Intolerance is a non-immunologic adverse reaction to food or other substances. To determine if your cat is intolerant to a certain item, the Cat Intolerance Test analyses 143 food and 49 non-food items including milk, salmon, pollen, and others.

 

Acid Phospherate	Corned beef	Peanut butter
Acidophilius	Cottage cheese	Peas
Agar	Courgette	Pheasant meat
Almond	Crab	Pig ear
Apples	Cream	Pig liver
Artificial bacon flavour	Crisps	Popcorn
Artificial beef flavour	Duck	Pork
Artificial cheese flavour	Duck egg	Pork scratchings
Artificial duck flavour	Egg white	Porridge oats
Artificial peanut butter flavour	Egg yolk	Potato
Artificial turkey flavour	Fish oil	Quinoa
Bacon	Gelatin	Rabbit
Baked beans	Ginger	Raspberries
Bananas	Gluten	Raw hide
Barbecue sauce	Goat	Rice
Bark	Greek yoghurt	Rye
Barley	Ground beef	Salad cream
Beef	Ground chicken	Salmon
Beef bone	Ground corn	Salt
Blue Cheese	Ground duck	Sardine
Bonemeal	Ground lamb	Sodium Acid Phosphate
Bran	Ground oats	Sour cream
Bread-granary	Ground turkey	Soy bean meal
Brie	Ground wheat	Soy flour
Brown bread	Haddock	Soy sauce
Brown sauce	Ham	Spring onion
Brussels sprout	Hare	Squid
Buckwheat	Honey	Steak
Butter	Ice cream	Strawberries
Butternut squash	Lactose	Stuffing
Butylated Hydroxyaniside (BHA)	Lamb	Sugar
Butylated Hydroxycoluene (BHT)	Lamb bone	Sunflower oil
Carob	Leek	Sweet Potato
Carrots	Lemons	Tomato
Cheddar cheese	Liver-lamb	Tomato sauce
Chicken	Maize/corn flour	Trout-sea
Chicken bone	Mayonnaise	Tuna
Chicken fat	Milk	Turkey
Chicken flavour	Milk from goats	Vegetable oil
Chicken meal	Noodles	Venison
Clotted cream	Oatmeal	Vinegar-malt
Coconut	Onion	Wafer
Coconut oil	Oranges	Wheat
Cod	Ox liver	White bread
Cod liver oil	Palm oil	Wood
Corn	Parsnips	Yeast
Corn gluten	Pasta	Yoghurt
Corn syrup	Peanut

 

Non-Food Items Tested:

 

Algae	Colonial Bent Grass	Pampass grass
Aster	Corn plant	Pine Tree
Bamboo	Cotton Crop	Pollen
Bark	Currant Bush	Poplar Tree
Barley Crop	Dandelion	Rose Plant
Bee	Deer Epithelium	Rosehips
Bee pollen	Dust	Rubber
Beech Tree	Elm (Ulmus Glabra)	Seaweed
Bermuda Grass	Grass	Squirrel
Bifidobacterium Animalis	Hawthorn Tree	Stinging Nettle
Birch Tree	Hazel Tree	Storage Mite
Blackberry Bush	Leather	Wasp
Buttercup Flower	Maize (Zea Mays)	Willow Tree
Cherry Tree	Marigold flowers	Wood
Chile Pine	Mint	Wool
Chrysanthemum	Moss
Clover	Nylon

Similar to people, cats may develop intolerances to certain substances or allergens found in our homes and other common environments.

Some reactions are easier to detect because they manifest as skin rashes or obvious digestive problems. However, some may be more challenging to detect. In the absence of visible symptoms, your cat may experience mood changes or be miserable in general.

Undetected intolerances or sensitivities may negatively affect your pet’s quality of life. These may also lead to serious health problems.

The Cat Intolerance Test is a laboratory-based genetic test that detects your pet’s sensitivity to common substances that may be present in your home.

To carry out this test, you will only need to provide your cat’s hair samples. The kit, which will be sent to your address after you order the test, contains instructions and the sample container – all you need to collect your pet’s samples.

Please keep the following guidelines in mind to successfully collect your pet’s sample:

• The fur samples should include the root. If this is not possible, try to cut the hair as close to the root as possible.
• If the hair is longer than 1 inch, you only need to provide 5-6 fur strands.
• The samples can be taken from any fur from the body of your cat.

After taking the sample, place it in the bag provided, and write your pet’s name on the label.

You may also include samples of anything you think your pet is sensitive to. These can include samples of your cat’s food, treats, and shampoo as well as other substances like dust or pollen. Please place these samples inside the small green collection tube provided in the kit.

Do NOT place the fur sample in any metallic packaging or metal foil. Place the sample in a secure envelope or postage wallet before sending it back to the laboratory.

After you send your samples back to our laboratory, you can expect to receive the results via email in 3 to 5 business days.

The report contains a comprehensive explanation of the intolerances your cat might have. It also includes a guide to help you eliminate these triggers from your pet’s diet and environment.

NOTE: Your test results only display items with a score of 85% and higher. This is the point where your cat begins to exhibit adverse symptoms and reactions. If the item falls below this threshold, it will not be included in the report.

Because the Cat Intolerance Test is suitable for cats who are on full adult meals, it is ideal to wait until your pet is at least 6 months old.

Also, since this test does not require blood samples, most drugs would not have an effect on its results. However, if you are concerned about a particular medication or another test, please let us know.

The price of a single Cat Intolerance Test is $84.95.

If you plan to purchase multiple tests, you can enjoy a $10 discount per subsequent test. A second or third intolerance test will then only cost $74.95 per test.

We also offer a PKD test for cats – a health screening test for your cat to determine if it carries the mutated gene known to cause Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Please click here for more information: PKD Test for Cats.

Finally, we also have the CatCheck (Feline) Genetic Disease Test, which screens for more than 75 genetic diseases, blood groups, and genetic traits common among cats.

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