cat has allergies?

[MyCatPaulie]

Thanks so much to the both of you for your help! I have the bag of royal canin green pea and rabbit but I don't know if I should start her on it or just keep her on the wellness, that way if she does start breaking out the vet can see what her bumps look like. It worries me that I can't find any reviews on that food, do you know anyone who has tried the royal canin limited ingredient diets? I'm going to call the dermatologist back on Monday to tell them if they have any cancellations to let us know so we can get him in sooner. I will keep you guys posted for sure! Thanks again for the help!

[Catlady711]

Thanks so much to the both of you for your help! I have the bag of royal canin green pea and rabbit but I don't know if I should start her on it or just keep her on the wellness, that way if she does start breaking out the vet can see what her bumps look like. It worries me that I can't find any reviews on that food, do you know anyone who has tried the royal canin limited ingredient diets? I'm going to call the dermatologist back on Monday to tell them if they have any cancellations to let us know so we can get him in sooner. I will keep you guys posted for sure! Thanks again for the help!

I've never personallly used the Pea and Rabbit formula, but I had Dusty on the Pea and Duck formula for a time as a diet elimination trial. She liked the food well enough, although in her case it turned out that she just had mental issues rather than a food allergy. We have some clients on Royal Canin vet diets our more popular ones being the one I had Dusty on and the Hypoallergenic 23 formula. We've had pretty good results with both if it did turn out to be a food allergy.

You need to pick one food (whether Wellness or the Royal Canin) and STICK WITH IT for 2 months minimum. The body can take up to 2 months to recover from an allergic reaction to something and if you're changing foods more often than that it will be impossible to know what's helping/hurting there.

[MyCatPaulie]

Thanks so much for your help Catlady711! On Friday we were going to start giving her the green pea and duck so I mixed in 13 peices of that with the wellness, then we deicded to just keep her on the wellness until she sees the dermotologist but today she is having soft stools again, would the green pea and rabbit be the problem, she tried nateral balance green pea and duck and that didn't agree with her so I'm worried about the rabbit. Thanks again for the help!

[Catlady711]

Any diet change, particularly if done rapidly, can cause loose stools. Some pets just simply don't get along with all foods. For right now just stick with that Wellness until you see the specialist. If the loose stools continue you might want to see your regular vet before that just to rule out any other problems.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Yes, changing a cats diet can cause loose stools at first. I've been trying to do some more research about good diets for cats and I came across this great link that tells all about what a cats diet should be. I found it very informative even though I did know some of the information already. Here's the link: http://www.catinfo.org/.

[MyCatPaulie]

Thanks for your help everyone. Paulie has been on this wellness for a month today and no breakouts but I don't know if you saw my post about his soft stools coming back. I have to give him a five day trial of Met but if that doesn't work the vet said I will have to change his food again. I don't know what to do, now we finally found a healthy food that seems to help his allergies and we might have to change it. I read that natural foods like wellness can be too rich for cats, is there supplement I could give him that would help his soft stools? I don't want to go bad feeding him a low grade food like Nutro. Do you think the dermatologist will be able to help me pick a food that will help this problem? Thanks again for everyone help!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks for your help everyone. Paulie has been on this wellness for a month today and no breakouts but I don't know if you saw my post about his soft stools coming back. I have to give him a five day trial of Met but if that doesn't work the vet said I will have to change his food again. I don't know what to do, now we finally found a healthy food that seems to help his allergies and we might have to change it. I read that natural foods like wellness can be too rich for cats, is there supplement I could give him that would help his soft stools? I don't want to go bad feeding him a low grade food like Nutro. Do you think the dermatologist will be able to help me pick a food that will help this problem? Thanks again for everyone help!!!

I'm glad to hear that Paulie isn't having any more breakouts. Which Wellness are you feeding him? They make several grain free canned foods and some with grains,several dry foods with grain, and Core dry which is grain free. Sometimes it takes some animals more time to adjust to the new food.

You could also try giving him some FortiFlora by Purina. It comes in packets and is dry and you can mix it in his food. Cats usually love it so much that they'll eat it by itself. You can buy it online or at your vet's office. You don't need a prescription. I wouldn't use this until after he's finished with his medicine though. I would also keep him on this diet at least until you see the dermatologist. Here's a link the FortiFlora:http://www.purinaveterinarydiets.com....aspx?prod=240 Good luck.