Don't you wish are regular MDs were like that "to think outside of the box"....

Sadly, I think all the lawsuits that are filed scare so many to think outside the box. Malpractice insurance is outrageous.

@@kp8381 I am not sure what u meant but thinking outside the box is trying to find the cause and just not treat a symptoms... is kind of what I'm talking about

Thinking outside the box involves spending time searching for alternative answers and potentially going down a fruitless path and thereby further endangering the patient's life. Furthermore, thinking outside the box means not following usual SOP or long held professional belief about how a certain ailment is usually approached. It's all well and good if the patient survives or even thrives under the unusual treatment plan. But what if the patient's condition worsens or didn't make it? In our now very litigious society with all these 'no win no fee' law firms not to mention the irreparable reputational damage and lifelong PTSD from having to go through long and ardours litigations, thinking outside the box is simply not an option. This is what he meant. @@kandiceblu1

@@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesusgo away freak!

Dogs are omnivores, not carnivores :)

I believe the likely culprit is the processed kibble itself and the many of artificial ingredients added to it.

That must have been so awful to go through 😢 So happy for you all now 😁💙

Al agua?🤔

@tamsinjm Beat me to it. For everyone else- dogs are carnivore leaning omnivores. Kind of like how humans are omnivores slightly more on the herbivore side. Dogs can digest plant matter and starches actual carnivores (like a cat) cant. Not quite as well as a human, but they are happy to eat veggies. Cook it for better digestion though, although many dogs love raw veggies too. My dogs fav foods are fish, chicken, rice, carrots, broccoli, egg, bread, pasta and cheese.

Amen to that.

I have a beloved Maltipoo that was so picky with food he barely got by in being weighed at the vets. We did everything we could think of. Shortly before his last visit I noticed he was eating the cats dried out cat food. The soft one that I did not pick up yet to throw out and it got dried up and he went for it. So I left the cat's food out to dry out and let Charlie eat it when it was old enough. He began putting weight on. I told the vet about it and she said go for it. It has nutrients for him and if he eats it and puts on weight so what if it was made for cats.

Sadly my little angel Chloe wasn’t so lucky. Tried everything I could. I said goodbye to her December 9th of last year. Nine days later I received her ashes. She will share my grave when I pass. I still blame myself.

Maybe God could have cured her or not given her the allergy to begin with?

@@jw112mail I’m a religious man myself, but kindly stop making us all look delusional.

My dog can only eat fish, no other proteins or he loses his hair and big bloody sores develop!!

I met someone with a Great Dane with a protein allergy. Her food was like $5.00 a can.

Actually the most common food allergens in dogs are proteins, especially those from dairy, beef, chicken, chicken eggs, soy, or wheat gluten.

I've heard of one other dog, Oliver the One Eyed pug. Coincedently, he lives with vegans. They tried meat for the dog first so no cruelty.

Not as rare as you think.

We had a similar problem with our cat. After many months of terrifying weight loss and diarrhea, the vet finally diagnosed her with IBD. The solution was to switch to proteins cats do not usually eat--no more chicken, salmon, etc. Now she is a bit fat and eats herring, mackerel, lamb, and has eaten duck, quail, and venison. Farmina N & D brand dry and wet herring flavors and Weruva lamb & mackerel pouch are her favorites. This video makes me wonder if cats also have allergies to all animal protein.

And Thank You Father God for getting that info. to the Vet..in time! Yesss!!!😀 God Bless..God's Speed 5:5 Wheels Up 🇺🇲🚁🐕🥇🥰

So happy. Didn't realize I wasn't happy until I saw this; happy now

I've noticed several foods that the smell alone can make me want to puke and I just can't eat them,even though when I was a kid I was able to eat them without a problem yet other foods are perfectly fine for me, but I've never had a sensitive stomach and the Doctors think it's either a slight change in recipe or preservative or combination of them that are affecting me, so it's plausible that she can smell the Animal protein in the food and its absence in vegetarian food she was offered.

Yeah that was my thought! It's fascinating that she almost knew if she kept eating the other food it could kill her so she stopped or her body just rejected even craving it. What a story!

Like what some other people said, sometimes food just has a smell that turns your stomach. Happens to me fairly often when i get sick when i smell some of my favorite foods, and i feel like puking. Helps for getting fasting started again but its rough.

I absolutely believe it, I’ve been able to tell when food has my allergens in it even when I can’t consciously taste it… it’s never been wrong once, and dogs have much stronger senses than we do

My gut reaction was parasites or cancer, but it was something way less likely that I would never have guessed. Just because something is rare doesn't mean that it can't happen. A valuable lesson.

The presentation is different than what I read. Usually it shows as itchy and irritated skin, not failure to thrive.

My dog is going through the same thing only we cannot find her relief, even the vet is clueless 😢😢😢

I don't think she knew. she eventually figured out that something about the food made her feel sick - or maybe her body did for her, like ours do, but it's unlikely she realized it was specifically the meat protein. when she was given the veggie food the smell that was present in everything that made her sick wouldn'tve been there

they were about to😭😭 I appreciate that they fought as long as they did though; just long enough. and they obviously spared no expense in their efforts to help her, which is admirable🖤

The most common food allergens in dogs are proteins. Especially chicken, beef & eggs.

Dogs have co-evolved with us, they're omnivorous, unlike their ancestors. Most dogs can in fact thrive on a vegetarian diet. I'm glad Harlow got better !

Similar to alpha galactose red meat allergies in humans in multiple countries. In humans red meat allergies are caused by tick bites. Maybe there is a similar cause in dogs.

I think it's perfectly possible that allergies can happen due to a genetic mutation and no other external factor. I'm lactose intolerant myself, and, thanks to vegan products, I get to eat a lot of stuff that would usually make me sick, so I'm personally glad that there are people out there working hard and offering tasty and/or balanced plant-based alternatives for humans with different kinds of food intolerance. A lot of people act with harshness and bigotry whenever the "veg" prefix is mentioned, so it really surprises me that a brand would try to make vegetarian dog food. I hope vegetarian brands never get discouraged. They make so many lives better, and this dog could only be saved because some brand decided it was worth the try regardless of all the backlash they'd face

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It's actually not very surprising since proteins are the most common food allergens in dogs. Most dogs are allergic to chicken, beef or eggs but the owners don't realize

Me too, its the dry air I'm sure!😂

I'm not crying either 😢 😭 my eyes are just taking a shower 😅😅😅😅

I'm not crying it was the magic ok 😂😢

Yes, even if not a meat allergy, maybe look into other allergies. I know of a dog allergie to grass.

right? I'm glad they figured it out in the end and in the nick of time but for it to take so long to figure out to the point the dog was on death's door? I mean....or maybe they went to a different vet and it was that vet that figured it out...

Maybe you were just lucky that one of your vets made a spot on guess?

My ex MIL has a dog allergic to chicken. It was difficult to diagnose and was difficult to find dog foods without some kind of chicken added. You have to find a vet who is willing to think an animal who is a carnivore by design can not tolerate animal protein. It is against what the common wisdom.

@michellemyallen, Pienso exactamente lo mismo que tú. Un abrazo desde Catalonia.

What caused the tumors? Does your dog have allergy related tumors? My dog has allergies and a tumor on her neck. Docs trying to find cause. What dog food was that you mentioned? Thx