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Table 2 Details of studies about allergens suspected of causing CAFRs in cats

From: Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (2): common food allergen sources in dogs and cats

Reference

Number of cats

Number of individual rechallenges per cat

Details of rechallenges

Offending allergens and comments

Stogdale [1]

2

6 in 1 cat, unclear in the other

Chicken, fish, beef, horse, mutton, milk in one cat, various fresh meats and commercial foods in the other cat, details unclear

chicken, fish, beef in the first cat,

and not chicken and fish in the other cat (all other meats led to deterioration)

Walton [2]

18

unclear

unclear

cow's milk (7), beef (5), rabbit, chicken, whale meat (1 each)

White and Sequoia [3]

14

unclear

various commercial diets, dairy products, fish were administered to 11 of 14 cats further details were not provided

fish (6), dairy products (2)

Guilford et al. [6]

16

unclear, depending on the diet history

15-50 g of allergen daily for 7 days

beef, corn, wheat (3 each), gluten, barley, chicken, lamb, sardines, lactose, viscera, food additives (1 each)

Reedy [14]

1

2

3 days of tuna and lamb

tuna, lamb (1)

Guaguère [19]

10

unclear

2 weeks with each allergen

beef (4), milk (3), fish (2), egg (1)

Walton et al. [22]

1

unclear

7 days with each allergen

milk

Vogelnest and Cheng [27]

17

 

beef, chicken, lamb, fish, diary, wheat for 7 days each (attempted only in 8 cats and completed in 6 of them)

fish (2), chicken (1), beef (1)