About Me

I live in Texas. I've been married for 15 years, to the the greatest husband ever. I have 2 wonderful kids, S-12yrs. & N-9yrs. I'm a breast cancer survivor that was diagnosed @ the age of 28. I love spending time with my family, preferably outdoors. I have 3 dogs, Abby, Izzy, & Georgia who I absolutely adore. I am a nurse & currently taking care of sisters in their home. A job which I love very much. I can't complain, I've got a pretty great life.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Allergies...They run in the family

Most of you know that we have been battling Abby's severe allergies since we got her 2.5 yrs ago. Recently I changed her food to a very high quality (& expensive)dog food called Blue Buffalo. I got her the lamb & rice flavor because that supposed to be less allergenic. She has done great on it, her skin started to clear up & her coat has never been softer or shinier. I highly recommend this dog food to anyone. I had to take Izzy to the vet the other day d/t the fact that she kept scratching at her ears & was yelping some. You will never believe what the vet told me.....Izzy is having an allergic reaction to the new food!!! UNBELIEVABLE! This is a new vet since we have moved but I really liked him & he was very honest. After telling him about Abby & her problems he recommended that my dogs be put on a strict diet for at least 4 weeks to see if they did better. They can't have any chicken, beef, lamb, corn, wheat, or rice. Do you know how hard it is to find a dog food that doesn't have some form of one of those in it? I was going to make them food w/venison, potatoes, & veggies but you need to make sure they get vitamin supplements if you do that & every one that I looked at had at least one "bad" ingredient in it.
So after literally 8 hour on the computer looking at dog foods, the ingredients & Internet forums, I finally found something. Taste of the Wild dog food, it has one that is made from fish & potatoes. There is also one called Natural Balance (@ Petco)& they have a few different flavors for the dogs. They are also pricey but they are @ the same as the Blue Buffalo. The other reason that I had originally changed their food is because all the crap (fillers, preservatives) in regular dog food. My mom has had 2 dogs die from cancer & it is becoming more common so I wanted to try to avoid this with my 2 babies.