Food Allergy In Dogs And Cats A Review

In 20 30 of the cases dogs and cats have concurrent allergic diseases atopy flea allergic dermatitis.

Food allergy in dogs and cats a review.

A review and report of 43 cases. Food allergy in dogs and cats. Therapy of fa consists of avoiding the offending food component s. Diagnosis was based on a history of pruritus with or without pyoderma elimination of other causes remission of clinical signs while feeding.

A reliable diagnosis can only be made with dietary elimination challenge trials. A review and report of 43 cases. The symptoms of food allergies are often the same as for seasonal environmental allergies. Abstract the literature on food allergy in dogs and cats is reviewed and 33 cases in dogs and 10 cases in cats seen in aquitaine france are described.

Abstract after a brief review of the literature information is given on 33 cases in dogs and 10 cases in cats seen in aquitaine france. Provocation testing is necessary for the identification of the causative food component s. A review author ann verlinden and myriam hesta and sam millet and geert p. There may also be gi signs such as diarrhea vomiting or an increased number of bowel movements per day.

Allergy testing in dogs is done for seasonal environmental allergies only. Therapy of fa consists of avoiding the offending food component s. A review article verlinden2006foodai title food allergy in dogs and cats. Is there an allergy test for dogs.

Signs of food allergies in dogs. A reliable diagnosis can only be made with dietary elimination challenge trials. Résumé cet article fait la synthèse des données bibliographiques concernant l allergie alimentaire chez le chien et le chat. Food allergy in dogs and cats.

The other common allergic disease in dogs is food allergy fa which can be separated from non immune mediated reactions to food such as food poisoning and metabolic reactions 32 33. In 20 30 of the cases dogs and cats have concurrent allergic diseases atopy flea allergic dermatitis. Janssens journal critical reviews in food science and nutrition year 2006 volume 46 pages 259 273.