BEHIND the BOWL

Understanding the science of Purina Pro Plan LiveClear's allergen-reducing cat food formula

- BY SASSAFRAS PATTERDALE, CPDT-KA

For Ebenezer Satyaraj, Ph. D., director of molecular nutrition at Nestlé Purina, cat allergens are both a professional concern and a personal one. When his daughter was 2, she came home from a playdate with skin rashes and watery eyes. A quick call to her friend's mom uncovered the culprit: The kids had played with their new kitten all afternoon. “Mystery solved!” says Satyaraj, the lead investigator behind the development of Purina Pro Plan LiveClear, a cat food proven to reduce the major allergen in cat hair and dander.

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