Hi guys/gals,
I'm getting an adult male cat within the next 2 weeks. (Although, perhaps a kitten would lessen allergy potential?)
I wanted to get the food rotation process right (at least on paper) from the start.
How long should I rotate proteins for? I.E. Chicken based brands for a few weeks, or few months before rotating to the next? Or do I offer a few during the same week?
Commercial proteins - canned: Chicken / Turkey / Duck / Beef / Venison / Lamb / Rabbit Any others I'm missing? I'm ignoring Fish.
When a canned food i.e. Country Dinner, says 'Meat By Products': do I assume it's chicken and/or turkey based?
I noticed Evo 95% has Chicken/Turkey or Turkey/Chicken. If a cat becomes allergic to one, does that mean he/she may also become allergic to the other fowl?
I've got access to a wide selection of brands locally, from lower end FF/Friskies/Grreat Value to Wellness/H&G/Evo 95% on the higher $ end. Wellness and particularly H&G are pricey, but Evo. is doable.
I suppose this begs another question though. If a cat becomes allergic to chicken & turkey due to continual feeding of those proteins, what is stopping him/her from becoming allergic to Beef or any of the other proteins, when on a 'limited ingredient diet'?
cheers,
Marc
I'm getting an adult male cat within the next 2 weeks. (Although, perhaps a kitten would lessen allergy potential?)
I wanted to get the food rotation process right (at least on paper) from the start.
How long should I rotate proteins for? I.E. Chicken based brands for a few weeks, or few months before rotating to the next? Or do I offer a few during the same week?
Commercial proteins - canned: Chicken / Turkey / Duck / Beef / Venison / Lamb / Rabbit Any others I'm missing? I'm ignoring Fish.
When a canned food i.e. Country Dinner, says 'Meat By Products': do I assume it's chicken and/or turkey based?
I noticed Evo 95% has Chicken/Turkey or Turkey/Chicken. If a cat becomes allergic to one, does that mean he/she may also become allergic to the other fowl?
I've got access to a wide selection of brands locally, from lower end FF/Friskies/Grreat Value to Wellness/H&G/Evo 95% on the higher $ end. Wellness and particularly H&G are pricey, but Evo. is doable.
I suppose this begs another question though. If a cat becomes allergic to chicken & turkey due to continual feeding of those proteins, what is stopping him/her from becoming allergic to Beef or any of the other proteins, when on a 'limited ingredient diet'?
cheers,
Marc