Catfood - Sheba ??

Our two cats, Edgar and Agatha, have always been picky eaters. They like
fish stuff, especially with gravy and cheddar in it. When they first came,
two years ago (they're brother and sister, about 4 now) we tried Fancy Feast
and quickly discovered that if it was "classsic" (pate), they looked and
sniffed and walked away. Would not eat the stuff. So we fed them FF fish,
tuna, whitefish, etc. (grilled chunks with gravy).

Our supermarket dispenses coupons, and it gave us a "buy two get one free"
for Sheba cat food. On a whim, I bought 4 cans and when I came home I
discovered that by mistake I had purchased "pate". Figured I'd try it on
them cats and then probably throw it away because they do not like pate.
But no, they gobbled it up (and the next 3 cans in the next 3 days). They
love the stuff.

I don't know much about Sheba, except that our supermarket does not have a
great variety, and it's just a few pennies less than FF. OTOH, it has a huge
variety of FF.

Anyone have any comment on Sheba -- good, bad, indifferent?

Thanks for any assistance,

Jay (and Edgar and Agatha).

On 7/26/2013 11:26 AM, JJ wrote:
Our two cats, Edgar and Agatha, have always been picky eaters. They like
fish stuff, especially with gravy and cheddar in it. When they first came,
two years ago (they're brother and sister, about 4 now) we tried Fancy Feast
and quickly discovered that if it was "classsic" (pate), they looked and
sniffed and walked away. Would not eat the stuff. So we fed them FF fish,
tuna, whitefish, etc. (grilled chunks with gravy).

Persia is the absolute opposite. She wants the pate. And not fishy
stuff! Her preference is chicken, turkey, turkey & giblets, and she
*loves* the beef.

She also doesn't much care for the stuff in gravy. She laps up the
gravy and leaves the "meat". Cheese? Nope!

Our supermarket dispenses coupons, and it gave us a "buy two get one free"
for Sheba cat food. On a whim, I bought 4 cans and when I came home I
discovered that by mistake I had purchased "pate". Figured I'd try it on
them cats and then probably throw it away because they do not like pate.
But no, they gobbled it up (and the next 3 cans in the next 3 days). They
love the stuff.

I don't know much about Sheba, except that our supermarket does not have a
great variety, and it's just a few pennies less than FF. OTOH, it has a huge
variety of FF.

Perhaps ask the manager if they could stock different vareties? They
offer lots of different types:

http://www.sheba.com/Products

Anyone have any comment on Sheba -- good, bad, indifferent?

I bought Sheba for Persia. For a couple of weeks she loved it! Then
she started turning her nose up at it. What can I say, she's a cat! I
had to switch back to FF for her morning snack.

BTW, don't let anyone here tell you Sheba contains sugar. It would seem
the Sheba cat food sold in the UK is completely different from what is
available in the US.

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2013 11:26 AM, JJ wrote:
Our two cats, Edgar and Agatha, have always been picky eaters. They like
fish stuff, especially with gravy and cheddar in it. When they first
came,
two years ago (they're brother and sister, about 4 now) we tried Fancy
Feast
and quickly discovered that if it was "classsic" (pate), they looked and
sniffed and walked away. Would not eat the stuff. So we fed them FF fish,
tuna, whitefish, etc. (grilled chunks with gravy).

Persia is the absolute opposite. She wants the pate. And not fishy
stuff! Her preference is chicken, turkey, turkey & giblets, and she
*loves* the beef.

She also doesn't much care for the stuff in gravy. She laps up the gravy
and leaves the "meat". Cheese? Nope!

Our supermarket dispenses coupons, and it gave us a "buy two get one
free"
for Sheba cat food. On a whim, I bought 4 cans and when I came home I
discovered that by mistake I had purchased "pate". Figured I'd try it on
them cats and then probably throw it away because they do not like pate.
But no, they gobbled it up (and the next 3 cans in the next 3 days). They
love the stuff.

