g properties of chicken can add needed heat to the body or exacerbate Yang associated illness. This is a contributing reason to why so many pets are "allergic to chicken."
Eggs are more complicated, as the yolk is considered warming while the white is cooling. Additionally, the type of fowl that produced the egg also contributes to its Yang or Yin properties.
Rabbit has cooling energetic properties that calm the fire of excess associated with skin allergies, IBD, IMHA, and cancer. Rabbit is considered a novel protein source and an option for the management of hot, itchy, skin and digestive problems.
My dog, Cardiff, has suffered three bouts of IMHA in his six years of life and I use food energy to control his disease. During his IMHA episodes, rabbit, duck, and goose are some of the Yin food sources I used to treat his illness. Now that Cardiff is non-hemolytic, he eats a combination of human grade "dog food" containing turkey (cooling) and beef (neutral).
This Easter, and on an ongoing basis, consider the food energy implications of the chicken, egg, rabbit, and other foods consumed by your pet.
Dr. Patrick Mahaney