However, Wysong recommends Archetype as well as many of its products be fed in a diet rotation format (which I personally recommend for most dog foods). For more information about this feeding method, please visit our FAQ page and look for the topic, “Diet Rotation for Dogs”.

Wysong has information about diet rotation on its own site, too. Hope this helps.

ANYTHING that can cause inflammation of the digestive tract wall can allow “undigested proteins” into the blood where they are not recognized by the immune system and attacked. IF the proteins are digested properly to amino acids there is nothing for the immune system to react to. The other side of the picture here is —- the undigested protein has to get through AND the immune system has to “over-react” to the antigen / protein.. We are ALWAYS subjected to antigens (pollen, dander etc) but only when the immune system over-reacts do we develop an allergy. The health of the liver can cause the immune system to be over-reactive as can over-vaccinating, chemicals (like heartworm and flea/tick meds etc — which in and of themselves stress the liver), inadequate nutrient intake plus…..

With colitis the colon can be inflammed but possibly not to the point of permeability. And if to that point, if digestion is proper or the immune system is not over-reacting then the allergy does not happen.. Dr. Jean Dodds and other vets I have read material from feel that “true” allergies are not very common and that much of the symptoms we see are actually intolerances or sensitvities (like gluten “intolerance”). No IGa/IGe response. However, symptoms can manifest in the same manner.

Once the “inflammation” (if permeability didn’t occur) is controlled the food can be added back in to the diet AS LONG as it does not cause re-inflammation. Chicken and NSAIDS will cause colitis in Gizmo every time if given more then a few days. Because I already rotate proteins every other day — I’ve never tested turkey longer. It may be that I can now feed turkey to her as well as the other four proteins but it did take much longer before she didn’t react to it then it did the four other foods. AND, it might very well be that if I didn’t rotate and fed exclusively duck she would eventually react to it as well.. Don’t know??

Am I correct in thinking the NSAID will compromise the colon wall much like Candida rhizomes do allowing partially digested pieces of protein to escape into the blood stream where the body will react to it as though it’s an antigen and become allergic to the protein? Eventually once the permeability of the colon lining is repaired by eliminating the irritant and taking lots of probiotics, then slow reintroduction of the protein after about 6 months or so can successfully allow the dog to eat the protein without the allergic reaction?