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would you recomend this brand for allergy and as a really good food for dogs?

Alan — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:34:07 +0000

Question by HMnc: would you recomend this brand for allergy and as a really good food for dogs?

http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/allergy.html

http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/UltDog.html

Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance® Original Ultra™ Ultra-Premium Dry Food is made with:

Fresh Chicken, New Zealand Lamb Meal, Duck Meal Premium quality meats (no by-products)
Brown Rice .This bran layer holds nutrients of vital importance, such as fiber and essential oils.
Fresh Carrots An excellent source of vitamin A and beta carotene.
Oatmeal An exceptional source of: carbohydrates, fiber, thiamin and vitamin E. it does not contain the allergy causing glutens found in other grains.
Fresh Potatoes Rich in potassium – highly digestible carbohydrates for energy.
Taurine Fortified New studies show that dogs need Taurine for cardiovascular health.
Skin and Coat Linoleic Acid, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Vitamin E, Biotin, and Dried Kelp -an excellent skin and coat condition for your dog.
No Artificial Preservatives, Flavors, Colors, or Bleached Ingredients. No Corn or Wheat

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Answer by Chuckles <3 BORED TO THE BONE
Yes…Very good food!

But what is your dog allergic to?

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Dog treats for an allergy dog?

Alan — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:34:22 +0000

Question by Unwritten: Dog treats for an allergy dog?
My dog is allergic to Pork, peanuts (which includes peanut butter), wheat, duck, and fish. I’ve been looking for easy home made treats to make her because she cant have any store bought ones. I can’t find any that don’t have any type of wheat or peanut butter…does anyone know any good treats that i can make that don’t?

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Answer by AUSSIEMOM
LIVER BREAD TREATS

1 CUP flour
1 CUP cornmeal
1 CUP of pureed liver ( you can buy chicken liver )
1 Egg
1 clove crushed garlic

mix together and bake in 350 degree oven til done.. cut into small pieces..

Dogs love it

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Q&A: is this a true food allergy????????

Alan — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:35:31 +0000

Question by Amie: is this a true food allergy????????
My 9 year old step daughter was diagnosed with food allergies when she was almost 7. she was quite the chubby little thing and now is quite slender. her mother said that she is allergic to wheat and milk, and chocolate. well I know that before the diagnosis she never complained about stuff that she ate. and I also know that when you get tested many of times it is false positave. some weekends when she is here she will eat stuff she is not supposeto and no reaction then other times when she almost is in need from attention from mommy she says my tummy hurts. I think that she complains about illness to get moms attention. and she is quite the hypochondriac with other things too. but this food allergy thing is making me crazy she cant have it if it is good for her but if she wants a peice of cake or a cookie or candy bar then she eats it no problem. she never has visible symptoms well her mom says she gets white milk dots on her nose (never seen by us), and her tummy hurts. helpplz

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Answer by onlymatch4u
First of all, the only thing that causes allergies must contain a protein. If it does not have a protein, the problem can be a food sensitivity.

There is a simple test that you can do to determine if she has an allergy or a food sensitivity to something. Have her sit in a chair and wait until her heart rate is constant, about 5 minutes. Then take her pulse for a full 60 seconds. Don’t do the 15 sec. multiply by 4 thing, a full 60 seconds. Write down the number. Now have her chew the thing you believe she is allergic or sensitive too for about 30 seconds. Keep it in her mouth and then take her pulse again for the full 60 seconds. Write that number down.

If there is an increase in the pulse over 6 beats, she has an allergy (if protein based) or a food sensitivity. I suggest the milk you are feeding her may be pasteurized and homogenized. That is garbage and it’s no wonder she may have a reaction to that junk. What you want to give her is RAW milk that is from cows fed grass, not some grain fed, sick cow they make the pasteurized garbage from. Most likely she is not allergic, but the altered calcium – chards of crushed amino acids that elicit a homocystein response in the body could be the real problem she has with milk.

Go to: www.organicpastures.com and look at the FAQ’s for more information on the high quality raw milk they sell.

good luck to you

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Could I have a food allergy?

Alan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:35:34 +0000

Question by : Could I have a food allergy?
I’ve had chronic headache(s) for 4 years. Last year, I went to a chiropractor for a while. She thought I may have food allergies. So, I got my blood tested, and it turned out I was allergic to: corn, tomatoes, dairy, soy, wheat, oranges, and peanuts. So I went a few months without eating these, but nothing happened. So, I gave up on that. Now, I don’t know if I was supposed to fast or not before the test, because she didn’t tell me, but I didn’t. Could that have affected the results? Also, we told my doctor about the allergy test, and her reaction was (I’m paraphrasing here) “no, that’s stupid.” But could I have one? Did I just not give it long enough for the foods to leave my body and stuff?

