Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (1): duration of elimination diets

BMC Veterinary Research

Pascal Prélaud¹  Ralf S. Mueller²  Thierry Olivry³ 

[1] Clinique Advetia, 5 rue Dubrunfaut, Paris, 75012, France;Medizinische Kleintierklinik, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University, Veterinärstrasse 13, Munich, 80539, Germany;Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh 27607, NC, USA

关键词: Pruritus;    Itch;    Food allergy;    Feline;    Elimination diet;    Dog;    Cat;    Canine;    Atopic dermatitis;    Allergy;   

Others  :  1224249
DOI  :  10.1186/s12917-015-0541-3

 received in 2015-05-18, accepted in 2015-08-12,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Restrictive (i.e. elimination)-provocation dietary trials remain the standard of care to diagnose cutaneous adverse food reactions (CAFRs) in dogs and cats. There is currently no consensus on the duration of elimination diet trials that would permit the highest sensitivity of diagnosis of CAFR in companion animals.

Results

The search for, and review and analysis of the best evidence available as of December 14, 2014 suggests that, by 5 weeks in dogs and 6 weeks in cats after starting an elimination diet, more than 80 % of patients had achieved a remission of clinical signs of CAFR. Increasing the diet trial duration to 8 weeks leads to a complete remission in more than 90 % of dogs and cats with CAFR.

Conclusions

For diagnosing CAFRs in more than 90 % of dogs and cats, elimination diet trials should last at least 8 weeks.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Olivry et al.

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