Think Your Pet Has a Food Allergy?

What follows is the story of Fidough, the pooch with extra letters in his name to remind his caretakers that he is allergic to dough... er... wheat. Fidough had been suffering from itchy skin, respiratory issues, and vomiting for as long as he could remember. "Now wait," you protest. "How long is that?" Long-term and short-term memory in dogs is an entirely different topic that I won't broach here. But I will alter the start of the story since you so keenly questioned my premise. Fidough had been suffering from itchy skin, respiratory issues, and vomiting for as long as his human parents could remember. (You can more easily make assumptions about how long this could be, right?) One day, Maman (Fidough's endearment for his mother which conveniently combined the words "ma" -- as in... but ma!, or perhaps more frequently... but mom!) -- and "human." He particularly liked this term because aside from being a portmanteau, it was also the French term for one's mom, and he prided himself on attempting to master the languages of not only Dog and Human English, but in the language of what he assumed his Bouledogue Français ancestors might speak as well: Human French. If you've forgotten by now what I started my thought with, we're here: "One day, Maman...) decided that she would take Fidough (who was then simply known as "Fido") to the vet. After examining Fidough, the vet hypothesized that Fidough might have a food allergy. "Dogs can have food allergies?" She asked incredul...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news