On 4/20/2010 12:59 AM, M Dermer wrote:
On 4/18/2010 10:10 AM, cshenk wrote:
"Marshall Lev Dermer" wrote

My dog is 12 years old and has been on a pea and brown rice diet or a
pea and corn diet for most of his life.

I thought this group was about canine health.

Marshall, I gather the special diet was due to a medical need of his.
That means it might be best to go to the Vet on this one. Phone call may
work even (depends on the vet). It may be that the pooch has *developed*
an allergy to one of the components in that special diet. Although
neither I nor my husband have experienced that with any of our various
dogs/cats, it's actually pretty well represented on various web sites.

I have gone to my vet, in this case a DVM/ nutritionist and she
indicated that it take three months to clear a protein from a dog's system.

Here she is:
http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/nutr...sInterview.htm

I just read what she considers is a good diet and it's appalling! Here
is an example.

Chicken, white meat, cooked, roasted
Rice, white, medium-grain, cooked, unenriched
Veggie Mix
Corn oil

The only appropriate food listed is the chicken and it isn't in the best
form for the dog by any means. All the other ingredients should not be
fed to dogs. Corn oil? Ackk!

Char