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Originally Posted by weasel610

They had her on hills C/d.The vet says it is a food allergy.I am not sure how he knows that.

I'm sure it's a food allergy because of the ingredients in C/D. Corn, wheat and soy are the top three allergy causing ingredients and C/D has two out of three.


This is what the dry kibble contains:

Ground Whole Grain Corn, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Mill Run, Chicken Liver Flavor, Calcium Sulfate, Soybean Oil, Flaxseed, Iodized Salt, L-Lysine, Choline Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vitamin E Supplement, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), preserved with BHT and BHA, Taurine, Potassium Chloride, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Beta-Carotene.

And this is the canned:

Water, Beef By-Products, Chicken, Rice, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Pork Liver, Soybean Mill Run, Soybean Oil, Calcium Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Ascorbic Acid (source of vitamin C), Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Beta Carotene, Niacin, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin, Calcium Iodate,
Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite

It also has chicken and beef by product meal which means the meal is made out of beaks, feet, etc., all the waste from the carcass.

It also contains BHT and BHA which are toxic.

BHA
Enhanced stomach and urinary bladder carcinogenesis.
Causes squamous-cell carcinomas in stomachs.
(Cancers of this type are among the most lethal and fastest acting, the swiftest effects being seen among animals with light colored fur.)

BHT
Promoted urinary bladder carcinogenesis.
Could be a promoter of thyroid carcinogenesis.
Studies have noted that BHA and other antioxidants, particularly Propyl Gallate and ethoxyquin, showed additional effects in inducing stomach hyperplasia and cytotoxicity.

According to Dr. Wendell Belfield, DVM, practicing veterinarian for some 26 years, both BHA and BHT are known to cause liver and kidney dysfunction and are banned in some European countries.

http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-...ogy_of_bha.htm

Why would you prescribe a food known to cause bladder cancer to a dog who already has bladder problems?

No wonder your poor baby is scratching. I can't understand why these companies put such garbage in their foods, especially their prescription diets. They certainly charge enough for them!

There are other brands of prescription diets like Waltham, Eukanuba and Purina. You might want to check the ingredients in them, although I doubt they'll be much better.