Alternatives to Sheba Cat nosh

spookylukey

DKLS wrote: »

Have checked the Sheba website and they are stopping production of Sheba cat nosh, this will not impress my two furry terrorists. :mad:

Are you sure that isn't just in the US? On the website it says "Mars Petcare US has decided that SHEBA® PREMIUM CUTS® Dinners will no longer be available." - http://www.sheba.com/decommission/index.html

The UK site doesn't mention stopping production - http://www.uk.sheba.com/

Fire_Fox

spike7451 wrote: »

So the pet food companies are basically increasing their profit margin by bulking out their foods with unneeded additives? Funnily enough, Daisy's poo's have decreased since I switched her dry onto Purina One.

The entire pet food industry is geared around making a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Why are most wet AND dry foods only 4% named meat - what is the other 96%? Why are dog biscuits bone-shaped or kibble in orange 'carrot' flavoured and green 'pea' flavoured? Why do you get cat food with preformed 'meaty' chunks in gravy cat food? Cats and dogs don't give a rat's *ss what the food looks like. Why do you think there are attractive pictures of fields of corn and the use of phrases like 'natural', 'premium' and 'brown rice'? Because these are things we associate with health ... in humans.

I provide evidence-based nutrition advice to my human clients on a daily basis. I wouldn't dream of suggesting they switch to an entirely canned or dried diet, I advocate biologically appropriate foods as close to nature as possible. What is biologically appropriate for a cat is not ultra heat treated 'derivatives' and cereals it's meat, bone, fat and offal. But where is the profit for Nestle and Mars in that?

DKLS

Fire_Fox wrote: »

my interpretation of value for money is a food with a high meat content.

My interpretation of VFM cat nosh, is if they finish it off, Iams and Shebe etal arent expensive if they get eaten.

spookylukey wrote: »

Are you sure that isn't just in the US? On the website it says "Mars Petcare US has decided that SHEBA® PREMIUM CUTS® Dinners will no longer be available." - http://www.sheba.com/decommission/index.html

The UK site doesn't mention stopping production - http://www.uk.sheba.com/

Cheers, Will check that out, my fears may be unfounded.

Buttonmoons

I don't think they are stopping Sheba, If I remember I picked up quite a few foil trays off it in either Asda or Tesco, 5 for £2.

My cats are going through a fussy phase, too much smoked salmon me thinks!