dog food allergy

[warningshot]

our lab was diagnosed with and ear fungis due to a chicken allergy, we were feeding iams but now in the search of a new brand any suggestions! dog is 14 months old, eyeballing performatrin, lamb and rice about 50 bucks for 14 kg bag and pc choice dog food around 39 bucks for 14lbs

[Mount Sweetness]

Wholesome Blend

[cdelargy]

performatrin ultra grain free. seems to works well for my high energy Britts.

[bugsy563]

Same issue with our GSP. We found that Acana is what suited him best, albeit a little pricy .

[C.A. in TO]

Cost per pound can be very misleading. If comparing by price, look at price per amount fed per day. Most of the pricier foods call for eating far less food.

[terrym]

This time of year my Brittany eats 2 cups a day. During hunting season about 1/3 more. Yes, the amount consumed makes a big difference on cost of feeding. You may have to try more than one brand before you settle on what's best for you.

[yellow dog]

our lab was diagnosed with and ear fungis due to a chicken allergy, we were feeding iams but now in the search of a new brand any suggestions! dog is 14 months old, eyeballing performatrin, lamb and rice about 50 bucks for 14 kg bag and pc choice dog food around 39 bucks for 14lbs

You may have to try a few different brands of food to determine whats best for your dog. Turkey and lamb base foods typically are harder for the dog to digest that have allergies especially . I just switched my Springer to a salmon based dog food with no grains and the itching has completely stopped. She was on a chicken base dog food with no grains. So it may not be the top name brand foods to solve this issue. I switched my dog to Kirkland Domain Salmon dog food at $43.00 retail and is considered above average rated dog food. She had been on Acana a top notch dog food but she did not do well on it.

[Sharon]

Cost per pound can be very misleading. If comparing by price, look at price per amount fed per day. Most of the pricier foods call for eating far less food.

Very good point to mention.

warning shot : I'd be interested in what your vet is suggesting.

[yellow dog]

Cost per pound can be very misleading. If comparing by price, look at price per amount fed per day. Most of the pricier foods call for eating far less food.

Yes because they usually contain two to three high quality protein ingredients . Quality protein you will pay for but feed less and smaller stool. But sometimes a dog with an allergy will still not do well on a high quality dog food and do better on a lesser rated dog food.

[krakadawn]

I tend to agree with that thinking. Often a more expensive/higher quality food will not change the symptoms. More often than not moving to a salmon based food will help but like all things.....no guarantees.

With the difficulty in pinning down the main culprit in causing a yeast condition I am surprised when a Vet says it's the chicken based diet. Good honest Vets will tell you without an extensive battery of tests it's a best guess scenario! Dogs whose ears are perpetually moist often fall prey to yeast infections and it's not the food in those situations.