Should your dog become allergic p to any of the ingredients in his food, I have discovered that there is hope. Ming, an apparently healthy, six-year-old Shar-Pei developed chronic diarrhea. Her owner first had her tested for intestinal parasites, negative. She was wormed anyway, just to make sure, still the diarrhea continued. Following the vet’s suggestion, the owner first tried feeding her rice and beef, then rice and chicken, no improvement. All the tests conducted by the veterinarian came back negative and left everyone I scratching their heads. No one could figure out what was wrong with Ming.
This robust forty-five-pound Shar-Pei was soon reduced to a twenty-eight-pound dog who was fast fading. Then her owner heard about the “Elisa” test and asked her vet to try it. This is a simple blood test that will identify those foods to which your dog is allergic. The results of the test indicated that Ming was allergic to two of the most common ingredients in dog foods: corn and rice. Her owner was given a list of about thirty foods that were high on the “no-no w list, while others were not as offensive to Ming’s allergies. Mind you, this was a dog who had never exhibited any indication of allergies before six years of age. Her owner fed her potatoes, bread and ground beef, all of which were non-allergic according to the test, for a month. The diarrhea disappeared immediately, and she gradually gained back all the weight she had lost. Today, she is nine years old, and although she occasionally has a bout of diarrhea, it is quickly arrested. Her owner searched for food to which Ming was not allergic and found several sources, which included wheat, barley, duck, rabbit and venison. All these special diets are available through your veterinarian.
Source: thechinesesharpe.com
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