Is Sheba ® Select Slices Adult Wet Cat Food Poultry Selection in Gravy 8 x 85g Tray Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

With Chicken and Turkey: Meat and Animal Derivatives* (including Chicken 4% and Turkey 4% in the Chunk**), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Cereals, Minerals, Vegetable Protein Extracts, Various Sugars, With Chicken: Meat and Animal Derivatives* (including Chicken 4% in the Chunk**), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Cereals, Minerals, Vegetable Protein Extracts, Various Sugars, With Poultry: Meat and Animal Derivatives* (including Poultry 4% in the Chunk**), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Cereals, Minerals, Vegetable Protein Extracts, Various Sugars, With Turkey: Meat and Animal Derivatives* (including Turkey 4% in the Chunk**), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Cereals, Minerals, Vegetable Protein Extracts, Various Sugars, *95% Natural, **Chunks 48% of Product

What is a Alpha-Gal Friendly diet?

An Alpha-Gal diet eliminates mammalian meat and products containing mammalian-derived ingredients to prevent allergic reactions in people with alpha-gal syndrome. This includes beef, pork, lamb, dairy products, gelatin, and certain medications derived from mammals. The condition involves a specific sugar molecule found in most mammals, often triggered after a tick bite. People may experience delayed allergic reactions 3-6 hours after consuming trigger foods. The diet focuses on safe alternatives like poultry, fish, and plant-based proteins. When followed carefully, often with guidance from an allergist or dietitian, it can prevent serious reactions while maintaining adequate nutrition.

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