Good Allergy Food??

[Taz_Zoee]

Help! I need to know a good hypo-allergenic food within the next two hours.
My friend/co-worker is going to pick up meds for her dog at lunch and she needs to get her some food as well. The vet recommends the Purina HA. This is rather expensive and hard to find around here (plus I've heard not-so-good things about Purina, even though my Taggart eats it ). Is there any other kind of food we could try to find?

Thanks!!

[Taz_Zoee]

Anyone? I've got 30 minutes until lunch.

[king2005]

What kind of allergies?

Digi is allergic to all meats except Fowl & Fish.. I feed her Origen 6 fish... They also have Origen Chicken (I think thats what its called)... as there is no garbage, no chemicals, no mystery meat, & no mystery parts!

Now if the dog is allergic to things like dust & grass, wouldn't it just be cheaper to buy him/her allergy meds? <- Others need to step in here as I haven't researched this yet

[Taz_Zoee]

They are not sure. They think she may have IBD. But they just wanted her on an allergy food. (Thanks for your response.)

[Flatcoatluver]

Purina and Hill science diet or both commonly given to dogs by vets, both very unhealthy. Natural Balance is a good dog food for the dogs that have allergies. But I also say that evo innova is the best, no grains, no corn, and no by-products. Grain and corn is a very common allergy for dogs.

[king2005]

They are not sure. They think she may have IBD. But they just wanted her on an allergy food. (Thanks for your response.)

Sorry gonna post 1 more time

IBD: Irritated Bowel Dissorder?

If I didn't put 2 & 2 together with Digi I never would have known that she had allergies to cow (including dairy), pork & shellfish... Once I removed everything beef, things greatly improved.. No more puking & no more exploding butt syndrome!

Now she cannot tollerate any of the above, not even a tiny amount... Her digestive system now will bleed if she gets into anything shes allergic too.

My vet calls it (in simple words) Extreamly Sensitive Digestive System.


The above now explains why poor Diji was such a picky eater, everything was hurting her tummy Well not anymore
If I fear shes feeling down or think she got into something I can give her Pepro Bismaul for 1 day to help her system remain calm.

I really hope that helps

[Karen]

Iams Lamb and Rice does well for some dogs with allergies.

[Taz_Zoee]

Thank you (all three of you )! I've written down these foods and I'll discuss it with my friend.

In fact, I'm going to print out King2005's last post and show her that as well.

You guys are awesome!!

[Husky_mom]

sorry I couldn´t help but I have no experience there... hope you and your friend figure out something

[king2005]

Thank you (all three of you )! I've written down these foods and I'll discuss it with my friend.

In fact, I'm going to print out King2005's last post and show her that as well.

You guys are awesome!!

If you want more detail let me know & I'll PM that to you.. I don't really want to post it here as it involves poop in detail.

OH, check to see if the dogs skin is red!! If the dogs skin is white (normal) before it eats & then goes red after a meal, then you know its the food for sure! Also monitor scratching along with the red skin. Ummm... Is the dog willing to eat anything & everything, or does it turn its nose up often, or will go a day or so without eating?

Read Digi's blog of what happened to her 2 weeks ago... www.digi-king.blogspot.com

OH is the dog eating a lot of hair? That can be a sign of an upset belly (I didn't know & feel stupid as I know shes always eaten a LOT of hair) esp. if the dog doesn't have access to grass (Digi didn't)...

Is the dog thin or seem to have a hard time putting on weight?

I think that pretty much covers everything I went through with Digi

[Taz_Zoee]

Tessa is very skinny and always has been. My friend got her too early from the breeder, but now we say she is lucky she got her early or she would have died. She had a severe case of worms and almost did die. If my friend hadn't got her when she did Tessa probably would not be here today.

She is a Boxer, so she doesn't have too much of her own hair to eat. But she does have Shih-Tzu "uncles" (my friends parents dogs). She said that she does eat a lot of grass. And that she wants to eat everything in sight. She is not a picky eater.

So at the vets office my friend said that she had read online that Purina is not good food. So the receptionist went back to ask the doctor about an alternative food for her. She came back and said the doctor said not to believe what you read online and that Purina is the BEST food there is and she feeds it to her dogs. After we left I said - yeah, WHATEVER!!! And my friend agreed with me. LOL

Jess, please PM me with more details and I'll forward it on to my friend. We really need to figure this out because it's been going on (off and on) for almost a year now. Thanks!!

[Seravieve]

Nature's Recipe Fish and Potato might be good for her. Its no corn, no beef, no wheat, no byproducts. And its not as expensive as Innova or Orijen, if that's a concern. Its available at Petsmart. We feed it and the lamb and rice formula. LOL at the Vet.. Purina is a good food..

[Taz_Zoee]

Nature's Recipe Fish and Potato might be good for her. Its no corn, no beef, no wheat, no byproducts. And its not as expensive as Innova or Orijen, if that's a concern. Its available at Petsmart. We feed it and the lamb and rice formula. LOL at the Vet.. Purina is a good food..

Thanks, I'll tell her this too.
And it wasn't just "good" food but the BEST food there is.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

California Natural is a very limited ingredient kibble, that many people feed their dogs with allergies. There's a chicken & rice, lamb & rice, and herring & sweet potato formula. Just another brand to look into.

[Seravieve]

LOL oh dear.. I missed the 'BEST' part. Kinda makes you wonder...