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I rescued a def white boxer, very skinny bones showing, she has allergies, and i need to get her to gain weight, vet says she is fine. does anyone know of anything special i can give her to gain weight without flairing up allergies which i am still learning about. I would be gratefull for any advice.
 
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white boxer

she has food allergies i have tried expensive dog food but so far beneful is going pretty good, i think it might be the oils(not totally sure)
 

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We had a shephard that was allergic to Dairy. She could not have the smallest bite of it or the diareha would flare. We got her onto a lamb and rice formula. At the time (16 years ago) Purina was one of the first to come out with the Lamb and Rice formula, then we changed her to Sensible Choice.
Which actually she liked.
What you have to do is get her onto a better food than Beneful. From what I've read around here, its not a good food? I've never tried it, my dogs now are on Innova and so far they love it. Your gonna have to do trial an error to see what exactly she is allergic to. I would get some samples of dog food that doen't have beef or wheat in it or is known not to cause allergies and see how it works on her. Go to either a feed store, Local pet store, or the food threads here and just read.
Just keep a box of white rice around just in case she does get the runs from the food. Cook some up and add with Chicken and that will help bind her.

Good luck!!!
 
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A better dog food would be better for her allergies.

Also, another alternative, would be to make a home cooked diet. This way you would have control over everything that goes in it and you could eliminate all the things she is allergic to.

Good Luck


Elissa
 

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