Best quality dry cat food?

LittleMissAspie

The best dry cat food is Orijen. It's 75% meat, 25% fruit and veg. NO GRAINS. Unfortunately you can only order it online from Zooplus or the Orijen website. The smaller bags are expensive but if you try it and like it, the big bag is comparable to premium brands. I buy the big bag and it lasts my cat about 4 months, so only £10 a month.

http://www.orijenpetfoods.co.uk/

~Chameleon~

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

As I said, be informed about your choice & where possible try to avoid un-ethical companies.

I know, but it made me wonder just how many of the people slamming others' for feeding their cats on e.g. Iams were actually using lots of other products made by these exact same companies :rotfl:

rita-rabbit

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I know, but it made me wonder just how many of the people slamming others' for feeding their cats on e.g. Iams were actually using lots of other products made by these exact same companies :rotfl:

I KNOW Burns stuff is good: ingredients & no testing.:j

I am trying to use less chemical stuff on myself too, however am wondering if stores have vested interests - noticed how often supermarkets `run out' alot of white vineager & v rarely stock Ecover laundry bleach etc.:mad:

LittleMissAspie

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I know, but it made me wonder just how many of the people slamming others' for feeding their cats on e.g. Iams were actually using lots of other products made by these exact same companies :rotfl:

You weren't "wondering", you were actively assuming people buy from the big companies and accusing them of being hypocrites.

Edinburghlass_2

sleepymy wrote: »

Is it safe for animals to drink from bathroom taps? Angus always wants too but ours aren't plumbed into the mains and I worry about any heavy metals etc that may be in the water.

One of my cats drinks from the bath when I'm in it complete with bubble bath

LittleMissAspie

rita-rabbit wrote: »

however am wondering if stores have vested interests - noticed how often supermarkets `run out' alot of white vineager & v rarely stock Ecover laundry bleach etc.:mad:

I think it's just not that popular so they don't replenish their stocks in time. By the way, Ecover test on fleas and they have a 5-year rolling cut-off date, which personally I don't find acceptable.

~Chameleon~

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

You weren't "wondering", you were actively assuming people buy from the big companies and accusing them of being hypocrites.

I didn't specifically call anyone a hypocrite; I said it would be hypocritical to slate people for buying pet food if they were themselves buying other products from the same companies.

And let's face it, it's extremely difficult to completely avoid all products made by any of these companies. I should imagine most people aren't even aware they are half the time. I certainly couldn't tell you exactly what products each of these companies make, can you?

UKTigerlily

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

The best dry cat food is Orijen. It's 75% meat, 25% fruit and veg. NO GRAINS. Unfortunately you can only order it online from Zooplus or the Orijen website. The smaller bags are expensive but if you try it and like it, the big bag is comparable to premium brands. I buy the big bag and it lasts my cat about 4 months, so only £10 a month.

http://www.orijenpetfoods.co.uk/

You can get it in stores & other online companies now, I buy it for the Dog from Mutley & Mog in Glasgow & it arrives the next day & I too think it's the best dried food about, it's a 6* on one site & the ingredients are amazing, but of course it won't suit all pets. I'm thinking of putting the Cat onto it with her wet, but idk as I don't like dry for Cats but if she has to have dry then that's the brand i'd want no question!

As for animal testing, I won't use Iams as there're plenty of companies who don't do cruel testing on animals & if their food keeps selling, the testing will continue! If nobody buys it, it won't sell. I don't know if they've stopped it now, but they definitely used to as did many companies!

sleepymy

Edinburghlass wrote: »

One of my cats drinks from the bath when I'm in it complete with bubble bath

My wee man is developing kidney disease and has an inflammatory stomach condition and it's made me wary about what I let him ingest. A lot of what is harmless to us can be toxic to them over time (I don't know what so I trust nothing )

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I didn't specifically call anyone a hypocrite; I said it would be hypocritical to slate people for buying pet food if they were themselves buying other products from the same companies.

And let's face it, it's extremely difficult to completely avoid all products made by any of these companies. I should imagine most people aren't even aware they are half the time. I certainly couldn't tell you exactly what products each of these companies make, can you?

It's really not. Anyone can pop along to their websites and see what products they make. Alternatives can also be found easily, some of the supermarket's own brand stuff is cruelty free. Even if people can't avoid all of the products does that mean they shouldn't bother at all? Have you bothered trying at all or are you just making the 'extremely difficult' up because it suits your argument?

For anyone interested

UKTigerlily

Most cruelty free brands have a logo on so it's easy to look for the logo!