My husband has SEVERE cat allergies. He couldn't be near cats without having allergy induced asthma attacks. It's so bad, that he's had to be hospitalized after sleeping at my brother in law's house after one night with their "hypoallergenic" cat. Well, we had a kitten pop up in our back yard. She decided we were her family. She was staying outside, but we didn't want her to get hurt, or in fights, by being a 100% outdoor kitty. My vet recommended Live Clear. We started our little Renni on it at eight weeks old. She's seven months old, and she sleeps in bed with my husband and me. It's like she has very minimal to zero effect on his allergies. She gives him kitty kisses and everything. He even cleans her litter box daily! This food works better than I could ever imagine. Of course she also gets her wet food twice daily.
You might want to try chemical-free litter options and just make sure it says chemical-free like pine litter or newspaper litter. I have violent allergic reactions but I learned it was the pet products causing it, not cats. This stuff that's made overseas is not tested in those factories. It's randomly tested after it arrives in the US and it's not a thorough process. Also, make sure you use scent and chemical-free pet shampoo and no pet spray stuff either
That includes if you take them to groomers. Petco has a database and can input there no perfume or scented products ie allergy-free. We voters have to demand the FDA and USDA tighten inspections -- it really is a matter for Congress then these agencies have to follow suit. I work in Washington, I understand this nonsense. Once Congress mandates, it would help. The problem is companies lobby the government NOT to enact measures and worse, they violate civil service hiring rules and fineagle to get their lobbyists and staff hired directly into government bodies that make these regulations so they do NOT regulate companies. Total conflict of interest but the voter is the one that really has to demand change. Both political parties are responsible, not just one either sorry to say
Hi @Bigmommafluffy, hoping you can provide an update how LiveClear is working for you? We got two kittens and despite getting a breed that's more hypoallergenic, we are struggling more than we expected. About how long did it take to work for you/how often were you feeding it to them? I know their site says three weeks but I would love to hear more about your experience. Thanks!
Hello@@laurenerickson9733! I hope everything worked out perfectly. Could you please let me know if the cat food worked overtime? Also, what kittens did you get? Hoping to also overcome cat allergies here... Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this. I had briefly considered this myself as a first time cat owner. However I realized that they didn’t have any wet food options. I mix wet and dry food and though if I feed them other wet food I’d probably be negating any benefits this kibble would bring.
As someone who is allergic to cats (stuffy nose, red and itchy eyes, contact dermatitis), I got a Siberian cat this year after a successful 1 hour allergy sitting. However, I was recommended to feed her Purina Proplan LiveClear to help maintain mine and guests' allergies. The feeding guide recommends at least 50% of the cat's diet to be the LiveClear, but after seeing so much negativity with kibble I'm scared I'm not getting this right. Previously I was feeding 20g kibble (3.8 calories per 1g) and the remainder raw food as per the guidance of the raw food manufacturer. She lost weight (3.5kg to 3.3kg) during this time and was regularly crying for more food. When I spoke to my breeder and vet they said that was not enough and I should free-feed dry. My cat is 1 year old, sterilised and kept indoors, so I'm conscious about the impact being too heavy might have on her. I gradually upped the kibble until she stopped begging/crying for more food as I didn't want to free-feed. Now we're on 45g kibble and one (~85g) wet tin/pouch per day for convenience, as I've been away and had a cat sitter so didn't want them to deal with the faff with defrosting/portioning food. But now she seems to be getting chonkier in a way I'm concerned I'm overfeeding! I haven't weighed her at home, but her weight gain is noticeable to me and others in the past month. I've got two questions I hope you might be able to help with advice: 1) Is one meal per day of wet/raw food sufficient in terms of supplementing moisture content in a cats diet? 2) If dry food is being fed, which needs to be at least 50% of their diet to be effective; is there some kind of wizardry for figuring out portion sizes where you don't feel like you're being stingy or an excessive feeder? For example, I was given a daily calorie intake recommendation by the raw food manufacturer based on my cat's age, weight and activity, from this she was getting 20g dry food and 53g raw, this was when she lost weight, was hungry and I was told I wasn't feeding her enough. If I were to adapt the raw to complement her kibble now, that would mean only 35g raw food
These are all good things to discuss with your veterinarian. I recommend visiting catinfo.org to learn more about feeding your feline friend. The site is run by Dr. Lisa Pierson and it's 100% free and unsponsored. Like Dr. Pierson, I highly recommend only diets that consist of all wet food.
Thank you for this info! I've been researching "hypoallergenic" cats. One video I watched said that Russian Blues might produce less of the Fel D 1. I'd love to find out if that's true... Although, like you said, some individual cats may have less of it too. ...On goes my search for the most allergy-friendly cat for our household!!! 🤞😻 PS - I really like the blue walls in the room around you, in this video! :-D
Thanks for watching! I hope you find a wonderful feline friend! You may find this hard to believe, but the wall behind me in the video is brown. You can see its true color in some of my early videos. I use blue lights to make it appear blue on camera. That makes that surface pop with color in a way that I could never achieve with paint. :)
@@KittyHelpDesk No WAY!!! That's awesome!!! ...Maybe I should add some blue lights to my place! haha ;-D Also, I hope that I find the perfect feline friend/s as well!!! I LOVE cats!!! They are the coolest animals! 🥰🐱😻
My husband has SEVERE cat allergies. He couldn't be near cats without having allergy induced asthma attacks. It's so bad, that he's had to be hospitalized after sleeping at my brother in law's house after one night with their "hypoallergenic" cat. Well, we had a kitten pop up in our back yard. She decided we were her family. She was staying outside, but we didn't want her to get hurt, or in fights, by being a 100% outdoor kitty. My vet recommended Live Clear. We started our little Renni on it at eight weeks old. She's seven months old, and she sleeps in bed with my husband and me. It's like she has very minimal to zero effect on his allergies. She gives him kitty kisses and everything. He even cleans her litter box daily!
