SERVICES

We Do Only One Thing … and
We Do It Exceedingly Well!

You asked for a serum allergy test that is accurate for determining the culprit allergens that make your dog and cat patients itch so miserably … AND WE HEARD YOU!  VARL Liquid Gold is the only serum allergy test that is unique in the field of serum allergy testing.  Unlike the solid phase ELISA that is used by our competitors, Liquid Gold is a liquid-phase matrix enzyme immunometric technology that is specifically engineered to eliminate false positive results and Liquid Gold hyposensitization results have been shown to be better than skin testing.  

We have over 22 customized allergen panels for different geographical areas in North America and also 24 other countries worldwide.  The allergens are selected from our comprehensive list of allergens to best suit each region where the patient is located.  Contact us to find out which of the different customized panels will be best for your patients.

Serum Allergy Testing

You would need to submit 3 – 5 ml of serum for environmental and food allergen-specific IgE testing. Patients may remain on corticosteroids and antihistamines for testing with VARL Liquid Gold.  No withdrawal time from these drugs is required.  The convenience of not having to withhold corticosteroid and antihistamine drugs for several weeks from your patients is a relief for you, your patient and your clients.  Lipemic and hemolysed sera do not interfere with Liquid Gold and such sera are acceptable for testing.  Serum sent to the laboratory does not have to be sent on ice.  Results are available 3 – 4 working days after serum sample is received at the laboratory.

Allergen Prescription Service

                                                       
To guarantee a high success rate of hyposensitization free consultations are available to veterinarians on hyposensitization and selection of allergens to be included in the allergen immunotherapy vaccine.  You will receive your orders for allergen prescription set within 7 – 10 working days after your immunotherapy order is received in our state-of-the-art USDA licensed facility.  Allergy is a complex disease and every case requires individual attention.  This is why our veterinary allergy experts are available to work with you on patient-by-patient basis with consultations on your patient’s allergen immunotherapy so that you can achieve the high success rate that VARL customers enjoy.

40 Customized Environmental Allergen Panel

We have over 22 different allergen panels customized for North America (United States, Canada and Mexico).  For areas that have more complex climatic variations such as California, Florida and Texas, we have established three different panels for each region – for example we have dedicated panels for Northern California, Central California and Southern California.   Each panel contains these different categories:

Weeds   Trees    Grasses     Epidermals      Mites    Molds     Insects.

Samples of VARL Liquid Gold environmental allergen panels

VARL LIQUID GOLD

ARID SOUTHWEST ALLERGEN TESTS

WEEDS

1.    Western Ragweed 2.    Giant Ragweed     3.   Dandelion     4.    Plantain

5.    Lamb’s Quarter     6.    Russian Thistle      7.   Cocklebur    8.   Rough Pigweed 

9.    Scale                  10.  Sagebrush            11.  Yellow Dock

TREES

12.   Oak                  13.   Olive                    14.   Cottonwood        15.   Eucalyptus  16.   Acacia

17.   Mesquite           18.   Mulberry              19.   Pepper                 20.   Juniper   

GRASSES

21.   Bermuda          22.   Orchard               23.   P. Rye                  24.   Timothy    

25.   June                26.   Brome                             

EPIDERMALS

27.   Cat Dander       28.   Sheep Wool         29.   Human Dander

DUST MITES

30.   Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus         31.   Dermatophagoides farinae

MOLDS

32.   Penicillium         33.   Cladosporium      34.   Mucor                   35.   Alternaria

INSECTS

36.   Cockroach        37.   Flea                    38.   Black Ant               39.   Housefly   

40.   Mosquito

VARL LIQUID GOLD

SOUTH FLORIDA ALLERGEN TESTS

WEEDS

1.    Short Ragweed      2.   Giant Ragweed      3.   Dandelion           4.   Plantain

5.    Lamb’s Quarter      6.   Cocklebur             7.   Pigweed             8.   Marsh Elder

9.    Sorrel                  10.   Nettle                 11.  Yellow Dock

TREES

12.   Oak            13.   Melaleuca             14.   Pecan                15.   Cypress     

16.   Australian Pine    17.   Pepper         18.   Red Cedar          19.   Palm 

GRASSES

20.   Bermuda     21.   June       22.   Red Top       23.   Johnson       24.   Bahia              

EPIDERMALS

25.   Cat Dander          26.   Sheep Wool         27.   Human Dander

DUST MITES

28.   Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus                        29.   Dermatophagoides farinae

MOLDS

30.   Penicillium           31.   Cladosporium      32.   Aspergillus           33.   Mucor       

34.   Fusarium            35.   Stemphylum

INSECTS

36.   Cockroach          37.   Flea                    38.   Black Ant             39.   Mosquito 

40.   Fire Ant

VARL Liquid Gold Primary Food Panel

1.            Egg  

2.            Milk 

3.            Catfish      

4.            Wheat       

5.            Corn

6.            Rice 

7.            Soybean    

8.            Pork 

9.            Beef 

10.          Turkey      

11.          Chicken    

12.          Lamb      

VARL Liquid Gold Extended Food Panel

1.            Egg  

2.            Milk 

3.            Catfish      

4.            Wheat       

5.            Corn

6.            Rice 

7.            Soybean    

8.            Pork 

9.            Beef 

10.          Turkey      

11.          Chicken    

12.          Lamb

13.          Duck

14.          Potato       

15.          Rabbit       

16.          Venison

17.          Yeast        

18.          Pea            

19.          Barley       

20.          Oat

VARL Liquid Gold Special Mold Allergen Panel

1.         Penicillium

2.         Cladosporium

3.         Aspergillus

4.         Mucor

5.         Alternaria

6.         Helminthosporium

7.         Fusarium

8.         Stemphylium

9.         Rhizopus

10.       Aureobasidium

11.       Phoma

12.       Epicoccum