
- Itching - Sometimes excessive and severe, most often in the head and neck area but can be anywhere on the body
- Small, crusty bumps on the skin which are filled with fluid, found anywhere on the body
- Alopecia - Baldness or patches of skin which show that fur has been pulled out
- Loss of appetite and weight loss
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Dull coat
- Inflammation
- Ear infection
- Sensitivity - Often referred to as “intolerance”, symptoms which usually present are gastrointestinal in nature (vomiting and diarrhea); generally intolerance or sensitivity only cause gastric issues, presenting in a similar fashion as in we humans when we eat something very spicy or greasy that doesn’t “agree” with our digestive systems
- Allergy - This type presents with the skin irritation and inflammation symptoms noted above and can also present with the gastrointestinal symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea as well; the allergic state can sometimes take months or years to develop.
- The feline in question eats a particular food (could be a food which has been eaten for months or years and that he actually likes and eats readily)
- The immune system responds to an “offending substance” in the food (usually a protein) and that substance is believed by the immune system to be “foreign”
- Generally, after having to deal with this “foreign” substance for a period of time, the immune system of the feline begins to build up a defense against the perceived “invader” by manufacturing substances (antibodies) designed to battle the “invaders”
- The feline’s body reacts to the antibodies and a battle ensues, causing the allergic responses noted above to develop over time
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