When my brother Felix first came to live with Mom, he was a big rotten mess. He had a bad case of the itchies, his fur was rough and dull and let's be frank - he smelled. At first, Mom and our vet thought he was allergic to grain. After allergy tests, we learned that he was only truly allergic to corn, pollen, dust, scented room sprays, laundry soaps etc and (get this!) dogs.
Mom did quite a lot of research on the subject of canine allergies and found that most of the most common grain allergies had one thing in common - they contained gluten.
Mom has since come to learn that Felix can eat grain but that he is severely gluten intolerant - and she has come to beleive that to varying degrees, almost all dogs are. Dogs seem particularily intolerant of grain based glutens.
As such, she has spent a lot of time trying to come up with great gluten free dog treats. To acheive this, we use a special flour blend that is gluten free and delicious.
For more information on gluten intolerance and out pets, we suggest checking out this article from Housepet Magazine. (We don't agree with all of Dogtor J's conclusions, but the core idea is well expressed.)
Mom did quite a lot of research on the subject of canine allergies and found that most of the most common grain allergies had one thing in common - they contained gluten.
Mom has since come to learn that Felix can eat grain but that he is severely gluten intolerant - and she has come to beleive that to varying degrees, almost all dogs are. Dogs seem particularily intolerant of grain based glutens.
As such, she has spent a lot of time trying to come up with great gluten free dog treats. To acheive this, we use a special flour blend that is gluten free and delicious.
For more information on gluten intolerance and out pets, we suggest checking out this article from Housepet Magazine. (We don't agree with all of Dogtor J's conclusions, but the core idea is well expressed.)
* 2 c. stone ground quinoa flour
* 1 1/3 c. tapioca flour
* 1 c. potato flour
Mom makes a big batches of this in a big Tupperware container, so that it is always on hand. Then she uses it cup for cup to replace flour in all of our recipes.
**If you can not get these flours at your local grocery store, try the health food store
or you can use any flour that says it is "celiac-safe".
* 1 1/3 c. tapioca flour
* 1 c. potato flour
Mom makes a big batches of this in a big Tupperware container, so that it is always on hand. Then she uses it cup for cup to replace flour in all of our recipes.
**If you can not get these flours at your local grocery store, try the health food store
or you can use any flour that says it is "celiac-safe".
