Dog food allergies

you need to feed a novel protein diet avoiding beef, chicken,lamb,rice, corn and wheat. thats why just switching brands doesn't work, most diets have one of those ingredients. I tell clients we may need to try several.....duck and potato, rabbit based etc. I typically don't use venison or bison because a vet dermatologist i heard at a meeting said they were too close to beef. You might even have to try a hydrolyzed protein diet like Z/D. Feed the diet EXCLUSIVELY for 4-6 weeks (nothing can cross their lips but that diet and water...no treats, rawhides, milk bones etc) and see if it helps. May take several tries. Go to a big pet food store and you will find several brands that may work, be sure to check the small ingredient label on the side of the bag to avoid the antigens mentioned. Your vet can write a script for one as well from Royal Canin, Science Diet etc or even Z/d. I tell my clients you have a 20% of helping allergies with diet but if you had a 20% chance of hitting the power ball lottery you would play every week! Also you don't have a bunch of lab fees and you had to feed the dog anyway. Good luck1
 
My last Lab developed food allergies. I tried a variety of foods, unsuccessfully, then tried Nutro Lamb & Rice; it worked for her. Good luck.
 
Jeff, are you certain it's a food related allergy?

I only ask as food allergies are much less common then environmental allergies.
 
Yep, my folks have a older retired GSP with food allergy. They feed Diamond Natural Lamb & Rice. It has worked well
 
birdshooter said:
Jeff, are you certain it's a food related allergy?

I only ask as food allergies are much less common then environmental allergies.
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I only suspect it. This is on my setter. His hair get very thin on his neck from the ecollar and on his chest and belly from grass abrasion.

I thought it may be thyroid, but that tested fine.

I was thinking about trying him on this for 3 months:

http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/PandD.html
 
We’ve had good luck with the Wellness brand after one of ours started having what seemed to be a food intolerance issue. Not the symptoms that you’ve defined but might be worth a look.
 
Tbear said:
http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/products/
Jeff, me and a couple other freinds have had good luck with this. Grain free. Game farm soon? Since we did not get out once this year?
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He was on Taste of the Wild for a year and still had these issues. He either has some kind of allergy or a thyroid issue.

I am up for a preserve hunt. Just let me know what you wanna do. The is a place by St. Cloud that still has roosters.
 
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