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A 2-year-old mixed breed with atopic dermatitis from a
severe food allergy. Photo courtesy of Rosanna Marsella, DVM, DACVD
typically the grain causing the problem, it is usually the meat protein.”
3. My dog has a gluten allergy. Although gluten is a protein, and
dogs usually are allergic to a protein component in the diet, there have been no confirmed cases of gluten allergy causing skin disease in dogs, according to Marsella. However, there have been published reports of Irish setters
inheriting enteropathy.
4. My dog is too old to develop a food allergy. It takes time to develop any allergy.
Dogs become sensitized to the trigger and over time, with repeated exposure, the immune system responds to the aller- gen. In addition, an animal’s immune system can change over time. “The dog can develop an allergy at any age, and the deciding factor is usually exposure
gluten-sensitive
Confirmed cases of food allergy are actually
pretty rare; only about 5% to 10% of dogs with an allergy have a confirmed food allergy.
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