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I Think My Pet Has A Food Allergy! I Need A Brilliant Solution! |
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Written by Rebecca Foxton
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
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Here is a general overview of popular dog foods based on price for some brands marketed as suitable for dogs with food allergies.
by RebeccaFoxton
Here is a general overview of popular dog foods based on price for some brands marketed as suitable for dogs with food allergies.
Quality food for less: Chicken Soup dog food offers more fruit and vegetable in their recipe and they incorporate potatoes, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, cranberries and spinach into the food.
Avoderm is made with avocados to promote healthy, glowing, beautiful skin and coat. They also make vegetarian recipes.
Eagle Pack offers a Holistic selection that costs a little bit more, but it is comprised of antioxidants, probiotics, prebiotics, and protein rich recipes. There are no hormones in the chicken and the fruit and vegetables are fit for human consumption.
Blue dog food or rather Blue Buffalo dog food bases its recipes on what humans eat, with high protein, whole grains, veggies and fruit. Because of their unusual ingredients such as sweet potato and brown rice, dogs are unlikely to have encountered these foods before, and therefore less likely to be allergic. Blue Buffalo dog food comes as dry and canned varieties (although some of their products were involved in a product recall in 2007).
Similarly, Pinacle's Canine Holistic Allergen-free Formulas for dogs contain foods that dogs don't have much exposure to, like trout and oats. Common foodstuffs that cause allergies such as wheat, beef, and corn are not found in Nature's Recipe dog food. Innova makes EVO which is a high protein diet with veggies and raw fruit.
Life's Abundance dog food does not contain by-products, corn or wheat, chemical preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. Typical ingredients include chicken meal, fish meal, carrots, apples, spinach, celery, alfalfa meal, ground brown rice, antioxidants, live probiotics and chelated minerals.
At the top end of the market the Abady dog food company make frozen raw diets for dogs containing fewer "nasties" such as soybeans, beet pulp etc. They make dry and canned formulas with quite a hefty price tag.
The IVD dog food brand, now known as Royal Canin, makes breed specific recipes and special need recipes like Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine Hypoallergenic HP 19, which is a lactose and wheat gluten free recipe.
Remember though, these recipes may be a quick fix. If you do suspect your dog has food allergies, you would be better off analyzing which foods are causing the problem and then feeding accordingly.
Your vet can provide advice if necessary, and if your dog is displaying symptoms of food allergies, it would be wise to get him checked over.
About the Author:
About the author: Rebecca Foxton can help you give your pet better digestion with Fortiflora. For an excellent source of health tips for pet owners, visit her Frontline Plus articles on Dog Buffs. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service |
