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Originally Posted by hdpt00  The vet said it is 95% NEVER food based... Fromms we tried fish, chicken, lamb... cannidae is just the standard food... which is single source chicken meal... we haven't been feeding him that long and have it still mixed with the Fromm, maybe we should switch 100% and try for a bit...? |
no.. NO chicken... chicken is one of the most COMMON sources of allergies in dogs.. YET... seems to be in most foods! go figure
Layla is SO allergic to chicken that I tried a food once that had three protein sources (one being chicken) that the next day she was beside herself itching. I'd go with an all fish or rare protein like venison, duck or rabbit. And you need to give it a few months. If there are days when he is REALLY having a rough go of it. give him Children's liquid dye free benedryl. Layla is about 7 lbs and I give her about 1/2 tsp. (I live in Canada so my measuring eye drop is in 1 ml.. so you can just convert that to whatever you use.... she gets 1 ml) It might make him drowsy but it will take the edge off.
if you are REALLY beside your self... try home cooking.. its what i do. You will pick one protein, one carb and one veggie and feed that for a month and see how it goes. You need to buy a supplement but i'm sure wherever you bought your Fromms and Canidae they have supplement for home cooking. I would pick fish- it is usually the easiet. Right now Layla is eating cod that i baked, sweet potato and then pick a veggie- green beans. Feed that for a month- if things go well- introduce a new protein- lamb- and see how that goes until you hit a food that you KNOW isn't working because he immediately has a reaction. This is THE best way to figure it out.
Oh I also think you need a new vet
