With chronic ear infections, it is often a food allergy so
trying a hypoallergenic food may help.
Trying hypoallergenic food is also an option.
The vet recommended
trying a hypoallergenic food and I always trusted Royal Canin so I checked Chewy and they had this food.
It is ideal for a pitbull with acute allergies to
try a hypoallergenic food as it does not contain grain, soy, corn, eggs, and gluten.
Not exact matches
In cases where
food ingredients are the cause of discomfort,
try a prescription
hypoallergenic diet, suggests WebMD.
It may still be recommended to
try a
hypoallergenic diet however, as often decreasing the allergic response to the
food can help with environmental allergies also.
Next we
tried 3 months of
hypoallergenic food, no success.
Your vet may recommend
trying a
hypoallergenic dog
food as an initial step to clear up the allergic symptoms.
That process makes them really expensive but they are great to do a trial with just to see if it is a
food allergy then you can
try reintroducing less expensive «
hypoallergenic»
foods.
We may also
try a
hypoallergenic diet, or low residue diet just in case a
food allergy is what started the IBD.
For those with
food intolerances or allergies,
try a therapeutic
hypoallergenic diet.
Trying to find an underlying cause, like a
food allergy, is a good idea with a truly
hypoallergenic diet.
So she probably has an infection and they are often secondary to allergies, especially
food allergies this time of the year, so
try changing her
food (gradually) to a
hypoallergenic diet.
The «truly»
hypoallergenic ones are pretty expensive for a German Shepherd but I just use them initially to make a diagnosis (must eat only that
food for 8 solid weeks) and then
try to reintroduce cheaper
food with similar ingredients but different ones than she is eating now.
If they don't help it would be worth
trying the
hypoallergenic diets (Purina LA tm or Hill's z / d tm) but these have to be used for at least three to four weeks before giving up on them, in order to really rule out the possibility of a
food allergy.