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Cat food choices
Hi,
We are thinking about slowly changing our cats' food brand. They have been on Iams, but I've read/heard some bad things about it lately. Yes, my cats are healthy, but I would like them to get the best nutrition for what I can afford. I've done a little research, and my vet suggests Royal Canin/Waltham, although they push that brand as they are associated/annexed onto Petsmart. I have to admit that the Royal Canin sounds good from what I've read, and I am considering its kitten food for the two kittens, and either the Indoor, Adult or Special versions of its dry food for the adult. But what about some of the more 'natural' brands such as: Nutro Natural Choice, Nature's Best, or Nature's Recipe? I understand that human grade proteins/meats and ash content and low by product use is best for cats and kittens, but with the choices how do I know what brand meets these and other requirments? I'm all for hearing your debates on the cat food issue... Thanks for your input, Amy |
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enlightened us with... I understand that human grade proteins/meats and ash content and low by product use is best for cats and kittens, but with the choices how do I know what brand meets these and other requirments? I'm all for hearing your debates on the cat food issue... I can't tell you much about this issue, so I just wanted to remind you that no matter how good the food is, it's still only good if the cat actually eats it. My cats won't eat most of the really high quality food (Science Diet, Innova, Wellness), but they really like Royal Canin. They also like Nutro, but I've heard the quality of Nutro has gone down in recent years. As for wet, they won't touch anything except the McDonald's of cat foods - Fancy Feast. *sigh* The prevailing opinion seems to be that wet food is much better for them than dry, so if you can get them to eat a high-quality wet, go for it. If not, they should still get wet food of any kind at least once a day (in addition to the dry) just to make sure they are getting enough moisture in their diet. -- -- ~kaeli~ When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... I understand that human grade proteins/meats and ash content and low by product use is best for cats and kittens, but with the choices how do I know what brand meets these and other requirments? I'm all for hearing your debates on the cat food issue... I can't tell you much about this issue, so I just wanted to remind you that no matter how good the food is, it's still only good if the cat actually eats it. My cats won't eat most of the really high quality food (Science Diet, Innova, Wellness), but they really like Royal Canin. They also like Nutro, but I've heard the quality of Nutro has gone down in recent years. As for wet, they won't touch anything except the McDonald's of cat foods - Fancy Feast. *sigh* The prevailing opinion seems to be that wet food is much better for them than dry, so if you can get them to eat a high-quality wet, go for it. If not, they should still get wet food of any kind at least once a day (in addition to the dry) just to make sure they are getting enough moisture in their diet. -- -- ~kaeli~ When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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I used to feed Nutro but they went to lowest cost formulation and Amber
refused to eat it. I tried Innova (which is good) but they seem to prefer Wellness. ---MIKE--- |
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I used to feed Nutro but they went to lowest cost formulation and Amber
refused to eat it. I tried Innova (which is good) but they seem to prefer Wellness. ---MIKE--- |
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I used to feed Nutro but they went to lowest cost formulation and Amber
refused to eat it. I tried Innova (which is good) but they seem to prefer Wellness. ---MIKE--- |
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There's a ton of stuff if you do a google search on this group, but for dry
food I like Science Diet and Innova, and for wet food Wellness. "aisleb" wrote in message om... Hi, We are thinking about slowly changing our cats' food brand. They have been on Iams, but I've read/heard some bad things about it lately. Yes, my cats are healthy, but I would like them to get the best nutrition for what I can afford. I've done a little research, and my vet suggests Royal Canin/Waltham, although they push that brand as they are associated/annexed onto Petsmart. I have to admit that the Royal Canin sounds good from what I've read, and I am considering its kitten food for the two kittens, and either the Indoor, Adult or Special versions of its dry food for the adult. But what about some of the more 'natural' brands such as: Nutro Natural Choice, Nature's Best, or Nature's Recipe? I understand that human grade proteins/meats and ash content and low by product use is best for cats and kittens, but with the choices how do I know what brand meets these and other requirments? I'm all for hearing your debates on the cat food issue... Thanks for your input, Amy |
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There's a ton of stuff if you do a google search on this group, but for dry
food I like Science Diet and Innova, and for wet food Wellness. "aisleb" wrote in message om... Hi, We are thinking about slowly changing our cats' food brand. They have been on Iams, but I've read/heard some bad things about it lately. Yes, my cats are healthy, but I would like them to get the best nutrition for what I can afford. I've done a little research, and my vet suggests Royal Canin/Waltham, although they push that brand as they are associated/annexed onto Petsmart. I have to admit that the Royal Canin sounds good from what I've read, and I am considering its kitten food for the two kittens, and either the Indoor, Adult or Special versions of its dry food for the adult. But what about some of the more 'natural' brands such as: Nutro Natural Choice, Nature's Best, or Nature's Recipe? I understand that human grade proteins/meats and ash content and low by product use is best for cats and kittens, but with the choices how do I know what brand meets these and other requirments? I'm all for hearing your debates on the cat food issue... Thanks for your input, Amy |
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There's a ton of stuff if you do a google search on this group, but for dry
food I like Science Diet and Innova, and for wet food Wellness. "aisleb" wrote in message om... Hi, We are thinking about slowly changing our cats' food brand. They have been on Iams, but I've read/heard some bad things about it lately. Yes, my cats are healthy, but I would like them to get the best nutrition for what I can afford. I've done a little research, and my vet suggests Royal Canin/Waltham, although they push that brand as they are associated/annexed onto Petsmart. I have to admit that the Royal Canin sounds good from what I've read, and I am considering its kitten food for the two kittens, and either the Indoor, Adult or Special versions of its dry food for the adult. But what about some of the more 'natural' brands such as: Nutro Natural Choice, Nature's Best, or Nature's Recipe? I understand that human grade proteins/meats and ash content and low by product use is best for cats and kittens, but with the choices how do I know what brand meets these and other requirments? I'm all for hearing your debates on the cat food issue... Thanks for your input, Amy |
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