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My vet thinks our dog may have developed some food allergies and recommended a chicken free diet to see if her itchy skin improves over time.

She recommended Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach formula which seems to be helping. We went with the Salmon & Rice flavor to maximize the amount of Omega 3 and 6 she's getting. We use a combo of the dry and wet versions. We also tried the Beef version but then we wondered if she had sensitivity to beef so we went 100% salmon.

Today I noticed that Beef Fat is an ingredient in the dry version of the Salmon formula. Should that be a concern if dog has Beef allergies? Or is it the Beef protein that is the real issue and the fat likely doesn't have that (if they refine it properly). And in general are Beef allergies common?

Is the new Surface Pro going to be.called the 12? Didn't they already release 12 last year or is this just a refresh of 12.

For those of us on Duloxetine 20mg with the four 5mg beads, is there a best practice taper that doesn't involve having to switch to the tiny beads version or switch to another SSRI?

With my options, and other taper plans I've read about, I'm thinking of going with this.

Month 1 - remove 5mg, take 15mg once a day

Month 2 - remove 10mg. Take 10mg once daily

Month 3 - remove 15mg. Take 5mg once daily

Month 4

Week 1 - Take 5mg once every 36 hours

Week 2 - Take 5mg once every 48 hours.

Week 3 - Take 5mg once every 60 hours.

Week 4 - Take 5mg once every 72 hours

Month 5 - discontinue