{"id":34094,"date":"2020-05-14T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-sg\/?p=31846"},"modified":"2021-03-12T08:36:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T08:36:19","slug":"limited-ingredient-how-it-works-for-your-pets-sensitivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addictionpet.com\/en-sg\/blog\/limited-ingredient-how-it-works-for-your-pets-sensitivities\/","title":{"rendered":"Limited ingredient: how it works for your pets\u2019 sensitivities"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might have seen it and heard about it on pet food brand labels: limited ingredient. But what does it do to your pets?<\/p>\n

What is limited ingredient?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When \u201climited ingredient\u201d is mentioned, one thinks that the pet food one is buying contains lesser ingredients than the other brands. This is correct as some pet food companies produce a \u201creduced number of actual ingredients compared to [its] standard kibble products.\u201d[1] The truth of the matter is, \u201climited ingredient\u201d varies per pet food recipe.<\/p>\n

The idea behind <\/strong><\/p>\n

Limited ingredient came about to address the health concerns for pets, particularly their food sensitivities that bring about symptoms like excessive itching, shedding, hot spots, gas, even diarrhea. By eliminating or limiting the ingredients of the food being fed to your cats or dogs, you get to eliminate the source of your pets\u2019 allergies.<\/p>\n

Allergy-causing ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicken and beef are the topmost allergenic foods for dogs and cats.[2] Other allergenic ingredients that vets recommend to eliminate from your pets\u2019 diets in order for them to pinpoint your pets\u2019 sensitivities are dairy, wheat, egg, soy, and pork. Vets also recommend feeding your pets with food they have never had before. That\u2019s where limited ingredient diet comes in.<\/p>\n

What makes it limited<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aside from the obvious (which is a reduced number of ingredients), here\u2019s what makes pet food a limited diet:<\/p>\n