Super-Premium Hypoallergenic Dog Food

Currently, unfortunately, the problem of the occurrence of food allergic reactions in dogs of all ages is very relevant. This is most often associated with the low quality of the raw materials used, as well as with violations of the technology for preparing dry and wet feed in industrial production. But even when feeding dogs home-made products, there are also many cases of allergic reactions, the reason for which lies in the intolerance of animals of certain types of products, which the owner does not know about.

In order to withstand food allergies and limit its impact on dog health, pets should be properly organized with the help of so-called hypoallergenic feeds. Consider what kind of feed it is, what is their feature, as well as the composition and action of the example of super-premium food for dogs.

The use of hypoallergenic feed in the general sense implies the denial of any food allergic manifestations in animals.

For example, as a result of the studies, products have become known that most often cause problems for dogs of different ages and breeds. Here is a partial list of the main ones:

1. meat: lamb, beef, chicken;
2. eggs of geese, chickens and ducks;
3. freshwater fish (rivers, ponds and lakes);
4. milk and products from it;
5. many types of cereals and their derivatives;
6. corn;
7. soybeans;
8. vegetables: tomatoes, eggplant, cabbage, often potatoes.

As you can see from the list, allergic dogs are mainly affected by protein products, such as meat, fish, eggs, that is, food that they need primarily as predators.

Not all proteins lose their allergenic properties even by heat treatment, which is why some manufacturers of hypoallergenic feeds use meat that does not cause allergies - horse meat, rabbit, turkey, and marine fish.

Other manufacturers use a more sophisticated technology, decomposing by hydrolysis of animal protein into small parts that are no longer dangerous for dogs. In this case, the decomposed protein remains the same full-fledged nutrient for the body of dogs, as well as whole. This solves one part of the problem - providing food for dogs with protein substances that do not contain allergens.

But they can also cause allergies in animals in their original form (see list above). If the animal has intolerance to gluten contained in wheat, then another cereal is selected where this substance is not contained. And you can also replace cereals or potatoes with rice - it is not an allergen in most cases.

Hypoallergenic feeds are divided into the following classes: economy, premium, super-premium and holistic. Super premium dry feeds are best suited as dog food. For the production of such feeds, meat and other products of only high quality are used. Food should be selected taking into account the age, breed characteristics and the pet’s propensity for one or another allergenic factorthe manifestation of which should be excluded by the composition of the product.

Super premium food is produced for dogs of different breeds and ages suffering from allergies.

Foods of this class include the following possible products.

From meat:

1. lamb;
2. horsemeat;
3. rabbit;
4. duck;
5. turkey.

From fish:

1. salmon;
2. zander;
3. tuna;
4. pike;
5. herring.

Of course, most often individual meat or fish ingredients do not mix.

Herbal ingredients:

1. brown rice;
2. greens;
3. medicinal herbs;
4. some vegetables.

It’s worth noting that the feed is super premium only selected meat and other high quality ingredients are used.

Sometimes, instead of cereals that carry energy in themselves, they use the so-called balance of vitamins, micro and macro elements, as well as useful herbs.

But these are basic products. Such a food cannot be considered complete if it is not balanced with vitamins, minerals and other substances useful and necessary for the dog's body. But they are calculated individually in each feed, depending on its purpose. Today, there are many lines of feed of a particular brand, aimed not only at individual breeds, their development and performance characteristics, they are also divided by age and weight groups.

Before going to the pet store to purchase hypoallergenic food, you should first visit a veterinary clinic with your four-legged friend. They will determine which specific substances the dog has a food allergy for, and will also give their recommendations on choosing a diet for her along the way. And with this “baggage” of knowledge, it is already possible to begin the selection of dry food that is suitable in composition to the diet indicated by the veterinarian.

It should be borne in mind that Although all dry feeds of this class are enriched with vitamins and microelements, in some cases their quantity is below the norm. I have to make supplements.

For example, vitamins A, C, D and E in their complex are aimed at improving vision, hair and teeth. For the same purpose, of course, calcium, phosphorus, copper and fiber will be needed. Therefore, when choosing a feed, preference should be given to products where the content of vitamins, micro and macro elements is as close to normal as possible for your pet. The veterinarian will also have to announce the rates.

It remains only to carefully study the brands of super-premium food offered at the pet store (all information is contained either on the package or in the attached instructions) and select the best offer.

Most brands of super-premium feeds have several lines under the same name, but designed, among other things, specifically for the age of dogs, in general - for adults and puppies. They can vary within each main group both by year (for adults) and by month (for puppies). But this is a particular, with which every owner can easily figure it out.

Here are the selection criteria, consisting of several key points.

1. Food should be hypoallergenic.
2. Corresponds to age, in this case - for puppies.
3. Does not contain the main allergen that the puppy suffers from.
4. Coincidence not only in age, but also in pet activity.
5. The composition of vitamins and minerals is close to the standards for the corresponding puppy age. To maintain good health for an allergic puppy, it is advisable to choose a food in which prebiotics and vitamins of groups A, C, E, D are added. Such food will help get rid of allergy symptoms and increase the puppy's immunity.
6. Under equal other conditions, preference will need to be given to that feed, which includes special additives to improve the metabolic processes in the body of a young pet.
7. Availability of feed. What is meant here is not the price, but the constant availability of feed on sale.

When choosing food for an adult pet, one should be guided by criteria that do not differ much from the criteria for choosing food for puppies. For adult dogs, even the paragraph on preference for those foods in which there are elements that improve metabolic processes in the body is relevant.

Only the prebiotic clause can be removed from the entire list., although, as mentioned earlier, in the feed of this class usually the vitamin and mineral composition does not reach a full level. So, the additives will not hurt.

An overview of dry hypoallergenic dog food is provided below.