Comments on: Hypoallergenic Cat Food

By: Nela

Nela — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:27:08 +0000

Our cat has had IBD for about four years. He can’t use medicine because he has herpes and steroids had affected this as well as almost causing him to lose an eye. Royal Canin Hypoallergenic food is the closest to work for him out of the cat foods we’ve tried, but still it doesn’t quite do it completely. When the package is bright new it seems to work out, and the older it gets the pain begins to go back again. Around the middle of the package he has lose stools again and lot of pain. Does anyone have the same trouble? How do you keep the food fresh for a long period of time? We just have one cat, and I guess with several eating there wouldn’t be a problem. We try to open the package with the narrowest hole and seal it as quick as possible, as well as keep it in a fresh place with no day light hitting it, but we don’t know what else to do, or if this isn’t the best food for him in the first place.

By: Vicki S

Vicki S — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:31:24 +0000

My cat of 6.5 years suddenly started vomiting and acting weird. A trip to the vet produced a rule out Inflammatory Bowel Disease and he was immediately put on Royal Canin Hypoallergenic food. Trying to keep the cats out of eachs others food was impossible though and now everyone gets the same food. Yes, it’s expensive but I love my cats and want everyone to be healthy and feel good so who cares?

By: Brooke S.

Brooke S. — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:20:42 +0000

I took in a stray cat (approximately 9 months to a year when I found him) who showed up at the back door of my restaurant. It was love at first sight and he eventually fit in great with his two brothers at home. Within a few weeks he was vomiting after every meal and had diarrhea. He was eating Royal Canin Indoor like my other two. I made the switch to Royal Canin Special. That seemed to do the trick for a while. A few months later the vomiting began again. After a few calls to the vet she suggested a switch to a different protein source. Royal Canin makes several different prescription foods with rabbit, duck, etc. Instead of trying each one and waiting to see if it worked we went straight for the Royal Canin Hypoallergenic food Hp 23. Since the switch, no problems at all! It was a miracle worker. Now all three of my boys are eating it and they love it. It’s a bit pricey ($37.00 for 7lbs), but I can’t put a price on my pets’ health. It’s worth every penny and I’m a devoted Royal Canin client and would highly recommend it to those who can afford it.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:10:23 +0000

Dianne- From a veterinarian: the kind of allergy testing that I think you refer to is inaccurate when it comes to food. The best way is a food trial as guided by your own vet. Good to hear you found one that works.

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By: Dianne

Dianne — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:26:34 +0000

Instead of all this lengthly testing with I assume is store brand cat foods, further extending the suffering of the cat, please consider getting an allergy test done on the cat at the vet. While fairly expensive (I think ours cost $200) this will result in an itemized and detailed listing of all things your cat is allergic to, by category (food, external environmental susbstances like weeds, etc..) and the severity of reaxtion to each item. Then you can simply find food that is low on your cat’s reactive list. Green pea and rabbit formula from IVD is what we use, also Duck formula from Royal Canin.