272. Grab Bag: Food Allergy with Julia Miller

05/15/25 • 30 min

We asked, you answered! Food allergy can be complicated and there so many different opinions out there. So, I invited fellow dermatologist and frequent guest on the podcast Dr. Julia Miller to discuss! Dr. Miller is a boarded dermatologist practicing in Louisville, KY. Listen as we take a practical approach regarding when to do a diet trial, what diet to use and how to work WITH (rather than AGAINST) your clients when working up a food allergy on this week's episode of The Derm Vet podcast!

00:00 Intro
01:41 What food do you start with for food allergies?
05:01 Considerations between a young dog vs older dog
07:11 Concerns about corn allergies?
12:04 Preventatives
16:16 Length of time for diet trials?
19:28 Deciphering between both food and environmental allergies
26:33 Diet Challenges
29:51 Outro

Previous Episode

271. Yeast Hypersensitivity

Cutaneous Malassezia (yeast) hypersensitivity shows up as a marked inflammatory and pruritic response to relatively low numbers of yeast organisms, though some dogs may also have overt infection with many yeast organisms on cytology.
There is no specific criteria of how to diagnose these dogs and maintain treatment. However, there are hints of how you can look at the clinical signs and history to heighten your suspicion.

Find out more on this week's episode of The Derm Vet podcast!

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:25 Yeast Hypersensitivity
05:12 When to call a dog hypersensitive to yeast
07:15 Encouraging people to allergy test
08:41 How is my underlying control?
11:21 Symptoms
13:09 Outro