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Originally Posted by lisaly

I don't presently have a dog with allergies, but I did in the past. Some people here on YT don't respect Dr. Dodds, and that is their right and opinion. I happen to respect a great deal about what she has done. As for other vets not supporting this test, I'm not surprised because it's not unusual for many vets not supporting anything different from the norm.

Giving this test would not harm any dog, so the only thing that could be hurt is my pocketbook. Had I known of a test like this when my Kiwi was alive, I would have tried it. We tested for environmental allergies, and I gave her shots for them. I tried seeing if some of her allergies could have been food related, but I failed at. I wouldn't have used the results as a definite result, but it could have been used as a starting point. I don't like throwing away money, but it would have been worth it for me. I happen to respect Dr. Dodds. We never did blood tests for food allergies because I know they're not reliable, but if there was a chance that this could have helped my little girl, it would have been worth it to me. She had terrible allergies and colitis, and although she was a happy little girl, they affected her quality of life and health.

There is no science behind the test and there are many false positives on the tests that is why vets are not recommending it. My vet and one of the other vets who works at my vets office are very open to new things but if there is no science to back it up there not going to stand behind it. The issue is we have many people who will hear about the test and think is an answer to all there prayers and issues but then it ends up not being and there down the big amounts of money they spent on the tests when they could have spent that money actually helping there dog. Dr.Dodds sells many products so keep in mind she is wanting to sell those products and make her money.