My dog has been allergic to chicken since he was a puppy, and gradually we realized he is also allergic to oats. He’s 11y this month and the allergies are mostly handled via cytopoint shots and avoiding food triggers. Still chronic ear infections, itchy skin, muzzle, paws but manageable. We hate to see him suffer at all though.
We’ve been through many allergen friendly dog foods, and many of them work for a while. What I’ve noticed is that when they have stopped working - peas/pea fiber have joined the first five ingredient list. Is my dog allergic to peas? I know it is a cheap and very plentiful protein source but how the hell do I avoid it because everybody has begun to add that to the dog food!?
Some of this is environmental (my dog is also allergic to most things on planet earth from pine to grass, it’s great!
) but when we start a new food we do see some relief. I am seriously considering cooking for him at this point bc it’s getting so hard to find a dog food w/o chicken, oats or peas. I don’t really have the freezer space to do it efficiently.
Advice/suggestions?
We’ve been through many allergen friendly dog foods, and many of them work for a while. What I’ve noticed is that when they have stopped working - peas/pea fiber have joined the first five ingredient list. Is my dog allergic to peas? I know it is a cheap and very plentiful protein source but how the hell do I avoid it because everybody has begun to add that to the dog food!?
Some of this is environmental (my dog is also allergic to most things on planet earth from pine to grass, it’s great!
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Advice/suggestions?