So, if you are really concerned about food
allergies in dogs then you should also remove from their diet the other food items that have been listed above such as beef, chicken, dairy, and egg.
Not exact matches
If you have ever had a
dog who had a food sensitivity / intolerance or food
allergy then you likely know what a real «limited ingredient»
dog food is, especially if you have worked with a veterinarian on weeks or months of food trials or,
in the old days, had to make your
dog's food because
dog food companies didn't make specialty
dog foods yet.
If you have
allergies or are anti-
dog hair
in general
then the Siberian Husky is NOT a
dog breed for you.
But if you've noticed your
dog is itchy, prone to licking or chewing their feet, or breaking out
in hives,
then it's a safe bet they've got
allergies.
If you are worried about an
allergy affecting your
dog then it is well worth looking into the issue further, itchiness and hair loss can both be common symptoms but as research has shown, beef and dairy cause far more reactions
in dogs than grains.
She said her children have
allergies and she wanted to protect their health, but she also didn't want them to grow up without a
dog, so she went to a breeder for the
dog she has
in her family, and
then she volunteered at the shelter to help all the other
dogs too.
Since protein is the principal culprit
in these hypersensitivity reactions and that all
dog foods have some form of protein
in it,
then every single
dog is at risk for the formation of
allergies; although, some are luckier than most.
If
allergies are so common
in dogs,
then how do you know what type of
allergies your
dog has?
When you suspect that a certain food substance cause
allergies in your
dog,
then the most important thing to do is to eliminate that food item from your
dog's diet.
Then one of my
dogs developed an
allergy in 2010.
The No. 1
allergy in dogs is beef, followed by milk and
then soy, so if you're worried about
allergies, you may want to look for foods that avoid those, says Kenneth Snyder, veterinarian with The Visiting Vet
in Miami.