(02-05) Food Allergy: Dogs and Cats

Question 1

Food allergy is a what hypersensitivity to an ingested allergen?

Answer 1

Type I, Type III or Type IV

Question 2

What is the hallmark of food allergy.

Answer 2

Pruritus

Question 3

Clinical signs in dogs and cats can be quite variable

Answer 3

d

Question 4

Food allergy and what can look exactly the same.

Answer 4

atopic dermatitis

Question 5

Be suspicious of food allergy if an animal shows clinical signs before when?

Answer 5

1 year of age!

Question 6

What are not good diagnostic tests for

food allergy.

Answer 6

Intradermal testing, RAST, ELISA or any other serologic tests

Question 7

what are the only reliable methods of testing for food allergy?

Answer 7

Elimination diet and challenge trials

Question 8

Feed a single and novel protein and carbohydrate sources, exclusively, for how long?

Answer 8

8-10 weeks

Question 9

A decrease in pruritus of at least what is considered a positive test

Answer 9

50% (Diagnosis is then confirmed by feeding the animal its regular diet and seeing the pruritus
improve or recur within 14 days.)

Question 10

Ideally, hwat should be provided during the trial

Answer 10

a home-cooked diet (The same diet used during the trial can usually be provided as maintenance diet)

Question 11

Be sure to identify and treat any secondary problem such as staphylococcal pyoderma,
Malassezia dermatitis and seborrhea.

Answer 11

d