Individualized Nutrition For Your Dogs

Both scientific studies and observation show that these oils can help dogs with many skin problems. The beauty of these supplements is that although most sources of omega 6 essential fatty acids are pro-inflammatory, these two are not! So, even the allergic dog may benefit. The dog that can’t tolerate much fat in the diet can as well.

The following diet is based on the original one by Dr. Jean Dodd's and I'm pleased that Dr. Dodds has approved it for long term use. Please note that the amounts of food have changed from the original diet and supplementation differs greatly. This diet meets the newest NRC recommended allowances for vitamins and minerals.

Many dogs that do poorly when eating a commercial diet, improve dramatically when being fed a home-prepared raw or cooked diet. The ‘magic’ doesn’t have anything to do with the food preparation so let’s explore the mystery.

A true allergy is an immune system response. The body incorrectly identifies an otherwise harmless food as the enemy and reacts in various ways, usually with some inflammation.

Yeast problems have been discussed on my Yahoogroups list, K9Kitchen, many times. New members worry about carbohydrates and “sweet” vegetables feeding yeast. Before deciding that your dog has a yeast problem, it's probably best to visit your veterinarian.Get a culture and sensitivity done and see what comes back. At one point, a vet was sure that Zoey had only yeast in one ear. The culture showed yeast and bacteria at the time.