{"id":1891,"date":"2016-03-05T00:51:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T00:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.addictionfoods.com\/blog\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2021-03-12T06:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T06:57:40","slug":"why-does-my-dog-itch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does My Dog Itch?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dogs can develop food allergies just like people. However, unlike people, they cannot share crucial information for the most accurate diagnosis. With the help of a veterinarian, you should rule out other health issues before settling on a diagnosis of food allergy.<\/p>\n

The tendency to develop allergies can also be genetically determined. Dogs with other allergies like inhalant allergies or atopy may be at increased risk for developing a food allergy. \u00a0Dogs can also develop food intolerance from eating the same food day after day, which can produce the same symptoms as a food allergy.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Food Allergy or Food Intolerance?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Food allergy is an immune response which causes itching sensations due to the consumption of a particular allergen in a diet. This means if your dog eats something he is allergic to, he will itch. I\u2019ll try to explain the science behind it in a way that makes sense.<\/p>\n

Upon first exposure to the allergen, the body initiates an immune response to the allergen by producing immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies. There are usually no significant external reactions. This means that the first time your dog eats something she\u2019s allergic to, there may be no reaction at all on the outside, but on the inside the body has already produced an allergic response.<\/p>\n

When the same allergen is re-ingested, the IgE antibodies bind to the allergen and initiate an inflammatory reaction. Once your dog\u2019s body has already started the allergy process, the second time they eat something they are allergic to, the inflammatory reaction (itching) occurs. The reactions continues every time your dog ingests the allergen.<\/p>\n

Your pet can develop food allergies at any time in their life with no rhyme or reason. Your dog may develop hot spots or sores among other symptoms, but the most common sign of allergies is itching and dry skin, especially of the face, ears and belly.<\/p>\n

Food intolerance can happen the same way food allergies do. \u00a0If your dog is eating the same diet every day for long periods of time, it is at risk for developing a food intolerance. \u00a0Food intolerance often have the same symptoms as food allergies.<\/p>\n

\"allergies\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Although this picture shows a human allergy to ragweed, the process is still the same with your animal and a food allergy.<\/p>\n

If you suspect your dog has a food allergy or a food intolerance, check out our e-book at www.addictionfoods.com. We\u2019ll have more informative blogs coming up on the subject of food, so subscribe here (insert link) to stay up to date.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t

\r\n \r\n
\r\n
\r\n \"Loading\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dogs can develop food allergies just like people. However, unlike people, they cannot share crucial information for the most accurate diagnosis. With the help of a veterinarian, you should rule out other health issues before settling on a diagnosis of food allergy. The tendency to develop allergies can also be genetically determined. Dogs with other […]<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t

\r\n \r\n
\r\n
\r\n \"Loading\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[107,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Does My Dog Itch? | Addiction Pet NZ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dogs can develop food allergies just like people. However, unlike people, they cannot share crucial information for the most accurate diagnosis. With the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Does My Dog Itch? | Addiction Pet NZ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dogs can develop food allergies just like people. However, unlike people, they cannot share crucial information for the most accurate diagnosis. With the\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Addiction Pet NZ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-05T00:51:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-12T06:57:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/11\/7F5DQ922SD.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Info\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Addiction Pet New Zealand\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/\",\"sameAs\":[],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/af-logo-150-150-sharp.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/af-logo-150-150-sharp.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"Addiction Pet New Zealand\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/\",\"name\":\"Addiction Pet NZ\",\"description\":\"Healthy Food Pets Crave\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/11\/7F5DQ922SD.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/11\/7F5DQ922SD.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":640,\"caption\":\"7F5DQ922SD\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/\",\"name\":\"Why Does My Dog Itch? | Addiction Pet NZ\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-05T00:51:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-12T06:57:40+00:00\",\"description\":\"Dogs can develop food allergies just like people. However, unlike people, they cannot share crucial information for the most accurate diagnosis. With the\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Does My Dog Itch?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#\/schema\/person\/4d3a0219f00f5b3e8845fd5c83faca25\"},\"headline\":\"Why Does My Dog Itch?\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-05T00:51:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-12T06:57:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#webpage\"},\"wordCount\":431,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/11\/7F5DQ922SD.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"dog\",\"dog food\",\"dog food allergy\",\"dog scratching\",\"elimination diet\",\"hot spots\",\"itchy\",\"limited protein\",\"novel protein\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Dog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#\/schema\/person\/4d3a0219f00f5b3e8845fd5c83faca25\",\"name\":\"Info\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/author\/mona\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Does My Dog Itch? | Addiction Pet NZ","description":"Dogs can develop food allergies just like people. However, unlike people, they cannot share crucial information for the most accurate diagnosis. With the","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Does My Dog Itch? | Addiction Pet NZ","og_description":"Dogs can develop food allergies just like people. However, unlike people, they cannot share crucial information for the most accurate diagnosis. With the","og_url":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/","og_site_name":"Addiction Pet NZ","article_published_time":"2016-03-05T00:51:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-03-12T06:57:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/11\/7F5DQ922SD.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Info","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#organization","name":"Addiction Pet New Zealand","url":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/","sameAs":[],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#logo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/af-logo-150-150-sharp.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/af-logo-150-150-sharp.png","width":150,"height":150,"caption":"Addiction Pet New Zealand"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#logo"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#website","url":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/","name":"Addiction Pet NZ","description":"Healthy Food Pets Crave","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/11\/7F5DQ922SD.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/11\/7F5DQ922SD.jpg","width":960,"height":640,"caption":"7F5DQ922SD"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/","name":"Why Does My Dog Itch? | Addiction Pet NZ","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2016-03-05T00:51:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-12T06:57:40+00:00","description":"Dogs can develop food allergies just like people. However, unlike people, they cannot share crucial information for the most accurate diagnosis. With the","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Does My Dog Itch?"}]},{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#webpage"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#\/schema\/person\/4d3a0219f00f5b3e8845fd5c83faca25"},"headline":"Why Does My Dog Itch?","datePublished":"2016-03-05T00:51:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-12T06:57:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#webpage"},"wordCount":431,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/11\/7F5DQ922SD.jpg","keywords":["dog","dog food","dog food allergy","dog scratching","elimination diet","hot spots","itchy","limited protein","novel protein"],"articleSection":["Dog"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/why-does-my-dog-itch\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/#\/schema\/person\/4d3a0219f00f5b3e8845fd5c83faca25","name":"Info","url":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/blog\/author\/mona\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1891"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}