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10-15-2008, 12:43 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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HELP!!
Noah was just diagnosed with food allergies. We bought the Iams vetinary mix, and he absolutely will not eat it. I was just wondering if there was any other brand that was good for dogs with food allergies.
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10-15-2008, 12:45 AM
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Lost in Translation
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Location: North Carolina
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what exactly is he allergic to...
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10-15-2008, 12:47 AM
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without knowing what exactly he is allergic to we can't make any recommendations...some dogs are allergic to the oddest of ingredients until we know which one we cant tell you what foods you might want to try...
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10-15-2008, 12:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BrindlePit
Noah was just diagnosed with food allergies. We bought the Iams vetinary mix, and he absolutely will not eat it. I was just wondering if there was any other brand that was good for dogs with food allergies.
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I've had very good results with DickVanPatten's Natural Balance foods. They have several allergy formulas. |
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10-15-2008, 01:06 AM
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Elysium Fields
Join Date: Jul 2008
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  Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Proverbs 26:20
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10-15-2008, 01:17 AM
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Dog Food Reviews - Hills Prescription Z/D Ultra - Powered by ReviewPost
that is the breakdown on z/d. I know it a precription diet but it really sounds like a horrible food...starch is the first ingredient...hydrolized chicken liver is the meat source then a few ingredients later hydrolized chicken. if you look at the whole ingredient list there is no substance to this food.
there has to be something better then that with a higher meat content than that for dogs with allergies...also why do vets push such horrible foods...when i used to work at an animal hospital we were told to push hills science diet. i would never personally feed my pet anything by them.
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10-15-2008, 02:07 AM
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Elysium Fields
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: CT
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Have you ever used it?
The protein is broken down to such small particles that they don't cause an allergic reaction.
The idea is to start with this food (only) for three or four months and then introduce other protein sources (1 at a time for three months) to find out what food causes a reaction.
From experience the switch to duck and potatoes and or venison and green peas usually works as a food source to switch to. Unfortunately a dog can develop allergieseven on those weird protein sources but some extreme cases can and do live on ZD exclusively. There is nothing wrong with ZD except for the price.
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Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Proverbs 26:20
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10-15-2008, 02:24 AM
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no i refuse to use a low quality product as hills. my dog doesnt have allergies if he did i would go with a better product. if my dog was having allergies i would have a blood panel done to find out exactly what he was allergic to and then remove that ingredient from his diet. its not even the lack of protein source that makes that product so horrible in my opinion is everything else thats in it and not in it.
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10-15-2008, 02:25 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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The vet said we should stay away from chicken, veal, and rice. We need something quick cuz he won't eat the other stuff. We were also told try venicien(not sure about selling). thanks for all your help and suggestions
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10-15-2008, 02:28 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Brindlepit- what did the vet say your dog is allergic to?
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10-15-2008, 02:39 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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well we just took him to the vet today and did a skin scrape. the vet said judging by his symptoms (red sensitive eyes and his hair thinning on his head) he has food allergies so i guess we won't really know for sure until the test comes back if thats even how it works.
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10-15-2008, 02:43 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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ohh...so it may not even be allergies it could maybe be mites?
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10-15-2008, 02:55 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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No he specifically said that it wasn't mites and he even gave us a free sample of the vet food. He also gave noah clavamox tablets and a vetalog injection. I really really appreciate the help of this forum.
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10-15-2008, 03:01 AM
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oh okay...glad to hear its not mites those are not fun. maybe to get him to eat the new food mix a little of his old food into the new food not alot but some to get him to eat?
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