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Sent to July 05, 2005 9:24 a.m.

I have a cat that originally was a stray. About a year ago the vet thought she had a food allergy due to the skin irritations. How in the world would a stray that eats anything have an allergy. Anyway, what are the symptoms of a food allergy? My cat is white/long hair and has patches of pink showing thru all along her backbone and also some spots he's dug at.

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July 05, 2005 10:13 a.m. (48 minutes and 57 seconds later)

Cats can develop an intolerance for a food even if its one they eat every day.
Symptoms of food allergies include excessive licking, scratching at skin, ear infections etc.
You can read about food allergies here
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_food_allergies.html
You can compare ingredients in cat foods here
http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=comp-wiz&animal=Cat
You might want to try a food that has different proteins and grains in it than the one you now feed.
Hope this helps you!

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