To: goldworldnet who wrote (22 ) 11/16/2007 12:38:39 PM From: Neeka Read Replies (1) | Respond to I inherited my son's dog 5 years ago and immediately found out that she was prone to ear "problems." She'd get a yeast like growth in her ears and they would become inflamed and infected. Off we'd go to the vet to get antibiotics, ear cleaners, ear washes, steroids, and anti inflammatory medication, and walk out $150 dollars poorer. Her vet said that she was more than likely allergic to (or had an intolerance of) the most common protien and fillers found in the American pet diet...........beef, chicken, wheat and corn. The vet said that these four foods have been a constant diet for American pets for decades, and that Vets are seeing more and more animals come in with allergies to them because their systems are overloaded. Not wanting to pay for expensive allergy testing we went through several food trials to see what she could and could not tolerate. It took almost a year to figure out that she was highly allergic to the most common filler.........wheat..........and that she was much better off if we kept her away from those four most common ingredients in dog food. (Try and find dog food that doesn't include corn or wheat as a filler)
