Testing food intolerances of animals with saliva!

[JLH]

Dr. Jean Dodds started Hemopet's non-profit animal blood bank and greyhound rescue/adoption program in 1986. Jean is also highly respected in the animal health and veterinary diagnostic fields. Today, Hemopet offers the most advanced canine thyroid testing in the world. The quality, patented technology, service and consultation is used worldwide to benefit dogs with canine thyroid disease.


Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder of dogs. More than 80% of cases result from autoimmune thyroiditis, the heritable autoimmune disease that progressively destroys the thyroid gland. Classical clinical signs of hypothyroidism only appear once >70% of the gland is destroyed. Accurate diagnosis may be difficult because thyroid dysfunction produces a wide range of clinical signs, many of which are subtle and mimic those of other causes. The diagnostic division of Hemopet, HEMOLIFE provides comprehensive diagnostic profiles for identifying canine thyroid disease.


Additionally, Dr. Dodds will be introducing Nutriscan, a novel, patented food intolerance and canine food sensitivity testing system. This assay system utilizes an important new approach in nutrition - that salivary diagnostics can more accurately identify the foods to be avoided rather than focus on those less like to be reactive.


Dr. Dodds' revolutionary concept is the first food intolerance and sensitivity testing program to match pets with their individual nutritional needs and genetic makeup, i.e. functional nutrition or nutrigenomics. This provides owners with accurate information to select the optimal pet foods and treats based on high level nutritional principles.


Dr. Jean Dodds' new Nutriscan saliva screening diagnostics should be used annually by dog owners. This canine food sensitivity and intolerance diagnostic system tests saliva for food reactant antibodies in healthy dogs and those with known or suspected food intolerance. Dog owners can obtain the test kit from Hemopet or through their veterinarians. After following directions, adding saliva, the kit is sealed and sent to Hemopet for analysis. The Nutriscan canine food sensitivity testing and diagnostic kit is now available.


Testing protocols are for gluten and other food ingredient intolerance and sensitivity. The primary dietary antigens to be tested are corn, wheat, soy, beef, eggs, and milk.


Dr. Dodds is also developing web-based programs to perpetuate and disseminate her unique knowledge in veterinary medicine and science through education. Her new book the "The Canine Thyroid Epidemic", co-authored with Diana Laverdure, has now been published.

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Joan,

Great find - I love Dr. Dodds.

Our current shelter-adopted dog was *insane* on his crappy, grain-filled diet - combined with the depressing shelter lifestyle. We put him on a grain-free diet and his skin cleared up, and his out-of-control energy started to be able to focus. In the early days, someone gave him some 'normal' dog treats (very wheat-y!) and he went bananas within about 10 minutes. How I wish I'd learned that lesson for myself...

How great if someone's looking into salivary diagnostics for humans. (Does anyone know??)

Thanks for sharing this,

Sara