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last updated September 16, 2024

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Hypoallergenic dog treats for dogs with a food intolerance

Nutriments absolute main priority is animal health and happiness. Our in-house canine nutritionists are dedicated to formulating recipes which support your dogs nutrition to enable them to live long and active lives.

Just like humans, dogs can suffer from allergies, with symptoms being uncomfortable, irritable, and develop into conditions such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, flaky skin, and weight loss, to name a few. Fortunately, Nutriment has a wide variety of hypoallergenic dog treats specifically formulated for dogs with food sensitivities. This means that you can safely feed them to dogs with allergies or intolerances.

Nutriment only uses high-quality, biologically appropriate ingredients with simple processes when creating raw, hypoallergenic dog treats. Designed for all sizes, ages, and breeds, our hypoallergenic dog treats are a great way to support your dogs health and nutrition whilst minimising the risk of allergic reactions.

Understanding what hypoallergenic means

The common term hypoallergenic refers to a product being much less likely to cause or exacerbate allergic symptoms. Some common allergic reactions include rash, skin itchiness, flaky dry skin, coughing, sneezing, wheezing, fur loss, and digestive issues. All of these symptoms can be highly uncomfortable for your dog. Food allergies are fairly common for our canine friends. Dogs can be allergic to certain grains, food additives, preservatives, dyes, flavourings, and some types of meat. For example, beef and chicken intolerances are prevalent, whereas lamb and rabbit are two types of meat that dogs with allergies might tolerate better than chicken or beef. Other food items include dairy products and nuts.

Be aware that sometimes, food labels refer to novel proteins as being hypoallergenic. This simply means that dogs usually have not eaten it before and therefore have not developed common intolerances.

Can dogs with allergies eat regular dog treats?

If your dog is prone to allergic reactions, its best to avoid regular dog treats that contain the aforementioned ingredients, as they are more likely to irritate those allergies. Nutriment provides some great hypoallergenic dog treat alternatives which will support your dogs digestive and oral health whilst providing great mental stimulation.

The benefits of hypoallergenic dog treats

There are several benefits to hypoallergenic dog treats. First and foremost, it is a great alternative to processed dog treats for dogs with a food allergy because they relieve your dog of uncomfortable symptoms, such as itchiness and an upset stomach. These symptoms can decrease your dogs happiness and overall well-being, however, choosing hypoallergenic dog treats will help:

Improve the quality of life

To ensure the comfort of your pet, make sure you are aware of common behaviours that might indicate an allergy. These may include excessive scratching in one location, chewing legs or paws, developing sores, raised bumps, rashes, loss of fur, runny eyes or noses, loss of energy, or behavioural changes. Keeping your dog on a hypoallergenic raw diet, including raw hypoallergenic dog treats, can improve your pet's comfort and overall quality of life.

Support digestive health

Just like humans, your dog can develop gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting, upset stomach, loss of weight, belching, passing gas, loose or constipated stools, and stomach pain due to allergies. A natural-based diet with raw, hypoallergenic dog food and treats can relieve many of these symptoms. So, remember always to avoid additives and known irritants if your dog suffers from allergies and food intolerances.

Boost energy and stamina

Avoiding ingredients, you know your dog may have an intolerance or allergy to, can aid in his or her digestive process. When your dog is fed hypoallergenic ingredients, the body digests them much more easily and effectively, leading to an increase in energy and stamina levels. This results in healthy activity levels, which encourages strong bones and muscles.

Help prevent further serious health issues

Dogs with untreated allergies often develop some serious health issues later in life. Sinus symptoms can turn into deeper lung infections like pneumonia, and skin irritations can cause open sores that can get infected. The use of hypoallergenic dog treats can help to relieve and even prevent serious allergic reactions and the development of more intense physical symptoms. The more natural, raw ingredients your dog consumes, free from allergy-causing additives, the less their allergic symptoms will affect their health.

What types of hypoallergenic treats are available?

With choices like sprats, turkey, lamb, and chicken, you can get delicious hypoallergenic dog treats for all large and small dogs. You can even explore a variety of chew sticks and super nutritious treats with glucosamine, which is great for strengthening an older dog's tender bones, joints, teeth, and muscles. Among our range of award-winning snacks, you will definitely find something for your dog to enjoy.

So, explore our range of hypoallergenic treats at Nutriment and find your dogs new favourite flavours. Our dog treats are a favourite among dogs as well as dog owners.

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Commercially available, processed cat foods often contain biologically inappropriate ingredients, such as grains and artificial additives, for use as fillers and preservatives. These are often allergens to cats, who are not designed to be able to easily digest these types of ingredients and they can cause unwanted side effects. Suitable for all sizes and ages of cat, both neutered and in-kitten, indoor and outdoor, our hypoallergenic cat food range contains only high-quality, natural, raw ingredients made with simple processes to support your cats health and nutrition, whilst minimising the risk of allergic reactions.

