There are two technologies upon
which hypoallergenic diets are based: novel protein, novel carbohydrate formulas and hydrolyzed protein formulas.
Not exact matches
Your pet is first fed a
hypoallergenic diet,
which is a prescription
diet available only through a veterinarian, until symptoms disappear.
Dr. Tillman, at Organic Pet Digest, states that commercial
hypoallergenic formulations simply incorporate an alternate protein source,
which is what you can achieve with a homemade
diet for your dog.
These patients may benefit from
diets containing hydrolyzed protein sources in
which the molecular weight of the polypeptide molecule is below 18,000 daltons (Royal Canin
Hypoallergenic formula) or from home - cooked
diets containing single novel protein and carbohydrate sources.
Though any special
diet is more expensive than regular dog food, Taste of the Wild is a more affordable
hypoallergenic dog food option
which still delivers great results.
The company has a range of
hypoallergenic products
which confirms their focus on helping dog owners acquire a healthy source for their pets»
diets.
This is an everyday
diet which can be used to help keep weight off your cat as well can be used as a
hypoallergenic formula.
«Because we carry only
hypoallergenic foods, we find that we do not need to carry many condition - specific
diets,» said Jusak Yang Bernhard, co-owner of TailsSpin Pet Food & Accessories,
which has locations in Georgia.
A case report of three German Shepherd Dogs with EPI demonstrated that a
diet with 19 percent fat (on a dry matter basis) was well tolerated and resulted in weight gain, decreased diarrhea, and an improved coat (the
diet used hydrolyzed protein,
which is processed in such a way as to render the proteins nearly
hypoallergenic).
An elimination
diet is a time - consuming process
which involves switching the dog's
diet entirely to a
hypoallergenic or reduced ingredient commercial food, or to a
diet of bland human food.
Alternatively, use one of the
hypoallergenic cat
diets in
which antigenic particles have been destroyed (hydrolyzed protein) such as HA, z / d etc..
To give Maltese dogs the
diet that they need, seek out foods that are tailored for small dogs and consider limited ingredient
diet foods that are
hypoallergenic and
which will help avoid some potential allergies and health problems.
In other cases,
hypoallergenic diets are recommended,
which should only contain novel proteins such as providing low - fat cottage cheese and boiled white rice.