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How can I accurately test my dog for food allergies at home?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 104 years and 10 months old | 18 lbs

What is the best food allergy test for my dog?

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Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

Veterinarian

Published on November 4th, 2017

According to this peer reviewed study published in April 2017, only 3% of dogs with food allergies react to RC Anallergenic diet. The same study lists some alternative diet options. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28090706/

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    Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

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    Food allergy blood tests are currently quite poor and do not accurately predict clinical responses. I would recommend an 8 week trial on royal canin anallergenic - in this diet the protein and other nutrients have been specially prepared and 'pre-digested' into such small molecules that they no longer trigger allergy responses and are highly digestible and absorbable. It is important to give no treats, table scraps, stolen garbage or flavored tablets during the 8 weeks in order to fully investigate the role of food triggers in her symptoms - it can take up to 6 weeks for any ingested allergen to completely leave the skin and so the extended period is vital to fully assess responses. A complete or partial response allows you to assess how much of her condition is affected by diet

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