Liddy was diagnosed by blood test. I had a moment and tested on of the 3 puppies (2 1/2 now) and she also came up deadly allergic to chicken and eggs for her too. Blood test, best way. However, I learned from an old vet, if the dog has that old dog coat that seems always to be dirty and smelly even a day after a bath, switch the meat in the dog food, it is most likely allergies. I can't control pollen and such, I know Liddy has other allergies, I use Chloraphenearamine to control her other allergies. Some dogs work on Benydryl, but Liddy needs the older chemical that is harder and harder to find. I get CVS brand. Ask the pharmacist. best of luck, sheila --- On Thu, 12/11/08, barbmarkh@xxxxxxx <barbmarkh@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: barbmarkh@xxxxxxx <barbmarkh@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: dog food To: dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 3:01 PM Hi Sheila Can you tell me how you knew your dog was allegic to Chicken . . .I have a dog that has little crusty spots all over and they seem to be worst since I switched dog foods . . . I have tried antibiotics and antihistamines but the problems seems to continue . . . so I am wondering if its something I keep giving him - like his dog food which is chicken based . . . Barb -----Original Message----- From: sheila lieberman <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx> To: dan-ann@xxxxxxxx; the list <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:00 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: dog food After dancing around most of those brands myself, I am now on Nutro's Natural, using lamb and rice as my dogs are all allergic to chicken. I get tight stools, so much so I add extra water to make me happy, It has the fewest of the common allergens, And the dogs come thank me for every meal. Price is a little lower than a lot of others. Mom has her bitch on Royal Canin, and it is $50 for a 35 lb bag, noted by another post recently. I pay about 45 with tax for a 40 lb bag. And we have 7% tax. sheila --- On Thu, 12/11/08, sally <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> wrote: From: sally <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] dog food To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Germanshepherds4Show@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 8:28 AM I for one am thoroughly disgusted with dog food manufacturers. I am feeding Diamond natural after leaving ProPlan which I used for many years.My dogs are on the chicken and rice like it and are doing well on it. The stools are not quite as good and there seems to be a bit more volume. I have 2 dogs that appear to be allergic to chicken so I put them on natural lamb and rice which they do not like - so I robbed the bank and bought a bag of Eukanuba lamb and rice. Oh my gosh immediate scratching. I went down and checked the bag again and down the line I see listed chicken meal.(my mistake I missed it when checked the ingredients before I bought) Now most people who feed lamb and rice do so for a reason so why do companies advertise lamb and rice and then add chicken meal down the list. I am beginning to think these companies live in their castle towers and have no idea what goes on in the dog world Sally www.embroiderybysally.org ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. 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