Our chow mix Nikki is about 10-11 years old (adopted so we don’t know). We have had her since she was about 1.5. She was a healthy dog up until recently and she started showing her age through arthritis and new skin problems (getting hot spots, she never had before.)
A few months ago she started itching terribly. We made sure she was up to date on flea meds so when she continued itching we suspected allergies. We took her to the vet and they said the same thing.
He told us to give her benedryl-it isn’t working.
Right now, we are on vacation and she is with us but we are not near home. Is there anything we can get to put on her (no petsmart around, only walmart) to help ease the itching sensation?
Also, how much are allergy shots or pills generally at the vet and how often do they have to get them? I will surely be taking her to the vet when we get back home but mom says the allergy treatment is very expensive…

The vet wants to make a profit from the meds and she is charging me about three times what the meds are worth. The dog is really sick with allergies. He scratches so much that he bleeds. He is a beautiful indoor Golden retriever free from fleas and ticks that looks like he has mange. Several vets have ruled out mange. The vet was giving him steroid shots and Atopica which all together were about $250.00 + the visit which ended being about $500.00