My dog has chicken allergies. Can she eat cod or other fish?

Cooked salmon is fine. We typically recommend avoiding the frequent proteins found in regular diets. This may include chicken and beef mainly. For novel proteins, we typically recommend venison, duck, or rabbit. You can find commercial diets with these ingredients. Occasionally, pets may also be allergic to grains, so selecting something with a single ingredient such as potato and duck is usually the best option. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Yes, it could be that he is also allergic to salmon. You can consider a sensitive stomach type diet which does not contain that protein to see if there is improvement. You could also try chicken as a main protein now in his next diet. Good luck and have a good day!

I don't find many dogs that are allergic to chicken. Dogs often develop food allergies from switching to foods with different proteins all the time, like from beef to chicken to lamb to fish. I like to stick with one brand of food and one protein like chicken and feed that their whole life. You may think this is boring but it will prevent food allergies, upset stomachs and diarrhea from changing foods. Yes, chicken is lean and good for dogs. It's what I feed mine. I feed Purina and go from puppy to adult to weight management, if needed, to senior. Now my elderly dog get Brite Mind to help with mental acuity. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Chloe.

First of all this information regarding peas, potatoes and lentils is not true whatsoever. you can feed him any brand of food that is grain free and chicken free, many companies have at least one product that will fit this description- Orijen for example have a food called "six fish", it's grain free and there is no chicken in it either.

If there is an underlying allergy to fish, then fish should be avoided. Eating it raw or just too much of it can cause gastrointestinal distress including vomiting and/or diarrhea not to mention raw fish can contain parasites which can also cause illness. However, a small amount of food cooked every so often as special treat is not a concern as long as there are no existing allergies to fish.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! If this is just due to mild gastrointestinal upset from eating the cod then it should resolve soon. You can start Duke on a bland diet mainly composed of boiled chicken and white rice for a few days which may help soothe his gastrointestinal tract. Otherwise, this is very likely going to resolve. Good luck and have a great day!

No, do not give your dog milk. Dairy is never recommended to give to dogs because it causes GI upset. There are kibble diets that are formulated with proteins that aren't made from chicken, such as rabbit, lamb, duck, and beef. Eukcanuba has a lamb and rice kibble, that may be a good option for your dog. I hope this helps!