Allergic to TOPs Pellets?

[AutumnRain]

Unfortunately, Emery is definitely allergic to something in the TOPs pellets. She doesn't always choose to eat them, but after observing the few times where she has, she has allergic symptoms. This doesn't happen on days where she only eats her Roudybush pellets, which thankfully, are her favorite. So, I now have a bulk-sized bag that's almost full of TOPs pellets that she for sure won't be eating anymore.

I thought about donating them to a local rescue, but the bag is open so I'm not sure if they will take it. I'm sad that they made her not feel well, because I really loved the idea of giving her both Roudybush and cold-pressed pellets to make her feel her best. I wish I knew what she is allergic to in them so as to avoid that ingredient. Oh well, at least she loves her Roudybush ones.

 

[Shezbug]

Can you call the rescues and ask about the open bag? I have donated opened bags of dog and cat food in the past and they’ve been accepted. I know that there is quite a difference with birds but no harm asking

 

[Rain Bow]

Yes, or check w/ your vet office. They may know where they can go to be used.

 

[AutumnRain]

@Shezbug, I agree. I'm planning on calling and asking them tomorrow if I have time.

 

[Mizzely]

My initial thought was alfalfa but Roudybush also has that. Weird!

 

[Rain Bow]

My initial thought was alfalfa but Roudybush also has that. Weird!

It was mine too! I didn't cross compare the ingredients though. Maybe comparing them would take a few ingredients off the allergy list though. It's so tough to figure an allergy out, I wonder if a vet could do a test of some type. Like allergy docs do for us.

We had a cat that had issues w/ wet foods that contained fish. It took me forever to figure it out. Every time she got fish she'd end up with a massive bladder/kidney infection. It was terrible trying to figure out what was doing it & since it was an irregular thing to purchase it was more difficult to determine. What a cost it was in vet bills & antibiotics! She was our last furbaby & lived a very long life, 19 years. Ultimately renal disease was her demise, I often wonder if any of her fish issues put more tax on her urinary system if there would've been more years w/ her if we hadn't gone thru all that trial & error.

 

[AutumnRain]

@Rainbow, Aww that's sad. With Emery, it took me a while to figure it out too since she wasn't eating them super often. She liked them a lot when I first gave them to her, but she probably realized they didn't make her feel well when she ate them. I kept wondering why she didn't want them anymore. I would offer them almost daily, and she hardly ever touched them. I'm just relieved that I figured it out. I didn't take her to the vet, because she would be fine shortly after. Thankfully she didn't eat them enough for the allergy to become worse.

 

[AutumnRain]

@Mizzely, I'm wondering if maybe the cold pressed TOPs have more pollen in them that gets baked out with the Roudybush kind, and maybe she's allergic to that...?

 

[Mizzely]

@Mizzely, I'm wondering if maybe the cold pressed TOPs have more pollen in them that gets baked out with the Roudybush kind, and maybe she's allergic to that...?

Maybe! So hard to know. Allergies are a rough business!

 

[fashionfobie]

Maybe! So hard to know. Allergies are a rough business!

They really are! I haven't had a bird yet with them, but my dog Paige was allergic to the world. It was ongoing so we decided to take her to a doggie allergy specialist. She had a little patch of fur shaved off and they pricked her with many different allergens. She was off the charts on about 50% of them. The poor dog was allergic to basically every grass known, tree pollens, the works; mostly plants. So we did a therapy with injections. Basically she was exposed to the allergens in a controlled dose and then was able to build up some anti bodies. It really helped for her. Before the treatment she was in the vet 4-6 times a year for steroids and antibiotics because she would get infections from the rashes. After the therapy she only needed additional care every two years. So it was 100% worth it! She did have some flare ups after hikes in forests or grassy areas, but she loved being outside. So what can you do! It is hard with dogs because they just go for it... at least with humans you will knowingly avoid things that you are allergic to.

 

[Rain Bow]

You may want to see if there is a specialized vet for this maybe because you could run into more issues.