Does anyone have any homemade dog food recipes for a dog with food allergies? My boxer is on Royal Canine Sensitivity Control and this doesn't seem to be working. We have tried other hypo-allergenic foods but nothing helps. I want to try home cooked recipes.
Be careful though, I recently learned that dog foods--even the holistic and most reputable--are not always "grain" or "gluten" free as they claim. I am also very gluten sensitive, so I tested Waylon's food to be sure it was actually gluten-free, turns out CORE, Flint River Ranch and Orijen are not actually gluten free, and two of the three were HIGH in gluten. The only foods I've found that actually are gfree are Newman's Own Grain Free wet food and Primal Pets raw foods. I recorded the aforemetioned tests for my site www.glutenfreefox.com but please let me know if you have any questions about the foods I tested. Thanks so much! Kristen
My pitbull has 32 different allergies, several that are food allergies. I started buying the cannidae lamb and rice formula for him and it really seemed to help. His itching has stopped completely.
My dog is allergic to wheat and I finally found some really good recipes to make for her. It's called Hypo-Allergenic Dog Treat Recipe ebook and it is a wonderful cookbook for dogs with food allergies. It contains dozens of recipes for cookies, dinners and other treats that are wheat free. It also has recipes that are corn, dairy, meat and egg free. With recipe ingredient suitable substitutions, dietary and herbal supplement suggestions it also has a lot of information about how to reduce allergic reactions and how to strengthen your dog's immune system with vitamins and common herbs. You can find it at http://www.geocities.com/sanchez_ks/AllergyRecipes.html
My border collie cross had severe colitis. For many years she was on gastro formulas and would be ok for a couple of years. She is 14 now! Anyway last bout was really bad. Put on ground beef and rice to clear up but did not work. Vet wanted to introduce other kibble gradually, this went on for months. I had no sleep as she would have to go at 2:00 am...etc. Finally I thought if I have problems with eating a certain food do I keep eating and gradually introduce another food.... I had nothing to lose. I cooked up chicken lean dark meat and potatoe just to start, took her off store bought instantly.....next day her stool was almost firm and no blood. After about a week I started mixing in veges and barley or pablum plus viti's supplement....hope this helps.
I have found that Natural Balance sweet potato and fish work for my lab. He has extreme allergies and was constantly biting his paws and suffering horrible ear infections until I switched to this. It is much cheaper than the $80 hypoallergenic food you get from your vet. Petco carries it too!
I have 2 American pit bulls that have food/outside allergies. They are very sensitive, and can't have chx, beef, products at all. They were on the duck & potato. & venison and ? I don't remember. Steroids aren't helping, except to cause their liver to fail. So I'm looking for recipes and any other ideas to assist my furry babies. I'm going to get them on a enzyme supplement to help rejuvenate the liver. Thanks for any ideas. God Bless
Our dog was recently diagnosed with grain allergies. The food we were advised to buy for him is 85.00 for 35 pounds. He is a Golden Retriever, and requires almost 2 bags per month. Any ideas where to get venison?
Does anyone know if Bison is a good allergy free meat, I am in the process of elimination with my dog and can not find any venison for him and beef and any type of fowl is out, he is highly allergic to any grain source but now am eliminating different meats. He should be 150 lbs but is only around 120lbs, major dermitis all over his body and will not eat any type of dry kibble so am into home cooking now. Advise Greatly appriecated
It is so good to finally find a site that has some recipes and ideas for allergy dogs. my jack russell suffers every year with allergys both from fleas and dusty rugs. We clean the rugs and clean the dog yet she still scratches bald. Now I know what to do I will make home made food for her. Thanks, Brenda
I recently began making my own cat food. I just went to the bookstore and bought a cat food cookbook. It wasn't expensive and has about 50 recipes including treats. I am sure you could find a dog food cook book too.
I use ground venison and potatoes for my beagle with allergies. She is allergic to beef, chicken and corn so that's all that has worked. I've heard duck is good to for pets with allergies.
If found this recipe in my groomers magazine: The ingredients are as follows: 3 lbs ground beef 3-16oz cans of tomatoes 2 cups corn meal (white or yellow) 2 cups Wheatena 3 eggs Up to 2 cups water as needed Mix the ingredients together as you would a regular meat loaf, bake in a loaf pan in a pre-heated 345 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Feed when cold, adding suitable multi-vitamin supplement. Of course, not all at once. Just divide up into regular portions as you see fit. Feed this diet for a month and compare the dogs's condition at the end of it so that you can evaluate whether or not it has been beneficial. ADD NO SALT as too much salt has also been associated with outbreaks of skin irritation. This is particularly true in homes with water softners. Dogs with persistent dry skin and skin iritations might well benefit by being given purified low sodium water to drink.
