Question:
About a year ago, I read in your column that a reader had switched to no-corn dog food and that it had helped her dog with seizures. At that time, my now 6-year-old Jack Russell terrier was having seizures two to four times a month. After completion of extensive testing, the vet was unable to find the cause of the seizures. I immediately changed to rice-and-lamb dog food. I did not especially care for the lamb part but could not find any chicken or turkey without corn products.Gus has not had a seizure in the past eight months. I feel this is what cured the problem.
E.M., Delano, MN May 13, 2007
Answer:
Thanks for sharing your solution. Wheat ingredients can be problematic in this regard.I wish more readers would give me feedback on how my advice, their own insights and online research helped their animal companions recover from health problems, especially those related to diet. It is shocking how so many pet-food companies load dog and cat foods with cheap cereal byproducts of poor nutritional value that are clearly contributing to a host of health problems, especially in cats.
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