Dog Intolerance Test

More About this Test

Did you know that your dog could be sensitive to certain foods or other environmental elements? This sensitivity or intolerance can cause symptoms such as digestive or skin problems. The Dog Intolerance Test checks 143 foods and 47 artificial allergens to determine which of them are the cause of these symptoms.

Why is the Dog Intolerance Test Important?

Intolerance is a non-immunological adverse reaction to certain items present in the environment or in food. Sometimes this reaction presents with obvious symptoms such as digestive issues, vomiting, diarrhoea or visible skin problems. But in other cases, the symptoms are not obvious, and your dog may experience discomfort or mood swings without any apparent cause.

It is important to detect promptly the cause that is affecting your dog’s well-being before it leads to more serious health problems.

The Dog Intolerance Test will help you identify the items that your dog should avoid. In the case of intolerances, by avoiding the possible cause for a certain period of time, the symptoms will disappear, and you will be able to evaluate the results of gradually bringing those elements back into your dog’s life. If the symptoms reappear, it could indicate an allergy, as allergies tend to be lifelong.

Collecting DNA Samples

DNA samples for the Dog Intolerance Test are obtained from the dog’s fur. You must use the sample collection kit that we will send you once you place the order, this kit contains the necessary material and instructions. It is sufficient to collect 4 or 5 loose strands of fur when brushing. If your dog does not shed, you should carefully collect the hairs.

Please follow the instructions provided in the kit for storing, labelling and shipping the fur sample. You will also be provided with a small green collection tube, which you can use to send a sample of anything you think your pet is sensitive to, as some allergens can be found in your home or general environment and can affect your pet’s health. This could be a sample of pollen or dust, food, treats, shampoo or any substance in your environment.

Do not send the fur sample in any metallic packaging such as metal foil and place the fur samples in a secure envelope or postage wallet before sending it to the address provided.

List of Food and Non-Food Items Tested for the Dog Intolerance Test

Dog Food Items Tested:

Acid Phospherate	Corned beef	Peanut butter
Acidophilius	Cottage cheese	Peas
Agar	Courgette	Pheasant meat
Almond	Crab	Pig ear
Apples	Cream	Pig liver
Artificial bacon flavour	Crisps	Popcorn
Artificial beef flavour	Duck	Pork
Artificial cheese flavour	Duck egg	Pork scratchings
Artificial duck flavour	Egg white	Porridge oats
Artificial peanut butter flavour	Egg yolk	Potato
Artificial turkey flavour	Fish oil	Quinoa
Bacon	Gelatin	Rabbit
Baked beans	Ginger	Raspberries
Bananas	Gluten	Raw hide
Barbecue sauce	Goat	Rice
Bark	Greek yoghurt	Rye
Barley	Ground beef	Salad cream
Beef	Ground chicken	Salmon
Beef bone	Ground corn	Salt
Blue Cheese	Ground duck	Sardine
Bonemeal	Ground lamb	Sodium Acid Phosphate
Bran	Ground oats	Sour cream
Bread-granary	Ground turkey	Soy bean meal
Brie	Ground wheat	Soy flour
Brown bread	Haddock	Soy sauce
Brown sauce	Ham	Spring onion
Brussels sprout	Hare	Squid
Buckwheat	Honey	Steak
Butter	Ice cream	Strawberries
Butternut squash	Lactose	Stuffing
Butylated Hydroxyaniside (BHA)	Lamb	Sugar
Butylated Hydroxycoluene (BHT)	Lamb bone	Sunflower oil
Carob	Leek	Sweet Potato
Carrots	Lemons	Tomato
Cheddar cheese	Liver-lamb	Tomato sauce
Chicken	Maize/corn flour	Trout-sea
Chicken bone	Mayonnaise	Tuna
Chicken fat	Milk	Turkey
Chicken flavour	Milk from goats	Vegetable oil
Chicken meal	Noodles	Venison
Clotted cream	Oatmeal	Vinegar-malt
Coconut	Onion	Wafer
Coconut oil	Oranges	Wheat
Cod	Ox liver	White bread
Cod liver oil	Palm oil	Wood
Corn	Parsnips	Yeast
Corn gluten	Pasta	Yoghurt
Corn syrup	Peanut

Dog Food Items Tested:

Algae	Colonial Bent Grass	Pampass grass
Aster	Corn plant	Pine Tree
Bamboo	Cotton Crop	Pollen
Bark	Currant Bush	Poplar Tree
Barley Crop	Dandelion	Rose Plant
Bee	Deer Epithelium	Rosehips
Bee pollen	Dust	Rubber
Beech Tree	Elm (Ulmus Glabra)	Seaweed
Bermuda Grass	Grass	Squirrel
Bifidobacterium Animalis	Hawthorn Tree	Stinging Nettle
Birch Tree	Hazel Tree	Storage Mite
Blackberry Bush	Leather	Wasp
Buttercup Flower	Maize (Zea Mays)	Willow Tree
Cherry Tree	Marigold flowers	Wood
Chile Pine	Mint	Wool
Chrysanthemum	Moss
Clover	Nylon

Dog Intolerance Test Results

Once the samples are received in the laboratory, 143 food items and 47 non-food items will be analysed, and the results will be sent by email within 5 working days.

The results consist of a report with the elements that produced 85% or more intolerance, if the value is lower, the element is not included in the report.

In addition to indicating the possible causes of the intolerance, the report provides guidance on how to proceed with the complete removal of these elements from the dog’s diet and environment for a period of 4 to 6 weeks.

This resting period will allow your dog’s body to recover from the adverse effects and enable you to gradually reintroduce the elements observing how his body reacts.

The Dog Intolerance Test does not assess the effects of specific medications or drugs as it does not utilize a blood sample.

This test is recommended for adult dogs or dogs that are at least 6 months old.

Special Offers and Discounts

The price of a single Dog Intolerance Test is CHF59.

If you plan to purchase multiple tests, you can enjoy a CHF10 discount per subsequent test. A second or third intolerance test will then only cost CHF49 per test.

Other Canine DNA Tests

Do you want to discover more about your canine friend? EasyDNA offers other Dog DNA testing services such as Dog Parentage Test and PetGen Canine DNA Test which can help improve your dog’s life.