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Side effects of hills prescription diet food for dogs?

Sep 10, 2009 by TheDutchess | Posted in Dogs

Are there any known side effects with hills prescription diet dog food.
My spaniel has been put on this from our vet, since this she has come out in what looks like septic spots.
Any advice?

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I am with Bobby, it's possible that your dog has an allergy to one of the ingredients in the new diet. This type of situation isn't because the food is "bad for dogs" but rather that an individual's body has an abnormal reaction to something. You should discuss the issue with your vet.

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Hill’s Prescription Diet D/D Potato and Duck Formula was selected to represent the others in the line for this review.

, choline chloride, vitamins (l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), vitamin E supplement, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement), dl-methionine, vitamin E supplement, taurine, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), l-tryptophan, preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid, beta-carotene, rosemary extract

Fiber (estimated dry matter content) =

The first ingredient in this dog food is potatoes . Assuming they’re whole, potatoes are a good source of digestible carbohydrates and other healthy nutrients.

My only concern here is the amount of potato in this product. Since three of the first four ingredients are all of potato origin, it’s safe to assume potato is the major component in this dog food.

The second ingredient is potato starch . Potato starch is a quality gluten-free carbohydrate. It’s both digestible and hypoallergenic.

The third ingredient is duck . Raw duck contains about 80% water. After cooking, most of that moisture is lost… reducing the meat content to just 20% of its original weight.

That’s what makes uncooked duck a much smaller contributor to the overall protein content of a dry dog food… than duck meal .

The fourth item is potato protein … the dry residue left over after removing the starchy part of a potato. This ingredient contains over 80% plant protein. So, it’s responsible for at least some of the total protein reported in this dog food.

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