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by Vixen on 12 November 2010 - 00:11
Sangreinu, Grateful thanks for that link, which sounds really interesting. I will have a look and possibly keep in a Favourites Section, as could be a very useful resource.
Kind Regards,
Vixen
Kind Regards,
Vixen
by starrchar on 12 November 2010 - 03:11
My rescue GSD was allergic to chicken when I started feeding her raw. She'd get very itchy. She had a lot of other allergies as well. After more than a year of a raw diet (turkey, beef, pork, duck, goat) and immune building supplemets she is no longer allergic to chicken nor is allergic to many of the other things she originally reacted to.
sitasmom, Did you feed bones when you fed raw?
sitasmom, Did you feed bones when you fed raw?
by Wildmoor on 13 November 2010 - 00:11
Sangreinu on 11 November 2010 - 21:11 Sangreinu
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Makes intuitve sense wildmoor as cooking breaks down food to a certain extent. Raw forms could cause a faster/more intense reaction than cooked forms, However don't believe (or at least I have never witnessed/heard of) that one can be allergic to one and not the other.
I'm sorry your dog had so many allergies... did you try bison or goat? Do you mind If i ask what you ended up feeding your dog? And how you found out that your dog had allergies to all of these?
Was it an intradermal skin test, RAST, or ELIZA? Or was it trial and error? Not criticizing in anyway just genuinely curious.
Hi he had all sorts of tests including punch biopsies, bloods etc I spent over £4,000 on this particular dog, in the end his immune system got the better of him and after 2 blood transfusions he was pts on Boxing day last year, haemolytic anaemia at the age of 5, his problems started at the age of 2.
From Nov 2007 untill his death he was maintained on a Duck based complete food, he was allergic to both raw and cooked forms it is just that the raw caused a quicker reaction. He didnt just have itchy skin, his immune system attacked him from inside out is the best way to describe it - if he ate the wrong food his skin would go dark purple his fur would drop out he would become ravenous and could eat as much as you could feed him and still loose weight, he had muscle mass loss, joint pain, it took a year of various tests to find out what was going on with him. From the age of 3 untill a couple of days before his death he was has well as any other dog due to management of his diet and environment.
Re Bison it is hard to come by in the UK and goat is not in ready supply either.
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Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 02:15 am
Makes intuitve sense wildmoor as cooking breaks down food to a certain extent. Raw forms could cause a faster/more intense reaction than cooked forms, However don't believe (or at least I have never witnessed/heard of) that one can be allergic to one and not the other.
I'm sorry your dog had so many allergies... did you try bison or goat? Do you mind If i ask what you ended up feeding your dog? And how you found out that your dog had allergies to all of these?
Was it an intradermal skin test, RAST, or ELIZA? Or was it trial and error? Not criticizing in anyway just genuinely curious.
Hi he had all sorts of tests including punch biopsies, bloods etc I spent over £4,000 on this particular dog, in the end his immune system got the better of him and after 2 blood transfusions he was pts on Boxing day last year, haemolytic anaemia at the age of 5, his problems started at the age of 2.
From Nov 2007 untill his death he was maintained on a Duck based complete food, he was allergic to both raw and cooked forms it is just that the raw caused a quicker reaction. He didnt just have itchy skin, his immune system attacked him from inside out is the best way to describe it - if he ate the wrong food his skin would go dark purple his fur would drop out he would become ravenous and could eat as much as you could feed him and still loose weight, he had muscle mass loss, joint pain, it took a year of various tests to find out what was going on with him. From the age of 3 untill a couple of days before his death he was has well as any other dog due to management of his diet and environment.
Re Bison it is hard to come by in the UK and goat is not in ready supply either.
by phgsd on 13 November 2010 - 19:11
My old lady is allergic to almost everything we've tried. Raw turkey has been okay. Goat was also okay, but it's hard to find. Raw pork, beef, chicken, and venison cause major shedding and itching within a few days. Raw beef tripe caused serious stomach upsets. She seems to be developing an allergy now to turkey...so I will be trying llama, duck, and mutton next month.
Her thyroid was tested before starting an elimination diet, but numbers were normal (and yes, we did the Dr. Dodds tests...the complete thyroid panel).
My middle girl is highly allergic to venison - when I was feeding it exclusively for a while, she ended up with horrible ear infections, and lost hair on her chest, ears, and feet. Originally I thought it was her joint supplement so I tried cutting that out (and then the other supplements) before changing the venison. She kept getting worse, but after a few weeks I stopped the venison and within a few days symptoms cleared up completely.
My younger GSD eats anything and everything with no problem...same with my JRT.
I feed prey-model raw, with salmon oil. My middle girl who has HD gets a joint supplement. But my dogs do not get any veggiest or grains.
Her thyroid was tested before starting an elimination diet, but numbers were normal (and yes, we did the Dr. Dodds tests...the complete thyroid panel).
My middle girl is highly allergic to venison - when I was feeding it exclusively for a while, she ended up with horrible ear infections, and lost hair on her chest, ears, and feet. Originally I thought it was her joint supplement so I tried cutting that out (and then the other supplements) before changing the venison. She kept getting worse, but after a few weeks I stopped the venison and within a few days symptoms cleared up completely.
My younger GSD eats anything and everything with no problem...same with my JRT.
I feed prey-model raw, with salmon oil. My middle girl who has HD gets a joint supplement. But my dogs do not get any veggiest or grains.
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