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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I get that but not all conditions are manageable without medical intervention.
As to your Buster, I have no idea what you have done vet wise that has made you so interested in Dr. Dodds, and it is not my business; but after all the things that Phil has pointed out I have concerns about her bottom line interest in this test of hers.
I personally would do food elimination along with vet nutrition guidance if I had a pup with food allergies. That is of course after it was proven that they were not environmental which is the most common in dogs. Again, no idea what you have done. Just commenting about what I would do...and especially after reading Phil's comments. |
Buster has a Holistic/Western Vet that I use for regular appointments. We also go to a more Traditional Vet for xrays and emergencies. He also has a Specialist hospital that I use for second opinions and where his Orthopedic Surgeon is located. I am going to do the food elimination trial but was going to use the Nutriscan results to look for indicators of possible problematic foods that may cause triggers. There were some foods that were flagged in his blood tests that I would like to see if they are still triggers since I have not been feeding him these food. He showed an borderline intolerance to berries but they lumped all the berries in one group so I am not sure if it is all berries or maybe only strawberries. Blueberries and cranberries are added to a lot of foods that I have had to exclude. They also lumped in Salmon which he had a positive result to in one of the tests into the other fish mix test so I have had to exclude all fish products. I figured I would exclude all the food that appear as issues in both tests from my elimination trials so as not to add to Busters discomfort. Some people believe in the beneficial properties of antioxidants, omega 3's and 6's, and glucosamine and chondroitin and others debunk their effects. Buster did test positive for environmental issues as well but I wanted to see if I could get a handle on his food issues to better see if they were causing more of the issues. Since I stopped feeding him the main triggers from the blood test of Chicken, Duck, Pork, Turkey, Rabbit, Green Peas and Fish Mix he has greatly improved. Buster has no hot spots or major issues he just scratches and chews his paws occasionally. I tried a food with Millet in it which was not in the blood tests and he seemed to start up scratching again and the Nutriscan test does test for Millet. But it is allergy season so it might not be the Millet so why not use the test as a reference.
We do xrays, cat scans and ultrasound testing with the understanding that they may or may not be able to indicate an ongoing issue as a diagnostic tool and that is what I am planning on using the Nutriscan test as a reference.