| Allergies abound in today's health arena, for dogs as | | | | doesn't adhere to this policy. |
| well as humans. There are a various causes for this, | | | | Once you have his diet addressed and he's been on it |
| but in my opinion, there is only one maintaining cause, | | | | for enough time to see what it alone can cure, then |
| ie the reason it keeps going. | | | | it's time to consider treatment. Being a natural |
| As a rule, allergies are showing that the sufferer has | | | | therapist myself (a homeopath), of course I'm biased! |
| a very weak immune system. When you are | | | | But I get a lot of animals come to me who vets |
| considering feeding your dog a hypoallergenic dog | | | | haven't been able to help. Once I get the dog on the |
| food, you know that his immune system is at rock | | | | natural diet, then the homeopathic remedy of choice |
| bottom. I'm not going to address the possible causes | | | | finishes the problem off. Without the diet, the |
| here, but I am going to look at bringing your dog's | | | | remedy can only palliate. |
| immune system up, so that he is no longer so | | | | What I'm really saying is that there is no such thing |
| sensitive. | | | | as hypoallergenic dog food. There is only good, |
| Food is consumed every day. So food has the | | | | healthy dog food and unhealthy dog food. You will |
| biggest impact on your dog's health. Whatever the | | | | never address a problem if you don't look at the |
| label may say, if you're feeding your dog a | | | | cause (which homeopathy does so well) and you |
| commercial hypoallergenic dog food, then you're | | | | don't contribute to it. |
| contributing to his discomfort and ill health. | | | | Suppose you have a riot in the city (allergies). You |
| All commercial pet foods are basically the same: | | | | can send in the police and the riot will die down |
| - over cooked, destroying vital nutrients | | | | (allergies seem to clear up). But underneath the |
| - use of very low quality food, such as dead animals | | | | unrest continues (the cause of the allergies hasn't |
| and high fat | | | | been cured), and the real reasons are left untouched, |
| - use of any cheap filler to bulk it out | | | | only to fester into a much worse state (now |
| - use of highly toxic preservatives - how else do you | | | | hypoallergenic). Homeopathy is akin to finding the |
| keep 'meat' products indefinitely, at room | | | | cause of the riots and disturbances and dealing with |
| temperature | | | | those in a peaceful and constructive way. That is the |
| Each one of these aspects of commercial dog food | | | | true nature of cure. (See afternote.) |
| will undermine your dog's immune system. Bringing | | | | So don't be taken in by the pretty words and smiling |
| them all together ensures he can't fight off any | | | | actors on a packet of commercial hypoallergenic dog |
| health issue that comes his way. The best way to | | | | food. It will do nothing to bring your dog's immune |
| help bring up your dog's immune system is to feed | | | | system back up, which is the only way to help cure |
| him as his ancestors fed - with raw meat and bones. | | | | his sensitivities. |
| I'm not saying that by feeding your dog as nature | | | | I consider there is only one type of healthy dog |
| intended he will necessarily completely recover from | | | | food, only one type which help restore even the |
| his allergies. But he'll do a whole lot better than he will | | | | sickest dog's immune system. And that's the one |
| by feeding him a commercial hypoallergenic dog food. | | | | based on the natural diet of wild dogs. |
| There is no true holistic vet or animal therapist who | | | | |