[Dailydrool] Blood tests for allergies

[Rosemary Ryan]

[For a long time my posts have shown up on the list as only a URL link.  
Hopefully, I've finally figured out how to fix the problem.  Here's what 
I tried to post about blood tests for allergies.]

On the subject of blood tests for allergies, my doggie dermatologist 
says that they are accurate for environmental allergens (e.g. dust, 
grasses, pollens, mold, etc.) but not for food allergies. According to 
him, the only accurate way to assess food allergies is to find a simple 
diet to which the dog is not allergic and then add other foods, one at a 
time, which you feed long enough to see whether a reaction occurs. This 
is a painstaking and long process.

Best,

Rosemary