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Dealing with your Papillon’s food allergies can be beyond frustrating! We asked our 800,000 members of Papillon’s community on Facebook the following question: “Those of you with Papillons who have allergies…. what food do you use and why?” We received hundreds of replies, and summarised the top 15 responses here.
Best Dog Foods for Papillons with Allergies
Chicken is a common allergen. Also, freeze the dry food for several days to kill mites. Our little guy was allergic to both.
Author: Karen F.
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Chicken with rice or Chicken and veg, our girls 14, only weighs 5lb x
Author: Kay J.
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Pro plan, Chicken and rice formula..

Author: Patrick B.
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I cook turkey, peas, carrots and rice for my baby
Author: Vickie W.
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He did well with Purina lamb and rice, but watch because a lot of food has chicken by-products even if it is beef, lamb ect.

Author: Karen F.
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I make homemade food, usually ground turkey, carrots, peas, green beans, spinach or kale, blueberries, cranberries, apples, brown rice, quinoa, etc. He is not chewing on his paws as much, his coat is softer, his breath is not bad, and he has lost the extra weight.
Author: Shannon C.
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When I was faced with this with my dog, my vet said to try hydrolysed food. I wasn’t keen, but my poor boy was so poorly. He has not looked back since going on this food. It would seem that he is allergic/intolerant of all meat proteins. Hydrolysed food is where the protein molecules are made so small that the dog’s body does not recognise them.

Author: Angie T.
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Turkey/fish-based diets. My Papillon is highly allergic to chicken!

Author: Marion M.
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We fed ours on our food ie Meat, vegetables, his favourite were stick beans. He lived to nearly 17, and the other 3 a little less; it never did any of them any harm
Author: Margaret T.
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If they’re allergic to animal-based protein, you could always give an insect protein diet a try
Author: Keavy M.
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I recently changed my food because of a possible chicken allergy. Red Ford beef formula..
Author: Mindy J.
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I have one of those people who is allergic to everything. She gets dry food from the vet, Royal Canin Anallergenic. And she gets meds for her allergies as well
Author: Linda B.
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First Mate oceanic fish

Author: Leona Sameerah H.
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Our little man started developing allergies to commercial dog food when he was about 8. We tried many high-end and organic brands, but nothing worked. We cooked homemade food for him exclusively after that and did amazing on it. We lost him last year at 17.
Author: Sherry D.
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Blue Salmon and sweet potato.

Author: Salena H.
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Feeding Your Papillon for Better Allergy Management
As always, be sure to consult your veterinarian before making any health changes to your Papillon’s food. iHeartDogs is reader-supported, so some of the links above may be affiliate links where we receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.
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