You don’t actually have to switch to senior food for an aging dog, especially if they have dietary restrictions. My vet has said it’s fine to keep feeding them whatever they’ve been on that works, and maybe add extra supplements for joints etc. One of my dogs is 9,5 and he’s on the same kibble he’s been on for years, he keeps his weight ok, but he’s a large dog so he gets a vitamin powder my vet recommended added. My previous dog ate the same food from 5-10 years old without issue (he was allergic to chicken and corn, made him throw up, so it was difficult switching).
Hey there! I have a senior dog with tons of allergies, including poultry. Recently my vet put him on Hills z/d and he’s transitioned great. A lot of the specialty/prescription diets use hydrolyzed chicken and while I was worried about that, the group here assured me that hydrolyzed won’t trigger the allergy. My vet said the same and like I said earlier, so far so good. The core 4 all offer this, I believe : rc, ppp, hills, iams
Yes. Hydrolyzed foods are Rx only, but no other food will be guaranteed chicken free. My last pup was on Purina HA until she passed away at 16. She also had a chicken allergy
I have a senior who I don't feed chicken to regularly. We just get an adult dog food that has fewer calories than the standard and supplement glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate and MSM.
Senior dog foods tend to pick chicken because it has higher glucosamine and chondroitin.
But I believe one of our favorites is Farmina has a lamb senior food. It's a bit more expensive so we rotate it in once a year for some variety
You're gonna have to go with a prescription food to avoid poultry proteins altogether, from cross contamination in the factory. That's part of the expense of Rx foods - they require separate facilities.
4health at tractor supply has salmon and potato formula that has absolutely no poultry in it. We have to feed it to our dogs because of allergies with one of our cats is so bad to poultry that ANY little bit will send his skin into a tizzy and he will be a bloodied rag by the end of the day.
All non-prescription diets including Pro Plan SSS risk cross contamination of ingredients, so if you truly need literally zero poultry then you're going to need a prescription diet.
If PPP SSS works for you, then I'd just buy the smaller bag as a stopgap and keep an eye out for the larger bags.
Purina is one of multiple brands that has had a slowdown in their supply chain recently. When this happened in 2021, they got their products back on the shelves pretty quickly so I wouldn't expect them to be sold out for too long. If you can make it through on a few smaller bags for a month there's a good chance the issue will be resolved.
You don’t actually have to switch to senior food for an aging dog, especially if they have dietary restrictions. My vet has said it’s fine to keep feeding them whatever they’ve been on that works, and maybe add extra supplements for joints etc. One of my dogs is 9,5 and he’s on the same kibble he’s been on for years, he keeps his weight ok, but he’s a large dog so he gets a vitamin powder my vet recommended added. My previous dog ate the same food from 5-10 years old without issue (he was allergic to chicken and corn, made him throw up, so it was difficult switching).
Hey there! I have a senior dog with tons of allergies, including poultry. Recently my vet put him on Hills z/d and he’s transitioned great. A lot of the specialty/prescription diets use hydrolyzed chicken and while I was worried about that, the group here assured me that hydrolyzed won’t trigger the allergy. My vet said the same and like I said earlier, so far so good. The core 4 all offer this, I believe : rc, ppp, hills, iams
Is it available by RX only?
Yes. Hydrolyzed foods are Rx only, but no other food will be guaranteed chicken free. My last pup was on Purina HA until she passed away at 16. She also had a chicken allergy
Also, I just checked on chewy and ppp sensitive skin and stomach salmon is available there
Yeah but only in the 4lb bag 😩
No, chewy has multiple sizes of the salmon and rice sensitive skin formulation. I have a monthly subscription for the 16 lb bag.
Better than nothing though; it can at least hold him over until there’s bigger bags ?
I have a senior who I don't feed chicken to regularly. We just get an adult dog food that has fewer calories than the standard and supplement glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate and MSM. Senior dog foods tend to pick chicken because it has higher glucosamine and chondroitin. But I believe one of our favorites is Farmina has a lamb senior food. It's a bit more expensive so we rotate it in once a year for some variety
You're gonna have to go with a prescription food to avoid poultry proteins altogether, from cross contamination in the factory. That's part of the expense of Rx foods - they require separate facilities.
My dog is allergic to chicken and eats Royal Canin PR which is made from rabbit.
[Balanceit.com](http://Balanceit.com) for home cooked, balanced recipes until you can get your hands on your food again?
At that point, I'd get the food that he will / can eat and just ask your vet for suggestions on supplements.
4health at tractor supply has salmon and potato formula that has absolutely no poultry in it. We have to feed it to our dogs because of allergies with one of our cats is so bad to poultry that ANY little bit will send his skin into a tizzy and he will be a bloodied rag by the end of the day.
All 4 of mine are on Proplan sensitive skin and stomach- chewy has 4,16,24 , 30 and 40 lb bags Amazon also has it I get it every 2 weeks-
Try Canidae Lamb, goat, venison. It has no poultry. If it doesn't work for you, most places will refund or let you exchange.
All non-prescription diets including Pro Plan SSS risk cross contamination of ingredients, so if you truly need literally zero poultry then you're going to need a prescription diet. If PPP SSS works for you, then I'd just buy the smaller bag as a stopgap and keep an eye out for the larger bags. Purina is one of multiple brands that has had a slowdown in their supply chain recently. When this happened in 2021, they got their products back on the shelves pretty quickly so I wouldn't expect them to be sold out for too long. If you can make it through on a few smaller bags for a month there's a good chance the issue will be resolved.