nick
February 15th, 2010, 04:29 AM
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For most dogs the idea of chasing the neighbourhood cat followed by a relaxing hour or three chewing on a bone is heaven.
But not for Joey, a five-year-old Alsatian-Collie who is allergic to almost everything - including cats.
Joey's allergies are so bad he can't even go bounding around in a grassy field or enjoy a dip in a river.
And there's no Pedigree Chum for poor Joey either - he's allergic to meat.
That means he has to survive on a diet of potatoes and porridge provided by his loving owners Lisa McCormack, 25, and Scott Muirhead, 36, from Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Mr Muirhead said: 'Joey was consistently breaking out in boils and sores and we were scratching our heads over why.
'He can't even chase a cat or he'll break out in a rash. We couldn't believe it.
'After a year of trips to the vets we finally got a special blood test performed to see what was going on.
'The results said it all and our local vets were baffled. They had never seen anything like it in a dog before.
Full story here (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249882/Meet-Joey-dog-allergic-cats-eat-potatoes-porridge.html)
For most dogs the idea of chasing the neighbourhood cat followed by a relaxing hour or three chewing on a bone is heaven.
But not for Joey, a five-year-old Alsatian-Collie who is allergic to almost everything - including cats.
Joey's allergies are so bad he can't even go bounding around in a grassy field or enjoy a dip in a river.
And there's no Pedigree Chum for poor Joey either - he's allergic to meat.
That means he has to survive on a diet of potatoes and porridge provided by his loving owners Lisa McCormack, 25, and Scott Muirhead, 36, from Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Mr Muirhead said: 'Joey was consistently breaking out in boils and sores and we were scratching our heads over why.
'He can't even chase a cat or he'll break out in a rash. We couldn't believe it.
'After a year of trips to the vets we finally got a special blood test performed to see what was going on.
'The results said it all and our local vets were baffled. They had never seen anything like it in a dog before.
Full story here (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249882/Meet-Joey-dog-allergic-cats-eat-potatoes-porridge.html)