What if I think my pet has a food allergy?

What if I think my pet has a food allergyFood allergies in pets are much rarer than pet store employees and popular pet food ads would lead us to believe.  In fact, less than 10% of pets have an actual food allergy.  Many “boutique” and non-traditional diets now have “grain-free” and some “gluten-free” labels.  However, less than 1% of cats and dogs have an allergy to grain.
The most common ingredient for your pet to be allergic to in their food is the actual protein source itself.  If your veterinarian considers your pet to be food allergic, the only way to properly diagnose this is a dietary elimination trial which consists of trying a diet chosen by your vet for a minimum of 8 weeks.  Many clients will be convinced their pets are food allergic after changing to a new food and seeing improvement immediately.  However, most of those cases of success are due to swapping to a higher quality diet.
As far as food quality goes, a higher price does not equal higher quality.  Ingredients that may seem higher quality are not always beneficial to our pets, it just makes us feel better about buying them.
Diet recommendations from YOUR veterinarians:
1.) Hill’s Science Diet
2.) Purina Proplan
3.) Royal Canin
4.) Purina One
5.) Iams

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