| Every Dog is unique and it is sometimes hard to | | | | commercial food is given for a long times. |
| know and determine the exact cause of food | | | | Dog Food Allergy Symptoms |
| intolerance or dog food allergies because many other | | | | As mentioned earlier that the allergy symptoms is |
| problems can also cause similar symptoms such as | | | | quiet similar to other problems. These are the |
| environment, disease, flea and insect bite, parasite, | | | | suffering signs and change in behaviour that can be |
| yeast or bacterial infections etc. Dog can have allergy | | | | clearly seen from external -> Itching, scratching, |
| from difference type of foods. There are many | | | | foot licking, biting other parts of the body. |
| research which proven that chicken, beef and eggs | | | | Diagnosis |
| can cause more reaction than other types of food. | | | | You should make sure that your dog allergy doesn't |
| Various proteins can also create problems for certain | | | | come from the following problems -> Atopy, flea |
| type of dogs. | | | | or insect bite, intestinal problems due to parasite, |
| If you find out that your dog is suffering from food | | | | yeast or bacterial infections etc. |
| poisoning or having sign of food allergy symptoms | | | | There are other types of test that can be perform |
| from the food that was given to them earlier then | | | | by veterinarians such as blood test -> |
| you should remove the offending food immediately | | | | radioallergosorbent (RAST), Enzyme-Linked |
| and carefully observe what is happening to your dog | | | | ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA), intradermal skin |
| when they eat certain types of food. | | | | testing can also help in the diagnosis but food trial |
| Many commercial foods contains preservative which | | | | testing is the only best way to accurately diagnose |
| are also the cause of dog food allergies and can lead | | | | your dog food allergies symptoms. |
| to even worst problems such as liver problems if | | | | |