My Dog Has Allergies

If you think that your dog might be suffering from food allergies then check out the article My Dog Has Food Allergies which discusses some of the more common foods that could give your dog an allergic reaction.

When you determine that your dog indeed has a food allergy, you have basically two options. You can either create homemade dog food yourself or you can purchase hypoallergenic commercial dog food with specialized ingredients.

With a homemade diet, you are able to conduct more exacting food tests to see what is your dog's tolerance level for different ingredients. If you normally feed your dog a diet of potato and lamb, you can try feeding your dog fish one week to see if any of the dog food allergy symptoms return.

The downside of a homemade dog food diet is the time and dedication it takes to create the meals.

The other alternative is to purchase a commercial dog food that is hypoallergenic. Many hypoallergenic dog foods use more natural, fresher ingredients. It may be the case that you dog is not allergic to any one particular food group but rather has an allergic reaction to a lot of fillers and binders use in the more inexpensive dog foods.

A good resource I found recently on pet food allergies and diet can be found at this site: http://www.californianaturalpet.com/.

This company promotes the notion of a natural pet food diet to reduce the effects of dog food allergies.

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