Pet owners - allergies to food?

FrauKlein · December 2009

Hiya.

We took Bucko to the vet again last night because his ears and anal glands were funky again. We were told that there's a solid chance he is allergic to the food we've been feeding him and should switch him to something like lamb and rice food to see if he gets better. We also are meant to give him allergy meds everyday to help.

Do any of you have any advice or experience with this?

nikisnow · December 2009

My English Bulldog has a lot of allergies that the vet thought was related to food. She suggested switching him to a salmon/potato food. She said fish is the best for dogs with allergies (who knows though). I do know that many of his problems have gotten better in the past 6 months that he has been on that food.

We also give him Benadryl everyday because she thinks he has some seasonal allergies.

robinsokj · December 2009

My parents dog is very sensitive to certain foods. She cant eat any food thats in the regular grocery store. They have to buy her specialty stuff either from PetSmart or the vets office. Its crazy expensive. She also cant have rawhide. If it is an allergy you should notice a difference immediately when you switch foods. Well, my parents did at least.

buckin · December 2009

Tedda my chow/chow has bad skin allergies (and is allergic to fleas) so we have to be careful what food we feed her.

We are in a delimma now because we switched food because Scarlett, the new one was having intestinal problems with the old food, now Tedda's Skin allergies have gotten bad again.....AGGGGGHHHH

Somehow I'm going to have to figure a way to feed them all at once and different foods or find a happy medium food.

kittybits21 · December 2009

MIL's dog is allergic to beef, so she can't have anything with beef in it or she'll start itching RIGHT away. her skin gets dry, ears get red, and she needs benedryl to help stop the itching.

I'm not sure if she gets meds every day, but I know that they have to monitor her closely to make sure she only eats what they give her, and doesn't get into any other dog food/people food in the house. For my mom's dogs that do get meds every day, they have to hide them in wet food, cheese, or peanut butter to get them to eat the pills. GL! Poor dog!

FrauKlein · December 2009

Well, I bought some Iams Lamb and Rice food last night, so we'll see where that puts him.

I just feel so bad. Sad

Amorlinda · December 2009

It happens quiet often actually. Switching his diet can help tons!

Them Iams Lamb and Rice is a good choice. If that doesn't work try another brand.

Lyssapee · December 2009

Max is allergic to everything. We make meat and maybe rice for him every night. He has a reaction to almost all dog foods, it's actually MUCH cheaper for us to cook for him than to buy the special dog food. He likes fresh food rather than the bagged food anyway.

Poor pup can't eat most dog treats either.

When max eats the wrong things his entire intestinal track gets inflammed and he gets very sick. Poor guy.

GL with Buckly!

FrauKlein · December 2009

fredalina:

What had you been feeding, out of curiosity? The most common allergen for dogs (food) is corn, and it's in so many foods. Soy is also a common allergen. Ironically corn and soy are cheap fillers that are in a lot of pet foods, so lots of dogs have allergies, and then they buy the L&R version of the un-good food they were feeding that costs a bit more.

My favorite food for allergies is California Natural. Unless your dog is allergic to chicken, the Chicken and Rice version is fine. (L&R and Fish and Potato are the alternatives for dogs allergic to chicken). It has less ingredients than any other commercial food i know of, which means less potential for allergies. i can't recommend it enough, especially over Iams, which is not that great a food.

We were just feeding both dogs Pedigree brand food, though I can't remember the exact kind. We started Buckley on the Iams Lamb and Rice food last night and he actually stopped rubbing his face in the carpet or on the furniture. I think next time I want to try one of the "Less Ingredient" Naturals, but we've got a 40lb bag of Iams to get through first.

kate930 · December 2009

fredalina:
What had you been feeding, out of curiosity? The most common allergen for dogs (food) is corn, and it's in so many foods. Soy is also a common allergen. Ironically corn and soy are cheap fillers that are in a lot of pet foods, so lots of dogs have allergies, and then they buy the L&R version of the un-good food they were feeding that costs a bit more.
My favorite food for allergies is California Natural. Unless your dog is allergic to chicken, the Chicken and Rice version is fine. (L&R and Fish and Potato are the alternatives for dogs allergic to chicken). It has less ingredients than any other commercial food i know of, which means less potential for allergies. i can't recommend it enough, especially over Iams, which is not that great a food.

This. Iams is not a very good food - plus it is way over-priced. My cocker has bad food allergies and he is on a protein-only diet. Do you have a pet food store besides PetSmart? The only nice foods they carry are over-priced and usually other stores have a much better selection. It is completely worth going with the better foods when allergies are involved because of the fillers mentioned above.

Check out this site - https://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

mmk3742 · December 2009

My cat has a ton of allergies that cause these huge bleeding sores on her skin. The vet said it is most likely a food allergy (prob soy, corn, or wheat). I switched her to Blue Buffalo brand food and it has made a world of difference.

She has not gotten skin sores in a long time and her overall allergies are much much much better. Blue Buffalo is soy, wheat, and corn free. I actually switched my dog over to that too and she loves the lamb and rice formula.

She eats that ten times better than she has ever eaten a food before. And her coat has improved.

Jay_Cee · December 2009

kate930:
fredalina:
What had you been feeding, out of curiosity? The most common allergen for dogs (food) is corn, and it's in so many foods. Soy is also a common allergen. Ironically corn and soy are cheap fillers that are in a lot of pet foods, so lots of dogs have allergies, and then they buy the L&R version of the un-good food they were feeding that costs a bit more.
My favorite food for allergies is California Natural. Unless your dog is allergic to chicken, the Chicken and Rice version is fine. (L&R and Fish and Potato are the alternatives for dogs allergic to chicken). It has less ingredients than any other commercial food i know of, which means less potential for allergies. i can't recommend it enough, especially over Iams, which is not that great a food.
This. Iams is not a very good food - plus it is way over-priced. My cocker has bad food allergies and he is on a protein-only diet. Do you have a pet food store besides PetSmart? The only nice foods they carry are over-priced and usually other stores have a much better selection. It is completely worth going with the better foods when allergies are involved because of the fillers mentioned above.
Check out this site - https://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

I agree with all the above. And the website above is very informative. We were having issues with our Cooper -- he'd through up on his old dog food (we had him on Science Diet until we heard how bad it really is, then we had him on Wellness puppy, but he didn't do well with that, either). We now have him on Blue Buffalo's Lamb and Brown Rice formula and is doing great on it.

I hope your puppy feels better soon -- dog allergies are never fun.

nerdsbride · December 2009

Basically, a good rule of thumb is to stay away from anything that you can buy at a grocery store.

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