title: Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (2): common food allergen sources in dogs and cats.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To diagnose cutaneous adverse food reactions (CAFRs) in dogs and cats, dietary restriction-provocation trials are performed. Knowing the most common offending food allergens for these species would help determining the order of food challenges to optimize the time to diagnosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The search for, and review and analysis of the best evidence available as of January 16, 2015 suggests that the most likely food allergens contributing to canine CAFRs are beef, dairy products, chicken, and wheat. The most common food allergens in cats are beef, fish and chicken.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In dogs and cats, after a period of dietary restriction leading to the complete remission of clinical signs, food challenges to diagnose CAFR should begin with beef and dairy products, the most commonly recognized food allergens in these two species.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Kleintierklinik, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. tolivry@ncsu.edu.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olivry
authors.affiliation: Clinique Advetia, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prélaud
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy; D004285:Dogs; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens