Alligator and Bison

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I had an interesting conversation with a relative about cat food.  We were talking about protein for cats and she said that to maintain variety in her cat's meats and to ward off allergies, she feeds her cat kibble made from Alligator and from Bison.  And the kibble is for dogs!!!  To make sure the cat remains healthy the cat gets ordinary wet cat food every day, for all the necessary vitamins and minerals.

I was so fascinated I went online to Chewy.com to check out the brands of dog kibble that my cousin gives her cat.  Sure enough, there was Alligator from Stoic and Bison from Pure Vita, at a very reasonable price, too.  Is she right about those meats providing protection against allergies?  .  I see that canned, frozen and dried varieties of those meats are made for pets.  Evangers sells rabbit in a can that they say is suitable for both dogs and cats.
 
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Just found out that 'Wild Calling' makes a alligator meat cat food.  Here are the ingredients from the label of "Alley-Gator;"

Alligator, Water Sufficient for Processing, Liver, Guar Gum, Calcium Sulfate, Vitamins {Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate [Source of Vitamin C], Thiamine Mononitrate [Source of Vitamin B1], Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride [Source of Vitamin B6], Riboflavin Supplement [Source of Vitamin B2], Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D2 Supplement}, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferric Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Potassium Iodide).

But there is no Taurine.  Hmmm.  Very pricey, also.
 

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While variety is nice, feeding varied proteins doesn't "ward off" allergies. The main reason that novel proteins are used for allergic animals is that they probably haven't been exposed to them before and so they haven't had time to become allergic to them. If her cats ever do end up with allergies, she's going to have trouble finding a protein they've never had before :dk:.

I wouldn't pay a whole lot extra for novel proteins unless I had a pet with severe allergies. Otherwise there's no reason to pay that much.
 

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I wouldn't pay a whole lot extra for novel proteins unless I had a pet with severe allergies. Otherwise there's no reason to pay that much.
I have a cat who's allergic to chicken and turkey, so for the most part I feed rabbit, venison, sometimes pheasant (that one I'm a bit nervous about because it's a bird), and my personal favorite, pork. Pork is the cheapest & seems to be my cats' favorite, and is a protein I really rarely see in cat food so actually is a pretty great novel protein.

For reference, I feed my cats Primal raw frozen.
 
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