Table 7.

Type of diets prescribed at first consultation at our hospital. Highly digestible diets included Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Sensitivity Control, Hill’s Prescription Diet i/d, Hill’s Prescription Diet i/d Sensitive, Hill’s Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat. Hydrolyzed protein diets included Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Anallergenic, Hill’s Prescription Diet z/d, Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets HA. Limited ingredient novel protein diets included Essendia Exclusion limited ingredient novel protein diets, Vet-concept limited ingredient novel protein (Sana) diets, Hill’s Prescription Diet d/d. “Other diet” refers to any other diet. (GE = Gastroenterology, IM = Internal Medicine).

Type of Diet	GE Dogs n = 118	IM Dogs n = 153
Highly-digestible (incl. low-fat) diet	46 (39%)	95 (62%)
Hydrolyzed protein diet	36 (31%)	23 (15%)
Limited ingredient novel protein diet	17 (14%)	7 (5%)
Other diet	19 (16%)	28 (18%)