sas Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Just so you know, elimination diets are not completely balanced and you will have to add supplements. Its really best to do these sorts of diets under the supervision of a specialist or vet.And Mason2009 is right, pumpkin or potato is better than rice as they seem to cause less of a reaction than rice. No no no. An elimination diet is only a short term diet, the dog will be fine for a short period. Elimination diet does not include supplements as you would have to test each of those as well. They are definitely NOT suitable for young growing dogs, even for the short term. A proper elimination diet should take at least 6 week, sometimes up to 12 weeks. A lot of people with adult dogs choose to keep going on the diet or a similar diet (if there is a food allergy) in which case supplements have to be added. If the dogs growth is going to come into concern such as a Giant Breed puppy then you would need to work alongside a Derm. What people decide to do with supplements doesn't make it right, supplements should not be added to an elimination diet unless a Derm has advised the person to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Just so you know, elimination diets are not completely balanced and you will have to add supplements. Its really best to do these sorts of diets under the supervision of a specialist or vet.And Mason2009 is right, pumpkin or potato is better than rice as they seem to cause less of a reaction than rice. No no no. An elimination diet is only a short term diet, the dog will be fine for a short period. Elimination diet does not include supplements as you would have to test each of those as well. They are definitely NOT suitable for young growing dogs, even for the short term. A proper elimination diet should take at least 6 week, sometimes up to 12 weeks. A lot of people with adult dogs choose to keep going on the diet or a similar diet (if there is a food allergy) in which case supplements have to be added. If the dogs growth is going to come into concern such as a Giant Breed puppy then you would need to work alongside a Derm. What people decide to do with supplements doesn't make it right, supplements should not be added to an elimination diet unless a Derm has advised the person to do that. which is why i suggested food trials need to be done under the supervision of a specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Just reiterating that some commercial elimination diets ARE safe for growing puppies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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