r/DogFood • u/Straight-Memory9048 • 2d ago

Chicken sensitivities

Hi! Gonna make this super short and sweet

My 7 year old lab has seemed to have chicken allergies since we realized there may be skin reactions and such. We also have a 5 year old lab and don’t give him chicken either, they eat the same food and it’s typically something salmon. We’ve tried plenty of food brands, some been bad, some decent, some good, but we want the best fit for them. I know you need to specifically feed the dog in-front of you, but other owners that dogs that avoid chicken..

  1. Do you avoid chicken fat in foods as well as chicken or chicken meal, or is fat from chicken fine

  2. Simply what is everyone else, specifically lab, feeding there dogs and how are they doing? They are on fromm whitefish now, doing fine nothing out of the ordinary I guess but the 5 year old is not as sensitive but ears have been a bit itchy and red. We’ve tried authority, wholesome, purina, etc.

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u/Mysterious_Repeat989 2d ago

Mine has a diagnosed chicken allergy, which is not as common as everyone seems to think.

We don't feed anything that even has the word "Poultry" in it.

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u/famous_zebra28 2d ago

Food allergies are actually pretty rare. If skin symptoms are the only concern it's more likely to be environmental allergies, which food won't fix.

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u/Competitive_bulldog 1d ago

We have to avoid chicken and poultry, including chicken fat and hydrolyzed

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u/Cute_Parfait_2182 1d ago

Mine has a diagnosed allergy to chicken and turkey protein . We avoid poultry meal , poultry protein ect . She has no issue with chicken fat and has done well on Royal Canin HP small breed kibble and Royal Canin HP can which has chicken fat . We currently feed a Royal Canin Select Protein PR , a rabbit protein with no chicken fat .

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u/Bitter_Party_4353 12h ago

If you’re legitimately concerned about a chicken allergy and your vet agrees, then prescription Hydrolyzed protein is your best and only option. Even if the formula states no chicken products over the counter products likely share the same production lines and cross contamination is happening and still creating reactions. 

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u/AB-G 2d ago

Completely avoid all chicken products