Cat Protein Allergies

Different foods contain different types of protein so the easiest way to combat a protein allergy is to eliminate the protein your cat is allergic to from their diet. To do this you will have to discover, through a process of elimination, which protein your cat is allergic to.

Proteins are found in all meats and all meat based do food will contain protein. The best way to find out which protein your cat is allergic to is to move them onto a homemade diet where you can monitor exactly what is going into their food. Once you know which protein is causing the problem you can look for a suitable cat food that does not contain the protein.

If you move your cat onto a homemade cat food start them off using ingredients that are usually in their normal cat food so if your cat food contains pork, use pork. This will identify if your cat is still showing the symptoms of intolerance. If they are move them away from a pork based food and try different protein based ingredients to find those that don't have a negative effect on them.

Some of the most frequently used "novel"proteins (called novel because they are intended to be new to your pet) are egg, duck, salmon, lamb and whitefish. In certain cases, through the process of elimination, it may be discovered that your pet is allergic to all these protein sources and will need a food with specially broken down proteins.