Comments on: Healthy Homemade Dog Food for the Allergic Dog http://www.healthierdogs.com/dog_food/healthy-homemade-dog-food-for-the-allergic-dog/ - yes, dog health problems can be solved! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marian Beeman http://www.healthierdogs.com/dog_food/healthy-homemade-dog-food-for-the-allergic-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-189393 Marian Beeman Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:42:51 +0000 http://healthierdogs.com/dog_food/healthy-homemade-dog-food-for-the-allergic-dog/#comment-189393 Hi Bridgett, I was just reading your article about allergies. My Beagle mix Maple started to inch and rub her butt 2 years ago so I took her to my vet. The vet said it was allergies and gave me some medication to stop the itch. As time went on the itch would come and go so I decided to take her to see a dermatologist who said she believed Maple had a food allergy as the rubbing of the butt indicated it was due to food. The one thing she did say was that most dogs are allergic to Chicken and Turkey so not to feed her that source of protein so I decided to give her Elk and Duck, which has helped immensely. I know she is allergic to chicken and turkey because once I introduced it back into her diet and with 24 hours she was itching herself to death. For the past 2 years I have only fed her a homemade diet but due to her allergies, I also stay away from foods that contain major amounts of histamine because if I give her any foods that contain histamine the itch starts again so let anyone out there know not to give their pets foods that contain histamine, like fish, tomatoes, fish oil, yoghurt etc because they will be adding to the itch. Marian Hi Bridgett, I was just reading your article about allergies. My Beagle mix Maple started to inch and rub her butt 2 years ago so I took her to my vet. The vet said it was allergies and gave me some medication to stop the itch. As time went on the itch would come and go so I decided to take her to see a dermatologist who said she believed Maple had a food allergy as the rubbing of the butt indicated it was due to food. The one thing she did say was that most dogs are allergic to Chicken and Turkey so not to feed her that source of protein so I decided to give her Elk and Duck, which has helped immensely. I know she is allergic to chicken and turkey because once I introduced it back into her diet and with 24 hours she was itching herself to death. For the past 2 years I have only fed her a homemade diet but due to her allergies, I also stay away from foods that contain major amounts of histamine because if I give her any foods that contain histamine the itch starts again so let anyone out there know not to give their pets foods that contain histamine, like fish, tomatoes, fish oil, yoghurt etc because they will be adding to the itch.

Marian

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