Costco's Kirkland Cat Food = Premium Cat Food?
All the books I read say that feeding your cat "premium cat food" is
essential. Would Costco's Kirkland brand cat food qualify as "premium" cat food? Would my cat be better off with a brand name, like Iams? What is the definition of "premium" cat food anyway? What should I be looking for and what should I avoid at all costs? -Fleemo |
PawsForThought wrote: From: All the books I read say that feeding your cat "premium cat food" is essential. Would Costco's Kirkland brand cat food qualify as "premium" cat food? Would my cat be better off with a brand name, like Iams? I don't know anything about Kirkland but would assume it's probably not the greatest. I wouldn't feed IAMS, the company sucks (food does too). Some better brands are Wellness, Petguard, Innova, Paul Newman's, Solid Gold. You have a Whole Foods in the area, they will probably carry some of these, or your better pet supply stores (not Petsmart or Petco, but Pet Supplies Plus does). What is the definition of "premium" cat food anyway? What should I be looking for and what should I avoid at all costs? Read this article for some good info on feline nutrition: http://www.catinfo.org/zorans_article.pdf Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Jeffery P.
I have been purchasing cat food from an independent distributor for the last while and I would strongly recommend it to anyone. The brand of food is called Riplees Ranch but I have never seen it in stores and I believe it can be only bought from independant distributors. I never heard of this food so I went to a website and found this about their cat food (I'm assuming this is a kibble, didn't see anything about a canned food): http://www.ripleesranch.com/USA/PetFoodProds.html 5) Original Formula Cat Food - For All Life Stages Chicken Meal, Brewers Rice, Chicken Fat Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid and Rosemary Extract Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (MIN.) 32.0%, Crude Fat (MIN.) 20.0%, Crude Fibre (MAX.) 3.0%, Moisture (MAX.) 10.0%, Ash (MAX) 6.5%, Magnesium (MAX.) 0.09%. 6) Formula 32-10 Cat Food - For Overweight and Senior Cats Chicken Meal, Brewer's Rice, Ground Corn, Chicken Fat Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid and Rosemary Extract Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (MIN.) 32.0%, Crude Fat (MIN.) 10.0%, Crude Fibre (MAX.) 3.0%, Moisture (MAX.) 10.0%, Ash (MAX.) 6.8%, Magnesium (MAX.) 0.09%. Are these the only ingredients in the food? Is there any offal (things like liver or heart)? I also didn't see anything about the proximate analysis, only these minimums and maximums. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm |
Costco Kirkland Signature bradn is made by Diamond. Diamond produces a
number of different foods. Diamond Chunks Brand, Nutra Nuggets, Professional, Premium Edge, Chicken Soup, Bayer Healthy Life, Nutra Gold (overseas only). Typically any "store brand" regardless of the brand sold, - ABC grocery store, XYZ Feed Store brands etc, are at the low end of the scale. The store seeks a low cost bidder for the products. The Bayer Healthy Life product was analyzed a year ago and found to contain about one third the vitamin E claimed/listed on the label. |
Very interesting. Thanks for the input here folks. Guess it's time to
find a new cat food for the fuzzy ones. -F |
wrote in message oups.com... All the books I read say that feeding your cat "premium cat food" is essential. Would Costco's Kirkland brand cat food qualify as "premium" cat food? Would my cat be better off with a brand name, like Iams? What is the definition of "premium" cat food anyway? What should I be looking for and what should I avoid at all costs? Despite the advertising blurb that 9/10 of cat owners who expressed a preference say that their cats preferred it, our Chloe won't touch Whiskas, tins or pouches. To judge by the smell, the whole factory output should be quarantined. "Premium" simply means "Added Cost." I just remember someone saying "This Restaurant is the Best" and replying "Yes, but the one we use is Better." Icedog. |
"icedog" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... All the books I read say that feeding your cat "premium cat food" is essential. Would Costco's Kirkland brand cat food qualify as "premium" cat food? Would my cat be better off with a brand name, like Iams? What is the definition of "premium" cat food anyway? What should I be looking for and what should I avoid at all costs? Despite the advertising blurb that 9/10 of cat owners who expressed a preference say that their cats preferred it, our Chloe won't touch Whiskas, tins or pouches. To judge by the smell, the whole factory output should be quarantined. "Premium" simply means "Added Cost." This just is not true. As has been said before, READ THE INGREDIENTS. My cats only love Fancy Feast, but at least I know I am feeding them crap. Whiskas is crap, too. Wellness looked the best of the ones I have tried. |
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