| There are many benefits to a hypoallergenic dog | | | | things in their environments like pollen and the like. |
| food diet. Food allergies in our canine friends are just | | | | If you have a canine that is allergic to any of the |
| like food allergies in us. A food allergy is simply an | | | | fore mentioned ingredients, you may want to |
| adverse reaction of one's body to a particular food | | | | consider putting them on a commercial hydrolyzed |
| or even a particular ingredient in a food. When this | | | | protein hypoallergenic diet. |
| particular food or ingredient is ingested it will cause an | | | | These dog foods contain proteins that are broken |
| itchiness on certain places of the body or even all | | | | down to an extent to where they are no longer |
| over the body. Food allergies may also cause | | | | capable of causing an allergic reaction in the canine. |
| reactions such as: blood in stool, increased frequency | | | | These diets are often known as prescription diets |
| in defecation, an increase in flatulence and even fecal | | | | because they are usually purchased only through |
| mucus. All of these effects are unwanted, so it is a | | | | your veterinarian. There are certain pet supply stores |
| good idea to find out if your canine has any allergies | | | | that these foods can be purchased over the counter |
| early on in their lives, if possible. | | | | without a prescription. These foods are more |
| A canine can have an onset of allergies anywhere | | | | expensive and more limited antigen diets. So, it is a |
| from a few months old to up to twelve years old. | | | | good idea to try the limited antigen diet before trying |
| There are certain ingredients that dogs are more | | | | this sort of diet for your canine. |
| commonly allergic to than others. These seven | | | | If you do decide to put your canine on a |
| ingredients include: beef, milk, eggs, chicken, soy, | | | | hypoallergenic food diet, be sure to follow that diet |
| wheat, and corn. If you want to go strictly by | | | | strictly. You cannot give your dog anything else while |
| statistics, beef and soy are the two at the top of | | | | on one of these diets. That means no table scraps, |
| the dog allergy list. If a dog is found to allergic to one | | | | no treats, absolutely nothing that is extra. Keeping |
| of these ingredients, they will often times be allergic | | | | them on a strict diet may help to save their life. |
| to one or more of the other ingredients as well. | | | | Remember that there are a lot of additives in |
| These sorts of canines may also be allergic to other | | | | rawhide chews and other canine treats. |