Cocker Spaniel with Allergies - Advise Please

[Jessika]

Food allergies are so tricky to treat. The key is feeding a limited ingredient diet that works and sticking to it.

As for allergy injections, some dogs come in once a month for injections for the rest of their lives. The testing leading up to it is expensive, and buying the vials for the injections can be expensive as well, but it makes a WORLD of difference in these pets!!!

[dab_20]

My Cocker Spaniel has numerous food allergies. We feed him grain free only, currently he gets Orijen fish formula. We noticed fish and potato formulas tend to work better than poultry or red meats.

From my understanding, injections are doses of the allergens themselves and that is why his allergies are worse. The goal is for him to build an immunity to it, so it will get worse before it gets better.

Good luck with your pup! Cocker Spaniels are such a wonderful breed, I'm sad that they often come with many health issues!