MAC-a-roni, your Shih Tzu sounds like my Brittany before we got his allergies under control. The immunotherapy shots worked wonderfully for him. We did them for years before stopping (a couple of years ago) and so far no allergy symptoms have resurfaced. I hope they work as well for your dog.
I'm lucky, my dogs don't take a ton of stuff. My Brittany is 13 and arthritic, so he gets Rimadyl, fish oil, glucosamine/chondroitin and a Pepcid every day. The Shih Tzu is just a young 'un, so all he gets is a fish oil capsule.
