5Strands Pet Raw Food Intolerance & Environmental Sensitivity Test, at Home Test for Dogs & Cats, Hair Sample Collection Kit, All Ages and Breeds, Results in 5 Days

We have a large breed dog that has allergies to food or something. He scratches all the time. So, we decided to do one of these food intolerance and environmental test. The instruction on how to collect the sample and send it in were very clear. Step by step instructions to a “T.” Once, I pulled the hair and sent it in and within a week we had the results emailed to us. The results were very enlightening. The breakdown of food was immense for both food and outside things. If printed the results were about 8 pages long. Very clear to read as well. We are now using these results to see if we can help our dog out. Will update if the results are correct and we see a difference with not feeding him certain things.With that being said, we also took our results to the vet who told us to ignore all the food related allergies. She said the outdoor ones are a bit more reliable, but that certainly has me concerned on the efficacy of this test. How reliable is the food portion of the results? I’m really conflicted on it. Now, we are still going with a more natural food source with as few ingredients as possible. Don’t get me wrong. The list is certainly nice to see because it acts as a guide to get you going. We also added some local honey to his diet to help as well. Fingers crossed!Now, is this fully worth the price? I really don’t know. I feel if you have a dog like mine where he just has a myriad of problems and you don’t know where to turn, then ya, you can turn here to get set on a path. But If it’s just something minor and isn’t really a big deal, then you can probably skip this honestly. Only get this if it’s a big issue for the puppers. [...]