This is because many factors, including which laboratory is performing the test, can affect the results
of blood allergy testing.
Just because
blood allergy tests don't work doesn't mean you can't try to decrease your dog's exposure to antigens.
The physicians at Cascade Natural Medicine are proud to offer in - office «skin - scratch» allergy testing in addition to
standard blood allergy tests.
Neither intradermal or
blood allergy testing can determine food allergies.
Complete dermatologic work - ups available with skin cytology, dermatohistopathology, scraping,
blood allergy testing and immune therapy.
Blood allergy testing can be conducted at your veterinarian's office, and intradermal skin testing can be performed at a veterinary dermatologists office.
We are able to perform basic blood and parasite testing, dermatological tests, testing for infectious disease and
blood allergy testing.
In
a blood allergy test, a blood sample is obtained and sent to a laboratory.
(
blood allergy testing is worthless in pets, but skin tests can be helpful)
Skin allergy testing is more invasive than
blood allergy testing, because it requires sedation due to the length of time the patient needs to be still.
To perform
a blood allergy test, a small sample of the patient's blood is drawn and analyzed.
Blood allergy tests can also determine food allergies, as well as allergic reactions to materials like cotton or nylon.
Blood allergy testing is the most common form of allergy testing because it is convenient and easy to do.