Royal Canin Sensitivity is a highly digestible, hypoallergenic diet for kittens and cats. Formulated to assist in the management of dietary hypersensitivity and dietary intolerance, it is also suitable for the management of some types of diarrhoea and clinically proven to be effective in the dietary management of idiopathic chronic colitis, atopic dermatitis and acute gastroenteritis.
Ingredients found in most basic cat foods, including proteins, lipoproteins, glycoproteins, lipopolysaccharides, and carbohydrates, have the potential to induce an allergic reaction. Cow’s milk, beef, and cereal are the most common ingredients to cause allergic reacions, manifesting as gastrointestinal and/or dermatological signs.
What Causes Food Allergies and Intolerance in Cats?
Food allergy causes in pets is not very well understood. Despite the lack of understanding of the actual disease process, there are many things that we do know including the symptoms, how to diagnose food allergies, and also how to treat them.
Food allergies account for about 10% of all the allergies seen in cats and is the third most common cause after flea bite allergies and atopy (inhalant allergies). Food allergies account for 57% of the causes of itching and scratching in cats. Several studies have shown that some ingredients are more likely to cause food allergies than others, such as beef, lamb, seafood, corn, soy, dairy products and wheat gluten. The most common offending ingredients are also the most common ingredients in cat foods. This correlation is not a coincidence. While some proteins might be slightly more antigenic than others, many proteins are similar in form and the incidence of allergic reactions are probably associated with the amount of exposure.
Royal Canin Sensitivity diets contain restricted protein and carbohydrate sources, which are seldom associated with food sensitivity. They are also highly digestible, lactose-free and wheat gluten-free.
- Protein sources: blue whiting, capelin, chicken, duck
- Carbohydrate sources: tapioca, rice
Royal Canin Sensitivity is a practical and generally effective choice for the management of food sensitivity and allergies is cats.
