Be wary of "limited" commercial diets

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Olesia711
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Be wary of "limited" commercial diets

Post by Olesia711 » 31 Oct 2018, 21:38

Many of us, with EPI dogs also battle food sensitivities and/or food allergies.

.......sometimes feel that we can best manage the diet issues with OTC dog foods that are labeled "Limited" ... so we scrutinize the ingredients ... an offending meat or fish is not mentioned on the label and we think 'Aha, this one will work" .....but then are befuddled when we feed it to our dogs and they continue to have loose stools, acid issues or continue to scratch, bite and itch........................well.................that "limited" dog food item may not be as limited as you think. So much in the labels are mis-leading (this report REALLY proves that!).

The following research article explains how a bag of food might be labeled with only bison, but when tested..... included is DNA from bits and pieces from a cow.... and in one case there was no bison whatsoever even though that is what the label claimed......................

If your dog has a food sensitivity or food allergy... and you and your vet feel they need to be on a special diet- -limiting certain proteins- - it is best to go with a "hydrolyzed" food vs. a "limited" food for a specific health concern.
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Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........

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Re: Be wary of "limited" commercial diets

Post by Jean » 01 Nov 2018, 03:47

this has haunted me for 8 years

thanks O

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My name is Jean we live in Liverpool in Uk

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My Kara born 21 July 2009 diagnosed with EPI by cTLI test August 2010 TLI = <1...folate 14 Cobalamin 408, shot down to 94, b12 injections every other day

Lowest weight 39 pounds

We used Panzym enzymes, Tylan and Chemeyes b12 capsules

Sadly, on 10th May 2019, we lost her to DM


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Re: Be wary of "limited" commercial diets

Post by Riley's Mom » 01 Nov 2018, 09:14

It irritates me so much how they are able to get away with stuff like this in our pet food!
Thanks for letting us know.
Elisabeth

Riley is a 10 year old Labradoodle. She was diagnosed with EPI in 2014.
She currently eats Taste of the Wild, I cup in the morning, 2 cups in the evening, each meal with 1 Wonderlabs B12 sprinkled over her dinner. Enzymes are EnzymeDiane, 1 tsp per cup of food, mixed in home made bone broth. No other supplements or meds at this time.
Riley currently weighs about 44 pounds, which is pretty heavy for her.

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Re: Be wary of "limited" commercial diets

Post by Olesia711 » 01 Nov 2018, 09:23

thanks.... i kind of suspected that there were possibly trace amounts of other "proteins" in some of these foods.... and i know that there is much "mis-leading" representation on the bags of food ............ BUT........... i had no idea to the extent that we are mis-lead. This detailed research was a real eye-opener for me.
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........

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Re: Be wary of "limited" commercial diets

Post by jilbert57 » 01 Nov 2018, 20:23

Thank you Olesia for the informative article.
My name is Jill and we live on the Hood Canal in Washington State. We currently have 2 Jack russells, TJ is 8 and Sadie is 2.

Mickey and his pancreatitis brought me to Epi4dogs.com site in 2012 to help manage it.
He lived from 6/99 - 8/2014

Mickey, Jack Russell. Chronic Pancreatitis. Dianes enzymes, 1/8t 3x/day with meals.

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Post by Madelon » 03 Nov 2018, 16:49

Thank you Olesia for always being on top of the latest research to help our pups!!!
Madelon, owned by DOC. DOC dx EPI 5/2015 = TLI < .4, B12 406; Folate >24. DOC taught me so much and together we battled and overcame EPI, food sensitivies, environmental allergies but we lost the cancer battle. DOC was dx with hemangiosarcoma 5/2022 and crossed the rainbow bridge July 24, 2022. He is and always will be the love of my life, my soulmate, my heart dog.

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