After
performing food trials to determine what ingredient your cat is allergic to, treatment involves feeding a diet that does not contain that ingredient.
If you suspect that your pet may have a food allergy, you can investigate by
performing a food trial.
If you suspect that your pet may have a food allergy, you will need to investigate by
performing a food trial.
Not exact matches
If someone wants to show that, he should design a randomized controlled
trial in which the control and intervention group have the EXACT SAME diet except for the animal
food, and no other lifestyle changes should be
performed.
«A pet
food company that has taken the time and money to have feeding
trials performed on their
food has essentially proved that their diet works as they claim it does,» Miller says.
Feeding
trials are not commonly
performed due to expense, so AAFCO allows pet
food manufacturers to claim their
food as nutritionally complete if one of the following requirements is met:
If a strict
trial was
performed and there has been no improvement,
food hypersensitivity can be ruled out, the dog can return to its normal diet, and other causes of skin problems can be pursued.
Most premium pet
food manufacturers invest considerable time and money researching the best formula for cats and
performing feeding
trials.
Ideally, feeding
trials have been
performed to ensure that the
food is complete and balanced.
In case the dog is allergic to
food, the skin testing is not an accurate test, so you will need to
perform a few
food trials to identify the problem ingredient.
A
food sensitivity is determined by a
food elimination
trial which is
performed under the supervision of a veterinarian.
Given its rarity, your vet will likely first rule out more common skin disorders and allergies by
performing tests such as skin cytology, skin scrapes, and
food trials.
AesculaTech has already
performed pre-clinical animal
trials that show its dry eye treatment creates statistically significant increases in tears on eyes and are preparing for human
trials to bring it closer to approval from the
Food and Drug Administration.