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The dog who is allergic to cats and only eats potatoes - PHOTO

11 February 2010 [14:25] - TODAY.AZ
Joey, an Alsatian-Collie crossbreed, gets a nasty rash if he eats meat or chases a cat. His allergy is also brought out by activities as diverse as running through grass or jumping into water.
Now his owners, Lisa McCormack and Scott Muirhead, feed him a diet of nothing but potatoes and porridge - as they're the only things they've found he isn't allergic to.

Mr Muirhead said: 'Joey was consistently breaking out in boils and sores and we were scratching our heads over why. After a year of trips to the vets we finally got a special blood test performed to see what was going on.

'Our local vets were baffled,' he added. 'They had never seen anything like it in a dog before.'

They now hope that a treatment of antibiotics combined with specialised dog food will help Joey avoid his allergies.

'He's looking much better,' said Miss McCormack.


/Metro.co.uk/

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