Why is my allergic dog shedding more on a new homemade diet?

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We have a black lab. He had problems with itching to the point of getting bald spots on face and around eyes, vet put him on an allergy medicine , Apoquel. Eyes all cleared up and no more itching. Started him on dinovite home made recipe with raw ground beef, eggs with shells hard boiled, white rice, super omega and dinovite powder. We were hoping to get him get off the Apoquel. We have recently noticed him shedding a lot more and if you pull the hair it has 1/4 " white color from the root. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 1 year and 5 months old | 65 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

The cause of the allergy must be understood to be able to reduce and eventually stop Apoquel. Three main type of allergies are usually affecting pets: food allergies, flea and parasite related ones and environmental type (allergens coming from trees, pollens, dust etc etc). Exclusion commercial diets are the best to rule out specific allergens. A blood test is available to determine the allergy panel (which substances he is allergic to). Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Why is my allergic dog shedding more on a new homemade diet?

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