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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 |
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![]() 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 |
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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. |
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Very interesting. Thanks for the input here folks. Guess it's time to
find a new cat food for the fuzzy ones. -F |
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My 3 cats are just fine with the store bought brands and don't seem to like
what some here would call the Premium Brands. I think a lot of what the cat will eat depends on the cat. Some cats do very well on what some here call the lower quality foods while others do fine on the more premium type foods. I have tried a couple of times to switch to the higher end foods and my cats won't eat it. I feed my cats Special Kitty from Walmart and they are doing just fine. -- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "asylumboss" wrote in message oups.com... I have two Bengals (4 and 1 Years old) and a festively plump 13 year old tabby. The tabby can eat almost any good kind of food (ones found at pet stores, not corner stores) without much change to his fur, energy, stool, weight, etc. However, one of the Bengals has a very sensitive stomach and both Bengals have nasty smelling stool. The older Bengal was being fed Kirkland food for the first 3 years, then I got him and he had really runny, nasty stool at my house. I tried all kinds of things and finally was buying Sensitive Stomach food (Science diet) for 25 dollars for a 10 lb bag. I do not have a Costco membership and therefore was not buying it....also figured these more expensive ones would be better. Long story short- a year later- I have switched to Kirkland food and for the first time ever this cat has solid stool, and more of it- it is quite bulky. (don't know if that is bad) And now I spend 10 dollars for a 20 lb bag- a MUCH better deal! Anyway, they still look good- I have also started adding hemp seed oil for their fur and digestion. Seems to be working and the breeder swears by this food- it does not have much corn in it and this is good as it is hard to digest. Traditionally, Bengals can have digestive issues. Hope this helps! |
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My 3 cats are just fine with the store bought brands and don't seem to like
what some here would call the Premium Brands. I think a lot of what the cat will eat depends on the cat. Some cats do very well on what some here call the lower quality foods while others do fine on the more premium type foods. I have tried a couple of times to switch to the higher end foods and my cats won't eat it. I feed my cats Special Kitty from Walmart and they are doing just fine. -- You're just so wrong about that, but you'll never listen. Of course they like Special Kitty better. It's probably full of fat and sodium. Kids like McDonald's better. You may *think* they're doing fine, but a bad diet catches up with them sooner or later. You can keep them healthy longer with healthier food. Just like people. Sherry |
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