Exploring the potential link between vegetable oil supplementation and adverse food reactions in dogs: a preliminary study

Table 3 Dietary intake data of 459 dogs included in the study

Category	Subcategory	%	n
All dogs		100	459
Diet
Dietary type	Commercial pet food	59.69	274
	Maintenance diet	91.24	250
	Veterinary prescription diet (all conditions)	8.76	24
	Veterinary prescription diet for skin problems	6.93	19
	Hydrolyzed veterinary prescription diet	0.73	2
	Home-made diet	8.93	41
	Commercial and home-made diet	31.37	144
	Maintenance diets	95.14	137
	Veterinary prescription diet (all conditions)	6.94	10
	Veterinary prescription diet for skin problems	6.94	10
	Hydrolyzed veterinary prescription diet	2.78	4
Diet changes before clinical signs onset	From commercial to home-made diet	5.01	23
	From home-made to commercial diet	2.44	11
Main protein/carbohydrate in the diet
(Reported for ≥ 3 dogs)	Chicken	73.86	339
	Rice	62.75	288
	Beef	31.59	145
	Fish	31.37	144
	Lamb	5.66	26
	Potatoes	5.66	26
	Pork	4.79	22
	Wheat	4.79	22
	Turkey	3.49	16
	Duck	1.74	8
	Eggs	1.09	5
	Hydrolyzed food	1.09	5
	Dairy products	0.87	4
	Only vegetal	0.87	4
	Rabbit	0.65	3
Oil supplementation		14.16	65
Type of oil	Extra-virgin olive	70.77	46
	Corn	10.77	7
	Mix seeds	10.77	7
	Olive	4.62	3
	Sunflower	3.08	2
Amount of teaspoons of oil per ration	1	64.62	42
	2	30.77	20
	> 2	4.62	3
Frequency of oil supplementation	1 = A few times/year	0	0
	2 = A few times/month	13.84	9
	3 = A few times/week	13.31	8
	4 = Daily	50.77	33
	5 = Multiple times/day	23.08	15
Onset of oil supplementation/clinical signs	Supplementation before clinical signs	90.77	59
	Supplementation after clinical signs	9.23	6
Dietary supplements containing EFA		2.40	11
	Supplementation before clinical signs	18.18	2
	Supplementation after clinical signs	81.82	9

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