I have an English Cocker Spaniel. At first, his allergies were just awful, mostly itchy skin, lots of scratching. I went on line, researched and learned that allergies are mostly diet related. So, I changed his diet. I use my rice cooker and do a mixture of hamburger meat, rice and veggies. First I boil the hamburger meat and then I use this juice to make the rice. You can use either white or brown rice. Then I chop onions, garlic, celery, broccoli, and carrots and put this whole mixture in my big rice cooker. It only takes a little while to make this in the rice cooker. I then cool this mixture and put it in tupperware in the refrigerator and mix this half and half with Science Diet. The mixture will last for about 4 or 5 days for two dogs (we also have a German Shepherd) My dogs love this food. No more skin allergies. My pets are healthy and happy. Good luck to you! It is really sad to watch your animals scratch and scratch and this diet will eliminate these allergies. At least, it helped my dogs. P.S. I have also given liquid Benadryl for children in an eye dropper and this helps if allergies are really bad.
another good site, but you have to know WHAT he's allergic too. Good healthy whole wheat or stone ground corn meal or eggs or milk can cause severe reactions if you're allergic.
There are other causes of allergies other than food. If you have tried the hypoallergenic diets and he is still itchy, he probably also has atopy. That is allergies to other things, grass, house dust, fleas, you name it. They can be allergic to anything like you can be. You didn't say how old your dog was. If he is less than a year old, then his food is a very common cause if no fleas are in the picture.
My dogs love it when I boil a whole chicken and mix the meat with vegetables. A simple chicken dinner for your dog would be to buy a whole chicken....boil it in a large, deep pan in water. I add a can of chicken broth for taste. Boil until the meat is cooked well.
Let the chicken cool. You can use turkey as well but chicken is less expensive. Depending upon how many dogs you are feeding, mix a large can of "Veg all" vegetables. You can also add cooked white rice if you want. Make sure to get all of the bones off of the chicken meat by carefully peeling the meat away from the bones, after it cools. Mix the meat and veggies together and serve.
Some people substitute the rice for pasta. You can even add a spoon full of peanut butter. The most important thing to do when any pet is suffering from allergies is to find out what exactly is causing their allergy issues. Have your pet tested before changing things. Sometimes the allergy issue isn't coming from where we think it is. If you type in "home made foods for your pet" in your google search bar, you'll find all kinds of good websites come up that have hundreds of terrific pet recipes that you can make at home.
I have had 3 boxers and they all had allergies to one thing or another and very sensitive stomachs, there are lots of alternatives to dog food, which in my opinion does not make for a healthy dog. I feed my dogs rice with a lean meat and a vegetable, they will eat carrots, peas, apples, plain yogurt (yogurt has active cultures and will not be a problem for lactose intolerance) and eggs, they love canned pumpkin and I sometimes substitute the rice for a pasta, my Boxers have lived very long and healthy lives so I hope this will help. Also there are some websites available to help you select a homemade diet you think your dog will enjoy. Good Luck.
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Archived on 12/28/2007
Dog food recipes. My dog has bad allergies. I am not very talented at cooking. I would like easy to prepare foods for my dog. Thank you. I appreciate any help.
Lisa from Westland, MI
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RE: Recipes for a Dog With Allergies
If you do your research there is really no way to get all that you need without a lot of ingredients to ADD to a cooked dog food diet, taurine is one of them I believe. In a week or two the Natural Balance Venison for dogs food (allergy line) will be back on the shelves (they actually only had a few bags of tainted rice protein and there was only a small amount of food that was affected, but they decided to pull ALL to make sure). They are the only over the counter single protein and veggie source food (that I know of at least for cats) unless you buy Royal Canin expensive stuff from the vet. You have to do a lot of research on what is best for the dog, because people have caused WAY more harm than good trying to cook for their dogs.
I know that dogs are carnivores, coming from wolves but you also have to remember that that was a LONG time ago and they've been adapted over hundreds of years to eat our version of "dog food", so we can't assume that throwing some cooked (or raw) meat at them will make them healthy. Our animals live way longer than those in the wild do, one of the reasons is that they get a much better nutrient rich diet than their wild cousins. Do a lot of research before you pick up your cooking pot and apron, good luck either way! (04/24/2007)
When my dog went into kidney failure, her appetite decreased, so the Vet suggested giving her baby food. It worked well but it wasn't cheap, because the jars were so small, we had to use a few to make a meal. (04/25/2007)
Check out Oprah.com, she had a dog show yesterday with someone on who does Holistic pet food. He advocates raw diet but does go down the scale as to the worst (grocery store kibble) to the best, raw (in HIS opinion) but you might want to check out the book. I can't remember the name, but I know that Oprah's site links all the info. from her shows. (04/26/2007)
Do you kow what your dog is allergic too? Is grain, types of meat, etc.?
Visit http://flip195.wordpress.com/, this is a blog primarily about making food for your critters.
Lots of useful info there, and the great news is IT"S FREE, Recipes, Ideas, Hints ALL FREE. (06/26/2007)
Buy ground turkey rolls, bake them PLAIN with no salt. Cool and slice for doggie to eat.
Feed them cooked carrots, green beans, etc. My dogs love these more than any treats.
Some others feed apples, we are going to try some too. Our vet said these were good for my 3:
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1 jack russell (07/23/2007)
