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honeybear Member Posts: 926 |
posted 01-02-2004 02:37 PM
I am still searching for allergy food for jake. I think it is Chicken. California natural has a lamb and rice formula, that ver few ingred. it isa allergy formula. My question is it looks like it is lacking in proper ingred for well balanced nutrtion. This is what is in it. What about essential fatty acids? Jake is a lab and I dont know what this would do to his coat. I did just start putting missing link in his food. Here are the ingredients Lamb Meal I am looking for something I dont have to order. I can also get Solid gold too. what do yo think? IP: Logged |
GoodboysBaddogs Member Posts: 409 |
posted 01-02-2004 03:14 PM
Solid Gold is good stuff too... IMO. I'm currently feeding Nature's Variety Lamb & Rice Medley. I think it's actually a little better than Solid Gold's Lamb ingredient's list. Wellness Super5Mix Lamb is great stuff too. If i strictly had to feed a "Lamb" kibble diet, it would be this order... So far: 1) Natures Variety Definitley rotate if you can... JMO . I'm going to be rotating my dogs food again to NV's Beef & Barley Medley. With all this Mad Cow stuff going on, it had me seriously considering NOT to change to beef, but i've been gettig the A-OK about feeding "beef-feed" to my boys so i'm gonna. What do you think about feeding BEEF kibble?? IP: Logged |
nern Moderator Posts: 1591 |
posted 01-02-2004 03:16 PM
The only essential fatty acid required by dogs is Omega 6. Omega 3 is not recognized by the AAFCO as an essential nutrient. Omega 3 is beneficial to dogs, especially those with allergies so Im not sure why it is not included in the California Natural Lamb&Rice formula as it is included in their Chicken&Rice formula. Since Missing link contains omega 3 fatty acids I would'nt be too concerned about the food lacking it since you're adding a supplement that contains it. If you prefer a food with omega 3 fatty acids I think Solid Gold is a good choice. Just my 2cents IP: Logged |
honeybear Member Posts: 926 |
posted 01-02-2004 03:41 PM
Nern, I also just found this on naturas web site about the california lamb and rice, it has fish oil as a possible allergy, but I dont think that is it. someone else told that salmon is becoming more "popular" dont know if this is the right word for food sensitivty. Goodboys, I dont want to go the beef route until more word is out. I think I will do the CA natural and as a back up solid gold since that is what I can get around here. I was also looking at a duck and potato allergy food, but I thought that since duck and chicken are poultry that could still be a problem
Formulated for pets with sensitivities, it is made with the fewest ingredients possible in order to eliminate all the potential allergens that may be causing the itching and scratching associated with food sensitivities. For a pet food to do that, and still be nutritionally complete, you know the ingredients have to be of the highest caliber. It's just a Pure and Simple way to make pet food. Natural Lamb & Rice and Chicken & Rice Foods for Sensitive Dogs Allergies, Intolerances, Sensitivities & Hypersensitivities How Common is It? Contains No "High Risk" Ingredients It is possible that your dog may be sensitive to any one or more of the following pet food ingredients. To avoid these sensitivities, California Natural products are free of these ingredients: Beef & Beef Byproducts IP: Logged |
GoodboysBaddogs Member Posts: 409 |
posted 01-02-2004 04:33 PM
I think the best way to be more exact on what your pet is allergic to is to have the vet take an allergy test. I think it runs from $60-$80. I'm not quite sure what the specific name for this test is called, but it's just one of the numerous "skin-tests". IP: Logged |
honeybear Member Posts: 926 |
posted 01-02-2004 04:39 PM
I asked the vet and what they wanted to do was put him on Hills allergy food for 3 months and if he was all better than switch him to another food. she said this was the best way to pinpoint a food allergy (I dont get this part) the food is basicly like the california natural. As for allergy testing, I wish I had your vet, I went thru it with my cat and it ended up being about $300.00 he has airborne allergies to various pollens and weeds Honeybear IP: Logged |
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