Corn allergy (among others)

Through trial and error we discovered that Midas is allegic to corn and wheat. Makes it tough to serve treats at all. I don't know about cornsyrup, but popcorn's a killer and so is anything with wheat. For treats, I feed a couple bites of his own kibble (chicken, oatmeal and rice). He thinks its a treat because he gets three or four pieces one at a time. [] I would say stay away from anything that has the word corn in it as well as any of the other things your pup is allergic to. A tiny cube of cheese or a couple slices of wiener, makes a good treat, but we can't give that either because he's so overweight.
Perhaps your vet would be able to help you find something that won't bother him. Someone here in this forum suggested I try broccoli. Haven't been to the store, but I'm going to give him a bite of mine next time. I do know he loves pear cores; [] a rare, but juicy alternitive to a rawhide bone - he doesn't tolerater rawhide either - bloats right up. sigh.  
 
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Did you test for food allergies with serum testing or a diet trial? If you did the serum testing, they are incredibly inaccurate, and you should confirm with a diet trial.

It's really not all that hard to stay away from corn. Check PetSmart and PetCo for treats that contain no grains at all, or minimal grains (maybe whole wheat or oatmeal). Natural Balance is sold at Petco and they have a Potato and Duck treat and I think a Sweet Potato and Fish treat - I could be thinking of something else on the last one. They also make a soft treat roll. PetSmart has a soft treat roll also (uh, Red Barn?), plus I think Mother Hubbard and BilJac both make treats with minimal grains or alternative grains.

Also, look for the smaller pet supply places which carry alternative formula treats - or make your own! Check the recipe section of this forum!

We have a dog with a corn allergy. We use the Mother Hubbard Treats and used to feed him Natural Choice Senior, but are trying some of the Natural Balance now. We've cut out corn for so long, or limited it, that now if he even gets some in the occasional special treat (like at Christmas, or a biscuit at the pet store or vet) it doesn't bother him. His always showed up as skin problems. It's kind of like a threshold, so just a little bit now and then doesn't seem to bother him. Some dogs and some allergens, just like with people, don't work that way however, so for now I'd go the total elimination route.

Oopsie. BilJac has corn. Never mind. Weird, Ben's always been able to tolerate one or two of these (I crumble these soft treats and feed teeny crumbs during training). I doubt he'd be able to now - they have chicken too!

For training I really like Solid Gold lamb jerky and for Ben I just use straight dehydrated liver - or he can tolerate one or two of the lamb jerky, also.

ETA: Check right on this web site for tons of treat ideas - I get my treats online whenever I order my sheep supplies from a site that shall remain nameless (lol). http://www.dog.com/treats.asp?Category=Dog%20Treats

The Natural Balance products, as already mentioned, are corn free....

[linkhttp://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/treats.html]http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/treats.html[/link]

Did you test for food allergies with serum testing or a diet trial? If you did the serum testing, they are incredibly inaccurate, and you should confirm with a diet trial.

We did the testing with a blood test and got results for environmental and food and found it to be VERY accurate. We've cut out the foods that she's allergic to and that's seemed to help. I am no giving anything with cornsyrup just to be safe. Her favorite (one of them) thing is popcorn and she's allergic to corn, but I give her maybe 1 or 2 kernels and it doesn't seem to bother her. We can't give her rawhids any more due to the beef allergy so she's doing well with pigsears twists which are the same shape as the beef rawhides. I've also found at our Natural Pet Market many treats without her allergens. I've been giving her vegetarian treats and she really loves dehydrated sweet potatoes, too. Her meals are Natural Choice senior mixed with Natures Recipe vegetarian and gobbles it right down. She loves carrots and broccoli. So, whatever we're doing working - it takes time and patience and a lot of shopping around, but it's good.

Hi bogey's mom!
Glad to read how Bogey is doing.  Glad things are better for you guys.  Just wanted to say hello.  Sue

Hi bogey's mom!
Glad to read how Bogey is doing. Glad things are better for you guys. Just wanted to say hello. Sue

 
Hi Sue. So good to hear from you. I emailed you right after we met at PetSmart. I didn't hear back from you and was hoping all was o.k.  I am still waiting to see pics of Jax (his name, right?).  Yeah, Bogey is doing pretty good, thanks for asking. Thanks so much for all the help suggesting food for Bogey - she is going well.  Please send pix.[]

you could consider making your own treats that way you know exactly what your dog is getting. There are alot of recipies online i would check it out

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you could consider making your own treats that way you know exactly what your dog is getting. There are alot of recipies online i would check it out

 
 
We've used chicken gizzards, hearts and dehydrated hot dog slices as treats.  The dogs LOVE them and no fear of allergies.

Did you test for food allergies with serum testing or a diet trial? If you did the serum testing, they are incredibly inaccurate, and you should confirm with a diet trial

Misskiwi67;  That's what my derm vet said and I've always said here; but I'd like your opinion on this;   [linkhttp://www.bmslab.com/index.php?pid=204]http://www.bmslab.com/index.php?pid=204[/link];
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