My new kitten, Jonesy, is allergic to fish and I'm having trouble finding a suitable wet food for him. He's doing well on the Instinct Limited Ingredient dry food, but I'd prefer to feed a half wet/half dry diet. Aside from being completely intolerant of fish and fish oils, he's also a bit finicky: he won't touch food that has been in the fridge, so I need a food that comes in single serving sized cans/pouches, and he's not a fan of most pates (but he will eat some, so they're worth trying at least). I also would personally prefer to buy a food that is grain-free and either cranberry-free or has very little cranberry (listed below vitamins on the ingredients).
The only completely fish-free kitten-specific foods I have seen are Nutrience original kitten, which only comes in a 5.5oz can and contains brown rice, Fancy Feast kitten turkey flavor, which contains milk and only comes in a pack with the fish flavor, and IAMS kitten, which contains rice flour. In the case of the FF and IAMS, I'm also unsure as to whether "meat by-products" can include fish, so those may not be fish-free after all.
There are a few foods labelled for "all life stages" that I have found, but since they aren't as nutrient-dense as kitten foods they require feeding quite a lot to kittens. Instinct, HALO Impulse, and Tiki Cat "mousse" pouches have some fish-free flavours. The Impulse is only available in the large cans, though, and the Instinct and Tiki Cat are a bit expensive.
For adult cat food, there is a pretty solid variety to choose from, but Jonesy is only 5 months old so I don't think adult maintenance food would be appropriate for him.
Any thoughts on what I've found so far, or suggestions for other brands to look for? I can probably get one of the local specialty pet food stores here to special order something if I have to.
The only completely fish-free kitten-specific foods I have seen are Nutrience original kitten, which only comes in a 5.5oz can and contains brown rice, Fancy Feast kitten turkey flavor, which contains milk and only comes in a pack with the fish flavor, and IAMS kitten, which contains rice flour. In the case of the FF and IAMS, I'm also unsure as to whether "meat by-products" can include fish, so those may not be fish-free after all.
There are a few foods labelled for "all life stages" that I have found, but since they aren't as nutrient-dense as kitten foods they require feeding quite a lot to kittens. Instinct, HALO Impulse, and Tiki Cat "mousse" pouches have some fish-free flavours. The Impulse is only available in the large cans, though, and the Instinct and Tiki Cat are a bit expensive.
For adult cat food, there is a pretty solid variety to choose from, but Jonesy is only 5 months old so I don't think adult maintenance food would be appropriate for him.
Any thoughts on what I've found so far, or suggestions for other brands to look for? I can probably get one of the local specialty pet food stores here to special order something if I have to.
