Best canned food vs. worst

What is brands are best cat food, vs. worst?

I've skimmed through the Ann Martin book "Food Pets Die For"...so I'm at
something of a loss what to do!

What are top three wet foods...and what brands should I totally avoid.

I had a cat in the 70's that I just fed the generic plain-label
brands...and she got a horrible skin rash and passed away after five
years..I don't want a repeat of that.

Thanks for providing some clarity to this issue.

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My cat gets half a can of Friskies every day. I cover the other half
and keep it in the fridge for the next day. I always keep a little dry
food (Deli Cat) in a bowl on the side, but I don't fill the bowl full
because it tends to dry out and is less palpable after sitting in the
bowl for a few days. She also gets kitty treats a couple of times a
day and I often give her a few little scraps of fish, pork, beef,
chicken, or whatver in the evening. She is an "only pet," so she
doesn't have to compete with other animals in the house. I'm not
saying that this is the perfect feeding regimen, but it has served my
cat well in her 17 years, as she's quite healthy, active, in very good
shape, and acts much younger than her years.

"Gary" wrote in message
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My cat gets half a can of Friskies every day. I cover the other half
and keep it in the fridge for the next day. I always keep a little dry
food (Deli Cat) in a bowl on the side, but I don't fill the bowl full
because it tends to dry out and is less palpable after sitting in the
bowl for a few days. She also gets kitty treats a couple of times a
day and I often give her a few little scraps of fish, pork, beef,
chicken, or whatver in the evening. She is an "only pet," so she
doesn't have to compete with other animals in the house. I'm not
saying that this is the perfect feeding regimen, but it has served my
cat well in her 17 years, as she's quite healthy, active, in very good
shape, and acts much younger than her years.


In my heart of hearts I suspect a diet of both canned and dry
is the best one for healthy cats. But cats with special needs may not
fare so well.

You already know the answer to the worst foods. The generics are absolutely
horrible it's just not worth the health of the animal to save a few bucks by
buying plain label.

Celeste

"LemonPops via CatKB.com" wrote in message
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What is brands are best cat food, vs. worst?

I've skimmed through the Ann Martin book "Food Pets Die For"...so I'm at
something of a loss what to do!

What are top three wet foods...and what brands should I totally avoid.

I had a cat in the 70's that I just fed the generic plain-label
brands...and she got a horrible skin rash and passed away after five
years..I don't want a repeat of that.

Thanks for providing some clarity to this issue.

--
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LemonPops via CatKB.com wrote:
What is brands are best cat food, vs. worst?

I've skimmed through the Ann Martin book "Food Pets Die For"...so I'm
at
something of a loss what to do!


well....that's your first mistake! Seriously. I've dealt w/ Ann
Martin on a dog ng about a year or so ago, and I've never met a more
nasty, vicious person. She makes a ton of money peddling fear and
anger. The stuff she alleges happened in Canada and many, many years
ago. She takes half-truths and leads you to believe something entirely
different happened. Buyer beware of anything she is selling.

Some excellent brands of canned food are Wellness, Innova, California
Natural, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack, Solid Gold, Merrick, Nutro, Pinnacle,
Evolve, Newman's Own, Felidae...

I feed my cats a diet of primarily wet food, and rotate between all of the
above brands. Some they prefer more than others.

The more wet food in a cat's diet, the better. The link below explains why
wet food is so important for cats.

http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?
action=library&act=show&item=whycatsneedcannedfood

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"Catherine via CatKB.com" wrote in message
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Some excellent brands of canned food are Wellness, Innova, California
Natural, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack, Solid Gold, Merrick, Nutro,
Pinnacle,
Evolve, Newman's Own, Felidae...

hello everybody.
i am from croatia (europe)
and i have never heard of those kinds of food you are mentioning here. is
here maybe someone from europe who can share the best brands of food with
me? for instance hills, eukanuba, royal canin? do you know those brands?

In article , enlightened
us with...

