What dog food will not give my labradoodle gas or diarrhea or irritate her skin allergies?

She has tried Iams, Eukanuba, Purina One. She does not get diarrhea with Authority but she now has skin allergies, we think to a food source. I switched her to Blue because of the allergies and now she has diarrhea and gas. HELP !!What dog food will not give my labradoodle gas or diarrhea or irritate her skin allergies?
We had a dog who had allergies so I have tried quite a few diets. Just be careful as lots of dogs are allergic to chickens or beef. Our vet recommended that we tried something completely different that our dog had not had before, she recommended fish and chips (otherwise knows as fish and potato). You can purchase a kibble (Eukanuba) which has only fish and potato and add extras like tuna and mashed potato. Another one our vet also recommended was non-domesticated protein food, such as kangaroo, crocodile (depends on what you can get) and rice and vegetables.


The dog must be on the food for 8 weeks before you can say it did not work, so it takes a long time to try a few different menus, especially if you slowly transfer them over. There is a distinction that needs to be made between food allergies and food intolerances. Food allergies are true allergies and show the characteristic symptoms of itching and skin problems associated with canine and feline allergies. Food intolerances can result in diarrhea or vomiting and do not create a typical allergic response.


Several studies have shown that some ingredients are more likely to cause food allergies than others. In order of the most common offenders in dogs are beef, dairy products, chicken, wheat, chicken eggs, corn, and soy. As you may have noticed, the most common offenders are the most common ingredients in dog foods.


Good luck, but you have to try something different, just not another brand, most have similar products. If your dog gets better, then you can add one thing at a time and wait 8 weeks before adding another, which makes kibble difficult, as you can add beef but not corn, see what I mean.What dog food will not give my labradoodle gas or diarrhea or irritate her skin allergies?
You have tko cook for her it is the only way. Use 100 per cent chicken mince, vegetable scraps, garlic and sage. Pasta, rice and legumes can be added to thicken it but stay away from bread as the yeast is not good for the skin.





You can also get good powder vitamin supplements to put in the food. I have a16 year old dog who has had multiple allergies all his life. Grass, beef, fleas and dust to name a few and we have kept him happy and healthy all that time on this very diet. You should also get a good omega 3 fish oil supplement and wash the dog at least once a week in an anti fungal veterinary shampoo.
Food switches will cause gas and diarrhea if not done slowly. Without knowing what you dog is allergic to it will be hard to say which food would work best. Since corn,wheat and soy are common allergens for dogs I suggest purchasing a kibble that has none of these. You won't find a good food in a grocery or big box type family store. Visit a pet or feed store. Look for Canidae,Solid Gold,Eagle Pack Holistic,Blue Buffalo,Origen. All these foods are high quality and well balanced. You need to switch foods over a period of weeks. Start by mixing in 25% new food with 75% old food and gradually increase the new food while decreasing the old food amounts. In the meanwhile you can add 1 spoonful of PLAIN unflavored yogurt with meals to help with the gas. Good luck
You'll have to keep experimenting to find the right formula. If you really want to do this dog a favor, make it yourself. Cook up a big pot of brown rice with some cut up veggies (carrots, celery, spinach) and some stewing beef (the least pricey cuts are fine if you cook them for a long time to tenderize the meat before adding the other ingredients). You may be able to desensitize her by feeding her the home concoction for a few weeks before reintroducing regular food.
Iams Eukanuba and Purina One are all crappy foods. Authority / Blue not much better. The diarrhea and gas is likely due to the fact that you keep changing foods all the time. Find one good food ( Wellness or Canidae ) and stick with it. Change the dog over slowly to the new food and give the food at least 2 mos to see if the dog is doing well on it.
When you switched her, did you do so gradually?





Think of it this way...if you ate nothing but salad for a month and then had a bowl of chili, how do you think your system will react? It's the same with dogs. When switching to another food, you must do it slowly and in gradual steps. I start with 75% old food and 25% new food for a few days. If she seems to be doing ok after a while, increase to 50/50. It takes a couple of weeks to switch completely.





If you did switch her gradually and she's still having problems you'll have to invest in a new higher quality food. While Blue Buffalo isn't bad per se, there are better out there. Try Canidae all life stages...and remember, switch her slowly.
This is what I feed my Labradoodle but I make it at home.





http://www.barfaustralia.com/





USE EVERYTHING RAW





鈥?4kg of pet chicken mince (from chicken processors who grind up bone and all)


鈥?1 kilo puree vegetable (1000 grams)


鈥?quarter kilo puree fruit (250 grams)


鈥?戮 Cup flake barley and 1 陆 Cups roll oats, soaked in 2 cups warm water


鈥?half kilo offal (usually beef liver)


鈥?4 eggs-with shells


鈥?2 Tablespoons Cod Liver Oil or Vitamin A supplement


鈥?4 Tablespoons Flax Oil


鈥?2 Tablespoons Brewers Yeast


鈥?2 Tablespoons Mudgee Dolomite Powder


鈥?2 Tablespoons Seaweed Kelp Meal or Powder


鈥?Vitamin C to equate to 50mg per kg per day


鈥?1 cup yogurt


鈥?Mix and freeze this mix in 2-3 day batches.


鈥?Unfreeze the mix and add Vitamin E at the mealtime.


