Friday, March 4, 2011

Chicken, Lamb or Fish: What to choose?

The most frequently ask questions, particularly by new puppy owners is' What to choose and why such variety of food exist?' First i must explain food allergy. As the name implies, food allergy is an allergic reaction to a type of food. In most cases, it is due to the protein source of the food( Chicken, Lamb or Fish). I must emphasize that there are NO difference in between giving chicken, lamb or fish based protein diet to your pet(apart from the price). The ONLY difference is, which protein is your pet allergic to? Some dog when consume chicken, they develop food allergy, hence i will suggest lamb. Some dog when consume lamb develop allergy, hence i will suggest chicken. Some dog develop allergy to chicken and lamb, hence i will suggest fish. Some dog is allergic to fish, i will recommend chicken or lamb based diet. Some pets develop alllergy to all three, i will suggest a hypoallergenic diet. Ah, the terms hypoallergenic i believe are used very commonly now. What i mean with hypoallergenic food is a hydrolyze protein diet: meaning the protein of the feed undergoes hydrolyze process to break the protein to the smallest molecular weight. Thats when the protein is believe to be purely non- allergenic. So as i have explain earlier, there is NO problem with the diet, just which food is your dog allergic to. I have cases in which, there is the same type of food eaten by two different household dog and one develop food allergy and the other got no problem at all. So to new dog owners out there, just choose any reputable feed, either one of the chicken, lamb or fish and see hows the outcome. If allergy develop, look for your local vet and he or she will develop a plan to diagnose your dog allergy.

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