"Catherine via CatKB.com" wrote in message
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Some excellent brands of canned food are Wellness, Innova, California
Natural, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack, Solid Gold, Merrick, Nutro,
Pinnacle,
Evolve, Newman's Own, Felidae...

hello everybody.
i am from croatia (europe)
and i have never heard of those kinds of food you are mentioning here. is
here maybe someone from europe who can share the best brands of food with
me? for instance hills, eukanuba, royal canin? do you know those brands?


Those are premium foods and should work just fine. We have those here, too.
You have to go to specialty stores for Wellness, Innova, and many other
"organic" brands. I have a hard time finding those myself. When I DID find
them, my cats hated them (though my dog loves Hill's Science Diet).

Generally speaking, you get what you pay for. Hills and Royal Canin are good
foods. I personally won't feed IAMS or Eukanuba, but that's a private issue I
have with the company that owns them (Proctor and Gamble), not with the foods
themselves. My aunt fed her cats Eukanuba all their lives and they both made
it just past 20. So I'm pretty sure the food itself is a good one.

We have a compromise in my house. I don't eat the same thing every day. That
isn't conducive to a balanced diet.
My pets don't eat the same thing every day, either. Sometimes I get junk
food. So do they. I feed them a variety of premium dry foods (such as royal
canin, nutro natural, felidae, and the like) and high-end-but-not-premium dry
foods (such as purina pro plan and purina one). They also get wet "junk"
food, since that's the only wet they'll eat (Fancy Feast for the cats; the
dog eats anything, so we mix it up premium/crap). Once every month to two
months, they get a very special treat -- a small box of Meow Mix or another
"junk" dry food that they chomp through in about 3 days. *heh*

They eat far more premium food than junk, but they do get junk. The dog also
gets some people food, epecially left over meat. The cats don't much like
people food, but they like chicken, cheese, and lunch meat, so they get that
sometimes, too.
I think it helps keep them interested and helps keep their systems
functioning optimally. My pets never have digestive problems switching foods
because we do it all the time (though sometimes Jeffrey forgets he does get
fed twice daily and eats too much too fast and pukes, but he came to me from
a cat collector and was pretty skinny and beat up at the time).
IMO, variety is a Good Thing, as I never have to worry about what happens if
the store is out of their food, if I need to board them in an emergency, etc.
If you always feed the same food and then abruptly need to switch, your cat
will more likely than not get rather nasty diarrhea. So switching frequently
helps keep that from happening, at least IME.
Note that cats with special health needs may need a more specific diet.

[The preceding was my OPINION based on my experience. IANAV.]

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enlightened
us with...

"Catherine via CatKB.com" wrote in message
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Some excellent brands of canned food are Wellness, Innova, California
Natural, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack, Solid Gold, Merrick, Nutro,
Pinnacle,
Evolve, Newman's Own, Felidae...

hello everybody.
i am from croatia (europe)
and i have never heard of those kinds of food you are mentioning here.
is
here maybe someone from europe who can share the best brands of food
with
me? for instance hills, eukanuba, royal canin? do you know those brands?


Those are premium foods and should work just fine. We have those here,
too.

you know, the problem is that i cant switch foods a lot because my cat eats
very very little, she eats royal canin dry food and only one brand of "junk"
wet food because that's all she wants! and the amount of food she eats is
1/4 of what it's written on the box or on the can. that's why i am
constantly searching for the richest and best food to try to give to her
because i would like her to eat more, of course. i am a little worried about
her. but, she is healthy and active, almost 2 years old, so i guess it's not
a big deal, she is just like that. still, it's important for me to still try
and give her some other kinds of food, maybe she will start eating more...
thank you for sharing your experience.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:24:58 +0200, "M@ja \)"
wrote:

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you know, the problem is that i cant switch foods a lot because my cat eats
very very little, she eats royal canin dry food and only one brand of "junk"
wet food because that's all she wants! and the amount of food she eats is
1/4 of what it's written on the box or on the can.

I believe cat food manufacturers have some very generous serving sizes
listed on their packages.

I know I can't get my cats to eat as much as they suggest...not even
close!!


Justin