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Molly has a food sensitivity but I can't figure out what it is. I've switched her over to Purino Pro Plan Savor (kibble mixed with canned) to get her off foods with peas and lentils (she was on Merrick for years). From what my research shows the way she poops: normal but the second one or later one is goopy often with some mucus means it is the small intestine reacting to a food. She has no parasites, etc and seems completely healthy and energetic but she does have a bad habit of licking one leg (resulting in black hair growth in about 6 places.
Unfortunately Molly is a foodie eats like lab!
I know the vet's solution is to completely limit her to only the vet food for a month, but I cannot see that working. We have two dogs and hubby sneaks them food. There is also "morning and evening biscuit routine" which both dogs live for as if they would die without it.
So, my question is: has anyone found blood testing, skin testing or some other way as a "shortcut" so I have a place to start - or an elimination method helped you to figure out a sensitivity? When I look at the ingredients in almost every dog food, it has so many I don't know where to start.
Unfortunately Molly is a foodie eats like lab!
I know the vet's solution is to completely limit her to only the vet food for a month, but I cannot see that working. We have two dogs and hubby sneaks them food. There is also "morning and evening biscuit routine" which both dogs live for as if they would die without it.
So, my question is: has anyone found blood testing, skin testing or some other way as a "shortcut" so I have a place to start - or an elimination method helped you to figure out a sensitivity? When I look at the ingredients in almost every dog food, it has so many I don't know where to start.