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IAMS vs Whiskas?
Hello all, I'm new to the group and somewhat new to raising cats (I
had cats as a kid 10 years ago). At the end of April I decided my house was too empty, so I went to the local animal shelter and adopted two cats - a 6 month old female shorthair (Xerxes) and a 2 year old male Persian ragdoll with super fluffy long hair (Caesar). Spayed and neutered and they get along great together. Well after the first bag of food which the vet gave me, we switched to Whiskas Meaty Selections. Both of them LOVE this stuff and everything was normal. They loved it so much and ate so often that I thought maybe the Whiskas was like kitty junk-food. Feeling guilty, when the Whiskas ran out I switched to IAMS ProActive Health with Chicken (IAMS is "premium", correct?). I think they only eat this stuff because they're hungry, it's only been a week. Caesar will sniff the bowl of food and then proceed to "bury" it by going through the scratching motions on the floor and walls. They have rubber claw covers so I'm not too concerned with the scratching. Within a day after switching to the IAMS food Caesar had diarrhea (BTW not cool for a cat with his coat) but it only lasted 3 days. He still tries to bury that food every time he walks by, but will eat it reluctantly. Xerxes on the other hand has started showing signs of a urinary infection - I'm finding puddles. (Caesar likes to go outside, puddles have shown up while he's out). Her litter box quickly took on an incredibly powerful odor of ammonia, the kind of smell that can cut glass and curls your teeth. So last night I bought the Whiskas again and switched litter (it was corn based, now it's recycled paper pellets). They both seemed VERY happy about the change, ate ALL the food and promptly took turns using the litter box. I'll find out later today if Xerxes left another surprise, I'm really hoping she just didn't want to melt her skin using the smelly litter. What do you guys think? Did the switch to IAMS annoy my cats or did it actually cause problems? |
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IAMS vs Whiskas?
Lord_Alex wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav:
Within a day after switching to the IAMS food Caesar had diarrhea (BTW not cool for a cat with his coat) but it only lasted 3 days. He still tries to bury that food every time he walks by, but will eat it reluctantly. So last night I bought the Whiskas again and switched litter (it was corn based, now it's recycled paper pellets). You've really confused me with corn based litter here. Either way, obviously the IAMS has something your cats do not take to. Neither brand is decent, but IAMS pretends to be and has a very *slight* margin. Mostly they are more careful with the sourcing of what they put in the food. http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_f...wcat.php/cat/8 Sadly there is no similar site specific to cats but the brands follow the same trends. My cat and 2 dogs are on Blue Wilderness. In the pet food world, many make glowing 'claims' to be quality. Learn to read the ingredient lists. wheat, corn and soy are the top allergens for pets and they do not have the same signals as humans do to an allergin. |
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IAMS vs Whiskas?
"cshenk" wrote:
wheat, corn and soy are the top allergens for pets Not for cats, they're not. The top food allergens for cats are fish, chicken and beef. -- Wayne M. |
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IAMS vs Whiskas?
There was a time that Iams was considered a premium food. Then they
were bought out by Procter and Gamble and the quality went downhill. The best brands now are Wellness and Innova. There may be several others. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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---MIKE--- wrote: There was a time that Iams was considered a premium food. Then they were bought out by Procter and Gamble and the quality went downhill. Is this documented or just bias against P&G? I find it incredible that P&G would venture to 'ruin' a premium brand after paying good money to acquire it! Just because a commercial company buys a premium brand does not mean the quality goes down. Sadly, though, this is *sometimes* the case. The best brands now are Wellness and Innova. There may be several others. I wish the market I go to stocked it. I buy my cat's food at the store where I shop, which has basically 3 kinds: Iams, Purina, and 'The Cheap Stuff.' There is a pet store in the next shopping center over. Mebbe, I'll take a longer walk and get my pet food there. I don't mind spending more, since the cat eats such a small amount of food anyway (not like a large dog!). I used to feed my previous tabby Science, and I really noticed a difference in her coat when I tried downgrading. Maybe I will switch to it if it is carried by the store near me. I used to have trouble finding it even at pet stores; they were always running out of stock of Hills/Science for some reason. *R* *H* ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') -- Gaudium mundi, nova stella cæli, Fedora12 (2.6.32 kernel) procreans solem, pariens parentem, Newsreader: slrn pre1.0.0-16 da manum lapsis, fer opem caducis, virgo Maria. |
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