I don't know much about Sheba, except that our supermarket does not have
a
great variety, and it's just a few pennies less than FF. OTOH, it has a
huge
variety of FF.

Perhaps ask the manager if they could stock different vareties? They
offer lots of different types:

http://www.sheba.com/Products

Anyone have any comment on Sheba -- good, bad, indifferent?

I bought Sheba for Persia. For a couple of weeks she loved it! Then she
started turning her nose up at it. What can I say, she's a cat! I had to
switch back to FF for her morning snack.

BTW, don't let anyone here tell you Sheba contains sugar. It would seem
the Sheba cat food sold in the UK is completely different from what is
available in the US.

Jill


So the American Sheba does not contain sugar?

Thanks,

Jay

On 7/26/2013 1:05 PM, JJ wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2013 11:26 AM, JJ wrote:
Perhaps ask the manager if they could stock different vareties? They
offer lots of different types:

http://www.sheba.com/Products

Anyone have any comment on Sheba -- good, bad, indifferent?

I bought Sheba for Persia. For a couple of weeks she loved it! Then she
started turning her nose up at it. What can I say, she's a cat! I had to
switch back to FF for her morning snack.

BTW, don't let anyone here tell you Sheba contains sugar. It would seem
the Sheba cat food sold in the UK is completely different from what is
available in the US.

Jill


So the American Sheba does not contain sugar?

Thanks,

Jay

I've never found any indication Sheba brand contains sugar, anywhere.
When I was buying it for Persia I compared the ingredients to FF, side
by side, while standing in the store. Pretty much the same. But she
did start to turn her nose up at the Sheba after a bit. I don't know why.

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2013 1:05 PM, JJ wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2013 11:26 AM, JJ wrote:
Perhaps ask the manager if they could stock different vareties? They
offer lots of different types:

http://www.sheba.com/Products

Anyone have any comment on Sheba -- good, bad, indifferent?

I bought Sheba for Persia. For a couple of weeks she loved it! Then
she
started turning her nose up at it. What can I say, she's a cat! I had
to
switch back to FF for her morning snack.

BTW, don't let anyone here tell you Sheba contains sugar. It would seem
the Sheba cat food sold in the UK is completely different from what is
available in the US.

Jill

So the American Sheba does not contain sugar?

Thanks,

Jay

I've never found any indication Sheba brand contains sugar, anywhere. When
I was buying it for Persia I compared the ingredients to FF, side by side,
while standing in the store. Pretty much the same. But she did start to
turn her nose up at the Sheba after a bit. I don't know why.

Jill



Because she's a cat?

:-)

Jay

On 7/26/2013 1:36 PM, JJ wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2013 1:05 PM, JJ wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2013 11:26 AM, JJ wrote:
Perhaps ask the manager if they could stock different vareties? They
offer lots of different types:

http://www.sheba.com/Products

Anyone have any comment on Sheba -- good, bad, indifferent?

I bought Sheba for Persia. For a couple of weeks she loved it! Then
she
started turning her nose up at it. What can I say, she's a cat! I had
to
switch back to FF for her morning snack.

BTW, don't let anyone here tell you Sheba contains sugar. It would seem
the Sheba cat food sold in the UK is completely different from what is
available in the US.

Jill

So the American Sheba does not contain sugar?

Thanks,

Jay

I've never found any indication Sheba brand contains sugar, anywhere. When
I was buying it for Persia I compared the ingredients to FF, side by side,
while standing in the store. Pretty much the same. But she did start to
turn her nose up at the Sheba after a bit. I don't know why.

Jill



Because she's a cat?

:-)

Jay


Yeah, that would be the reason! It's the same reason she doesn't like
closed closet doors. They should be left open in case she wants to
explore. Or find a nice dark place to snooze. If she encounters a
closed closet she meows loudly. It doesn't matter if she chooses to go
into it. They *must* be accessible!

