Petbotanics it is! After scouring the aisles in pet smart with my 2 impatient terrorists for an hour, I settled on a bag of Petbotanics grain free and some natures recipe grain free... And I lucked out! Last time it cost me about $300 before I found one they would tolerate, and that was RC Yorkshire adult. But now Toby is itching and biting his paws, so I'm gonna see if it's an allergy to corn. Hence the scouring aisles. But I mixed some in with their food, and they loved it. Absolutely loved it. BOTH OF THEM! I'm taking back the natures recipe and I'm quite proud of myself. I'm not happy to step away from RC , but they didn't have a grain free option at that store... So Petbotanics it is! Hopefully this stops his itching. |
Food allergies are rare more then likely it's environmental allergies. |
True, but my last dog had an allergy to corn, and Toby is biting his paws just like Chewy did. Plus we live in New Mexico, and we have very little environmental allergens here compared to most other states. Besides, I figure less corn can't be too bad a thing. Can't hurt to try |
Enviromental allergies could be to even dust, human dander and grass. |
Have you considered the Nutriscan from Hemopet? Great way to look at for sensitivity and intolerance. NutriScan Food Sensitivity and Intolerance Test for Cats and Dogs Hemopet Canine Blood Bank, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory & Greyhound Rescue By Dr. Jean Dobbs Really answered a lot of questions for us. |
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Yeah, so I've eliminated grains and we shall see ... How long should it take to see if it makes any difference once I've cut their old food out completely? |
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Food hypersensitivities: Performing an elimination diet trial |
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Wow. Those are two very good points. Thank you. |
Interestingly, as worthless as Skeptovet and some others espouse, the Hemopet test was right on for us. 4 months after the IgA and IgM reaction significance was addressed we were in a MUCH improved place, and the items it flagged were not anything we would have thought - they were more remote. One important thing we learned was that many pet food manufacturers have items in their food that they are not listing. Their feeling seems to be that it is so unimportant or miniscule that it won't matter -- not true, of course, but you are on your own to make the discovery. Lots of time spent on the phone and with research labs to get that done, but was worth it in the end, although wasn't so sure when in the middle of it. Once we were really able to eliminate the items the test flagged everything got better. Wylie'sMom was in the 4 month ball park it took to really see the difference. |
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If you do have the Nutriscan test done, follow the steps for taking the sample *very* carefully--you don't want to contaminate the sample or get too small a sample and waste the money you paid for the test. And of course report back to us on whether or not the test worked for you. |
The problem is - if you feed kibble you are not able to systematically eliminate with out buying tons of bags of food then be sure the labels are truly accurate. If you home cook the elimination is easier. I needed a kibble because we travel to shows and home cooked has to be refrigerated for safety. Therefore the test to help with the discrimination of product. Worked for us and I have had others who indicated it had been successful for them as well. I'm sure nothing works for everyone however. I had help (from my vet group at a university) getting a really good specimen hoping for an acurate report. |
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