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Answer by S Harris
I have never known the doctor to test blood for allergic reactions. I though it was just skin. That’s what I got tested. Do you know if you have bad sinuses? If so you may have chronic sinus infections. Also, see if you are allergic to pollen.

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Could my little girl have a milk allergy?

Alan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:33:33 +0000

Question by flourpower: Could my little girl have a milk allergy?
My daughter is 5 months old now. She is bottle fed, and we have had her on just regular dairy based formula. Since she was about a month old she has always spit up quit a bit after every bottle. We talked to her ped. about it and she suggested that “we feed her too much at one time” so we cut back and it didn’t change anything. When I asked the ped. again she said the same thing. (Ugh.) So I started to think perhaps it was reflux. I switched her over to Enfamil AR, which has rice starch in it so it is thicker, supposed to help with spitting up. It seemed to help for maybe a day or two but the spitting up seems to be back to normal now. I am wondering if she might have a milk protein intollerance? She recently has been having lots of small diarrhea like bowel movements, usually when she is eating, her stool is mucusy, she seems to be in pain when she is eating (arching her back, kicking out her legs, crying, pulling bottle out of her mouth), and just today I noticed a small rash on her arm. I am wondering if these sound like a milk protein allergy to anybody, or if anybody has expirienced similar symptoms? I know I should cal her ped. and ask her but everytime I bring up a concern she just says the same thing, that I am feeding her too much too often or that I don’t burp her enough, etc. Any suggestions/ideas/input is very helpful! Thank you!!

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Answer by AnniesMama
My girl has a milk allergy and didn’t have any spitting up or rashes but was absolutely miserable, screaming all day and she did pull away, arch her back and have bloody/mucousy stools. The pulling/arching could have been anything related to discomfort, but the bloody diapers sealed the deal that it was an allergy. We switched her to Alimentum and she was a new baby in a few days.

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Has anyone heard of this related to an allergy?

Alan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:38:41 +0000

Question by cj84: Has anyone heard of this related to an allergy?
My 9 month old daughter has recently tried toast (whole wheat) but for the past few weeks here voice has has seemed crackly. Personally I think it’s because she does these very high pitched squeals and screams when she gets excited, my MIL is convinced it’s an allergy, even though my daughter is extremely happy and acting normal and has no signs of an allergy (watery eyes, runny nose, rash, irritability, being sick) I do have a check up May 25 (earliest I can get in) I really don’t think I have anything to worry about, but she (is staying with us for a week) is so convinced something is wrong with her and telling me to stop any foods, except for beginner purees, it’s kind of driving me crazy that she thinks I don’t know my daughter well enough to know when something is wrong. Has anyone heard of a baby having a slightly crackling voice as an allergy reaction? I haven’t read it anywhere
The thing is she had this crackling since about a week before the bread, I have only given to her 3 times total and have stopped for time being, and her voice is still kind of crackling..I didn’t mean to sound super annoyed in this, I just hate when someone is constantly telling me how to raise my child and always pointing out everything they think I am doing wrong..Thank you for the responses

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Answer by Diet C
Her throat is raw from screaming.
Don’t worry about it.

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trying to figure out my dogs allergy?

Alan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:33:40 +0000

Question by Alisha: trying to figure out my dogs allergy?
I have a min.dachshund. He’s a “party color” (solid black). The softest fur EVER (akin to that of a bunny). However, he seems to have developed a bit of an allergy. He was getting ear infections often, and beginning to lick/chew his paws. My vet suggested changing his food up. I have. He eats blue buffalo basics, turkey and sweet potato. No corn, soy, wheat, flour, grain (etc) or chicken. Apparently the biscuits suck (at least he thinks so). She also gave me something like a benadryl (but weaker) because the ben made him pee like, everywhere and be drowsy.
He’s a very BALL oriented dog, so during his waking hours he doesn’t really scratch himself, or anything, just runs around and plays ball. It’s at night, maybe the hour before he falls asleep that the itch seems to bother him. His skin doesn’t appear to be red anywhere (sometimes the underneaths of his ears, but that seems to be after he runs around outside in the HEAT). but his fur is falling out on his chest/underbelly (and, on a black dog with white skin this is pretty bad).
it doesn’t seem to matter how long he’s been outside, it’s been rainy the past few days and he still seems pretty darn itchy at night. I’m open to any suggestions. Just not “take him to the vet and get him allergy tested”. Mostly because the vet around here (specialist) is 600$/initial visit, 2000$ for the allergy test. And that is a chunkload.
My regular vet is VERY reasonable, just the specialist is not. He’s supposed to be on 2 doses daily (12 hours apart I’d imagine). She (the vet) checks his ears, and has never said anything about mites. He usually has a yeast infection, and is treated with drops for 7-10days. he is also on K9 ADVANTIX (to prevent fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, and biting flies).
*I called it Party- color, not to mean he is partially colored, but that it was a new-fad color. I guess that’s just my way of describing it. And I think technically, as solid black is odd for a dachshund (who are usually black and tan) he might be partially colored?
The main problem I’m having is he never seems itchy until bed time. And only then if he didn’t bring his ball to bed. It’s like OCD. he doesn’t notice he’s itchy until he’s too tired to play ball. So, there isnt much of a degree of itchyness.

