Hello everyone!
It's been a really long time since I've written and I'm no longer a "new foster mom", but I need a little guidance. And, of course, this forum is the second place I turn (frantic google searching takes first place).
Here's my question:
Have you ever heard of a cat allergic to peas or flaxseed?
The issue:
Our lovely tortie, Fiona, is a year and a half. She's had waxy, itchy ears for the majority of the time we've had her. I regularly clean out her ears, which she appreciates and allows me to do, but I realized recently that she must have a food allergy. Honestly, I can't believe it took me that long to come to this conclusion - especially as all the humans in this house have one allergy or another!
Anyway, when we got back from holiday recently, I noticed that the scabs behind Fiona's ears had gone away. My sister had her on Nutrience.
I don't want to keep her on this as it's WAY too fatty (and Fiona is already a chubby pants). I switched her to Natural Balance Limited Ingredients - which she's begun to react to!
OMG - what trial and error!
So, I created a long list of all the food she's ever been on and all the ingredients. As major ingredients go, the Nutrience doesn't have peas or flax, where the other ones do.
Have you ever heard of this before? Am I grasping at loose ends?
It strikes me as strange (and terribly ironic) that our little Fi might be allergic to hypo-allergenic ingredients.
Thoughts? Food recommendations (that aren't so high in fat content)? I live in Toronto Canada.
Thank you thank you thank you!
It's been a really long time since I've written and I'm no longer a "new foster mom", but I need a little guidance. And, of course, this forum is the second place I turn (frantic google searching takes first place).
Here's my question:
Have you ever heard of a cat allergic to peas or flaxseed?
The issue:
Our lovely tortie, Fiona, is a year and a half. She's had waxy, itchy ears for the majority of the time we've had her. I regularly clean out her ears, which she appreciates and allows me to do, but I realized recently that she must have a food allergy. Honestly, I can't believe it took me that long to come to this conclusion - especially as all the humans in this house have one allergy or another!
Anyway, when we got back from holiday recently, I noticed that the scabs behind Fiona's ears had gone away. My sister had her on Nutrience.
I don't want to keep her on this as it's WAY too fatty (and Fiona is already a chubby pants). I switched her to Natural Balance Limited Ingredients - which she's begun to react to!
OMG - what trial and error!
So, I created a long list of all the food she's ever been on and all the ingredients. As major ingredients go, the Nutrience doesn't have peas or flax, where the other ones do.
Have you ever heard of this before? Am I grasping at loose ends?
It strikes me as strange (and terribly ironic) that our little Fi might be allergic to hypo-allergenic ingredients.
Thoughts? Food recommendations (that aren't so high in fat content)? I live in Toronto Canada.
Thank you thank you thank you!