Dealing with Great Dane’s food allergies can be frustrating! We asked 800,000 members of the Great Dane community on facebook the following question: “Friends with Great Danes have 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 Great Dane’s diet. iHeartDogs is reader powered so some of the links below may be affiliate links where we get a small commission at no extra cost to you.
The 20 Best Dog Foods for Allergic Great Dane Dogs
Vegetarian Hydrolyzed Purina! It’s the best he’s ever done on any dish!
Author: Patty A.
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Purina Pro Plan Salmon Sensitive Skin And Belly.
Author: Kerry McMahon E.
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The first Dane I had, I used to cook chicken and rice for him. He is allergic to the red food dye in kibble. That was a long time ago, I like to think commercial food has gotten better.
Author: Peggy M.
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Veterinarians have told me a lot if dogs are allergic to chicken. So I feed the Diamonds big breed lamb and rice. Corn is not good for dogs causing them to bloat.
Author: Mary Jo H.
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Royal Canin HP…my boy was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and inflammatory bowel disease. He’s on a diet to keep his digestive tract happy
Author: Alecia A.
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My girl has an allergy but it’s not food related. Her wonderful vet also recommended that I switch to Purina Pro Plan for sensitive skin and stomach.
Author: Jeanne Bushong S.
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Zignature kangaroo.
Author: Cyndi Maki A.
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Diamond Naturals large breed sheep
Author: Casey K.
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Mine has avian sensitivities. Turns out most dog foods still contain chicken even though it says “beef” or “salmon”. Super frustrating. Kirkland Nature’s Domain Salmon was the first place I could find that. I recently reviewed others and now have at least 3 other salmon options without chicken.
Author: Katie P.
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My deaf dog has had gastrointestinal problems since birth. The vet told me to feed her LID (Limited Ingredient Diet) dog food 3 times a day on a daily basis. Using Natural Balance is easy on her stomach. I suggest using the free trials to check for diarrhea or solids. That’s why I found out she is allergic/sensitive to seafood, duck/chicken and beef. She is okay with venison but loves bison and has been healthy for 7 years.
Author: Jolene R.
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Dane was previously allergic or sensitive to too many things. Did tests and diet and found out he is allergic to chicken, pork, turkey and sensitive to beef. I switched to live because there were too many hidden ingredients in the kibble (meat by-products, meat ‘meals’, synthetics (sometimes derived from something he’s allergic to), etc.) be it homemade or some pre-made), I can see exactly what he’s eating.Also, it helps a lot to check his gut microbiome (I looked at it). via AnimalBiome), emailed lots of questions, took FMT pills and adjusted his diet to fix his gut microbiome.
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Fromme – fish “flavors” – is recommended by our Veterinarians for patchy skin issues.
Author: Samantha H.
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For years, it was the scientific diet because that’s what his dermatologist prescribed
Author: Dan T.
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Wild blue. Free seeds. Louie gets sick from feeding anything with grains.
Author: Julie Steffens G.
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Purina Pro Hydrolysis Plan. We tried everything…We are grateful to have a veterinarian who specializes in allergy medicine. It is by prescription only. Also, boil tilapia as an additive.
Author: Melanie D.
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Natural balance of lamb and rice limited ingredients, he has a sensitive stomach
Author: Pamel S.
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My girl is allergic to chicken, rice, potatoes, tomatoes and hates salmon – any ideas that might help as her food is no longer commercially available (Rachael Ray limited) Turkey & Pea)
Author: Megan D.
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Kirkland salmon and vegetables. Both of my Danes are sensitive to poultry.
Author: Brit T.
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I eat beef, chicken and fish on a raw diet I cook chicken and fish about 1/2 the amount that I have not had an allergy to since I started about 18 months ago
Author: Brooks F.
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Royal Canin Ultamino. Everything else we tried made him sick, including the raw diet. This is the only food that suits us. Larry is allergic to meat and fish proteins and cannot break them down properly. Ultamino crushes proteins on a molecular level and tricks his body into getting nutrients without itchy skin and diarrhea.
Author: Laura K.
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