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Answer by openheartgiants
Hi,
It could be allergies or it could be mites (demodectic or sarcoptic mange) either will cause his hair to fall out. Are his ears crusty at all? That’s a sign. If all else fails and you think it’s an allergy, the raw food diet usually works. See if there is an ASPCA in your area. The vet care there is reasonable. Good Luck

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could this be a food allergy? HELP!?

Alan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:33:56 +0000

Question by shallan a: could this be a food allergy? HELP!?
I am having some trouble finding out what it is i am eating that is causing me problems. every once in a while i get really bad gas often accompanied by diarrhea and/or nausea. i suspect milk and cut a lot of dairy products out, and now drink enriched rice milk, but the last few days i have been obviously eating something else that has negative effects on me, i have been eating a lot of wheat so maybe gluten? and also the last 3 days or so Ive eaten a lot of strawberries, could this be a strawberry allergy that ive suddenly developed/noticed.

any information on: allergies, development of allergies in adulthood (im 22), personal experiences, irritable bowl syndrome, anything i would welcome. I’m just at a loss, i really don’t know what this could be.

oh! other then this i am healthy and active, don’t eat fast food etc so it isn’t just poor diet in general.

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Answer by Pj
Ok, I have lots of allergies, so I might be able to help. I would say to try different things, test different foods, and see what they do to you. Also, you need to keep in mind any and all environmental factors that could be aggravating our allergies. Bottom line, go see an allergist, and seek medical attention if your symptoms intensify severely.

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Q&A: recipe for toodler with cow’s milk allergy.?

Alan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:33:52 +0000

Question by irasyazreen: recipe for toodler with cow’s milk allergy.?
hye. i have an one year old son who is allergy to cow’s milk since he was one month old, that mean he cannot consume anything that contains diary products such as yogurt, cheese, butter, etc. but he can handle soy milk as my doctor suggested it and he seems to have no problem with soy milk.
i always seek for healthy recipe for my son as i didnt like to buy baby’s food in a jar because most of them contains diary products. But the problem now is, many of the recipe that i found also included ingredients such as butter, heavy cream, cheese and yogurt. do u guys have any other recipe that do not contain any of these ingredients.?
i desperately need your help. i want my son to grow up healthy like others.

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Answer by Indumukhi
substitute
olive oil for butter ..or get margarine made with flax seed oil
use soy creamer for cream( like the one for coffee)
you can always find soy cheeses (check for casein free soy cheeses)
soy yogurt too
find a natural food store near you
they can help you out

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Is it possible my baby has a cow’s milk allergy?

Alan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:33:29 +0000

Question by Aubrielle’s mommy: Is it possible my baby has a cow’s milk allergy?
My daughter is 5 months. She has always been a VERY fussy baby. I love her, but sometimes i feel like i’m going crazy. She was exclusively breastfed until 2 weeks ago. She has her good days where she’s pretty content but then she has EXTERMELY fussy days where she just screams her head off. I recently put her on formula and she was doing really good for a few days then today she had one of her “screams her head off most of the day” days. She also has eczema that I have a hard time getting rid of. Anyways, my question is, could all of this fussiness and eczema be related to her having a cows milk allergy? I never cut dairy out of my diet…I never really thought to until i read an article right now about the allergy. and the formula she is on right now is Goodstart gentle which is made from cows milk. She isn’t fussy like this EVERYDAY so if she did in fact have a cows milk allergy would her fussiness be daily or would it come and go as hers does?

I’m just trying to find an answer as to why she has such bad days sometimes. It breaks my heart cuz i just don’t know what to do anymore.

thanks everyone

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Answer by kenleigh is here!
look for other signs like throwing up, unusual red “circle” like rash around her anus, and if shes breaking out anywhere but her face.

its possible she could just be adjusting to formula…i would call the doctor though just to be sure.

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