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Common Food Allergens

Signs may be dermatologic with skin reactions such as itching, scratching, redness, hotspots, excessive licking; or may be gastrointestinal with vomiting and diarrhea.

  1. Main allergen in food is proteins
  2. 2-3 food sources are usually the cause
  3. Sensitivities show up as early as 2 months old in dogs, but statistically from age 2-6 years; and usually show up in cats by 2 years of age.
  4. Allergies can appear with foods they have eaten for two or more years and suddenly develop sensitivity that will last the pet's lifetime.
  5. Introduce a new single protein/carbohydrate
Common Allergens:

DOGS
  1. Beef, Beef by-products
  2. Pork
  3. Poultry
  4. Fish, fish oils
  5. Eggs
  6. Dairy
  7. Gluten
  8. Wheat, wheat gluten
  9. Rice
  10. Yeast, yeast containing foods, Brewers Yeast
  11. Corn, corn oil
  12. Soy
  13. Essential Fatty Acid Supplements, Vitamins
  14. Plastic Feeding Bowls, Utensils
  15. Environmental Toxins
CATS
  1. Beef
  2. Dairy
  3. Fish