What other choices of ID dog food can I get for my Shitzu,the vet gave him Hills ?

My dog is making these weird sounds from his tummy or belly, he burps,

the vet said that he may have allergy reaction to this premiun food he eats, so he gave him Hills ID,any other choice of food that will help him get better.


Every single formula that Hills makes are absolute crap. It makes me laugh that they say their products are "prescription", and that they can help particular health problems when each and every one of their foods are nothing but corn and animal byproducts. Corn is the most common allergen, which can give your dog severe digestion problems. Look at the ingredients of Hills ID:

Ground Whole Grain Corn, Brewers Rice, Dried Egg Product, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Powdered Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Chicken Liver Flavor, Iodized Salt, Potassium Citrate, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dried Beet Pulp, Soybean Oil, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), preserved with Mixed Tocopherols & Citric Acid, Rosemary Extract.

Everything after the corn and rice are only minor ingredients. Rice can be great on a sensitive stomach, and a lot of the high quality dog foods on the market have rice in them. Blue Buffalo has a chicken and rice formula, and it contains real chicken as the first ingredient. I switched my dog from Ol Roy to Blue Buffalo, and it made a huge difference in his digestion. California Naturals is also great for dogs with touchy stomachs, as it has no corn and a very short ingredient list.

Just to let you know: Most vets are not educated in dog diet, and what foods are better than others. Most vets get paid to endorse particular products, most of the time it is Science Diet.

Intolerance or food allergies are the same thing, the body has an inflammatory reaction to something in the diet. Without testing your dog to see exactly what he is or isn't allergic to it's impossible to choose the best diet to feed. Reactions can occur to ANYTHING in the diet be it grains, beef, chicken, etc. The GI tract can also be sensitive to multiple things and not just one foodstuff.

Your vet is giving ID to give the GI tract time to recover from the irritation. This is a bland diet much like feeding boiled chicken and rice but nutritionally balanced. And unlike others I believe Hill's products to be quality products which are highly researched and which I have seen many good results on in more than 10 years working in small animal practices. Continue with the ID as long as your vet recommends and talk to him about what you should do next as far as adding in new foods or running tests.

Either performing allergy testing on blood or performing food trials which take several weeks at a time to determine the results would be recommended if this problem continues.

Burping and upset stomach sounds more like intolerance - my dog had that when she was on Nutro. It was too rich for her so we had to switch.

If it IS an allergy it's more likely and allergy to corn or grain than anything else - both ingredients are well known to be in Hills formulas. Get OFF of Hills (it's only promoted because vets get kickbacks) and choose a quality brand.

If the previous food was "too rich" then choose a good quality food NOT as rich. Something with named meat meals, quality grains, and fresh fruits/veggies. NO corn, NO by-products, NO fillers, NO dyes.

Taste of the Wild

Wellness

Innova

California Natural

All have a number of formulas, including fish/potato (good for dogs with allergies.)

For allergies, I haven't found anything better than California Naturals. Another good one to try would be Natural Balance's allergy formulas, but I feel that the California Naturals would be the place to start. It has the most limited ingredient list of ANY dry food on the market, meaning that there is less to be allergic to. It's also good for dogs with gastro issues.

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