(200 i.u. for 25 kg, 100 i.u. for 10kg puppy)


Other ingredients you can use as toppings for variety; depending upon local availability:


鈥?Sardines or canned fish


鈥?cottage cheese


鈥?junket rennet milk


鈥?kangaroo meat



try california natural Lamb and rice . its a 4 star food also





http://www.naturapet.com/brands/californ鈥?/a>








but maybe u switched her to fast , ive read here recently that could cause the symptoms u mentioned . so maybe slow down and do a slower transition to the new food .
This is just a though, so please don't be offended. But, some people give their dogs ';people food';, that can cause problems for their pets. I might ask the vet for their professional opinion about which brand to try. Because they get that kind of question often, they will be the best ones to ask.
Lot's to try! but alway's get a vet opinion in what's best! More coming later! Also i have a cookbook on home cooking for dog's-made by a senior vet from the Lort Smith animal Shelter. I'll e-mail some of the receipies.





Annamaet Encore 25% Wheat and Corn Free Dry Dog Food


http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/produ鈥?/a>





Artemis Holistic Natural 6 Mix Dog Food


http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/produ鈥?/a>





AvoDerm Natural Vegetarian Adult Dry Dog Food


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Canidae Chicken Meal and Rice Formula Dry Dog Food


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AvoDerm Natural Lamb %26amp; Brown Rice Oven-Baked Formula Adult Dry Dog Food


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AvoDerm Natural Lamb Meal %26amp; Brown Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food


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AvoDerm Natural Original with Beef Meal Oven-Baked Adult Dry Dog Food


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BY NATURE NATURALS


http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/dept.鈥?/a>





California Natural


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Canine Caviar Lamb %26amp; Pearl Millet Adult Dog Dry Food


http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/produ鈥?/a>
Try giving her a grain-free food - check into Taste of the Wild, I think that's a really good one. Also, be sure to switch foods slowly and allow a couple of weeks for her to get used to it and for the allergies to clear up.
Try an all natural, raw diet -- check out rawfeeding@yahoo.com -- not 100% sure of the website, but I've been checking it out and I'm trying it with my dogs due to severe allergies. It's worth a try and not anymore expensive than all those brands.
See A vet thet will find the right food for your dog the vet knows best
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Try a different high quality food for your poodle/lab mix. Iams, Eukanuba, Purina ONE, and Authority are all low quality dog foods. Did you switch gradually when you switched to Blue?





Not all pet food is made equally. A lot of it is full of corn, by-products, dyes, unhealthy preservatives, filler grains and all sorts of nasty stuff. A lot of pet food companies are perfectly happy to the dump cheap leftovers and things that aren't safe for human consumption (from human food processing plants) into their foods. Will it kill your dog? No, it has to be nutritionally complete and safe to even be marketed. Is it healthy? Not by a long shot.





Corn is a low quality ingredient you never want to see in your pet food. Corn and low quality grains are two of the biggest culprits when it comes to food allergies in our pets.





Thankfully, there are some excellent dog foods being made these days that include organic, human grade ingredients rather than trash not fit for human consumption.





Examples of low quality foods to avoid: Anything you can find in a grocery store will be low end, Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Royal Canin, Pedigree, Kibbles n' Bits, Beneful, Ol'Roy.





Examples of high quality foods to look for: Innova, Wellness, Solid Gold, Canidae All Life Stages, Fromm Four Star, Merrick, GO Natural, Nature's Variety Prairie, Nature's Logic, Artemis Fresh Mix, Timberwolf Organics.





Although the high quality foods are more expensive, you're getting what you're paying for. Less filler material means more concentrated nutrients... this means you typically need to feed far less of the high quality food than you would of the low quality one. Which also means less poop!





Before following your vet's food recommendation, keep in mind that vets get /very/ little nutritional training during their schooling. Besides that, what training they /do/ get is usually sponsored or taught by the crappy pet food companies! They also often get paid to sell some of their products at their clinics (Science Diet, Royal Canin etc.)





A great option is to go with an entirely grainless diet. Many of the high quality foods now put out grainless formulas. Some good grainless diets include: Innova EVO, Wellness CORE, Blue Wilderness, Nature's Variety Instinct, Orijen, Horizon Legacy, Merrick Before Grain, Canidae Grain Free All Life Stages, Fromm Surf %26amp; Turf, Now! and Sold Gold Barking At The Moon, Taste of the Wild.





Some pretty decent foods can even be found in common pet stores. Petsmart carries Blue Buffalo products (such as the excellent grain free diet Blue Wilderness). Petco carries Wellness, Solid Gold, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack Holistic, Blue Buffalo, Castor %26amp; Pollux Organix, Pinnacle, and Halo. If you can't find a food, most of the high quality food brands have websites with store locators on them.





Another option, if you can't find anywhere around you that sells good foods, is to order your pet food online. Here's an excellent place to do so: http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/





Remember that foods should be switched gradually (mixing new slowly in with the old over about a two week period), especially when switching to a higher quality one, so as not to upset tummies.








Another option for feeding dogs is to feed raw. This is something that should be thoroughly researched before being attempted:


http://www.barfworld.com/


http://www.rawfed.com/


http://www.rawlearning.com/


http://www.wysong.net/controversies/rawm鈥?/a>








More on dog food:


http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?鈥?/a> (Learn how to determine the quality of your dog's food.)


http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_鈥?/a> (Dog food reviews. Four stars is a decent food, five stars is a great food, and six stars is an excellent food.)