I am Dr. Devlin, and I am happy to assist you with your question about Gracie.
(I have a Gracie, too! Black Lab!)
The good news is that her D/D food is excellent quality, and contains everything she needs for proper nutrition and health. Vitamin/mineral supplementation is not necessary.
With true food allergies, the amount of beef or pork protein in a monthly heartworm pill (depending on the pill) can trigger flare ups and is best to be avoided. Heartgard makes a pill for dogs with allergies that does not contain pork or beef (or other common allergens), and another alternative is to use a product such as Revolution, which is a heartworm preventive, but in a topical form that goes on the back of the neck, like frontline. It also prevents fleas and ticks, although I would also use something else mid-month for flea prevention if she also has fleas.
You may already have excellent info on food allergies and food allergy trials - here are handouts I give to my clients:
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=2499
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=652
As far as hypoallergenic vitamins, it is perfectly fine to give your JRT 1/4 to 1/2 of an ADULT (human) vitamin supplement. Here is a google search I have clients run to give you an idea:
http://www.vin.com/WebLink.plx?URL=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=vitamin+supplement+hypoallergenic&btnG=Google+Search
It is not necessary to give a canine formulated brand - this comes straight from a well-known veterinary internal medicine and nutrition specialist, Dr. Joe Bartges from U. Tenn. College of Vet Med.
I hope this information helps, and that Gracie does well on her D/D. Please let me know how else I can help - I know you are trying to do the best for her.
Sincerely,
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