| If your dog has the misfortune of having allergies | | | | was kind enough to share healthy homemade dog |
| then it important to find healthy homemade dog food | | | | food recipes that worked for her. She prepared a |
| recipes that will help control its itch. There are some | | | | stew with only lean chicken meat and potatoes as |
| recipes that contain ingredients that help control its | | | | ingredients. She fed this food to her dog as a start |
| desire to itch. But before trying any recipes, it is | | | | and managed to observe that her dog's condition |
| important to take the affected dog to the vet to | | | | began to improve. After this, she started to include |
| find out what is causing the allergy in the dog. | | | | vegetables and barley into the stew. Through time, |
| If the cause of the allergy is not based on food then | | | | she was able to take her dog out of commercial dog |
| these recipes may actually help control the itch. But if | | | | foods and only served the dog with this mixture of |
| the cause is diagnosed to be based on specific types | | | | this homemade dog food. Not only did it solve the |
| of food, then be on the lookout for these ingredients | | | | allergy, also it helped to keep her dog healthy and |
| and be sure not to include them in any homemade | | | | energetic. |
| dog food. | | | | It has also been found that venison is a type of |
| One of the safer recipes for dogs with allergies has | | | | meat that is low-allergy for the dog. It might help to |
| the following ingredients: 3 lbs ground beef, 3-16oz | | | | prepare a homemade recipe that uses this type of |
| cans of tomatoes, 2 cups corn meal (white or | | | | meat. Also, duck is known to be hypoallergenic or |
| yellow), 2 cups Wheatena, 3 eggs, Up to 2 cups | | | | free from allergens, the chemicals that cause allergies. |
| water as needed. The procedure for the preparation | | | | It might also be helpful to the dog if a homemade |
| is as follows: Mix the ingredients together as you | | | | dog recipe will incorporate or be solely based on duck |
| would a regular meat loaf, then bake in a loaf pan in | | | | meat. |
| a pre-heated 345 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes. | | | | Although a bit expensive than chicken, turkey are |
| Feed when cold. It might help to add some suitable | | | | known to be helpful to dogs with allergies. A simple |
| multi-vitamin supplement. | | | | homemade recipe will simply call for ground turkey |
| Feed this diet for a month and compare the dog's | | | | rolls, carrots and green beans. Mix these three |
| condition at the end of the month to see if the dog | | | | together and feed them to the dog. Dogs are known |
| food has been beneficial or not to the dog with | | | | to love this food. |
| allergies. Make sure to stay away from salt as adding | | | | These are just some helpful tips that will help a dog |
| too much salt has been associated with outbreaks of | | | | that is suffering from itchiness brought by allergies. |
| skin irritation. Dogs with persistent dry skin and skin | | | | Before anyone tries them though, it helps if they are |
| irritations might well benefit by being given purified | | | | housed in a clean environment. For all we know, the |
| low sodium water to drink. | | | | itchiness may be the result of needing a good bath! |
| Another dog owner who owns a dog with allergies | | | | |