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Originally Posted by ally173  my dog was diagnosed with IBD; the vet said dogs on prednisone need blood test to check their liver and kidney function and UTIs; since prednisone decreases the immune system.
what food was she on before RC HP?
i think it's food related too; because my dog did fine on halo hollistic salmon for almost 10 months with no episode; and then her diet was changed to different dog foods and then she started having frequent episodes. can't keep count i think this is her 5th or 6th episode. but now i rush her right away to avoid further damage.
she was on iams low residue; but since it has corn and it showed up as an allergen on her allergy test. we are going to try purina EN now; it's doesnt have corn, i am hoping it will help.
soy also showed up on the allergan test; so she probably can't have purina HA or RC HP.
if this keeps up i might have no choice but to homecook; which i am trying to avoid.
thanks again |
Before that she was on chicken soup for the pet lovers soul - which my other 2 are still on - no problems. Prior to that they were on merricks, but my dogs stopped liking it so much so I switched to the chicken soup which they love.
Wonder why my vet doesn't check kidney/liver functions? Although she requires the prednisone to function, so...