Morty has a very severe fish allergy that causes him to vomit frequently. We're currently feeding him an elimination diet of homecooked pork + Alnutrin and we've subsided the vomiting for the past two weeks after removing fish oil. This is the only thing we've done that has actually stopped his vomiting, so I'm pretty sure it's what was causing it. I know that many people say cats will not react to fish oil, but some with severe allergies can. Morty would always throw up any canned food I would give him that contained fish oil. I was previously using pharmacutical grade fish oil because that's the purest possible, so very, very little protein is left behind, but it appears he's still reacting to it. What do you do with a cat that can't have fish oil? I've read tons of other threads where other people have had this issue like
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and I haven't found many answers. Some say to try krill oil, but I have a feeling he will probably react to that as well. I know cats cannot absorb omegas from plant sources very well but that may be all were left with, or potentially looking into whole prey which I would like to avoid.
Anyway, cat food isn't required to actually have an omega source. You can find many that don't have fish oil, and even some that have flax, which makes me think that maybe the amount they get from the meat could potentially be enough. He is beginning to get dandruff again as well, which is worrying. Does anyone have any advice or opinions? Is it unsafe for cats to not have an additional omega source?
Anyway, cat food isn't required to actually have an omega source. You can find many that don't have fish oil, and even some that have flax, which makes me think that maybe the amount they get from the meat could potentially be enough. He is beginning to get dandruff again as well, which is worrying. Does anyone have any advice or opinions? Is it unsafe for cats to not have an additional omega source?