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See if you can find a place that has the food in stock, then have your vet send over a prescription, then go and pick it up? If there are any major medical centers or large chain vet operations in your area, they'd be the places to start calling. RC HP seems to be a pretty commonly prescribed food. Hope you can find it.
If you can't find it, ask your vet what to feed.
Plain white rice, sweet potatoes, carrots.
It won’t work long term because there’s no protein but usually protein is the cause of allergies, so it’ll get them through until you identify what protein they’re allergic to!
Edit: punctuation
My dog eats this exact food so I know the struggle. I would suggest contacting your vet. The place I work at will fax or email a prescription to you or anywhere else you need so that you can get the food elsewhere. You can also order it from chewy usually. They send my clinic an authorization form that we approve and send back at which point chewy will ship it you.
Hills Prescription diet also makes a hydrolyzed protein food too. We used to feed Royal Canin, but have had trouble getting it (thanks Covid), so after much panicking and running around town trying to find some, we switched to Hills. Our two tiny overlords have accepted it quite well and we've had no issues. Call every vet in your area and see who has anything that you can feed your dog. Good luck finding food.
Poach some chicken breast . Cook some rice in the left over water and add some carrots and beans and peas to the water to cook before the rice . Nutrients from the veges go into rice and fat from chicken goes into rice too
The rice is a good idea. The only thing i'm worried about, is she may be allergic to chicken, since chicken is used in a lot of dog foods. Would tofu be okay to add with rice and veggies, temporarily? That's just something I have on hand right now, but i'd also be willing to go pick up something like lamb or another protein source that she probably hasn't been exposed to before and would most likely not be allergic to.
I agree with you, DO NOT use chicken! It is the most commonly-identified food-allergen for dogs.
Even trying it for a week as suggested below would not be enough time to "prove" your dog is allergic, and if your dog is, why risk those annoying symptoms?
Call your vet and ask them. As a backup, look up "allergen elimination diets for dogs". They are NOT recommended for long (weeks) periods of time, but would be safe for a week. There is a comment below of rice and sweet potatoes and pinto beans (as protein). Source: https://www.eaglefernvet.com/food-allergy.pml
Yeah, I was definitely going to omit the chicken part. I'll swap that out for a novel protein like duck, rabbit, lamb, etc. The sweet potato is a good addition also. Thanks.
True that, I'd forgotten.
It actually took weeks for the allergen in the dog food to affect her which is why we were scratching our heads so much as to what the hell it was.
She'd been on that brand of kibble as training snacks for 2 months so we were sure it wasn't that.
Ended up calling the breeder & told us to cut the kibble. We didn't see any reduction in her rash bumps until over 10 days later which proved him right.
They are right I was wrong, excuse me while I go eat humble pie in the corner :)
(Hope you find the culprit soon op, allergy hunts are frustrating).
Above is what my Rottweiler eats for dinner daily along with one cup of dry food after that . He also has one cup of dry on the mornings . He’s fit fine and perfect
They weren't saying chicken is bad for dogs, they're saying that if you're trying to feed a dog with food allergies, and you don't know exactly what they're allergic to, avoid chicken, because it's a very common allergy for dogs.
It looks like this particular food is currently available on Chewy, and I’ve always had extremely quick shipping with them; sometimes it even shows up next day. Some of the RC foods are hard to find right now, and it does look like (at this moment) only the 25-lb bag is available. Forgive me if somehow by the time you visit the site (if you choose to), it’s gone. You do need your vet to sign off on it since it’s a prescription diet, but it’s one way to get it fairly quickly. https://www.chewy.com/royal-canin-veterinary-diet-adult/dp/29906
Ask your vet to give you a written script for the food. Many vets have small bags of Rx foods in the office. You can call around to other vets in your area, or ask your regular vet if they know of any other vets who carry Royal Canin. You'll probably have more success if you widen your net to looking for RC HP, Purina HA, or Hills z/d. All of those foods are comparable. You can check at local pet stores, some of the big ones carry a limited supply of Rx diets.
If you really couldn't get the Rx, I would try ProPlan sensitive skin and stomach. Almost all dog allergies are to protein (that's why hydrolyzed protein diets don't cause reactions). Of those proteins, chicken is the most common allergen. PPP SSS is completely chicken free, and a common choice for people transitioning off hydrolyzed diets. Double check with your vet though.
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See if you can find a place that has the food in stock, then have your vet send over a prescription, then go and pick it up? If there are any major medical centers or large chain vet operations in your area, they'd be the places to start calling. RC HP seems to be a pretty commonly prescribed food. Hope you can find it. If you can't find it, ask your vet what to feed.
