(There is one study of one family of Irish Setters in the 1990s that claims to have identified
Celiac disease in the dogs, but that's the only case known.)
There has only been one recorded case of suspected
celiac disease in dogs — in a family of Irish Setters in 1991.
Not exact matches
The vet
in the article is convinced that
dogs can get
celiac disease and that putting them on a gluten free diet will stop their problems.
However, veterinarian Dr. John B. Symes believes that gluten can cause acute or chronic kidney failure
in dogs, much like how
celiac disease can affect humans and the tainted wheat gluten caused widespread illness amongst our four - legged friends.
This paper is an article I wrote for the newsletter of www.
celiac.com when asked about the prevalence of
celiac disease (gluten intolerance)
in the
dog and cat.