Washing the dog reduces dog allergen levels, but the dog needs to be washed twice a week Tessa Hodson, BSc, Adnan Custovic, MD, Angela Simpson, MD, Martin Chapman, PhD, Ashley Woodcock, MD, Rosalind Green, MD Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Volume 103, Issue 4, Pages 581-585 (April 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70227-7 Copyright © 1999 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Major dog allergen Can f 1 recovered from samples of dog hair in 16 dogs before and on 7 days after washing. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1999 103, 581-585DOI: (10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70227-7) Copyright © 1999 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Airborne Can f 1 collected with an air sampler with a low airflow rate (9 L/min) over the 8-hour period/day before and on 7 subsequent days after dog washing. Baseline value is mean of 3 days before dogs had been washed. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1999 103, 581-585DOI: (10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70227-7) Copyright © 1999 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions