Dealing with Boxer’s food allergies can be frustrating! We asked 800,000 members of the Boxer community on facebook the following question: “Boxers with allergies…. What food do you use and why? “ We received hundreds of responses and summarize the top 20 here.
As always, be sure to consult your veterinarian before making any health changes to your Boxer’s diet. iHeartDogs is reader powered so some of the links below may be affiliate links for which we get a small commission at no extra cost to you.
The 20 best dog foods for boxers with allergies
I do Taste of the Wild grain for free. We tried the ancient cereal’s recipe, but Scarlett has lupus and Rhett has frequent hives. Back to no grains, and we’re all healthy and happy now
Author: Abby L.
Prefer: 3
Nature Recipe Sweet Potato, Pumpkin and Salmon. His allergies are very rare when he eats this. Just need to worry about seasonal allergies.
Author: Mallory Turner C.
Prefer: 5
We are allergic to chicken, lamb, beef, pork, dust and she has seasonal allergies. We feed her Authority’s sensitive stomach and skin food, salmon and rice. She also takes Apoquel once daily and takes a medicated shampoo bath every 4 weeks.
Author: Sarah K.
Prefer: 3
Single Acana. Our SoO is in its raw form. Then developed an allergy to chicken to beef etc so we decided I am dehydrated raw meat. Acana Duck and Pear and did not react at all. No, I will influence. Achieve corresponding and great pooper
Author: Karen Rawn S.
Prefer: 0
We feed raw meat. Chicken, fish, shrimp, red meat. Handle – raw bacon, cheese, raw eggs. Fixed our boxers experiencing diarrhea and vomiting in less than 24 hours. BTW they can eat chicken bones as long as it’s uncooked.
Author: Kristy Gary B.
Prefer: 0
Nutrish zero seeds. The beak is allergic to grains. It’s pretty cheap and my local walmart and grocery store has it available
Author: Tom K.
Prefer: first
Royal Canin Ultimino, lots of allergies, the vet saved our baby and that’s all she eats for now. Expensive but 5 years later still makes us satisfied.
Author: Barbara V.
Prefer: first
Purina Pro Plan is for sensitive skin and stomach. Oatmeal and lamb formula to help baby have soft stools. She also received Cytopoint injections for seasonal allergies. Apoquel didn’t help her. I also give her a daily probiotic that I swear by.
Author: Debbie M.
Prefer: 2
My dog has severe allergies. I gave it Earthborn but no chicken formula. You REALLY need to read every treatment and bone bag. Even if it’s not chicken flavor, a lot of companies use chicken meal or chicken broth. I also give my dog pumpkin which seems to be helpful. What worked best for 11 years was the allergy shot he’s getting now. He still has inflammation if I don’t give him a medicated bath or late injection but it’s worth it!
Author: Merissa M.
Prefer: 0
Hills Science Diet z/d, it’s prescription only (I order from Chewy, seems to be cheapest with auto shipping) my dog is allergic to chicken, lamb, beef-you name it for it. This food is a game changer! Not to mention it gives her a nice glossy coat!
Author: Carly Forde R.
Prefer: first
Wellness white fish and sweet potato. My boxers suffer from allergies that affect their ears and the vet recommended switching to this one. I did and have never had a problem since.
Author: Lynne J.
Prefer: 0
JustFoodForDogs – Fish & Sweet Potato Recipe This is whole food for humans, balanced for daily maintenance, backed by science and truly limited ingredients. This is the only food our boxer can eat without experiencing any allergic reactions and he is healthier than ever. I’d say it’s a win!
Author: Laura N.
Prefer: first
The taste of the wild. Pacific Stream. That’s fish. Help her coat and allergies
Author: MK N Chris S.
Prefer: first
We use salmon and chips or naturally balanced salmon and brown rice. Great for coats and no allergy issues. Used with all 3 of our girls.
Author: Jess L.
Prefer: first
Salmon and Green Sweet Potato Basics, Skin and Stomach Care. Add to that a quarterly cytopoint injection. Switching to this food we can even stop the daily apoquel pills.
Author: Casey C.
Prefer: 0
Purina pro plan milk powder for sensitive stomach, salmon and rice… she has a chicken allergy. Also giving her a probiotic called Fortiflora… .made a huge difference….
Author: Sue C.
Prefer: 0
Rachel ray Nutritionas ingredients limited flavor lamb and rice. Seems to be the only good thing that doesn’t make her run away, or leave her with an intense itch. We tried some of the weirder limited ingredient dishes with no luck.
Author: Rachel B.
Prefer: 0
Zignature kangaroos are fish oil free because our fighters can’t tolerate it and because kangaroos are not modified like meat and poultry, they are less prone to allergies.
Author: Stella S.
Prefer: 0
Earthborn Holistic- I use this because he is allergic to chicken and salmon- he is doing so much better on this one.
Author: Heather L.
Prefer: 0
Victor ocean fish dry food.
Author: Ashley Moore A.
Prefer: 0
