Dog Food For Dogs With Allergies

Does you dog have food allergies? If so, you need figure out what it is you can feed him.

Depending upon the quality of dog food you are now feeding him, a change to a premium or super-premium dog food might be all that is needed. Low quality, or economy, dog food contains lots of grains and grain by-products as well meat by-products that provide very little nutrients. This tends to leave your dog’s immune system in overdrive, in a hyper sensitive state, making him have a reaction to just about anything.

Refer to What Exactly Are Premium Dog Foods for more information on how to tell what kind of food you currently have.

You may need to do the Elimination Diet to figure out what food your dog is allergic to. However the elimination diet can take several weeks to months to figure out which ingredient your dog is allergic to.

Another option is to try a dog food made specially for dogs who have food allergies. These foods don’t use the common grains that cause food allergies (soy, wheat, corn). Instead they tend to use rice, barley, oats, and potatoes. Many also use only one or two meat sources, and they are not the common meats that your dog may be allergic to. These dog foods for dog with allergies tend to use meats such as lamb, bison, and salmon. Some also use organic turkey and chicken.

Look at your current dog food for the meat source and main grain sources (up to first 8 ingredients listed) and select a dog food for allergies that has completely different meat and grains. Hopefully, you will find the change of ingredients works – but it can take up to a few weeks to really tell – don’t expect the allergies to clear up after one or two feedings. However, you should be able to see gradual improvements in your dog’s allergy symptoms.

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