Understanding what hypoallergenic meansThe common term hypoallergenic refers a product being much less likely to cause or exacerbate allergic symptoms. Some common allergic reactions include rash, skin itchiness, flaky dry skin, coughing, sneezing, wheezing, fur loss and digestive issues to name a few.Food allergies and intolerances can be common in cats, who can be allergic to certain grains, food additives, preservatives, dyes, flavourings and some meat (beef and chicken intolerances are most prevalent). Other food items include dairy products and nuts.

Sometimes, food labels refer to novel proteins as being hypoallergenic. This simply means that cats usually have not eaten it before and therefore have not developed common intolerances. Venison and rabbit are two types of meat that cats with allergies might tolerate better than chicken or beef, for example.

Why is Hypoallergenic Cat Food Important?

Improves quality of life

To ensure the comfort of your cat, make sure you aware of common behaviours that might indicate an allergy. These may include excessive scratching in one location, chewing legs/paws, development of sores, raised bumps, rashes, loss of fur, runny eyes/noses, loss of energy or behavioural changes. Keeping your cat on a hypoallergenic raw diet (including raw hypoallergenic cat food and treats) can improve your cats comfort and overall quality of life.

Supports skin and coat health

Many allergies can affect your cat's fur as well as their skin. For owners, this can mean frequently cleaning up masses of shed hair and dander. Switching to a food that is free from allergens will drastically reduce the risk of problems such as excessive loss of hair or rashes on the skin.

Boosts energy and stamina

Just like humans, when cats dont feel very well, they are less likely to want to engage in any kind of physical activity and may even become aggressive or withdrawn. Avoiding ingredients which your cat is allergic or intolerant to will enable them to feel healthy and well, so that they can enjoy their day-to-day lifestyle. When your cat is fed hypoallergenic ingredients, the body digests them much more easily and effectively, leading to an increase in energy and stamina levels. This results in healthy activity levels, which encourages strong bones and muscles.

Helps prevent further serious illness

Health problems which can develop from allergies can range from mild to severe and in the worst cases, can even reduce an animal's overall lifespan, especially when left untreated. The use of hypoallergenic cat food can contribute to the relief of allergies and intolerances, which reduces the risk of developing further health issues. The more natural, raw ingredients your cat consumes, free from allergy-causing additives, the less their allergic symptoms will affect their health.

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Puppies should be fed 5-6% of their growing body weight and Adult dogs should be fed 2-3% of their ideal body weight.

This is only a guide. Some dogs may need, more or less to maintain proper weight. We recommend feeding any dogs over the age of 6 months twice a day. Depending on the breed of your puppy depends on the age they can move to adult formula, larger puppies can move over sooner, but still feed puppy rations until they are fully grown.

Puppies

With puppies between 3 6 weeks old, you can start on our weaning paste. Just like with babies, you want to introduce plain and simple foods first. Our weaning paste is ground to a paste that will have fine bits of bone, which is great for puppies' teeth and easy for them to digest. The weaning paste is only intended as a supplement to the mother's milk. They should be allowed to suckle first then offer the weaning paste.

After 6 weeks, you can start introducing our puppy food which is still very fine and a simple, bland food. By the time they reach 4 months, you can start introducing the normal formulas.

Puppy Feeding Guidelines

Dog Weight	Puppy Feeding (4-6%) Daily Recommendation
5kg	200 - 300g
10kg	400 - 600g
15kg	600 - 900g
20kg	800 - 1200g
25kg	1000 - 1500g
30kg	1200 - 1800g
35kg	1400 - 2100g
40kg	1600 - 2400g

Adult Dogs

Adult dogs are a lot easier to cater for. Nutriments enhanced raw formula meets the energy needs of all breeds of dog, offering highly digestible, flavourful and energy dense nourishment full of essential amino acids, vitamins and dietary macronutrients. Feeding your dog the correct amount of food is vital to their weight and overall health.

Adult Dog Feeding Guidelines

Dog Weight	Adult Dog Feeding (2-3%) Daily Recommendation
5kg	100 - 150g
10kg	200 - 300g
15kg	300 - 450g
20kg	400 - 600g
25kg	500 - 750g
30kg	600 - 900g
35kg	700 - 1050g
40kg	800 -1200g

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What Does Hypoallergenic Mean?

Something that is hypoallergenic is something that is relatively unlikely to cause an allergic reaction.

There are certain foods which are known to be the most common when it comes to allergies and intolerances for dogs, such as grains, chicken and beef.

Generally those proteins that are labelled hypoallergenic are actually novel proteins ones that the dog has been unlikely to have eaten before and therefore would be less likely to cause a reaction.

It is almost impossible to say what proteins are hypoallergenic as this would vary from dog to dog and what they have previously been exposed to.

Generally the most novel proteins include lamb, venison and rabbit which can be a good starting point if you are investigating your dogs potential intolerance or allergy.

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Check out our Starter Packs here!

Puppies should be fed 5-6% of their growing body weight and Adult dogs should be fed 2-3% of their ideal body weight.

Puppies

After 6 weeks, you can start introducing our puppy food which is still very fine and a simple, bland food. By the time they reach 4 months, you can start introducing the normal formulas.