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Nutriscan vs Skin Patch & Prick Testing

For years, people with food sensitivities or allergies have turned to “Skin Patch and Prick Testing” to discover which food(s) were causing their reactions. It’s not surprising, then, that skin testing has also become the “gold standard” for identifying food sensitivities in dogs. In the past, despite its drawbacks, this process has been the best alternative available. But now there is NutriScan – a revolutionary new method to test for canine food sensitivities and intolerance. Developed by world-renowned veterinarian Dr. Jean Dodds, NutriScan is based on the newest, cutting-edge scientific information on nutrition that is based on the individual animal’s genetic makeup (also called “functional nutrition”)

Skin Patch and Prick Testing

Nutriscan

Veterinary visit necessary

Yes

No

Time to perform test

About 2 hours

Less than 5 minutes to collect the sample

Withhold food and water

Yes

No

Sedation required

Yes

No

Invasive

Yes

No

Shave and disinfect area necessary

Yes

No

Antihistamines required

Yes

No

Steroid treatment required

Yes (if reactive wheals – raised, itchy areas of skin – appear)

No

Cost

About $500 (approx. 20 antigens)

$135 for one panel (11 antigens), $260 for two panels (22 antigens)

Tests for long-term food sensitivities

No (only acute or immediate reactions)

Yes

Accuracy in identifying the true source of food reactions

Unpredictable

Excellent

Vets and pet owners need to concentrate on more long-term control of food-related health issues, rather than the more immediate acute hypersensitivities. Otherwise, animals will not get better.

The patented NutriScan is the only available test to provide this clinically predictable information on food intolerance.

 
NutriScan  technology is patented in the US. Other US and international patents are pending. Hemopet, Hemoilfe and NutriScan are Registered Trademarks.