u/CuriousMushroom63

Names are interesting to me

They start out as a jumble of letters

On a page you glance past them

Trying to sound the word out

Reason with the syllables so it sticks in your head better

Or maybe it starts as a sound

Echoing out of someone's mouth

And like a new language you must tie that sound down

Anchor it in your head with an association

To a face, or a memory

Or a feeling

Over time, what was once a stranger

to your senses becomes familiar

It starts to roll off your tongue with no hesitation

Its letters get burned in your head like the branding on a cow

Your name is etched in my soul

Like an old scripture on a stone tablet

Something i one day may lose

But never truly forget

And that's something special

My dog is a 7 year old husky/corgi mix and a few years ago developed terribly itchy skin and started getting frequent ear infections. We took him to the vet several times to be treated for his infections, where he would be prescribed apoquel and prednisone for his itching. It helped, but whenever he finished his prescriptions, it came right back. The vet recommended i try cutting chicken out of his diet, and that made a big difference, but it didn't completely fix the issue. They then recommended an at-home allergy testing kit called "Glacier Peak Holistics Pet Intolerance Test"

I ordered one and just got the results back. It said he had a lot of food sensitivities that make mealtime very complicated. He showed as highly sensitive to chicken, egg, corn, wheat, oat, and flax. And moderately sensitive to lamb, salmon, shellfish, potato, tomato, and vegetable oil. And those were just the basics, there was a lot more on there.

I guess I have two questions: how accurate are these tests, and what the hell am i supposed to feed him if they are?