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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I have read that allergies in dogs from food are not as common as environmental allergies...... somewhere around 5% are due to food is what I understand. ??
And, I think??? they are usually due to proteins.
I am far from an expert on this topic; but I know my vet told me it is a small amount of allergies that are due to food and I an sure I read it. |
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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88 Here is the issue if a dog truly had a food allergy they couldn't eat dog food that was made in the same plant as what they are allergic to because of cross contamination so if they truly had a food allergy they would have to be on a prescription food with no cross contamination possible. |
Sorry if that was confusing. You both thought I was talking about food allergies. I wasn't.
What I'm saying is that allergies (in general, but enviro mainly) are rampant in dogs, esp yorkies. Bc of that - their immune systems could be easily activated due to nature/nurture. When the immune system becomes activated by, for example, pollens -- they'd be vulnerable to other potential allergens *as well*. So, bc of that -- I really don't want my dogs on a diet that contains known potential allergens or irritants bc *IF* a dog is already vulnerable to developing allergies -- I don't want them consuming potential allergens which could actually be the "trigger" for their immune system to overload and develop the actual allergy/histamine reaction....whether to pollens, food, dust, or whatever.
Hopefully that made better sense. It's hard to explain. It's like a dam in a way -- the immune system being the dam and all that water building behind the dam are the allergens...building and building -- until *bam* it overloads and water spills over. I'm trying to avoid all common potential allergens (food or whatever) so that I don't fill up that water.