Acceptable treats for dog on Ultamino diet?
October 25, 2017 3:26 PM Subscribe
Our poor, itchy doggo has recently been put on the Ultamino food trial, after consultation with a dermatologist. Her GI issues and skin are doing much better, but she is pretty sad about no longer having yummy treats.
Her treats currently consist of kibble dipped in almond butter and Henry and Son's sweet potato, apple, and oats biscuits. She is not thrilled with anything we're putting in her mouth these days, as she loves smelly, meaty treats, and also has a difficult time chewing some of the harder biscuit-type treats due to a number of teeth extractions. Our dermatologist said we could also try treats that say "hypoallergenic" or "hydrolized" on there and didn't specify further, but I'm kind of wary about just picking any old treat off Amazon or Chewy. Does anyone have any experience with finding yummy treats that worked okay for a dog on the Ultamino diet? Thanks!
Her treats currently consist of kibble dipped in almond butter and Henry and Son's sweet potato, apple, and oats biscuits. She is not thrilled with anything we're putting in her mouth these days, as she loves smelly, meaty treats, and also has a difficult time chewing some of the harder biscuit-type treats due to a number of teeth extractions. Our dermatologist said we could also try treats that say "hypoallergenic" or "hydrolized" on there and didn't specify further, but I'm kind of wary about just picking any old treat off Amazon or Chewy. Does anyone have any experience with finding yummy treats that worked okay for a dog on the Ultamino diet? Thanks!
While my dog was on the her allergy diet, the vet said it was usually fairly safe to give her fruits and veggies since they were extremely unusual as a source of allergies. (It turned out to be she was allergic to chicken, beef, and pork. So now she eats fish. Sigh.) I should stress that there is some small risk with this that you need to start over again with the diet if she proves to be allergic to fruit. I didn't start giving them to her until she had been on the special diet for a month and was already showing improvement. I gave the Hugster blueberries and baby carrot. Which she now loves to the point of madness as a result of them being her only bright light during those terrible days.
PS: On the plus side, she now has shining glorious fur as a result of eating fish based food all the time. :)
posted by frumiousb at 4:18 PM on October 25, 2017
PS: On the plus side, she now has shining glorious fur as a result of eating fish based food all the time. :)
posted by frumiousb at 4:18 PM on October 25, 2017
Are sardines and cheese banned on this diet?
posted by fluttering hellfire at 4:59 PM on October 25, 2017
posted by fluttering hellfire at 4:59 PM on October 25, 2017
I have a pretty easy, adjustable recipe I came up with that I use as a base for different types of dog cookie, which I'm pretty sure you could modify to fit what you're looking for.
The basic recipe is:
Roughly equal parts cooked, peeled sweet potatoes and oat flour (I just blend up rolled oats in my food processor).
One egg (substitute one egg-sized amount of applesauce or something else assuming eggs are verboten)
Then I usually add either peanut butter, bacon fat, or both, but you could substitute any allowable flavorings, including other nut butters, fish oil or fish, or whatever smelly and flavorful thing your dog likes and can have.
Blend that all up in the food processor, and get it to a consistency where it holds together but is relatively dry.
Roll the dough out thick, like a quarter inch or so, coating it with more oat flour to keep it from sticking. Put it on a baking sheet and then use a pizza cutter or knife to score it into treat sized portions. Bake at 350-400F for oh, half an hour or an hour or so, so it is cooked through but still soft. Let it cool, break it apart at the scores, and store in a NON-airtight container. I store mine at room temperature, but you might want to keep yours in the fridge since you're making soft cookies.
posted by ernielundquist at 5:12 PM on October 25, 2017
The basic recipe is:
Roughly equal parts cooked, peeled sweet potatoes and oat flour (I just blend up rolled oats in my food processor).
One egg (substitute one egg-sized amount of applesauce or something else assuming eggs are verboten)
Then I usually add either peanut butter, bacon fat, or both, but you could substitute any allowable flavorings, including other nut butters, fish oil or fish, or whatever smelly and flavorful thing your dog likes and can have.
Blend that all up in the food processor, and get it to a consistency where it holds together but is relatively dry.
Roll the dough out thick, like a quarter inch or so, coating it with more oat flour to keep it from sticking. Put it on a baking sheet and then use a pizza cutter or knife to score it into treat sized portions. Bake at 350-400F for oh, half an hour or an hour or so, so it is cooked through but still soft. Let it cool, break it apart at the scores, and store in a NON-airtight container. I store mine at room temperature, but you might want to keep yours in the fridge since you're making soft cookies.
posted by ernielundquist at 5:12 PM on October 25, 2017
Could you give your dog actual meat? My dog as a special treat sometimes gets a frozen chicken foot.
posted by gregr at 6:05 PM on October 25, 2017
posted by gregr at 6:05 PM on October 25, 2017
You can buy chewy leather type treats for dogs, but if you give them the ones dyed red, sometimes they have a bad reaction to them. So if you get chew toys, make sure they are not dyed.
posted by Oyéah at 8:27 PM on October 25, 2017
posted by Oyéah at 8:27 PM on October 25, 2017
If your pup is seeing a dermatologist, I'm guessing you're paying a lot of money for their expertise. Call them back and (nicely) demand suggestions or at least more guidance.
posted by radioamy at 8:41 PM on October 25, 2017
posted by radioamy at 8:41 PM on October 25, 2017
Like Squeak Attack, I had a dog on the Royal Canin Hydrolized Protein food to rule out food allergies, and he was only allowed to have the Royal Canin HP treats.
Since Ultamino is made with hydrolized protein, you'll want to stick with something that uses hydrolized protein or no meat-based protein source at all.
Since you said she has difficulty with the harder treats, what about asking your vet to prescribe the Royal Canin HP canned food? Maybe she would like a spoonful of wet food. There are also a lot of recipes online for turning canned dog food into treats, which probably wouldn't be as hard as the biscuits you get in the store.
posted by thejanna at 6:57 AM on October 26, 2017 [1 favorite]
Since Ultamino is made with hydrolized protein, you'll want to stick with something that uses hydrolized protein or no meat-based protein source at all.
Since you said she has difficulty with the harder treats, what about asking your vet to prescribe the Royal Canin HP canned food? Maybe she would like a spoonful of wet food. There are also a lot of recipes online for turning canned dog food into treats, which probably wouldn't be as hard as the biscuits you get in the store.
posted by thejanna at 6:57 AM on October 26, 2017 [1 favorite]
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They are very stinky and both our dogs find them pretty palatable. They are sort of crumbly oily biscuits, about 3/4 of an inch across.
posted by Squeak Attack at 3:34 PM on October 25, 2017