Hello jahmas.

16 Feb 03 09:13, you wrote to all:

 j> Does anyone have a cat that's allergic to protein? We've had a problem
 j> over the last several years where our 10 year old male Maine Coon /
 j> Ragdoll starts itching and getting sores. We finally had him allergy
 j> tested at the advice of our vet. He is apparently allergic to protein,
 j> flea bites, dust mites and cotton. We have him on a special diet of
 j> venison and rabbit at the suggestion of the vet but he's so depressed
 j> that now he refuses to eat and he's starting to waste and lose weight.
 j> I'm beginning to think I should cheat and feed him some chicken or
 j> fish now and then just to keep him happy and help maintain the weight.
 j> The costly option is allergy shots. He's so sad :(

 veneson and Rabbit both have plenty of protien in them ... so I fail to see 
why this wouldn't be causing the sores as well.

Protien is a must have for most animals, if you look at any cat food, you'll 
see that protien is very high on the list of ingredients.

your cat may be depressed for many reasons, changing a cat's food will do 
that, I would consult the vet, (or perhaps a different vet, just for a second 
opinion) to see what he/she thinks.




Mike

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