Dogs are famous for enjoying the simple things in life - notably chasing cats and eating meat. But that's not the case for unfortunate Joey, a dog who is allergic to cats, meat, and pretty much everything else except potatoes and porridge.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.
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/812623-the-dog-who-is-allergic-to-cats-and-only-eats-potatoes
Aw, poor Joey:(
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