My Shih Tzu seems to be allergic to Flaxseed. What are your thoughts on this? What can I feed her?

There are dogs that are sensitive to flax. Typically these dogs do best on a raw diet that is free of any plant based products (including veggies) I own a dog like this myself so I am speaking from experience. J It may be worth a try to get her on a very simple raw diet without supplements or veggies to see if she improves. If the time comes to add supplements, I would make sure to add Salmon Oil and Vitamin E and stay away from flax or any other veggie based oils. I also would not give kelp or alfalfa to this dog. I would keep the diet as uncomplicated as possible.

Read the article on feeding a raw diet. It’s a work in progress but there is a lot of good information there.

I would also recommend these books, Natural Nutrition for Dogs & Cats and Raw Dog Food.

You can also go to our Feeding Dogs Page for a list of articles and books that will be helpful to you.

I haven’t been told when Thrive will be available, but it may be worth a try also.