflexus
Tumbleweed Amaranthus spinosus
Yellow Dock Rumex crispus