Hands Free Dog Leash
Double Leashes
Hands Free Dog Leash
Double Leashes
Accessories
SWAG
Meet Oscar - The Golden Dog
Dogs suffer many of the same diseases and illnesses humans do. How can that be possible? We use the same food processes, and we live in the same environment, so we are exposed to the same pollutants.
Many foods that humans eat are highly processed, especially if you buy them in a packet or a box. However, our diet is slightly better because we can include fresh meat and vegetables.
Unless a dog is raw fed, their entire diet will be from industrial food processing plants that use low-quality protein, fillers, preservatives, and far too much carbohydrate.
Is it any wonder dogs can suffer from allergies and gastrointestinal distress.
It is tough to spot and identify the root cause of food allergies in dogs. The reason for this is if you are feeding them kibble, for example, then there could easily be 30-50 ingredients in that food. It is nearly impossible to find the allergy's actual cause, as it could be one ingredient or a combination of 10 ingredients that are causing your pooch some problems.
Even if you think a change of kibble brand will help, it might, but it will likely contain the same or very similar ingredients to the original brand.
It is also hard to identify allergies as allergies. This is because they don't all act the same and don't have the same effect. For example, your four-legged best friend may have a particular reaction to one preservative, where every time they digest it, they get a rash. That is easier to spot. However, allergies can also result from a general autoimmune response which is hard to resolve. For example, too many carbs in the kibble can wear down the dog's immune system and cause chronic inflammation, manifesting as a skin allergy.
There are some everyday things you can look out for below, but it is only scratching the surface on how food allergies can affect a dog's health and happiness:
While there are many reasons why a dog might have ear infections, but I am not talking about ones you can reason for. For example, if your dog has spent all holiday swimming in a river, then it is reasonable to expect that if they get home and show signs of an ear infection, then it is the swimmer's ear.
I am talking about whether they always seem to have an ear infection that never seems to go away. This suggests it is a chronic condition, and a lot of chronic diseases are diet-related.
Look out for constant head shaking and scratching and inflamed, scabby, or overly waxy inner ear.
How does their eye area look? If the eyes are always watering, or are the dogs constantly touching or scratching the site, or if they have an excess build-up of goop, then it is a fair bet there is a food allergy present.
Animals look after primary functions first, and then if they have a healthy diet with enough essential amino acids and fats to go around. They will look after the secondary roles. That is why a dog's coat and nails are a dead giveaway. These are secondary functions, so if a dog has an unhealthy and unbalanced diet, you can often spot it in nail health.
If your doggos nails are brittle, slow-growing, inflamed, bloody appearance, or have an unnatural red/brown/bronze tinge to them. Then this could be a clear sign that the dog has an allergy.
Allergies can manifest in skin irritation, ulcers, and yeast build-up. Often the most accessible place to spot this is around the mouth.
So, keep an eye on their lips, mouth area, jowls, teeth, and gums.
There are many hypoallergenic shampoos and creams on the market, but if these provide no help or only help for a limited time before the skin issues return, then there is likely a chronic problem. This could be environmental, but it is more likely to be a food allergy.
So, look out for constant inflamed, reddened, and itchy skin, especially if no amount of bathing and brushing helps with their dull coat.
There are many hypoallergenic foods, shampoos, creams, bedding, etc., that you can try. There are many homemade and homeopathic things you can try too.
If these work, then that is fine, and you have resolved an issue to an extent, but if you stop using them and the problems return, then there is a chronic issue, and it is likely to be food-related.
An anti-dandruff shampoo could improve the condition of your doggy's coat in the short-term, but long-term, I think it is best to identify and eliminate the food or foods causing the allergic reaction in the first place.
FOR A 100% LIFETIME WARRANTY
Here at Pet Dreamland, we are all about giving dogs their best possible lives, that can be going for a hike or run with a hands-free leash, but it is hard to argue against the fact that the decision you make on what you feed them is the most critical decision you can make.
We believe that it is best to feed dogs a raw fed diet if you can. This ensures the dogs are getting high-quality protein sources in the absence of carbs, fillers, and preservatives. Dogs who are raw fed generally do not suffer from allergies, or the symptoms are a lot less severe.
If you are still not convinced, think about it in terms of human food. Who do you think would be less likely to suffer from health issues… a person who only ate processed food from supermarkets, or a person who only ate organic meat and veg from a farmers' market?
© Copyright. All right reserved.