Hypoallergenic Dog Food - Purina Veterinary Diets HA Dry Review
Ingredients:
Corn starch, modified isolated soy protein, water, coconut oil, dicalcium phosphate, canola oil preserved with TBHQ, cellulose, corn oil, potassium chloride, vegetable gums (gum arabic and guar gum), salt, choline chloride, DL-Methionine, magnesium oxide, lecithin, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, vitamin supplements (E, A, B-12, D-3), riboflavin supplement, manganese sulfate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, biotin, thiamine mononitrate, garlic oil, copper sulfate, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
Guaranteed Analysis %:Carbohydrate, % 53.8 Protein, % 19.3 Fat, % 9.54 Fiber, % 1.43 Calcium, % 1.28 Phosphorus, % 0.96 Potassium, % 0.62 Chloride, % 0.62 Sodium, % 0.22 Magnesium, % 0.1
Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food Rating
Animal Digest - 1 point possible = Plus 1 point = No animal digest
Corn - 1 point possible =Minus 1 point = Corn starch, corn oil
Wheat - 1 point possible = Plus 1 point = No wheat
Soy - 1 point possible = Minus 1 point = modified isolated soy protein
Gluten - 1 point possible = Plus 1 point = No gluten
Extra Goodies - 1 point possible = Minus 1 point = water, coconut oil, canola oil, cellulose
By-Products - 1 point possible = Plus 1 point = No by-products
Animal Fat - 1 point possible = Plus 1 point = no animal fat
Pet Food Recalls - 1 point possible = Plus1 point = No Recalls Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food
Class Action- 1 point possible = Minus 1 point = Class Action Purina Pet Foods
Dog Food Rating for Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food
Total Score = 6/10
Ask Susan Peters Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food Review
Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food doesn't seem to have anything special in it. This is pretty much junk with a high price. If your vet is selling this stuff they are making a huge profit at your dog's expense! Corn, Wheat, and Soy are the main ingredients which cause allergies in dogs and cats. Purina Veterinary Diets is made with Corn and Soy as a basis for a hypoallergenic dog food. What where these people thinking?
Class action filed against Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food for false advertising.
No pet food recalls against Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food.
Corn and soy are used which cause skin irritation, hair loss, fever, ear infections, kidney failure, liver failure.
No use of by-products. By-products are ingredients used which are not fit for human consumption. By-products are often floor sweepings from a rendering plant.
"Meat" is often rendered dogs and cats as well as other animals such as road-kill. When the source of the meat is known it will be listed as beef, poultry, chicken, turkey, etc. When the source of the meat is not known it is simply called "meat.
Total Score = Ol' Roy dog food, which is considered one of the poorest quality dog foods on the market, scored 5 out of 10. Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food scored 6 out of 10.
The life span of your pet should be at least 20 years. Your pet's diet strongly influences your pet's life expectancy. Always look for a quality pet food which scores 10 out of 10.
Purina Veterinary Diets HA HypoAllergenic Canine Formula Dry Dog Food is a pet food I would not consider a healthy choice in pet foods.
Published by Susan Peters
Susan Peters is a professional pet groomer for more than 20 years. Susan has taken her interest in pet care and carried it over into writing for the public. View profile
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8 Comments
Post a CommentHA is a great diet that has saved many a dog that has gone through about every premium LID on the shelf and BARF, raw, etc. Why so many think there is a one size fits all diet is beyond me. My dog went throu NV, Blue, Canidae, Orijen, Pinnacle, DVP LID and was constantly scratching licking etc all night and day. The veterinary hydrologyzed diet was the only thing that worked. So while some may rip and rip and tell you to do this and that and this, after following their advice for two years and getting nothing but a miserable dog, I followed the research and my dog is better. If your dog is corn sensitive and yes the starch is a corn starch (info available on the purina veterinary website) then Royal Canin and SD make a hydrologyzed with other ingrediants to try. And to all the SOY SOY SOY screamers, it is well documented in veterinary journals that research scientists have shown soy ellergic dogs can digest hydrologyzed soy with no rections due to the molecular size
I am somewhat disappointed in this article. On page 1 they give the HA a point for being Wheat free, which it is and on page two yell about it containing wheat. They also did no research by scientist unrelated to Purina etc that ofund that hydrologyzed soy given to dogs sensitized to soy causes no immunoligical response (ie allergic response). The main ding I would give is to the corn. Hydrologyzed proteins are digested differently than any other dog food so the only way to get this is through a veterinary product and some animals need such a protein. While I admire the article, their lack of proper research or even referencing their own article correctly make this as bad a a dog food ad.
p.s. I should add that since he has been on the Purina HA diet (about 8 weeks now) he has not had any steroids, not even a bendryl :)
My 6 year old Boxer has been suffering with increasingly bad allergies for years. I even had to put him on steroids last year as he got so bad. Finally, after allergy testing came back inconclusive, my Vet decided to try him on Purina HA. I was not happy about this as the list of ingredients didn't seem anywhere near healthy, at least not compared to the limited ingredient dog food I had him on (that food had only 5 ingredients and tons of nutrition). Within less than 2 weeks my baby is like a puppy again. He NEVER licks and chews his feet, hence we all sleep well now as he doesn't keep himself and us up at 2am chewing his feet incessantly. This is (so far) the ONLY solution to his allergies and while I would rather have him eat a food that has less names I can't even pronounce, the relief my boy has tells me I need to keep him on this :)
Feed what works for your dog. Allergies are individual and the diets that solve them are individual. I like this food a lot better than the ones that say "Lamb & Rice" but really include corn, wheat and chicken. Of NOT use what so ever to dog that is allergic. They also complicate testing for allergies as unknowing folks feed them and then the dogs have been exposed to more possible allergins. Lamb and Rice was a good allergy testing diet when few dogs ate lamp and rice. Now we have to go to potato and duck or some other odd meat and carb source.
I believe the reviewer misrepresents the form of soy as a protein source. It is hydrolized, meaning it is broken down so the digestive system can handle it. The review calls it "modified." Similarly, what is called "corn starch" in the review is listed on the bag as "starch." I am looking into the source of that ingredient. It may well be corn, and the addition of corn oil might prove difficult for dogs to digest. But when you don't understand the science that goes into the food, it's irresponsible to criticize it and misrepresent the ingredients in a public forum. The reviewer also lists "meat" on the second page, even though the food has no meat whatsoever.
The review judges rather than informs, and that's truly a shame for people with dogs who have allergies, people who might be trying to make balanced decisions about their dogs' diets. Please, ask your vet, and ask other vets. Get the blood work sent to a GI lab.
Agreed. In a perfect world, I would feed my dog something organic and with only a few ingredients; but in this world, this is the only food my dog can eat.
I really don't understand the poor rating on the Purina HA. This is the only food my dog can eat without breaking out, without losing her hair, without smelling bad and without chewing her paws til they bleed. She has such severe allergies that this is the only thing that gives her comfort. So I am really confused as to why you dislike it so. I do agree that it is entirely to expensive and very difficult to afford but what else can you do when this is all your dog can seem to eat?