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SGP · 05-07-2011, 11:13 AM

Ya she is allergic to most of the ingredients in even the allergy dog foods. So shes just a hard one to feed. Pinnacle is actually a "high quality" organic dog food, she has also been fed numerous other "high quality" organic foods in the past which didn't help the gas. Since switching her from Royal Canin that she ate as a puppy almost 10 years ago, she has only been fed organic and high quality dog food. She is allergic to white potato's, brown rice, carrots, eggs, chicken, barley, and many other ingredients which are in pretty much every dog food, most other foods she cant eat. Not trying to be snappy or rude at all, so please don't take it that way, I just find it rather insulting when someone tries to tell me the dog food I am feeding or have fed her for 7 out of the 9 years of her life isn't "high quality" when it is, I have done an intense amount of research on the topic of dog food and am incredibly informed. I understand the importance of high quality dog food, thus why I have done research to make sure that I feed her the best possible option.

Also she has been to the vet many times in her life and been tested for everything, going as far as having her blood evaluated for certain things, and x-rays galore. Her allergy test alone was intensive, her blood was drawn and sent away to a specific canine allergy institute to be evaluated.
She has seen 4 incredibly good vets all over the country, the conclusion has always been she has so many allergies she is probably a bit more gassy b/c she has a harder time disgusting a lot of ingredients even in the 2 dry dog foods that she's ok to eat. She doesn't have bacteria or parasites, worms or anything bigger going on w/ her, just the gas. She is also not in pain, actually I don't even think she knows that shes tooting. I mean it's mostly just a concern for me b/c it smells incredibly bad.

If there is a quick fix great, or something that has worked for your dog in the past wonderful please tell me, however it can't be cured by changing the diet, and she has no other health concerns. She isn't a purebred yorkie, and I say this b/c I have one and she has a whole other batch of health concerns, but Penelope is half yorkie half miniature poodle, and weighs like 17lbs, so she isn't a overly tiny dog so some concerns that I have w/ my Yorkie dont' really apply to Penelope.

Thanks again for your help, I don't at all mean to be rude or snappy, however I am an incredibly informed dog owner that was just looking for some tips from other ppl if they have had a similar problem that wasn't cured by a change in diet.

05-07-2011, 11:13 AM	#8
SGP Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Omaha, NE, USA Posts: 11	Ya she is allergic to most of the ingredients in even the allergy dog foods. So shes just a hard one to feed. Pinnacle is actually a "high quality" organic dog food, she has also been fed numerous other "high quality" organic foods in the past which didn't help the gas. Since switching her from Royal Canin that she ate as a puppy almost 10 years ago, she has only been fed organic and high quality dog food. She is allergic to white potato's, brown rice, carrots, eggs, chicken, barley, and many other ingredients which are in pretty much every dog food, most other foods she cant eat. Not trying to be snappy or rude at all, so please don't take it that way, I just find it rather insulting when someone tries to tell me the dog food I am feeding or have fed her for 7 out of the 9 years of her life isn't "high quality" when it is, I have done an intense amount of research on the topic of dog food and am incredibly informed. I understand the importance of high quality dog food, thus why I have done research to make sure that I feed her the best possible option. Also she has been to the vet many times in her life and been tested for everything, going as far as having her blood evaluated for certain things, and x-rays galore. Her allergy test alone was intensive, her blood was drawn and sent away to a specific canine allergy institute to be evaluated. She has seen 4 incredibly good vets all over the country, the conclusion has always been she has so many allergies she is probably a bit more gassy b/c she has a harder time disgusting a lot of ingredients even in the 2 dry dog foods that she's ok to eat. She doesn't have bacteria or parasites, worms or anything bigger going on w/ her, just the gas. She is also not in pain, actually I don't even think she knows that shes tooting. I mean it's mostly just a concern for me b/c it smells incredibly bad. If there is a quick fix great, or something that has worked for your dog in the past wonderful please tell me, however it can't be cured by changing the diet, and she has no other health concerns. She isn't a purebred yorkie, and I say this b/c I have one and she has a whole other batch of health concerns, but Penelope is half yorkie half miniature poodle, and weighs like 17lbs, so she isn't a overly tiny dog so some concerns that I have w/ my Yorkie dont' really apply to Penelope. Thanks again for your help, I don't at all mean to be rude or snappy, however I am an incredibly informed dog owner that was just looking for some tips from other ppl if they have had a similar problem that wasn't cured by a change in diet.