Food intolerance and Food allergy are two types of adverse reactions to a specific food or food additives. The
number of animals showing symptoms linked to food allergies and intolerances increases dramatically every
year. Symptoms of food allergies and food intolerance are mostly similar. These similarities make it difficult to
quickly differentiate between an allergy and intolerance. Food allergy involves an immunoglobulin E (IgE)-
mediated immune response. However, food intolerance does not trigger an immune response and is mostly
associated with the digestive system.

Until a few years ago, allergies were thought to be the most common adverse reaction to food. However, now
due to extensive research, it was shown that food intolerance can be predominant, more common, and likely to
become a chronic disease. Dogs and cats of any age, breed, or gender can be affected.

Food intolerance usually manifests itself with dermatological clinical signs and/or gastrointestinal signs.
However, this kind of adverse reaction can affect almost any organ and cause weakness, lack of appetite, weight
loss or poor weight gain, and poor growth in a young pet.

Diagnosis
The serological detection of the level of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to selected food is a convenient and
easy way to diagnose Food intolerance. A higher level of IgG antibodies to specific foods can indicate that a food
is problematic to consume. Test results should be observed in the context of the complete clinical picture and
help veterinarians formulate an elimination diet.

Using a new generation of advanced and fully automated technology, our laboratory provides a test for IgG
detection in order to diagnose Food intolerances in dogs.

• Pork, cooked
• Beef, cooked
• Lamb meat
• Chicken
• Duck meat
• Rabbit
• Red deer meat
• Turkey
• Ostrich
• Goat meat
• Garlic
• Parsley
• Codfish
• Herring
• Shrimp/Prawn
• Salmon
• Sardine (Pacific)
• Kelp
• Trout
• See bas
• Egg yolk
• Beta-Lactoglobulin
• Casein
• Gluten
• Peanut
• Soybean
• Sweet potato
• Brewer’s Yeast
• Flax seed
• Sunflower seed
• Corn
• Wheat flour
• Barley flour
• Oat flour
• Beetroot
• Kale
• Chicory
• Rice
• Pea
• Potato
• Chickpea
• Tomato
• Carrot
• Spinach
• Pumpkin
• Lentil
• Broccoli
• Strawberry
• Apple
• Raspberry
• Blackberry
• Blueberry
• Cranberry