Animals and humans are more alike than we sometimes realise, prone to feeling the same emotions, acting the same way and sharing health concerns. When we have pets, we often forget that they can have allergies in the same way that we can, and we have to tailor their diets to get around those allergies.
It’s often pretty easy to tell when your dog has had a negative reaction to something it’s eaten. Most complaints occur at some point around the gastrointestinal area, so if your dog is throwing up or having problems at the other end shortly after eating, you can be fairly confident that it had something to do with food, and a vet should be able to confirm exactly what substance in the food it was allergic to.
Fortunately, it’s easy to cater to dogs that have an intolerance to a certain food. Just like humans, the way to beat an allergy is to not eat anything that might set it off. There is a huge range of feeding options available from supermarkets and pet shops, which tend to have more specialist options for owners to browse through as well as knowledgeable staff to address any queries to. For those dogs which are extremely intolerant to quite a lot of food, major pet food manufacturers create special hypoallergenic ranges.
Purina HA Canine Formula food, for example, is developed to ensure that dogs get all of the minerals and nutrients they need at whichever stage of life they happen to be in, even though it doesn’t include any meat. After just a few days of having the dog on the hypoallergenic diet, it should be healthy and back to normal again.
It’s often pretty easy to tell when your dog has had a negative reaction to something it’s eaten. Most complaints occur at some point around the gastrointestinal area, so if your dog is throwing up or having problems at the other end shortly after eating, you can be fairly confident that it had something to do with food, and a vet should be able to confirm exactly what substance in the food it was allergic to.
Fortunately, it’s easy to cater to dogs that have an intolerance to a certain food. Just like humans, the way to beat an allergy is to not eat anything that might set it off. There is a huge range of feeding options available from supermarkets and pet shops, which tend to have more specialist options for owners to browse through as well as knowledgeable staff to address any queries to. For those dogs which are extremely intolerant to quite a lot of food, major pet food manufacturers create special hypoallergenic ranges.
Purina HA Canine Formula food, for example, is developed to ensure that dogs get all of the minerals and nutrients they need at whichever stage of life they happen to be in, even though it doesn’t include any meat. After just a few days of having the dog on the hypoallergenic diet, it should be healthy and back to normal again.
