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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Since the licking has stopped on this food, I would think allergies are a possibility. The only way to know is to do an elimination diet. Have you tried Natural Balance Duck and Potato? Then after 2-3 months, you can slowly add other ingredients in to see if you are correct about the chicken.
While switching up ingredients, please be careful. Variety is fine but they should not be exposed to every protein and every grain source available because if there is a serious food intolerance someday and you have to go to something novel, that will be impossible.
This just happened to me with Ellie...I gave her too much variety in her carbohydrates and now I am regretting it. Her nutritionist said I have boxed myself it.  | I've fed mine several protiens trying to find one without chicken that they could all eat and do well on. Should I be concerned if they only ate a protein for a short time? Since I have one with a chicken allergy, I don't want to assume others might develop in the future. How much exposure is too much in terms of future sensitivites?
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