Has anyone here ever had these food intolerance tests done for their dog. My girl had bloods taken for this test which has come back as 100% negative. Results are given between 0-5 and as a health professional, in humans admittedly, I find it very odd that this test shows this result, every single substance was 0.!!!  I am sure, whether its humans or animals, they will have even the tiniest of intolerance to something. Even the vet said the result was extremely unusual.
I just wondered if anyone else had experience of these tests.  

Which test was it?

The only test for humans worth anything  is the RAST test, but even that isn't perfect.

What are you testing for?   

We found with our child, an elimination diet worked best, as the RAST test only picked up a wheat allergy (which was simply confirmation of the obvious)  but didn't pick up the other intolerances which were causing serious problems.   It takes quite a long time (months) to work out what is causing the problems, but on the other hand, it can very quickly bring relief - within weeks in some cases - even before the problem foods have been identified.

Many people only think of allergies as being a problem, but intolerances can be just as serious and can affect digestion, skin and behaviour  ;-)

I think perhaps my post was misunderstood. My Border Terrier has been having vomiting episodes together with bloody poos and abdominal pain. One of the tests the vet advised was a food intolerance test. This is the one that had negative results ie: all were 0. The test was for all meats, fish, cereals, milk and egg.

I didn't misunderstand.   No test is 100% accurate and false positives/negatives do occur.    What is the stated percentage of accuracy/inaccuracy of the tests?

Has the vet tested for Giardia?  Campylobacter?

It sounds like colitis to me, which can usually be managed by diet. Have you tried just Original Chappie in cans?

Is it the York Test ? I had this done for my girl I wish I had had 0 s my girl is 5 out of 5 to wheat ,potato ,rice , oats ,beef lamp ,pork , house dust mites , grass most types, trees most types, the list goes on ! She is not sick etc but has red eyes and scratches. I would as previous post suggests test for campylobacter as we had a young dog years ago that had these symptoms, test positive, treated, fine since. Or symptoms do also sound like colitis. good luck, hope you get sorted soon as not nice to see.

This is very common with York test results.    So many foods are advised to be eliminated,  there is bound to be at least one or two that are causimg a problem :-(

Allergy UK advice regarding  alternative forms of testing  

Should I still take a test for food intolerance?

No, do not be tempted to do this. Recent NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) guidelines recommend AGAINST tests such as IgG testing, Vega testing, hair analysis and kinesiology because the results are unreliable and not based on sound thorough scientific evidence.

http://www.allergyuk.org/food-intolerance/identifying-your-food-intolerances

More information on testing and the lack of reliability in the IGg tests (including York tests) here

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/igg-food-intolerance-tests-what-does-the-science-say/

Hi All, Thanks for for replies. The test was called Sensitest by Avacta Animal Health. It was interesting to see that NICE classify these tests as unreliable. Maybe I am correct in that my girls results are odd, still never mind. At the moment I am giving her home cooked fish with potato & cooked veg. She still has the Zantac at night  and one dose of Pro-Kolin, and so far she's ok, back to her happy lively self.  I am also thinking about starting her on some Manuka Honey which I have great faith in. Any thoughts ?