Wet food for allergic/sensitive cat

Hi everyone I'm new here. I'm on a few dog forums under the name MissMutt, but I decided it was time to join a cat forum, too, especially so that I can keep up with advances and ideas in cat health in nutrition. My cat is named Layla - she's an 11 y/o shelter cat who I've had since she was 6 months old.

Some relevant background info.. back in 2005, she had a horrible bout of breathing and skin problems that required hospitalization. She never did have a formal allergy test run, but my vet told me to stay away from Chicken, Beef, Pork, Soy, and a few other things that I honestly can't remember..

After that, we went to a Prescription Diet - d/d Duck and Green Pea, to be exact. She has been on this food years with no problem. But, it's a dry food, and she's not getting any wet food, which I don't like.

After speaking with my vet about this (Layla developed a UTI and I needed to take her in), my vet said it'd be okay to start giving her wet food again, particularly since it'd be good for her excretory system. Only problem is, I don't really know where to start!

I picked up a can of Wellness CORE Salmon Whitefish and Herring today, since Wellness was one of the brands that my vet mentioned as something to possibly try. I fed her about 1/3 of the can, and she ate it heartily. She loves wet food, so it's a sin to deny her it, since it's good for her, too!

Now, however, after researching I've realized that seafoods are a common allergen, so I'm wondering if I should re-think this choice and find something else. I did call my vet's office before giving it to her and they said I could try it, but I dunno. I'm having second thoughts. She seems a little bit sniffly tonight, but that could just be my imagination.

So, I guess I'm asking for product suggestions.. I'd love to find a duck-only food with no other protein sources at all (many had either chicken, duck, or some kind of seafood or seafood oil mixed in), but I'm coming up dry. I thought Venison might also be a good choice. Can any one think of some limited ingredient canned foods that might be worth looking into? If not, I could always try d/d Canned, but I confess that I would like something with a little less filler and a lot more meat..

Thanks,
Samantha

Natural Balance makes one that is not a prescription - Duck and Green pea; they also have venison and Green pea Chicken and Green Pea and Salmon and Green Pea.

Royal Canyn has a prescription Duck and Green pea, Venison and Green Pea Rabbit and Green Pea.

I feed Hills Z/D that has hydrolyzed chicken liver as the main protein - the process breaks down the molecules so the body does not recognize it as a long chain protein/allergen.

Since your kitty has allergy problems AND had UTI on the top of that, I would advise staying away from the fish if you can... that is a double hit right there...

Good luck!

Thanks, Carolina. I'm a little bit annoyed that the vet tech told me this food was okay. Either she didn't know or she wasn't paying attention or she was trying to rush me off of the phone.

My cat's definitely reacting to this food. I had to put her in her cone collar last night to keep her from scratching her nose. I really never wanted to have to do that to her again Any idea how long before symptoms go away? She ate the food yesterday around noon.

I knew about NB Duck and Green Pea but for some reason skipped over it.. I looked into that company one time for my dog, and there was something that bothered me about their foods (I think they were going to switch away from meat and have everything be meal?) but I see no mention of it on their site now. I'll look in to it again.

She's been on z/d before, but couldn't tolerate it, unfortunately.