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Old August 6th, 2003, 11:10 AM
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(high quality) food without corn

Hi Everyone,

I think my cat may have developed an allergy to corn. She was on Iams original, and was fine. Then she seemed to have trouble, so I slowly switched her to Max Cat from Nutro (adult - not salmon flavour). The trouble continued, so she is now on boiled skinless chicken, rice pablum, and canned pumpkin (thanks to a great suggestion someone made!), and seems to be clearing up.

I'm thinking of switching to a cat food with no corn, because I think that this might be causing her trouble. I know that max cat only has corn gluten, but I wonder if this might even be enough to upset her stomach.

Does anyone have suggestions for cat food (high quality, but still affordable) that has NO corn?

Thanks!
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Old August 6th, 2003, 11:20 AM
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Sensible Choice
adult food, made by Royal Canin
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Old August 6th, 2003, 04:38 PM
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Felidae doesn't either. It's relatively inexpensive, about the same as Iams, I think.

If she's doing well on boiled chicken, that's probably a great thing to feed her anyhow! If you can add cooked meat to quality dry cat food, or very good canned cat food to kibble, it's better than an all-dry diet anyhow. cats are obligate carnivores (they MUST have meat to thrive), so giving her a diet high in meat content is best.

Good luck with her!
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Old September 12th, 2005, 07:55 PM
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Many dogs and now cats are becomming allergic to corn. Always read your labels even if the front says "natural" or lamb and rice. Other good foods that dont have corn include Innova, Chicken Soup for the Cat lovers Soul, & Solid Gold.
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Old September 12th, 2005, 07:59 PM
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[QUOTE=homer]Sensible Choice
adult food, made by Royal Canin[/QUOTE


Unfortunately, both of those have corn.
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Old September 12th, 2005, 08:56 PM
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Here are a couple:
Solid Gold Katz-n-Flocken Cat Food ingredients:
KatznFlocken
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Lamb | Chicken Meal | Millet | Brown Rice | Menhaden Fish Meal | Cracked Pearled Barley | Canola Oil | Flaxseed Oil | Amaranth | Blueberries | Dried Chicory Root | Taurine | Carotene | Choline Chloride | Vitamin E Supplement | Iron Proteinate | Zinc Proteinate | Yucca Schidigera Extract | Copper Proteinate | Manganese Proteinate | Potassium Iodide | Thiamine Mononitrate | Ascorbic Acid | Vitamin A Supplement | Biotin | Calcium Panthothenate | Sodium Selenite | Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | Vitamin B12 Supplement | Riboflavin | Vitamin D Supplement | Folic Acid |
Wellness Super5Mix:
Wellness Super5Mix
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Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Chicken Liver, Ground Brown Rice, Ground Whole Oats, Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols & Rosemary), Cranberries, Blueberries, Flaxseed, Eggs, Peas, Taurine, Garlic, Alfalfa Leaf, Spirulina, Norwegian Kelp, Whole Apples, Zucchini, Sweet Potatoes, Yucca Schidigera, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine, Pro-Biotics (Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus), Pre-Biotics (Mannanoligosaccharides), Beta-Carotene, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Proteinate (A Chelated Source Of Zinc), Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate (A Chelated Source Of Iron), Manganese Proteinate (A Chelated Source Of Manganese), Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Acetate, Folic Acid, Cobalt Proteinate (A Chelated Source Of Cobalt), Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Carbonate, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Copper Proteinate (A Chelated Source Of Copper), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source Of Vitamin K Activity).
Wellness Super5Mix Salmon:
Wellness Super5Mix Salmon
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Salmon, Deboned Turkey, Herring Meal, Salmon Meal, Menhaden Fishmeal, Ground Whole Oats, Brown Rice, Dried Whole Eggs, Dried Peas, Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Herring Oil, Chicken Liver, Flaxseed, Cranberries, Blueberries, Taurine, Garlic, Alfalfa Leaf, Dried Kelp, Whole Ground Apples, Whole Ground Sweet Potatoes, Steamed Zucchini, Yucca Schidigera, Chicory Extract, Beta Carotene, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Proteinate (a chelated source of Zinc), Vitamin E supplement, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate (a chelated source of Iron), Manganese Proteinate (a chelated source of Manganese), Calcium Proteinate (a chelated source of Calcium), Niacin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Acetate, Folic Acid, Cobalt Proteinate (a chelated source of Cobalt), Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Carbonate, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Copper Proteinate (a chelated source of Copper), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K activity).
Hope this helps. Sometimes better quality food ends up cheaper in the long run (less vet bills, smaller portions).
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Old September 13th, 2005, 01:08 PM
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LOL This thread was from 2 years ago! Sorry for the revival...
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