Hypoallergenic food recommendations?

[Lainey & Nox]

Hey everyone! New member, and I'm still working on getting my signature/spreadsheet set up; however, I have a question in the meantime and I keep procrastinating on asking it since those things aren't set up yet

I'm looking for recommendations on foods that are hypoallergenic *and* diabetes safe! My cat, Nox, is 14 and recently diagnosed after a history of frequent pancreatitis and IBS. Prior to diabetes diagnosis, he was eating science diet prescription i/d food to support his pancreas and help with his digestive upset; he switched to that food from a grain-free paté (wellness).
Since his diagnosis, he ate some of the wellness paté he'd eaten in the past, but had way too much diarrhea, even combined with the i/d food. Since then, he's been eating Wellness CORE digestive health patés and there's a definite improvement, but he still has episodes of diarrhea and hasn't been responding well to insulin (presumably from his pancreatitis flaring up).
After his last glucose curve, the vet ran his blood work again and recommended trying a hypoallergenic food to control his IBS.

This is just a quick post without a lot of back info because I'm posting from my mobile phone, but after another morning of my poor boy having diarrhea, I'm desperate to start shopping for some new food.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

If your cat has IBS, you want to consider novel proteins. My IBD kitty grew up on a diet of chicken and turkey. Needless to say, it no longer agrees with his GI tract. Generally, novel proteins include venison, rabbit, lamb, pork, etc. Beef, poultry, and seafood can be problematic. You would also want to try to find foods that do not contain gums or carrageenan as they can have an effect on the GI system.

I've been feeding Gizmo ZiwiPeak venison, rabbit & lamb, or lamb. However, the brand seems to be out of stock a lot these days.

Another option is a raw food diet. I have some difficulty sourcing a broad range of novel proteins but I can find ground lamb, pork and sometimes venison at Whole Foods. You can order a pre-mix that supplies all of the necessary supplements to a raw food diet. Most of the people here use EZComplete from FoodFurLife. There is also a very good website for information on IBD and raw feeding -- Raw Feeding for IBD Cats. The group also has a Facebook page. You can also buy commercially prepared raw foods that are either frozen or freeze/air dried.