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To: Pigsley
I found out my dog has allergy's and the vet gave me the name of 4 different commercial foods for her...Some of the grains in dry dog food can cause problems...I changed her to Blue Buffalo. And also found out she is allergic to chicken...so nothing with chicken in it for her...I will give her some chicken and within a hour she is licking her paws, which according to my vet is one of the ways allergy's manifest in dogs. Vegetables like corn are OK but not things like wheat and other grains...some feeds are also gluten free.

Blue buffalo was the only one I could find in my area and that was at the tractor supply store. They carry products for all farm animals and pets....He also told me I could buy what he sells but the names he gave me were just as good as what he sells...it is more expensive than most feed, but cheaper than buying it from him, even her wheezing when laying down has stopped...

54 posted on 11/21/2011 6:06:31 PM PST by goat granny
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To: goat granny

I also turned to very good dog food to help my pup. I ended up with Taste of the Wild. Not cheap. And, likely not the solution to my poor boy’s allergies...since I see that the trend is his skin goes haywire at the end of summer, which is a high pollen/grass seed, etc. time in the Phx metro area. When the cold weather comes and the pollen is down, he goes back to normal. Still, I want a good food that I can trust...so Taste of the Wild is very good. I use whatever looks good/no byproducts/on sale at Petco for a topper. I’ve also been told by many that rawhide is pretty bad for dogs. It made my old bull terrier crazy with the paw licking until I removed ANY rawhide.

It’s all very frustrating. Hope your dog is doing better now...mine is...finally turning cool here.


88 posted on 11/23/2011 4:30:56 PM PST by Pigsley
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