TALKING ABOUT ALLERGIES IN OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS
Allergies in dogs and cats are very common and can be caused by several factors, including food allergens, insect bites, mould and dust.
ALLERGIES The usual sites of itching are the belly, paws, the base of the tail and the muzzle, especially around the eyes, mouth and ears. Occasionally, the animal may have watery eyes and may sneeze or cough. Vomiting and diarrhoea may also occur, especially in the case of a food allergy. Allergy symptoms may be present throughout the year or only during a particular season, depending on the allergens that trigger the reaction. For example, pollens are seasonal, while dust mites are present year-round. If your pet shows any of these symptoms, visit your vet for an allergy check-up. If symptoms remain after excluding or treating other causes, including food allergy, the next step is to identify the environmental allergens that may be causing the allergy. This is done using a quick and simple blood test - the Next+ serological test. Contact your veterinary surgeon for more information!
FOOD ALLERGIES The symptoms of food allergy are basically the same as those of atopy (environmental allergy). In addition to these symptoms, between 10% and 15% of animals with a food allergy have gastrointestinal complaints, such as vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss and abdominal complaints. The most common allergens responsible for food allergies are certain proteins found in beef, chicken, wheat and milk. The foods have often been part of their diet for a long time. Symptoms can appear at any age, but usually first appear in 1-year-old animals. The only way to know if your pet has a food allergy is to do an elimination diet. This means contacting your veterinary doctor to evaluate with him a new, simplified diet based on an alternative protein source to the dog's usual diet for 6-8 weeks.
Molecular allergology:
The future in sensitisation detection IgE-mediated
Molecular allergology is a state-of-the-art approach to sensitisation detection, which involves the use of individual allergen components for the determination of specific IgE, instead of traditionally used allergen extracts.
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TALKING ABOUT ALLERGIES IN OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS
Allergies in dogs and cats are very common and can be caused by several factors, including food allergens, insect bites, mould and dust.
ALLERGIES
The usual sites of itching are the belly, paws, the base of the tail and the muzzle, especially around the eyes, mouth and ears. Occasionally, the animal may have watery eyes and may sneeze or cough. Vomiting and diarrhoea may also occur, especially in the case of a food allergy.
Allergy symptoms may be present throughout the year or only during a particular season, depending on the allergens that trigger the reaction. For example, pollens are seasonal, while dust mites are present year-round.
If your pet shows any of these symptoms, visit your vet for an allergy check-up. If symptoms remain after excluding or treating other causes, including food allergy, the next step is to identify the environmental allergens that may be causing the allergy. This is done using a quick and simple blood test - the Next+ serological test. Contact your veterinary surgeon for more information!
FOOD ALLERGIES
The symptoms of food allergy are basically the same as those of atopy (environmental allergy). In addition to these symptoms, between 10% and 15% of animals with a food allergy have gastrointestinal complaints, such as vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss and abdominal complaints.
The most common allergens responsible for food allergies are certain proteins found in beef, chicken, wheat and milk. The foods have often been part of their diet for a long time. Symptoms can appear at any age, but usually first appear in 1-year-old animals.
The only way to know if your pet has a food allergy is to do an elimination diet. This means contacting your veterinary doctor to evaluate with him a new, simplified diet based on an alternative protein source to the dog's usual diet for 6-8 weeks.
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Molecular allergology:
The future in sensitisation detection
IgE-mediated
Molecular allergology is a state-of-the-art approach to sensitisation detection, which involves the use of individual allergen components for the determination of specific IgE, instead of traditionally used allergen extracts.
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