Comments on: A Review of Purina’s Cat Allergen Reducing Diet

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:19:32 +0000

Last December we rescued a kitten from a shelter nearby knowing my husband had allergies. Immediately I started to feed the kitten this purina live clear food, and brushing her daily aswell as keeping our bedroom off limits. A year later she is still on this pet food formula with minimal treats, next to no brushing as it just turns into a game to eat the hair off the brush. She now shares our bed with us every night, gets up close face snuggles from her dad with the allergies and he is symptom free. Her coat is gorgeous, she’s long haired and I’m not sure if it’s just good genetics or the food but she rarely passes hair balls and I notice little to no hair while cuddling her.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 23:20:54 +0000

In reply to Jen. Hi Jen. The feeding trials went reasonably well, so I wouldn’t be concerned about the food safety any more than any other cat food. It’s really not that different in composition.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:55:55 +0000

Is there anything in the research study or elsewhere that you have found that mentions the long term affect on the cat’s health when given this food? My husband has developed a cat allergy and while we’re looking into ways to reduce the allergen in our home I don’t want to harm our cat’s in the process.

By: Laney

Laney — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 23:31:48 +0000

Thank you for the article. I have been using this food non/stop since 2021 for 4 cats. My ExH went into cardiac arrest when 17 due to cat allergies/asthma and I said I would never do that to my family. When our kids were little we paid big bucks for a Russian Siberian that we tried; but our awaiting friends got to have it 8 months later.
New house, life, and I brought pets into our family although one of my kids has a cat allergy (although not nearly severe like his dad). I remarried and Covid brought our cat number from 0 to 4. He takes Claritin. He lived here 2 years with our 4 cats pre-liveclear and 2 years since feeding that exclusively. He said there was a definite difference, which is now negated by him living in the college dorm. So when he arrives home, he feels it anyway. I am at the point where the diy approach is here. $70 bags of cat food is just crazy when we have chickens.
I really appreciate your article and the research. There is so little research to support the claims, and yet the market exists.
I am hoping you might be able to direct me toward testing Fel D1? Wouldn’t it be great for me to get baseline data and test easily. Thank you again.
Laney

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 03:13:46 +0000

In reply to Chris. Hi Chris. That’s interesting question, but you’ll need to talk to the company themselves for an answer. Once you do, it would be great if you could post it back here for other people.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 00:19:02 +0000

I have cat alergies, so I’m intrigued. My son has egg allergies, so I’m concerned. No, my son would not eat the cat food, but if he touches eggs he has a reaction. Is the part of the egg that is added to the cat food the same part that he is allergic too?

By: guy

guy — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:49:58 +0000

In reply to Ang. Thank you for your tips!

By: Bernie

Bernie — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:06:04 +0000

I have mild cat allergies and a cat. When I react to her, I wash my hands and face and then use a “wound wash” to clean my nasal passages, and, if necessary, my eyes. Nasally, I put some in the palm of my hand and then snort all the way through. For my eyes, I put some on a cue-tip for my eyelashes or corner of my eye, or I may cup some in my hand and then cup my eye and tilt my head back.
The wound wash products (e.g. Neilmed, Walgreens brand, and others) are pure salt and water with the same salinity as tears (0.9%), so they don’t don’t sting. They come in a compressed can so they don’t need or have preservatives but still last a long time if unused. Check the ingredients on the back of the can to be sure you have the right product — it should have water and salt (sodium chloride) ONLY.
For me, they are much better products than allergy pills or nasal sprays. I do occasionally need to use an inhaler, but much less frequently if I use the above techniques as soon as I start reacting.
For cat scratches, the problem is not just germs but an allergic reaction on my skin. I wash with soap and water for the germs, and then spray Hydrogen Peroxide for the bubbling effect, which helps lift out whatever nasty allergens were in my cat’s claws, which I assume would include fel-9. Works to prevent itching on the wound site much better than soap and water alone.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 03:21:37 +0000

In reply to John. Hi John. None that I’m aware of.

By: John

John — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:09:43 +0000

Hi Andrew, have there been any updates on the science regarding this food and its effect (or lack of effect) in human allergies?