| What's the best dog food for dogs with allergies? | | | | or dairy in it. Many dogs are sensitive to these |
| Here are 6 tips on choosing the right dog food. | | | | ingredients. These ingredients can be very hard to |
| 1. Look for a dog food with whole foods and no by | | | | digest and can cause stress on the dogs digestive |
| products. Many of the commercial pet foods contain | | | | system. |
| animal by products. Animal by products are things like | | | | 4. Find a dog food that has probiotics that will help |
| chicken feet and bones. These waste products can | | | | support the dogs overall immune system. Probiotics |
| build up in a dogs system and compromise their | | | | will help balance their system and aid in digestion. |
| digestive system. As the body tries to eliminate the | | | | 5. Find a dog food with quality grains like barley and |
| waste, it gets carried out through the skin causing | | | | oatmeal. Dogs still need grains but they need the kind |
| rashes, hot spots, foot chewing and licking. | | | | that are easy to digest and ones that add good |
| 2. Sometimes a so called "dog food allergy" is simply | | | | nutritional support to the body. |
| the result of a depressed immune system and an | | | | 6.Look for grape seed extract in the dog food. Grape |
| unbalanced diet. The dog may not really be sensitive | | | | seed extract is wonderful for boosting the immune |
| to just one ingredient in the food they are eating. It | | | | system of both humans and animals. |
| may be that they just need to get on a good, | | | | The best defense for a "dog food allergy" is a |
| quality dog food. | | | | healthy immune system. |
| 3. Stay away from dog food with corn, wheat, soy | | | | |