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IAMS cat foods
I picked up a small bag this afternoon of the new IAMS Multi-cat
formula. The ads I've seen say it's going to do the same things my current combination of weight-control and hairball formula foods do. Before I start phasing this stuff in, I thought I'd ask what folks think of IAMS. The cats seem to really enjoy the sample, and are trying to get into the bag as I'm typing. I have a 9 year old spayed female who weights a bit more than she should and a lean, mean 4 year old neutered male. We currently feed Nutro, but there are always a lot of food nerds left after the kids crunch their way through the flattened out triangular pieces of food. New food comes in smaller pieces. Thanks for any input/ comments. Cindy (Mom to Roxy, the Wonder Cat and The Amazing Thunder) |
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"stonej" wrote in message ups.com... I picked up a small bag this afternoon of the new IAMS Multi-cat formula. The ads I've seen say it's going to do the same things my current combination of weight-control and hairball formula foods do. Before I start phasing this stuff in, I thought I'd ask what folks think of IAMS. The cats seem to really enjoy the sample, and are trying to get into the bag as I'm typing. I have a 9 year old spayed female who weights a bit more than she should and a lean, mean 4 year old neutered male. We currently feed Nutro, but there are always a lot of food nerds left after the kids crunch their way through the flattened out triangular pieces of food. New food comes in smaller pieces. Thanks for any input/ comments. My cat loved Iams weight control/hairball food so much she got fatter on it. You are probably way ahead of me and plan to give her controlled portions 12 hours apart and not free feed. In case you are not--my advice is not to free feed. My successful method at getting her to lose weight (she came to us obese from her previous owner) was to feed her premium canned food (meat, not byproducts, as a first or second ingredient) every 12 hours. I began with a bit more than she needed and reduced that by 1/4 until she began losing. She began at 18 lbs and now weighs 10. I also noticed that her fur became shinier and silkier and she seems happier and friskier on the canned food. But she certainl did LOVE the Iams. |
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stonej wrote: I picked up a small bag this afternoon of the new IAMS Multi-cat formula. The ads I've seen say it's going to do the same things my current combination of weight-control and hairball formula foods do. Before I start phasing this stuff in, I thought I'd ask what folks think of IAMS. The cats seem to really enjoy the sample, and are trying to get into the bag as I'm typing. I have a 9 year old spayed female who weights a bit more than she should and a lean, mean 4 year old neutered male. We currently feed Nutro, but there are always a lot of food nerds left after the kids crunch their way through the flattened out triangular pieces of food. New food comes in smaller pieces. Thanks for any input/ comments. This is an example of ads that claim benefits that are "too good to be true". This particular product claims that overweight cats and ideal weight cats can eat the same food. However, how can this be? Unless you are going to restrict the feeding of the overweight cat, then that cat's caloric intake will not change and therefore there will not be any weight loss. This claim by IAMS flies in the face of common sense. Furthermore, the 9 year old cat should be on an appropriate senior diet if at all possible. |
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stonej wrote: I picked up a small bag this afternoon of the new IAMS Multi-cat formula. The ads I've seen say it's going to do the same things my current combination of weight-control and hairball formula foods do. Before I start phasing this stuff in, I thought I'd ask what folks think of IAMS. The cats seem to really enjoy the sample, and are trying to get into the bag as I'm typing. I have a 9 year old spayed female who weights a bit more than she should and a lean, mean 4 year old neutered male. We currently feed Nutro, but there are always a lot of food nerds left after the kids crunch their way through the flattened out triangular pieces of food. New food comes in smaller pieces. Thanks for any input/ comments. Cindy (Mom to Roxy, the Wonder Cat and The Amazing Thunder) Iams is making the claim based on vitamin a levels and carnitine levels, neither one of which are high enough to accomplish either goal. The product does not work as claimed but will add weight to cats that need to lose it and accomplish next to nothing on cats that are indeed too skinny. The claim as purported in simply BS marketing gone awry. |
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Before I start phasing this stuff in, I thought I'd ask what folks think of IAMS. Heroin for cats. The Fabulous Furballs love them and they seem to have much shinier healthier coats since they started on them. Sarrasine in particular used to have some quite thin patches on her back legs but now has a magnificent coat. Then again I don't recommend them all the time. I feed wet two meals a day and IAMS in the middle and they did take some getting used to as you don't need to put anything like as much down as you do with some other dry foods (I split a very small handful between them) The only problem is they will kill for IAMS!!!! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous IAM addicted Furballs |
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I've heard a lot about Iams and their animal tests.
What other dog/cat food companies do this? I would imagine most of them. Would love to find a healthy alternative to Iams. A good site about Iams animal testing is www.IamsCruelty.com wrote in message ... depends if you can stand the guilt? http://www.moggies.co.uk/html/iams.html |
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Katzowtadbag wrote: I've heard a lot about Iams and their animal tests. What other dog/cat food companies do this? I would imagine most of them. Would love to find a healthy alternative to Iams. A good site about Iams animal testing is www.IamsCruelty.com And another good site to see http://www.petakillsanimals.com/ |
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