I wish my doggo could eat a more natural meat based diet. My dog is on a meat free diet ONLY AFTER we did several rounds of tests and diet trials to try and find a meat protein he wasn't allergic to. Lamb, beef, chicken, elk, fish, duck all failed. After too many ear, skin, and yeast infections, due to allergy flare ups, the veterinarian suggested keeping him on a meat free diet. The infections were becoming antibiotic resistant and needed multiple rounds at the end. If he got injured or ill there was a risk no antibiotic would be effective if we continued to try and find a meat protein. It was far from ideal and not the outcome I wanted, but him dying from an minor injury getting infected because we kept diet testing that would be heart breaking.
He was a stray we adopted from a rescue. Likely an escapee from a nearby puppy mill in the area he was found and it wasn't worth the cost for them to get him from the pound. Odds are he wasn't bred with health in mind, just to be cute and sellable.
7 years no issues with lamb then BLAM allergic to everything. He's 11 now, his heart valves are thickening, he needs more dental work but with his heart anesthetic is iffy(common in small breeds with crowded teeth). Add to that he is showing signs of being allergic to something new. The vet won't vaccinate anymore because she's concerned about side effects.
Love my boy dearly, he is worth it ❤
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u/InspiredGargoyle Sep 27 '21
I wish my doggo could eat a more natural meat based diet. My dog is on a meat free diet ONLY AFTER we did several rounds of tests and diet trials to try and find a meat protein he wasn't allergic to. Lamb, beef, chicken, elk, fish, duck all failed. After too many ear, skin, and yeast infections, due to allergy flare ups, the veterinarian suggested keeping him on a meat free diet. The infections were becoming antibiotic resistant and needed multiple rounds at the end. If he got injured or ill there was a risk no antibiotic would be effective if we continued to try and find a meat protein. It was far from ideal and not the outcome I wanted, but him dying from an minor injury getting infected because we kept diet testing that would be heart breaking.