Jill

"JJ" wrote in message ...
Our two cats, Edgar and Agatha, have always been picky eaters. They like
fish stuff, especially with gravy and cheddar in it. When they first
came, two years ago (they're brother and sister, about 4 now) we tried
Fancy Feast and quickly discovered that if it was "classsic" (pate), they
looked and sniffed and walked away. Would not eat the stuff. So we fed
them FF fish, tuna, whitefish, etc. (grilled chunks with gravy).

Our supermarket dispenses coupons, and it gave us a "buy two get one free"
for Sheba cat food. On a whim, I bought 4 cans and when I came home I
discovered that by mistake I had purchased "pate". Figured I'd try it on
them cats and then probably throw it away because they do not like pate.
But no, they gobbled it up (and the next 3 cans in the next 3 days). They
love the stuff.

I don't know much about Sheba, except that our supermarket does not have a
great variety, and it's just a few pennies less than FF. OTOH, it has a
huge variety of FF.

Anyone have any comment on Sheba -- good, bad, indifferent?

Thanks for any assistance,

Jay (and Edgar and Agatha).



Sheba is a good food, very palatable. Except for the fact it has sugar in.
My views on sugar in cat food is well known on the group, I won't let Boyfie
have cat food with sugar in firstly because it's unnecessary and secondly
because he won't let me clean his teeth. I hope his teeth will last his
lifetime without extractions and up to now when he gets his yearly checkup,
his teeth are excellent, he's now 11.

Oh, he'd just love a can of Sheba and all the other very palatable "treaty
foods" which invariably have sugar in but he isn't allowed..

Tweed

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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her morning snack.

BTW, don't let anyone here tell you Sheba contains sugar. It would seem
the Sheba cat food sold in the UK is completely different from what is
available in the US.

Jill

It's produced just a few miiles away from me and exported to the US. I see
no reason to believe it's any different from that produced for the home
market. And it certainly does have sugar in, the can says so, otherwise
I'd let Boyfie have it.

The manufacturer replied to my e-mails promptly when I was concerned about
Chinese ingredients (after the death of US cats through melamine) so I am
very happy to mail them again to ask whether there is a difference between
UK Sheba and US Sheba, sugar-wise.
I suspect it will the same.

Tweed

So the American Sheba does not contain sugar?
I've never found any indication Sheba brand contains sugar, anywhere.

I have a tray of the UK one right here - ingredients "meat and
animal derivatives, fish and fish derivatives, minerals". It's
expensive so ours only get it as a special treat.

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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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her morning snack.

BTW, don't let anyone here tell you Sheba contains sugar. It would seem
the Sheba cat food sold in the UK is completely different from what is
available in the US.

Jill

It's produced just a few miiles away from me and exported to the US. I see
no reason to believe it's any different from that produced for the home
market. And it certainly does have sugar in, the can says so, otherwise
I'd let Boyfie have it.

The manufacturer replied to my e-mails promptly when I was concerned about
Chinese ingredients (after the death of US cats through melamine) so I am
very happy to mail them again to ask whether there is a difference between
UK Sheba and US Sheba, sugar-wise.
I suspect it will the same.

Tweed

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I don’t use Sheba, but I have noted the debate about US vs. UK versions of
Sheba. Here are a couple of sites that may interest some of you. I notice
that some varieties in the UK contain sugar, but some apparently do not.
Perhaps that is also true in the US? I checked into it some time ago and
saw that there was no reference to any kind of sugar, but I only looked at a
couple of varieties since I do not use it.

US Info (scroll down for list of ingredients):
http://www.amazon.com/Sheba-Premium-...sheba+cat+food

UK Info:
http://www.diabeticcatcare.com/DCCCOK/UK.htm

Tweed, I would be interested if you can ask the local producer about sugar,
and I suspect there are others on this group who would also be interested.
Incidentally, I agree with you about not using anything that has sugar in it
for my twosome. I also do not use anything with grains. Cats are obligate
carnivores and should not have grains.

MaryL