What to Put on Your Homemade Hypoallergenic Dog Food

If your dog is experiencing a variety of symptoms
like dry skin, frequent scratching, shedding,
frequent vomiting and asthma, he may be
experiencing food allergy, and you may need
homemade hypoallergenic dog food. Different
breeds of dogs have varied allergic reactions to
certain types of foods. The first thing that you
need to do to check if an allergic reaction to
food is causing the symptoms is to know the
dog's breed and research if there are any known
allergens related to its breed. If there is none
or if you are not sure of the dog's breed, you
may consult your vet to have your dog tested.
The followings are interested topics:

1) Preparation of Hypoallergenic Dog Food

If food allergy is the cause of your dog's
symptoms, most vets would suggest stopping the
most common food in the dog's diet. If you are
feeding him or her specific brand of dog food,
for example, the vet may recommend a more
hypoallergenic food brand as a substitute. There
are some hypoallergenic dog food brands available
in the market. These brands are usually focused
on allergies that manifest in the skin.

In many cases, the dog's allergy may be caused
by way of preparing a dish. If the dog is being
fed table food, the coagulated proteins and
spices and oils used in cooking may be the
allergens for the dog. In this case, you may try
to make a transition from feeding a dog cooked
food to feeding him with raw meat. Raw meat will
be the natural food of dogs when they were not
domesticated. You may consult your vet for
advice if this is favorable for your dog.

2) Raw Meat Diet

The kind of raw meat that you feed your dog
depends on what is available around you. Chicken
is the most common meat fed to begin a raw meat
transition because of its availability. Although
there are some dogs, are also allergic to chicken
meat. In this case, you may move on to the next
common meat available to you. For some this may
be pork, but for others, beef is more abundant.

If a dog has never eaten raw meat before, the
transition between table or dog food may take
some time. There are many techniques to make the
transition easier. The most common among dog
owners is to mix raw meat with the food the dog
usually eats and slowly increase the percentage
of meat in the diet with every meal. This way,
the dog will hardly even notice the change in
diet. Another technique is to chop the raw meat
into smaller pieces to have the dog smell the
meat.

3) Internal Organs in the Diet

If internal organs are more available to you, it
can also be given to your dog raw if your pooch
is allergic to the common dog food available in
the market. The liver, spleen kidney and the
lungs are the common parts that are available in
the market. Some food diet experts highly suggest
the inclusion of internal organs in a dog diet.
Feeding internal organs to the dog doesn't need
to be as frequent as other protein sources but
it could be included as a possible option. When
adding liver to the dog's diet, observe the
stool of the dog if it becomes too loose. If so,
only add liver sparingly.

4) Raw Bones for Calcium

Bones is another hypoallergenic source of
nutrients for dogs. Some bones, like the thigh
bones of cows, may be too hard for the dog's
teeth and may break the dog's teeth if they
persist in chewing it. Raw bones are better that
cooked bones because they do not break into sharp
splinters. Obviously, the bones are rich in
calcium which may help create strong bones and
harder stool.


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Marybelle Harbach is an author of
http://www.hypoallergenicdogfoods.com/ that
published some interested articles about
homemade hypoallergenic dog food and dog food
allergies.


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