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Posted: Feb 23, 2012

My dogs definitely cannot have poultry or corn, and wheat is questionable. I am trying to find dental chews/biscuits. I'm using Zuke's Z-bones right now but the problem is that one of my dogs is just biting/breaking it into chunks and swallowing the chunks, not much good for his teeth and gums! He chews his crunchy dog food and regular treats so I was hoping maybe I could find some dental biscuits of some sort, but everything I'm finding has wheat or chicken flavor or chicken fat or other chicken/poultry stuff. Their prescription food is expensive enough without paying an outrageous amount for their treats! Any suggestions?

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Have you tried Wellness? - Happy MT Robin

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It's pricey, but they have a lot of varieties that don't have grain or poultry. What they do have in their food is human-grade.

http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/dog-wellness.aspx

Wellness treats... - passing thru

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Yes, I use the Wellbars for treats and they love them. I've gotten some from Blue Buffalo but they are way more expensive than the Wellbars. I really need to find a dental chew that they will actually chew on and not just swallow. Neither of my dogs have ever chewed on bones or Kong toys or anything like that. They will only play with soft toys.

Not sure where you are but google - jh

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the PetWay dog food, price is reasonable andit does seem to help the allergies, all natural ingrediants..As for the bones, no idea..Can you give them the bones that are real get em at petsmart..My shephers love them and they give em a good workout, not the cleanest thing in town but they are my dogs so..

My boxer too - funnynamehere

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I use Natural Recipe and/or Natural Balance. Same for their food. Natural Recipe is at Petco and Petsmart, but Natural Balance is at Petco and smaller independents. Also, I used to get the rx food but on the above-listed foods, I was able to get off the rx. She has her outdoor allergies, but she gets Benadryl for that. No more itching and scratching herself raw. I keep her off of beef, chicken, corn, and wheat and she does great.

My mom has a dog with really bad allergies. - The vet has had her try

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a different dog food that is duck and potato only. For treats, she is supposed to give her carrots. It has made a huge difference in her scratching. I think they pretty much had to take her off of all of the other treats.

dog allergies - doggieMom

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My dog had terrible allergies. Chewed the fur off her feet, scratched her ears bloody, slimy vomit, etc. She does great on lamb dog chow,usually Gravy Train.

I eliminated peanut butter and any treats with peanuts and that helped. I also give her a generic Benadryl daily. My vet said it wouldn't work, but it does and is much cheaper than going to the vet for steroids. She likes carrots for treats. We couldn't afford the prescription dog food. Casey is 13 now and doing great.

raw - Siberians

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If your dog has allergies, I would switch to a raw diet. Usually dogs with allergies do really well on it plus you don't need any treats for teeth cleaning.

You might even try chicken leg quarters and see if your dog tolerates those. The bone/meat content is good.

You also can buy frozen raw dog food. Google Eureka raw pet food. This food has awesome ingredients and is not expensive (0.52/pound).

I show and breed Siberians, and my dogs do well on it.

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