How to get a cat with food allergies to eat
Cats with prescribed hypoallergenic diets often refuse to eat the specialized food, rejecting both commercial options like Rayne and home-cooked alternatives like fresh salmon. This leaves owners stuck trying to find a brand that treats chronic health issues like ear infections while still being palatable enough for the cat to actually consume.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1trying novel or uncommon protein sources
- 2switching to limited ingredient diets
- 3cooking novel proteins at home and balancing them with supplements
- 4purchasing prescription hydrolyzed protein food
- 5trying different brands like Tiki Cat, Open Farm, or Smalls
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I’ve recently tried Rayne for a week and they don’t seem into the dry food.”source ↗
“The vet said rabbit. I got Rayne and they don’t like the dry food. I’ve baked them wild caught fresh salmon and they didn’t like it. Im kinda stuck”source ↗
“I have a cat with food allergies that was causing him chronic ear infections. We tried several different foods and Royal Canin Selected Protein PR was the one hewould eat.”source ↗