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we try to use the balm as sparingly as possible. Right now we are letting 2 days pass in-between balming. So he got his paws balmed this Monday, and then didn’t get them balmed again until last night. In-between balming we just use a warm damp washcloth and wipe his paws once a day since they get dry to the point of looking dusty. I get what you’re saying about the balm, but we kind of have to use SOMETHIN occasionally or else his paws start to get worse. The idea right now more or less is to try to keep his paws from getting worse or cracking while we do the diet change, in hopes that if the diet change does totally fix the issue, it takes his paws a shorter time to “heal” and recover. Whereas if we let them be and didn’t put anything on them occasionally, they would definitely eventually probably crack and he’s have open wounds we’d have to deal with.Comfrey is toxic to cats.
That aside, if your cat has allergies it will be less about what is or is not toxic and more about what your cat is allergic to.
I would cease using the balm while giving the hypoallergenic food, and for awhile afterwards. If it begins to clear up, you'll know something in the balm was also aggravating the feet. I mention this because we had the intestinal problems clear up on the LID, but the feet problems remained due to pet wipes.
Consider the paw pad issue like a person's contact dermatitis. I won't get tummy pain by using a product with tomato in it, but I will get contact dermatitis.