? Cat Food Causing Hot Spots

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Hi Friends ~ Coral and Joy have been experiencing hot spots since August 2018. They have allergies and finding this food since 2017 had eliminated any allergy problems up until 2018. I have contacted Wellness and they did have some problems with a contaminant from manufacturing but it didn't appear that we had any of those cans. As you may know finding a food for cats with allergies is not easy. When they had allergies previously to Coral's diabetes the vet gave both girls convenia. We don't want to go that route! The only other solution was the vets recommendation for Atopica and switching to Purina HA or Hillz z/d also not an option. Any suggestions on a food we might try? Also what is best to treat the hot spots? Would really like to solve this problem as they are over grooming and very uncomfortable with the hot spots. I have given have the girls salmon oil and allerderm Omegaderm and didn't seem to do much good. Thanks for any help you may lend. Best to all and healing to those in need, Kathe
 
There are LID (limited Ingredient Diet) commercial canned food available like for Natural Balance. I have used the Duck and Green Pea for a foster. I would try one of those before prescription diets.
 
Menace is getting hot spots from something too and suspecting a possible food allergy I am now trying Hounds and Gato Lamb, Duck and will try Rabbit if I can find it. When I went hunting for alternate protein foods I was surprised to find both chicken and turkey is often used in the "alternate" protein diets and those are the very things I am trying to eliminate. Many of the Limited Ingredient diets also appear to be higher in carbs than I would like. Hounds & Gato contains salmon oil which is an allergen for some cats but if you've been using the oil as a supplement with Coral and Joy, you should be OK.
 
I used to have a dog with food allergies and found single protein foods helped the most. Also look at the additional ingredients in it. Things like corn and fish meal can trigger allergies.
 
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Menace is getting hot spots from something too and suspecting a possible food allergy I am now trying Hounds and Gato Lamb, Duck and will try Rabbit if I can find it. When I went hunting for alternate protein foods I was surprised to find both chicken and turkey is often used in the "alternate" protein diets and those are the very things I am trying to eliminate. Many of the Limited Ingredient diets also appear to be higher in carbs than I would like. Hounds & Gato contains salmon oil which is an allergen for some cats but if you've been using the oil as a supplement with Coral and Joy, you should be OK.
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Nice to hear from you Linda! You were such a help to me when Coral was first diagnosed. Good suggestions, prescription diet never considered, I always check for the corn etc. so we'll have to start trying other foods that both girls can tolerate. We had Coral on Limited Ingredient Natures Variety Turkey before we switched to Wellness Chicken. The hunt goes on! Thanks for you response, Kathe
 
maybe Dr. Elsey's clean protein wet food would help? pretty limited in ingredients, very low carb, is a soft pate food and there's like 8-9 different flavors to choose from. https://www.drelseys.com/clean-protein/

To me petsilver is the best thing ever for skin allergies/wounds/hot spots, i am never without it after it totally cleared up two of my cats horrible oozing scabby military dermatitis in like a week or so after other products, including home remedies failed.. https://www.amazon.com/PetSilver-Wo...ssues/dp/B00PRAGEN0?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20
 
I belatedly learned that chicken and turkey are among the common allergies for kitties. I'd fed Gabby and Gizmo Wellness turkey and chicken for years. Gizmo developed IBD. I'm now feeding him a raw diet -- pork and lamb. I also use a pre-mix (FoodFurLive) so he's getting a nutritionally complete diet.

Rayne makes limited ingredient food. It's expensive. I don't know what the carb count is, though. They have kangaroo, rabbit and other varieties.

Did your vet suggest any type of allergy medication? I have no idea if something like Zyrtec (1/2 of a 10 mg tablet, twice a day for a week) would be helpful with hot spots. It may depend on what the cause is. Allerderm is a product that's also helpful and is applied once a week. Omega-3 can also be helpful with allergy but it can take a while to work. Nordic Naturals makes a high quality pet product. I think Allerderm and Nordic Naturals are available on Amazon. The issue with Omega-3 is if your cat doesn't do well with fish, you wouldn't want to use it.

Take a look at this article. It may be helpful. They do note that fleas can be a cause for hot spots. I'm guessing it's not the time of year to see fleas, though.
 
When Dusty was diagnosed I converted him and my civie Beni to Fancy Feast and Beni was always a trooper going along with the change although the food didn't always agree with him. He started getting hot spots, itching, sinus issues and finally he would just meatloaf immediately after eating and started losing weight. I give FF credit for getting Dusty into remission and remaining there all these years but I had to do something for Beni. After trying several foods I eventually settled on Weruva and they both love it. Dusty is doing well in remission, Beni's allergies are slowly going away and he's putting on some weight. I suggest you try Weruva or limited ingredient Merrick. I think Weruva tastes better, I know I'm tempted to try it sometimes, it looks and smells delicious!
 
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