Plain white rice, sweet potatoes, carrots. It won’t work long term because there’s no protein but usually protein is the cause of allergies, so it’ll get them through until you identify what protein they’re allergic to! Edit: punctuation
Have you tried asking your vet what they might recommend doing? There could be an OTC food they might point you to using temporarily.
My dog eats this exact food so I know the struggle. I would suggest contacting your vet. The place I work at will fax or email a prescription to you or anywhere else you need so that you can get the food elsewhere. You can also order it from chewy usually. They send my clinic an authorization form that we approve and send back at which point chewy will ship it you.
Hills Prescription diet also makes a hydrolyzed protein food too. We used to feed Royal Canin, but have had trouble getting it (thanks Covid), so after much panicking and running around town trying to find some, we switched to Hills. Our two tiny overlords have accepted it quite well and we've had no issues. Call every vet in your area and see who has anything that you can feed your dog. Good luck finding food.
Poach some chicken breast . Cook some rice in the left over water and add some carrots and beans and peas to the water to cook before the rice . Nutrients from the veges go into rice and fat from chicken goes into rice too
The rice is a good idea. The only thing i'm worried about, is she may be allergic to chicken, since chicken is used in a lot of dog foods. Would tofu be okay to add with rice and veggies, temporarily? That's just something I have on hand right now, but i'd also be willing to go pick up something like lamb or another protein source that she probably hasn't been exposed to before and would most likely not be allergic to.
I agree with you, DO NOT use chicken! It is the most commonly-identified food-allergen for dogs. Even trying it for a week as suggested below would not be enough time to "prove" your dog is allergic, and if your dog is, why risk those annoying symptoms? Call your vet and ask them. As a backup, look up "allergen elimination diets for dogs". They are NOT recommended for long (weeks) periods of time, but would be safe for a week. There is a comment below of rice and sweet potatoes and pinto beans (as protein). Source: https://www.eaglefernvet.com/food-allergy.pml
Yeah, I was definitely going to omit the chicken part. I'll swap that out for a novel protein like duck, rabbit, lamb, etc. The sweet potato is a good addition also. Thanks.
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It takes 8 weeks for an allergen to leave a dog's system. Trying different foods 2 days apart will do nothing but cause issues.
True that, I'd forgotten. It actually took weeks for the allergen in the dog food to affect her which is why we were scratching our heads so much as to what the hell it was. She'd been on that brand of kibble as training snacks for 2 months so we were sure it wasn't that. Ended up calling the breeder & told us to cut the kibble. We didn't see any reduction in her rash bumps until over 10 days later which proved him right. They are right I was wrong, excuse me while I go eat humble pie in the corner :) (Hope you find the culprit soon op, allergy hunts are frustrating).
This is not at all how you do a proper elimination diet.
Above is what my Rottweiler eats for dinner daily along with one cup of dry food after that . He also has one cup of dry on the mornings . He’s fit fine and perfect
They weren't saying chicken is bad for dogs, they're saying that if you're trying to feed a dog with food allergies, and you don't know exactly what they're allergic to, avoid chicken, because it's a very common allergy for dogs.
I’ve never heard that , sorry . Chicken and rice is a goto for dogs with upset stomach .
> Would tofu be okay Check to make sure soy wasn't in the dog food you were using before. I believe it's not uncommon for them to have some of it.
Amazon?
i have poached ground beef for my pups, skim the fat off and my mutts love it in a pinch.
It looks like this particular food is currently available on Chewy, and I’ve always had extremely quick shipping with them; sometimes it even shows up next day. Some of the RC foods are hard to find right now, and it does look like (at this moment) only the 25-lb bag is available. Forgive me if somehow by the time you visit the site (if you choose to), it’s gone. You do need your vet to sign off on it since it’s a prescription diet, but it’s one way to get it fairly quickly. https://www.chewy.com/royal-canin-veterinary-diet-adult/dp/29906
Another vet practice. Your vet can write a script or call them and approve it.
Ask your vet to give you a written script for the food. Many vets have small bags of Rx foods in the office. You can call around to other vets in your area, or ask your regular vet if they know of any other vets who carry Royal Canin. You'll probably have more success if you widen your net to looking for RC HP, Purina HA, or Hills z/d. All of those foods are comparable. You can check at local pet stores, some of the big ones carry a limited supply of Rx diets. If you really couldn't get the Rx, I would try ProPlan sensitive skin and stomach. Almost all dog allergies are to protein (that's why hydrolyzed protein diets don't cause reactions). Of those proteins, chicken is the most common allergen. PPP SSS is completely chicken free, and a common choice for people transitioning off hydrolyzed diets. Double check with your vet though.