Does your canine have dog allergies, skin or food allergy?

Dog allergies continue to plague our pets.

Constant scratching even though your pet has no fleas
Hot spots
Watery, itchy red eyes
Foul smell from the ears
Biting the paw pads and in between toes
Rubbing of the head and ears on the carpet
Hives or small bumps all over the body

If you knew the ingredients in canned dog food you wouldn’t feed it to a dog, let alone your best friend.

I did more research on dog food and was startled to learn just what is in most all of the popular dog foods sold in markets and pet shops.

If you think your dog is suffering from food allergies, please read the article on the ingredients in dog food.

It may surprise you that there is so much junk in dog food. Most of our family pets are just that, family. We wouldn’t feed unhealthy food to one of our family. So why do we buy into this multimillion dollar industry that produces extruded, rancid grease incrusted meat byproducts for our best friends?

Food Allergies?

I know lots of pets in our little micro city and many of their owners complain to me about dog allergies. Sometimes they have some kind of stomach problem or red skin with bumps and rashes.

I have two West Highland White Terriers. Spooky and Elle. Elle is one year old, strong and naturally healthy but Spooky has had problems since he was a small puppy, with vomiting blood, diarrhea and blood in his stools I visited different vets every few months, could this be a dog allergy causing my West Highland White Terrier to vomit his food?

After $1200.00 dollars in examination, x-rays and drugs, they all told me that it was probably a dog food allergy because they couldn’t find anything wrong in the blood work or examination. They sent me home with a special diet of “Duck and potatoes”, “Venison and potatoes” and finally “Salmon and potatoes”. Nothing worked so they switched me to a hypoallergenic dog food at an exorbitant price. Still my Spooky-boy would loose his appetite, refuse to eat and vomit bile.

Dog food allergies - why you should check the ingredients.

I took my dog to a vet in San Mateo who told me Spooky had Colitis along with food allergies. We kept him on the anti-allergy formula but added bran to his diet. He improved and started eating more, gained weight and looked happier. We hope we can give you some hints on how to keep your Westie or any other dog with food allergies in tip top form.

Did you know that most of hypoallergenic dog food that you buy from Veterinarians cannot be bought anywhere else but at the vet’s? Did you also know that veterinarians mark up the food 40% to 50 in California but in other states they have price wars on these specialty dog foods? Of course they are going to encourage us to buy it when such an easy profit can be made.

Home made Dog Food for Canines.

Do I still buy that dog food for Spooky? No. I’m off of the Vet food. Since my doctor told me I had to cut down on fats and sugars, my diet has changed considerably. I eat fish or chicken and steamed veggies. It takes time and energy but I supplement my dog’s vet food with wholesome food I cook at home for my own dinner. Pretty soon I will be making their entire dinners with what I eat.

Let me also say that if you have a sick dog the first thing you must do is visit the vet and find out what is wrong. It could be something so serious that a change in diet will not help. Be safe and sure and have your dog checked first.

Hopefully the questions about dog allergies I raise here on this site will cause you a moment to pause and decide if commercial dog food is what you really want to feed your dog.

Now, are you ready for What’s really in dog food?

¿Su perro tiene alergias del perro, la piel o alergia a los alimentos?

Or do you need some free homemade dog food recipes?

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Any information contained on this site relating to various medical, health, and fitness conditions of Westies and their treatment is for informational purposes only and is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own veterinarian. You should not use the information contained herein for diagnosing dog allergies - you should always consult your own veterinarian.