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  • tanzaT

    Looking at the Merrick sight, looks like all the dry has Oatmeal as the second ingredient… so unless there is an allergy to the meat, I might guess it is the oatmeal or could even be the rice....

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • B

    Our Max is allergic to wheat, get's those itchy spots. His daddy and C3PO's great grand daddy are one in the same.

    Who knows.:eek:

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  • nomrbddgsN

    I know my Boxenji is allergic to wheat,rice,corn-any grains including oatmeal. Natural Balance has some fish and sweet pot that has no grain. She is doing tons better on it. Not perfect yet but lots better after only 4 wks. And benadryl seldom helps with food allergies.

    Arlene, the Basenji Brats with the Boxenji![](images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin")

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  • jys1011J

    So we finally got the C3PO's blood work back from allergy testing. They tested for inhalant allergies as well as foods. I asked the vet how reliable the food results were..she was confident but I'm not so sure.

    Anyways..he's allergic to about 20 different things…too long to list but he's positive for many grasses, trees, fungi, weeds. I think I knew this much. He's also HIGHLY allergic to house dust & dustmites. Altho we clean neurotically I imagine that this will be difficult to manage.

    Now for the foods...Poultry, Eggs, Wheat, Barley, Carrots, Peas, Flax..they did indicate the different degrees of sensitivity. High on the list was Carrots, Peas & Barley.

    While I'm not 100% confident on the food results, I still will err on the side of caution & just not feed him any of these. Just in case there is a small chance the test is correct. I've been beating my head here trying to find a food that I can give him that eliminates most of these ingredients but it has been very hard!!

    A lot of the Allergy Formulas or Simple Formulas have Barley or Flax or Carrots..Geez!! :eek: :eek: I really hope I don't have to resort to cooking for him..oh boy!!

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • jys1011J

    Oh yeah & I also forgot to mention…he's also allergic to COTTON!! :eek:

    Anyone know of a non-cotton doggy bed??

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • luzmery928L

    Yeap..hey did you by any chance get my B's test results by accident, we have the same problems. I am now feeding Champ IVD (innovative vetinarian diet) rabbit. We can only get it form the vet's but he loves it. It is pretty much impossiblw to find any store products that don't contain peas and carrots. My B is also allergic to soy so even the treats are a nono. We buy him some spercial treats, I forgot the name but when I get home I'll look it up and let you know. Champ is doing great with his new food. I feed him dry mixed with wet. My B is also allergic to the cotton but he dosne't have a probelm since he really just lays in it at night. Plus he did pull the cotton out but it's still fluffy. I could probably stuff it with some old non-cotton towles to make it better for him. (Just thought of that one). It's not so bad once you get used to it. I also only give him the pills when I start seeing him bite on his paws.

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  • jys1011J

    UUUGGHH what a pain :mad: I've been looking for some thing that I can buy at specialty pet store b/c I really don't want to go with the Vet foods. They're so pricey these vets! :eek:

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • luzmery928L

    Yeah I did the same but didn't find anything. Seems like all the food in the stores contain peas and carrots. Well I get the 10lbs bag plus the case of wet food. I spend $85 in about 2 months, so though it's a little more expensive it's not over the top when you realize you have a bulk supply of the food plus it makes all the difference since you know the vet is aware of the allergies and won't (hopefully) give you anything containing what he's allergic too.

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  • jys1011J

    I think I may have found something..Solid Gold Barking at the Moon and then some treats that would work too…Natural Blance Treats Sweet Potato & duck. I'll let you know how it goes.

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • luzmery928L

    Oh yes let me know, nice to have other options except that champ is also allergic to wheat and soy.

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  • lvossL

    Wellness makes a couple of allergy formulas

    http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/wellness/dog_wellness_simple_food_solutions_index.html

    http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/wellness/dog_wellness_dry_fish_sweet_potato.html

    I have found many stores if they carry other products by that company will special order the one you want since they already have an account with the ditributor. So if a company has an allergy formula that would work for your dog but the local store doesn't carry it but has their other formulas, then ask if they can order it for you.

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  • luzmery928L

    thanks I will check.

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