One of the major cell counts looked for in an allergic dog is the eosinophil count. This is because the eosinophil is a White blood cell that is very important part of your dogs body’s immune system. The eosinophil are important for protecting a dog from...
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February 24, 2016 Jenny
dog allergy
RAST = radioallergosorbent test. Another in-vitro test for dog skin allergies is called the ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbant assay) test. The Rast test is often a more expensive but potentially more accurate test for a dog allergy. The RAST tests for the levels of allergen...
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February 18, 2016 Jenny
dog allergy
This is one of the first major dog allergy tests that your dog will have if they go to a vet or a dog dermatologist. The intra-dermal test simply means a dog allergy skin test In simplest terms small amounts of the possible allergens are...
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February 12, 2016 Jenny
dog allergy
In the previous article we learned that ATOPY (dog skin allergy from specific substances like pollen, grasses, rubber, dust mites etc) accounts for 90% of dog skin allergies. We also know that up to 10% of dogs have some form of dog allergy – so...
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February 6, 2016 Jenny
dog allergy
This is a back to basics article. We have spent a lot of time on this site looking at the causes, treatments and many specific parts of dog allergies but a lot of owners still get it wrong. Dog food companies are happy to sell...
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February 1, 2016 Jenny
dog allergy