I was watching the lie tube with some family and often just do my own thing because I cant stand it. However. today I ran across a Purina commercial that caught my attention.
It was cat food that claimed to cut down peoples allergic reaction to cats significantly.
Major Breakthrough in Managing Cat Allergens
So i went into the research a bit to figure out what was actually doing this.
I found this study among others.
Multi-Level Safety Studies of Anti Fel d 1 IgY Ingredient in Cat Food
If i understand correctly, by exposing an egg laying hen to the cat (allergen Fel D 1) the egg starts to produce antibodies against it.
"Chickens exposed to antigens produce IgY antibodies, similar in structure to mammalian IgG. Hens exposed with an allergen produced by cats (Fel d 1) results in production of anti-Fel d 1 specific IgY (AFD1), which is naturally concentrated in egg yolk."
Then feeding this egg protein to the cat helps to decrease the allergen.
Neutralizing Allergens - The Breakthrough
"When cats were fed a diet with the egg product ingredient containing anti-Fel d 1 IgY, the levels of active Fel d 1 in their saliva were significantly reduced within 3 weeks.6 The diet with the egg product ingredient also significantly reduced active Fel d 1 on the cat’s hair: 97% of the cats had a decrease in active Fel d 1 levels, with an average reduction of 47% starting in Week 3.7
One-half of the cats had at least a 50% reduction in active Fel d 1 levels on their hair, and 86% of cats had a reduction of at least 30% from baseline levels.7
A reduction in active Fel d 1 in the cats’ saliva and on their hair will ultimately reduce active Fel d 1 in the environment, which may help reduce symptoms in allergic people.7,8"
Is this essentially giving the cat some sort of autoimmune condition?
It was cat food that claimed to cut down peoples allergic reaction to cats significantly.
Major Breakthrough in Managing Cat Allergens
So i went into the research a bit to figure out what was actually doing this.
I found this study among others.
Multi-Level Safety Studies of Anti Fel d 1 IgY Ingredient in Cat Food
If i understand correctly, by exposing an egg laying hen to the cat (allergen Fel D 1) the egg starts to produce antibodies against it.
"Chickens exposed to antigens produce IgY antibodies, similar in structure to mammalian IgG. Hens exposed with an allergen produced by cats (Fel d 1) results in production of anti-Fel d 1 specific IgY (AFD1), which is naturally concentrated in egg yolk."
Then feeding this egg protein to the cat helps to decrease the allergen.
Neutralizing Allergens - The Breakthrough
"When cats were fed a diet with the egg product ingredient containing anti-Fel d 1 IgY, the levels of active Fel d 1 in their saliva were significantly reduced within 3 weeks.6 The diet with the egg product ingredient also significantly reduced active Fel d 1 on the cat’s hair: 97% of the cats had a decrease in active Fel d 1 levels, with an average reduction of 47% starting in Week 3.7
One-half of the cats had at least a 50% reduction in active Fel d 1 levels on their hair, and 86% of cats had a reduction of at least 30% from baseline levels.7
A reduction in active Fel d 1 in the cats’ saliva and on their hair will ultimately reduce active Fel d 1 in the environment, which may help reduce symptoms in allergic people.7,8"
Is this essentially giving the cat some sort of autoimmune condition?
