A diet trial is considered the gold standard method of
diagnosing food allergies in dogs.
It's extremely difficult to detect and
diagnose food allergies in dogs too.
Not exact matches
Lastly on
food... Do wolves and wild animals suffer from
allergies, flea hypersensitivity, gingivitis and gum disease, anal gland blockage, sensitive bowels and
food allergy, hip or elbow dysplasia, diabetes, thyroid deficiency, early onset arthritis, autoimmune diseases or the vast array of cancers that are
diagnosed in dogs today?
We have compiled a step - by - step guide to help you through the allergen elimination process
in the «How to
Diagnose Your
Dog's
Food Allergy» section of our
Dog Food Allergy page.
While it may be fairly simple to
diagnose your
dog with
food allergies in some cases, pinpointing the
food causing the
allergy can be difficult.
In order to
diagnose your
dog with
food allergies you must put him through a
food trial lasting at least 12 weeks.
Though it can sometimes be tricky to isolate an
allergy in dogs, the process of
diagnosing a
food allergy is pretty straightforward.
Please note, many
dogs diagnosed with a
food allergy will require home - cooked meals - but this must be done
in conjunction with your veterinarian, as it requires careful
food balancing.
How
Food Allergies in dogs are
diagnosed: Underlying conditions associated with
Food Allergies may create complications, so your veterinarian is always the best resource to successfully
diagnose this condition.
As bloodwork
allergy testing is notoriously poor
in diagnosing food allergies, many vets recommend that the only way to know for sure if your
dog has a
food allergy or intolerance is to do an elimination diet trial.
We have focused on recipes with limited ingredients, making them easy to include if your
dog is
in the middle of elimination trials to
diagnose a
food allergy.