This food works better than I could ever imagine.
Of course she also gets her wet food twice daily.
That's great! What brand of wet food do u feed her?
You might want to try chemical-free litter options and just make sure it says chemical-free like pine litter or newspaper litter. I have violent allergic reactions but I learned it was the pet products causing it, not cats. This stuff that's made overseas is not tested in those factories. It's randomly tested after it arrives in the US and it's not a thorough process. Also, make sure you use scent and chemical-free pet shampoo and no pet spray stuff either
That includes if you take them to groomers. Petco has a database and can input there no perfume or scented products ie allergy-free. We voters have to demand the FDA and USDA tighten inspections -- it really is a matter for Congress then these agencies have to follow suit. I work in Washington, I understand this nonsense. Once Congress mandates, it would help. The problem is companies lobby the government NOT to enact measures and worse, they violate civil service hiring rules and fineagle to get their lobbyists and staff hired directly into government bodies that make these regulations so they do NOT regulate companies. Total conflict of interest but the voter is the one that really has to demand change. Both political parties are responsible, not just one either sorry to say
Hi @Bigmommafluffy, hoping you can provide an update how LiveClear is working for you? We got two kittens and despite getting a breed that's more hypoallergenic, we are struggling more than we expected. About how long did it take to work for you/how often were you feeding it to them? I know their site says three weeks but I would love to hear more about your experience. Thanks!
Hello@@laurenerickson9733! I hope everything worked out perfectly. Could you please let me know if the cat food worked overtime? Also, what kittens did you get? Hoping to also overcome cat allergies here... Thank you!
I love the picture in the background ❤
That was a birthday gift from a young friend of mine several years ago. I love it too!
Thank you for sharing this. I had briefly considered this myself as a first time cat owner. However I realized that they didn’t have any wet food options. I mix wet and dry food and though if I feed them other wet food I’d probably be negating any benefits this kibble would bring.
As someone who is allergic to cats (stuffy nose, red and itchy eyes, contact dermatitis), I got a Siberian cat this year after a successful 1 hour allergy sitting. However, I was recommended to feed her Purina Proplan LiveClear to help maintain mine and guests' allergies. The feeding guide recommends at least 50% of the cat's diet to be the LiveClear, but after seeing so much negativity with kibble I'm scared I'm not getting this right.
Previously I was feeding 20g kibble (3.8 calories per 1g) and the remainder raw food as per the guidance of the raw food manufacturer. She lost weight (3.5kg to 3.3kg) during this time and was regularly crying for more food. When I spoke to my breeder and vet they said that was not enough and I should free-feed dry. My cat is 1 year old, sterilised and kept indoors, so I'm conscious about the impact being too heavy might have on her.
I gradually upped the kibble until she stopped begging/crying for more food as I didn't want to free-feed. Now we're on 45g kibble and one (~85g) wet tin/pouch per day for convenience, as I've been away and had a cat sitter so didn't want them to deal with the faff with defrosting/portioning food.
But now she seems to be getting chonkier in a way I'm concerned I'm overfeeding! I haven't weighed her at home, but her weight gain is noticeable to me and others in the past month.
I've got two questions I hope you might be able to help with advice:
1) Is one meal per day of wet/raw food sufficient in terms of supplementing moisture content in a cats diet?
2) If dry food is being fed, which needs to be at least 50% of their diet to be effective; is there some kind of wizardry for figuring out portion sizes where you don't feel like you're being stingy or an excessive feeder? For example, I was given a daily calorie intake recommendation by the raw food manufacturer based on my cat's age, weight and activity, from this she was getting 20g dry food and 53g raw, this was when she lost weight, was hungry and I was told I wasn't feeding her enough. If I were to adapt the raw to complement her kibble now, that would mean only 35g raw food
These are all good things to discuss with your veterinarian. I recommend visiting catinfo.org to learn more about feeding your feline friend. The site is run by Dr. Lisa Pierson and it's 100% free and unsponsored. Like Dr. Pierson, I highly recommend only diets that consist of all wet food.
If I mix this kibble with wet food, would that help? I love my baby, and I already take allergy meds, but I really need something more
Thank you for this info! I've been researching "hypoallergenic" cats. One video I watched said that Russian Blues might produce less of the Fel D 1. I'd love to find out if that's true... Although, like you said, some individual cats may have less of it too. ...On goes my search for the most allergy-friendly cat for our household!!! 🤞😻
PS - I really like the blue walls in the room around you, in this video! :-D
Thanks for watching! I hope you find a wonderful feline friend!
You may find this hard to believe, but the wall behind me in the video is brown. You can see its true color in some of my early videos. I use blue lights to make it appear blue on camera. That makes that surface pop with color in a way that I could never achieve with paint. :)
@@KittyHelpDesk No WAY!!! That's awesome!!! ...Maybe I should add some blue lights to my place! haha ;-D
Also, I hope that I find the perfect feline friend/s as well!!! I LOVE cats!!! They are the coolest animals! 🥰🐱😻
Thank you that was helpful ♡
Good video. This is another dry food with corn, wheat and rice that cats don't need. And it is expensive.
My cat has allergies not me. Does this help?
No, this won't help with your cat's allergies.