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JessicaLC
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« on: July 16, 2008, 12:43:54 AM »

I have three rescue kitties. One of which has an allergy, but we are not aware of what it is. It's either chicken or corn/grains. I have a couple options for allergy foods, but honestly, I'm not crazy about any of them. All three of the cats have been on Natural Balance Green Pea & Duck for about 4 months now, with no problems whatsoever. I really don't like NB though. The consistancy of the food is always different. Sometimes my cats like it, sometimes they don't. That scares me. After the recalls I told myself I'd never feed them that brand, but this allergy developed and I had no choice. Basically, my choices that I'm aware of are Natural Balance Green Pea & Duck (they get wet and dry) or IVD (Royal Canin) Green Pea & Duck. Both are grain free and don't have chicken. I don't like Royal Canin either, but both of these foods have almost the exact same ingrediants. Does anyone have an opinion on which would be more safe? I guess it's hard to say. Both companies have had their issues, but I just want to trust what I feed my babies which is hard to do now after all this mess. Any opinions or other brands that could be suggested?
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2008, 06:35:43 AM »

Welcome to the forum!

If the kitties will eat canned food, it might be worth looking at more of those.  There are more options without chicken or grains available in canned foods.  Some kinds that come to mind are some of the flavors of NV Instinct, some of the flavors of Wellness, the non-chicken Merrick BG (Before Grain), which cannot be used exclusively because it is not a complete food, and most Tiki Cat.  I'm sure there are others, too.  I am not recommending any of these, just listing off some that might be worth looking into.  You may want to check the Cat Food Experience board here to help you make a choice.  (Click on the column heading above the list of foods and it will sort alphabetically.)

It is perplexing, isn't it, when you have a cat with allergies?  Even foods that say "salmon flavor" may contain chicken, for example.  And your choices become very limited, resulting in having to compromise regarding what you feel might be safer.
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 05:15:01 PM »

I've attached a site (I hope I have attached it....doesn't always work for me....I tend to be a computer idiot) that looks like it has several foods listed that may help.  I would check out the Cat Food Epeience thread like Catbird suggested.  Welcome to itchmo.

Here it the link incase the attachment doesn't work.

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Cat-Food-3490/Allergies-Chicken.htm
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2008, 08:43:58 PM »

California Natural Herring & Sweet Potato Adult Dry Cat Food
http://www.californianaturalpet.com/products/default.asp?id=1338

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California Natural Salmon & Sweet Potato Canned Cat and Kitten Food. It's grain free!
http://www.californianaturalpet.com/products/default.asp?id=1425
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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2008, 10:03:19 PM »

Thanks for all the help! I'll definitely check all of those things out.
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