Possible Food Allergy to Chicken?

Hello hoping to get a little guidance here.  I think our newest addition might be allergic to chicken.  Our youngest was rescued from a horrible BYB situation, for the first 6 months of her life she was crated in their backyard and clearly neglected.

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Digestive Issues

Hey everyone, 

I've been a part of this forum since we got Angus as a baby and he turned 8 years old in July!

I still periodically come back here for food information. That being said my second son was born in January and Angus seems to have had a toug

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Well, It Finally Happened. Mars has purchased Champion Foods, which is Orijen & Acana. :(

https://www.petproductnews.com/news/mars-petcare-to-acquire-champion-petfoods/article_21a80000-59f7-11ed-8d4a-1723d2d25226.html?fbclid=IwAR3SEIp0_oHf93mBSl5tAkHYpMxEb42QNOwdnGIGQOUnm7aq60FzZq5FRgA

I will be removing these brands from our recommended l

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Pica and iron deficiency?

We adopted our standard poodle, Philo, from a local shelter last November. He was 2.5 years old, and he weighed only 45 pounds (he is about 24 inches tall at the shoulder). His ribs and hip bones were very prominent--though he has a hard poodle coat,

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Low Fat Formulas From Our recommended Brands List

Thanks to J, Riley & Toby for doing the research and sharing this with us. 

Riley has chronic pancreatitis (has to maintain a low fat diet) and she has been on Fromm Weight Management Gold and doing very well - it's only 11% fat on a dry matter basis

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Hungry Bark for Puppy/Grain Free Updates

Hi everyone - it's been a while since I've been on DK (teddy has lymphoma but is in remission currently and we just got a new puppy, Oliver) but I've just gotten home from the vet and had some questions to run by the group :) Oliver is 13 weeks old a

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Food for Sensitive Stomach

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Cats?

Hello - Does anyone know of a website that is helpful to cat Owners like DoodleKisses is for us?  I always get the best advice and information here especially when Barkley is sick.  My daughter has a cat and wishes she had a site she could trust like

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Switching Large Breed Puppy Food

Hi, 

Long time reader, first time poster. I'd like to switch our 5-month-old standard Bernedoodle puppy off of the Royal Canin large breed puppy food that the breeder fed her. She's been with us almost four weeks, and she is actualy doing really well

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Low fat foods for pancreatitis

Hi,

This is sort of a combo medical/food discussion but moreso food related.

So it's looking more and more likely Riley has pancreatitis... she had another "episode" yesterday of bloody diarrhea and this time vomited blood too.  We took her to the vet

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Need some help with constant soft BMs/diarrhea

Hello everyone - 

I need some help with my 8-month old goldendoodle - Willow.

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Food for a potential hunting dog!

Hello everyone! My husband and I are in the early stages of bringing home a new baby! This dog will be hopefully used to duck & goose hunt if all goes as planned! My husband recently heard that Purina pro plan is a good option for a "sport dog." I kn

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My 7 year old mini has stopped eating her kibble

Over the last several weeks, Gracie Mae has left her kibble untouched more often than eaten.  I've tried mixing it with pumpkin, cottage cheese, chopped vegetables, toppers, etc.  When the extra food is discernible, she eats only that and leaves the

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Proteinuria diet?

Hanna recently had her annual vet checkup and vaccines.  We decided to do a baseline senior blood panel last week since she turned 10 on 1/1/21.

Vet said the test results are consistent with the condition called proteinuria.

The following values came b

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Puppy Allergy Test Results

Hey Everyone! 
Since my husband and I got Bogey (currently a 5 month old Australian Labradoodle) we have been trying to solve his soft stool and scratching issues. I just got his allergy test results back and was wondering if anyone knew of puppy food

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Hand Feeding and Chews for 11 week old Remy

I've had Remy for 3 weeks now and he's doing great!  He's a BIG chewer though and I'm wondering about chews for his age--11 weeks?  I've got puppy nylabones and lots of toys for him to chew on but I was thinking of adding in something more interestin

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New puppy, help!

Hi there!

This group is SO helpful and I've learned so much from all the posts, but I still feel really overwhelmed when it comes to feeding my new pup. I want to do things right when it comes to nutrition and diet, but don't know where to even begin.

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Grain-free diet not linked to DCM in dogs, Research Review Finds

I'm putting this here so I can find it again when I need it.
And you know I just have to say....I told you so, lol. From the very beginning. ;)

While further research is needed, a literature review of 150 studies indicates dilated cardiomyopathy is i

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Chew recommendations for doodle with a sensitive stomach?

Hello, I have looked at the recommended treat brands link and I saw some "chews" mentioned in the dicussion area that have the seal of approval (Himalayan chews and Paragon which I think are Whimzees). I'm wondering if there are any chews that are sp

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Puppy nutritional needs and comparing formulas

I've been thinking a lot about puppies and puppy food lately after Toby's vet has been all up in arms about us feeding an ALS formula.  I was wondering - what exactly ARE the nutritional needs of puppies?  So I've been doing some digging and thought

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