| Dogs do not have the same hypersensitivity | | | | allergies. If they get worse, then there is a good |
| symptoms people do. A dog's reaction to an allergy | | | | chance that you've found the culprit. |
| often comes in the form of dog skin problems, such | | | | Even if you find that your canine is allergic to one |
| as excessive itching and biting as well as developing a | | | | ingredient, it's important to continue this process with |
| poor quality coat of fur. Anal itching and chronic ear | | | | all elements because your dog could be allergic to |
| infections can also be characteristics and are | | | | more than one thing. |
| something most pet owners don't think of as being | | | | Once you find what your dog is allergic to, you can |
| allergy related. | | | | start to look for commercial foods that do not |
| While dog skin problems and hypersensitivity can be | | | | contain those ingredients. Some of the best |
| caused by many things, allergic reactions to food are | | | | selections with brand name dog food are foods that |
| very common. Food reactions may take years for | | | | are made with lamb and rice. Both lamb and rice are |
| symptoms to develop, even if you have been | | | | considered hypoallergenic (as long as it does not |
| feeding your dog the same food. | | | | include wheat or corn.). |
| Once dog skin problems or other allergy symptoms | | | | Do not ration yourself to just commercial pet food. |
| do start appearing, it's a good idea to check your | | | | Many pet owners have used a raw food diet with |
| pet's diet first. You do this by simply taking away | | | | grand success for treating dog allergies. This natural |
| their regular food for several days and giving them a | | | | manner of diet consists of raw meat, raw bones and |
| diet that consists of protein and starch. A good diet | | | | raw vegetables. You can find out more substance |
| to try is lamb or rabbit mixed with rice. Do not give | | | | about the raw food diet for dogs by doing a quick |
| them anything else during this test period. | | | | search on the internet. (If your dog is already on a |
| When the indicators improve, go back to giving your | | | | raw food diet, you should still use the test diet |
| dog its regular food and take notes. If the dog skin | | | | outlined above and change ingredients.). |
| problems or other characteristics return, you know | | | | Dog skin problems, reactions and food all boil down |
| it's something in their food. | | | | to one basic fact. Your dog's diet is the basis of a |
| Next you return to the test diet above, but start | | | | long, comfortable and joyous life. You need to get |
| adding one new ingredient each week. For example | | | | the best dog diet data available and take a proactive |
| try chicken one week, beef the next, wheat, then | | | | stance so your pet does not have to needlessly |
| corn. If symptoms get better, for example with | | | | suffer. |
| beef, you know that beef is not the source of the | | | | |