Lamb and rice used to be the combination of choice, but most premium dog food companies now have a lamb and rice diet,
so hypoallergenic diets of fish and potatoes or venison and rice have taken their place.
Not exact matches
Choosing a pet store or grocery store option that says «
hypoallergenic» is absolutely not a
diet trial,
so make sure that your veterinarian is supervising any
diet trial.
There are two types of
hypoallergenic diets, those that have limited ingredients that your dog has not been exposed to such as venison, lamb, or duck with potatoes and rice or those that have a hydrolyzed protein source that is
so small that the immune system can not recognize it and cause an allergic reaction.
Don't rely on an OTC
so - called «
hypoallergenic diet» to do a food trial because the purity of the ingredients usually can not be guaranteed unless the food is manufactured on a dedicated line.
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 die
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 die
so try changing her food (gradually) to a
hypoallergenic diet.
However, as I mentioned above, dogs may have food allergies as well as allergies to other things
so the
hypoallergenic or novel protein
diet alone may not completely resolve your dog's itchiness.