Table 1.

Suspicion and diagnosis of canine food allergies.

Question	Frequency	Chi-squared	P-value
Who first suspected your dog’s food allergy? (n = 93)
A. Veterinarian	35.48
B. Myself (dog owner)	60.22	5.11	0.7458
C. Family/Friend	2.15		NS
D. Nutritionist	1.08
E. Groomer	1.08
How old was your dog when the concern of food allergies was FIRST suspected? (n = 93)
A. Less than 6 months of age	11.83	12.78	0.0467
B. 6 months to 1 year of age	24.73
C. 1 year to 6 years of age	55.91
D. Older than 6 years of age	7.53
Were any of the following tests done to diagnose your dog with food allergies? (n = 93)
A. Blood testing for food allergies	37.93	6.78	0.5606
B. Muscle strength testing for food allergies (i.e., kinesiology)	0.00		NS
C. Saliva testing for food allergies	3.45
D. Other:	58.62
Including: Food elimination trial	32.97

Significance declared at P < 0.05. NS — not significant at P > 0.05.