Allergies..can anyone recomend a food or vitamins

[wolf_Q]

I've fed Nebo Natural Balance Venison and Brown rice which is meant for dogs will allergies, and he has done well with that. Good luck.

[Karen]

Try switching to a Lamb and Rice kibble, or Venison and Rice.

As a person with food allergies, I can tell you that there is no vitamin in the world that will have any affect whatsoever. You need to read ingredient labels religiously. Start with a lamb/venison and rice formula, give that a few days. The shorter the ingredient list on the kibble is, the better, because you can "process of elimination" it with him.

Keep in mind, too that if it's skin reactions, you want to be sure it's not some mold or pollen in the environment this time of year that's aggravating him as well. Autumn can be brutal that way.

[Aspen and Misty]

Thanks for the replies so far!

Karen - I'm more looking for vitamins to boost his skin and coat. Ever since his first out break in the beginning of the summer, his skin and coat has never been the same (even when he was on RAW) so I'm looking for something to get him back to where he was and keep him there. I'm also looking for a good, multi vitamin. The thing with him being allergic to the environment is his problems start and stop when he is taken on or off kibble. However, he has never been tested for allergies (although the vet has confirmed and gave me plenty of meds for his allergies) so I can not say for certain what he is allergic to. The next food we were going to try with him is Nature's Variety - Venision and Rice. Or I was considering switching him onto a Duck and Potato food.

BC_MoM - I was feeding him Chicken Soup for the Pet lovers soul. He did great on it in Pennsylvania, but when we moved down to Georgia, it no longer agreed with him. When we switched him onto RAW his skin problems disappeared, which makes me assume it was something in the food (maybe they changed an ingredient?). When he was switched back onto kibble he was switched onto Natures Variety Chicken Meal and Rice.

Wolf Q - Thanks I will look into Natural Balance, does Nebo have allergies or do you just feed him that kind of food?

Ashley

[wolf_Q]

Nebo's never had any sort of skin allergies but when he has been on other (chicken based) food he had an upset stomach a lot more often.

[areias]

I would recommend a duck and potato, or there is a food out there with kangaroo in it? That is supposed to be great for allergies.

I had Zoie on the regular Natural Balance and she was itchy all over, I switched to Chicken Soup and since then it had stopped. It will vary from dog to dog on what works for you.

[Catlady711]

Make sure not to switch foods too often. Relief from food related allergies can take 2-3 months to show up after you switch food. If you aren't waiting at least this long, you aren't giving time for any change to take effect, and are possibly exposing your dog to even more allergens each time. Tracking down food allergies is a trial and error process. It's best to restrict anything but the food you're feeding (no treats/snacks) and wait at least 2 months, if no change, then you can try a different food. Takes patience.

If the itching continues in the meantime or if your dog gets raw areas from scratching/chewing see your vet.

[Aspen and Misty]

If you aren't waiting at least this long, you aren't giving time for any change to take effect, and are possibly exposing your dog to even more allergens each time.

He was on his Nature's Best for 5 weeks, it took 2 weeks for him to start itching like crazy and his stomach to break out in red bumps. So I decided to switch him after only a month since he had an out break (before this he was on RAW so he was absolutely fine). However, this food wasn't Hypoallergenic so I did decide to switch him before he was on it for very long and got worse.

Angelbow- While I'm willing to get Allergy testing and I'm willing to get it done; I am hoping I can find him a temporary solution before I go this route. I will want to know what he is allergic to though so that I can avoid it in the future just right now I'm trying to get back on my feet after the last vet emergency with the puppies.

Rachel - For some reason while on RAW and when we lived in PA I was able to feed him anything and everything and he never had a problem. I'm hopeing that if his main food is made for dog's with allergies he will be able to go back to having some treats and such.

I bought him Pinnacle Duck and Potato, I'm hoping that this will help him. He is still in transition from his old food to his new food and will be for probably another week or two. So hopefully we will see results in maybe two months or so. Cross your fingers and I will post if anything happens!

Ashley

[Rachel]

there is a food out there with kangaroo

That is what we feed Tucker and it does seem to help, especially with the allergies which affect his eyes. We get it from our Vet and of course it is more expensive than ordinary kibble. It's called Eukanuba Response KO. You have to be careful not to feed anything else but that. No treats or raw hide bones, etc. That part is a pain because every time I want to give the dogs a treat, I have to pour out a bit of Tucker's food for him while Hannah get's a dog cookie. This brand of food does not come in the treat form like some do.

[angelbow20]

The allergies come from the starches is the food prolly, like any food that has grains, corn etc. my dog had allergies really bad and i had to take him to the vets to get him on steriods for them and i think if you give him vitamin C it should help improve somewhat. i put special lotions on the spots where he gets them and it helped so much more better! you can buy spray also. or feed him pure cooked chicken and possibly rice tho it might cause the allergies to start again..