Dogs can also suffer food intolerance like people. The symptoms are similar to those of people with a gastrointestinal problem. The truth is that many people do not associate the foods that harm them with the discomfort of the animal, but you have to look at what we give them to know if the problem is in any food.
This food intolerance must be differentiate it from allergies, which can have more serious consequences for the dog, as it happens with people. With allergies you have to take special care, but intolerances cause discomfort to the dog, so you also have to know how to identify them.
You have to know that with the food allergy it is the dog's immune system that reacts, and with intolerance it is the digestive system. In both, diarrhea or vomiting can occur, but in the case of allergy, there are reactions such as respiratory deficiency or skin problems.
There are foods, such as milk with lactose, which can also make intolerance appear. There are also breeds that are more prone to these problems with food such as Boxers, although it can manifest in all dogs. When we see the first symptoms, with gas, diarrhea or vomiting and a general discomfort in the dog, and maybe pain when touching the abdomen, it is better to go to a veterinarian.
If the veterinarian suspects that it may be from a food to which he has an intolerance, he will give him a hypoallergenic feed diet. It will always be necessary to determine what is the food that is harmful to banish it from the diet. It must also be taken into account that on many occasions they suffer from indigestion due to eating too much or because they have eaten other things and the symptoms are similar, so they can be confused, and the latter is temporary.