How to Test Your Dog For Food Allergies – Food Elimination Trial Test

Posted by Dr Sam, On 26 Jan, 2023 | Updated On 26 Jan, 2023 2 Comments »

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Do you want to know the food that gives your dog allergies?
No medical test can show you this.
And you may not even need a vet for it.
All you need is food elimination trial test. It is the only accurate way to identify the foods responsible for your dog’s allergies.

First, you need to be sure and eliminate other causes of dermatosis – itchiness (especially parasites and infections) by microscopic laboratory examination.

Statistics have proved it and experience has also shown that; there are dogs that react to most hypoallergenic food, and there are some that do not react to most allergenic food.

There are dogs which react to chicken and there are some that do not react to it. And this is so for every food stuff.

This is the reason you must always do homemade food allergy trial test for your dog before changing her diet to new food.

Note: Reaction of your dog to a specific-food-stuff-based (for instance chicken-based) commercial food does not always mean she will react to chicken-based homemade food. This may be that she reacts to additive in commercial food.

How to Conduct Food Elimination Trial Test

Let say you feed your dog chicken-and-rice based homemade food and your dog is reacting to it. To be sure which of the ingredient(s) in the meal your dog is reacting to, just do food elimination trial test.

You can start with any of the food stuff, let say, chicken. Remove chicken from the recipe and complement the protein that will be missing in the meal by increasing the amount of other source of protein that is already in the recipe. If chicken is the cause of the allergy, the symptoms will stop within 2 weeks. Do the same for every other food stuff in the recipe.

Now, to introduce any other food stuff – like meat (let say turkey in replacement of chicken for protein), do this simple trial test before feeding her the food:

Cook small portion of it and feed her once per day for 3 days. Allergic reactions will manifest in your dog within 48 hours of intake if the food is not for her.

Note: Our goal is to give you Allergy-Testing Homemade Food Recipes for dog. The meals will be formulated without certain major sources of nutrients but will still be balanced. You will be able to feed your dog with them till you get a save, balanced and cheap recipe that contains meat, grain and vegetables.

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2 comments on “How to Test Your Dog For Food Allergies – Food Elimination Trial Test”

Pamela

I’m very interested in learning more about the right raw
foods and how to prepare them for a healthy diet for my dog

11 Jun 2023

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  Dr Sam
  

  Hi Pamela,
  I’m not in support of raw food for pets. Feeding your dog with raw food puts her at the risk of infection most especially when meat is involved.
  Why can’t you go a step further cooking your dog food?

  11 Jun 2023

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