This is why I NEVER say that ONE particuar food or one WAY of feeding is THE way (before being accused of lying once again by anyone there are plenty of posts to support this FACT).

Unless you have identified the specific allergen(s) that cause your dog's problems you will always be guessing and experimenting to determine which food is best for your dog.

not read the whole thread... but on the subject of wafcol...there is a large range and most of it imo is not a brilliant food and is kinda 'cheap' the fish one seems to be the most superior of the range

that said with food...what suits one does not suit another and there does seem to be a 'food snobbery' but if it suits the dog that doesnt matter..does it?

Absolutely not, apart from the fact that not everyone can afford all foods, so people do, as in all walks of life, the best they can.

As with his sister nothing specific came out of the test results except the fact they are allergic to grass in the growing season, ie when the grass is growing. That however is contact allergy whereby they chew their feet

£52 for a bag of food is cheap? What do you call expensive?

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Originally Posted by Bitkin
I find it incredibly sad that once again a perfectly innocent thread about dogs with allergies and food intolerances, and the problems ensuing from Wafcol doing something to the recipe, has turned into an excuse for SB to insult and deeply irritate people. I wonder what is lacking in your life SB, that makes you constantly do this? You will roll your eyes and wink, as you always do - but I for one find your comments unhelpful and patronising in the extreme.

I dont see anywhere in this whole thread where Reuben said you were lying, that is your interpretation of what she said

I find it incedibly sad that some people have nothing better to do than make insulting accusations rather than debate the issue. I find these sort of accusations unhelpful and patronising in the extreme.

Good breeding stock is never something that is taken into consideration when rehoming a dog, as we did, and for those with pedigree dogs brought up from puppies some of your comments are incredibly rude.

You are talking absolute rubbish, Harvey is bred from champion dogs both sides of his pedigree and is definitely not inferior.

how do you explain cross breeds and mongrels with allergies and intolerances?

We KNOW in humans that a tendency to particular skin issues ARE hereditary eg excema etc so why not in dogs?

If either of the parents have ezcema there is a higher risk of any children having it, it does not mean to say that every child in the family will develop it

No method of feeding, or type of food, is ever going to suit each and every dog. What is good for your dogs may be absolute poison for others, and also as VelvetB has said - the foods under discussion on this thread are anything but cheap.

You are contradicting yourself. Wafcol Salmon is not a lot cheaper, it is in the same price range as Orijen

the price u pay doesn't always reflect the quality

..that said they do do cheaper than that..the greyhound range for


eta... and i did say imo the fish one is the superior one

btw vb...i did just see u can get 2 x 12kg for £77

Wafcol or Orijen? Cheap for either - where is that? I dont think I will be repeating either again, Bitkin is getting better results with Fish4dogs.

Im begining to wonder if I should have a FBP done in case there is anything else going on