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Originally Posted by Gina Hamblin  Not sure if I am doing this right by responding here. We have been through it all. Now on a Food Trial and the vet just put our "Finn" on Hills Prescription Diet Z/D Ultra Allergen Free Dry and Canned Food. We just started and boy is it hard! Finn diggs at his paws and ears! Doc sd. only way to eliminate alergies to start with food. He also put him on Prednisone and we have been on benadryl forever. This is only our Second Day. Alergy test cost around $320.00 and still don't show everything. We have tried everything. Don't know if this helps but I am anxious to see all the responses. Here's the BIG PROBLEM, vet sd. we would have to do this for 12 weeks. This food is nasty. I can't imagine having to stay on this for that long. Good Luck. |
my non allergy dogs itched like crazy on hill's ultra z/d - hate that food
i have been dealing with allergies for 5 years with my dd and food is 10% of allergies and environmental 90% -- a good food is natural balance venison and sweet potato - it is limited ingredients - only issue is it has flaxseed in it and some dogs are allergic to flax. It takes 12 weeks to do food elimination diet but you should start to see some relief.
If you have to use something stronger than benedryl - temaril p is safer than prednisone as it is prednisolone which is broken down pred and much easier on liver and less side effects. It also has an antihistamine in it tavist so i would recommend this over prednisone. The allergy testing is for environmental only as blood cannot determine food allergy.