QVC PET ALLERGY LAB 

 ALLERGY TESTING & DESENSITIZATION TREATMENT
 FOR CATS & DOGS

Does your cat or dog suffer from extreme itching, poor skin coat, hair loss, sneezing or runny eyes? It could be seasonal inhalant allergies. Our laboratory now offers an in-house allergy test from a simple blood sample. In addition, our in-house laboratory can make an allergy desensitizing vaccine specifically for your animal.

The following is a list of seasonal activity of pollens that may be affecting your pet:

MISC. ALLERGIES: 
House Dust Mite and Sheep Wool: symptoms all year round including winter.
Molds: Classically starts late Feb./March and continues until November. Worse in Spring/Fall, during grass cutting period and when the leaves are falling. May be year round if mold exists in the house.

Dr. Robert Schwartzman, Professor Emeritus of Dermatology, is our full time consultant. He developed the allergy ELISA test in 1992.  Dr. Schwartzman has ll years of experience with this test at the University of Pennsylvania and has 43 years of experience in clinical veterinary dermatology.

Why you or your veterinarian should utilize our ELISA

• It is a valuable tool for the diagnosis and treatment of allergic inhalant dermatitis.
• Fast reliable results.
• Convenient with no referrals needed.
• Customized hyposensitization vaccines are available.
• Pets can be on steriods or antihistamines. It will not interfere with testing.

In addition, the following ELISA and associated Immunotherapy results can be expected:

• 97% High Sensitivity (ablity to correctly identify positive hypersensitivities)
• 87% High Specific (ability to correctly identify negative hypersensitivities)
• 83% Success rate with Immunotherapy based on results of ELISA.

For more information call 215-536-6245 and schedule an appointment with your veterinarian.  Please know that you do not have to be a client of Quakertown Veterinary Clinic. All veterinarians, local or in other states, can contact us for this service on your pet.