20 Best Dog Foods for Shelties with Allergies
This is really not a question that can be answered without knowing if your Sheltie has environmental sensitivities, or food sensitivities, and what those sensitivities are. Without a proper elimination trial/vet testing, it’s just a guessing game. A friend of mine switched her dog to lamb and rice (because everyone’s knee jerk reaction is not to feed chicken even though chicken allergies are not as common as we are led to believe) and then her dog got REALLY suck because she was actually allergic to rice. So without knowing exactly what the allergy is, it’s just trial and error. One thing I do highly recommend is adding unsweetened, plain kefir (I use goat milk kefir) to your dog’s food. A small bit at a time to work your way up to a tablespoon a day.
Author: Robyn C.
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Purina hypoallergenic/Hydrolyzed
Author: Suzanne L.
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A lot of dogs are allergic to chicken and turkey and even beef. My previous dog was allergic to everything. We did a test. Fish, lamb and venison were good choices.
Author: Lyn O.
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Boiled chicken, rice, pumpkin and sweet potatoes. Everything is trial and error. You have to start out with a little at a time. Introduce new foods in tiny portions with whatever foods your sheltie can tolerate. My sheltie takes half prilosec every morning to start his day. Very rarely now he has squishy poops that get all over his fur or he vomits if my husband gives him something I told him not to. Best wishes.
Author: Joyce L.
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The only one Wally tolerated without an issue was Nutro chicken, no wheat products
Author: Judy Breedlove C.
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Our sheltie did well on carrots (raw, cold for snacks) and any kind of squash and sweet potato (cooked and cubed, to fill in whatever else he could have) – he didn’t end up having allergies, but the vet said those things would not affect his itching (thought to be allergies that didn’t end up that way). Apoquel was the only thing that helped that itching.
Author: Barbara Clark L.
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Taste of the Wild Salmon. Once our two Shelties started this food they have been 100 percent better. We also use peanut butter pill pockets for any meds. All meds have to be chicken and beef protein free.
Author: Linda Anna W.
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I fed my girl that was allergic to everything raw food, she could not even eat red meat so she ate Turkey and sometimes chicken and Cornish game hen. All mixed with veggies. There was a place near our home at the time that ground it and flash froze it. It is called A Place for Paws, it is on Ohio. Yes they have a FB page.
Author: Onalee H.
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My vet switched us to Natural Balance…Duck and Potato Formula…It has worked great!We were told the #1 allergy is to chicken!
Author: Phyllis S.
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Dr.Marty’s. His food is fairly expensive but I believe my dogs allergies were cured by it. Just ordered 3 more bags.
Author: James E. T.
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Try Blue Buffalo
Author: Tammy Osborne H.
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We cook home cooking, specifically based around using a protein rich ‘Prime 100’ pet food, mixed with chicken and pumpkin. We add Nature’s Digestive Supplement for her Gallbladder Mucocele. Have had a healthy dog once again and avoid the vaccine
Author: Nathalie Mariah G.
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I used to give mine lamb and rice, tractor supply store 4 health
Author: Carol Sammons S.
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Orijen or acana limited ingredient diet.
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Author: Beckykeith C.
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Try some limited ingredient diets- that way, it is easier to figure out what is causing the problem
Author: Kathy N.
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I feed all my animals homemade raw food. I follow the RMF (rotational mono feeding) perpetual l protocol. It’s based on ancestral wolf diets. My sheltie (who’s 15.5 yrs old & suffered from pancreatitis & Cushings) gets fruit/veg about 5 days a week & meat, bone & liver (raw) once a week. It has been the only style of feeding that has helped with his digestive issues. If you’re interested in more info let me know!
Author: Brooke S.
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We feed our 6 year old Luna Farmers Dog
Author: Susan M.
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My dog started having HORRIBLE allergies after getting her last vaccines. (the only one I will ever have her get now is rabies and ONLY if necessary) she’s allergic to almost everything now! She breaks out in rashes and yeast infections now (which she hasn’t had before!) The most fantastic information is in a book called The Forever Dog. It’s amazing and so helpful (written by a Holistic Vet) Dr Karen Shaw Becker & Rodney Habib
Author: Rose L.
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As always, be sure to consult your veterinarian before making any health changes to your Sheltie’s food. iHeartDogs is reader supported, so some of the links above may be affiliate links where we receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.
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