Pets at home purely food/dry only diet

Apricot

missmontana wrote: »

wow, I never knew about animal testing... I've just ordered a free sample from the Trophy Pet food site for the cats. Been using Hills Science seeing as the vets recommend it. Might have to change that now!
Where's the best place to buy Orijen?

I tend to buy from Zooplus - they are not necessarily always the cheapest but you can usually find a voucher code which lowers the price.

Rev

calmspirit wrote: »

I am not sure how you are suposed to work out which foods have 'proper' meat and which have reclaimed? meat......they are not going to advertise that are they?

I'm pretty sure when the package says 'animal derivatives' it means all the left over crap, not the decent stuff.

mem_2

calmspirit wrote: »

I am not sure how you are suposed to work out which foods have 'proper' meat and which have reclaimed? meat......they are not going to advertise that are they?

Animal derivatives listed as an ingredient is as dodgy as it sounds. It's the leftovers. Meat meal (chicken meal for example) must be suitable for human consumption. It's the kind of stuff that ends up in chicken nuggets and suchlike.

calmspirit

omg! so by trying to make sure my furbaby gets a high meat content diet I seem to now be feeding him....... (see below)

and I think it would be a great idea to share ingredients lists! Dry food only please, list as written on packet


Petsathome Purely even more meat chicken complete dry food

Poultry meat meal (min 26%)
POTATO ????
fresh chicken,
poultry oil,
chicken liver,
brewers yeast,
sugar beet pulp ???
cellulose,
cranberry extract
green tea extract
prebiotic FOS
/prebiotic MOS
minerals
vitamins
with antioxidant
additives vitamin E & C
total chicken min 70%

Hills Science plan optimal care adult dry chicken

chicken and turkey meal (min chicken 40%)
ground maize
ground rice
animal fat
maize gluton meal
digest
potassium chloride
fish oil
SALT???

I am on a steep learning curve now and am off to do some research! (still leaning towards to petsathome over the Hills though!)

mem_2

It's necessary for kibbles to have something starchy in there to hold it all together - if they don't use grains (like rice or maize) then they need something else.

We just got our first kitten and I'm heavily leaning towards Purely wet and dry in combination. He loves it too, he was on Go Cat when we picked him up and I'm mixing the two different brands to get him used to Purely but he just picks through it and leaves all the Go Cat bits. So funny!

rita-rabbit

Stefficook wrote: »

Oh and the other thing i meant to say!! When I refer to "meat/fish" content, that's pure fish or meat, not animal derivatives, which a lot of them say maybe 60% meat or meat derivatives. That's not meat, it's bits of 'meat' that are left over (chicken feet etc...) but not pure meat. Again not to put a downer on a bargain, but i'd say you usualy get what you pay for, if it's super cheap, the ingredients may not be all they seem. I understand some people can't afford to buy stuff that is expensive for the sake of more meat, but for those who want to get the best they can for their pets, I just wanted to point it out.

as well as bones etc! It's the additives that are the real thing to look out for

Stefficook

Rita rabbit - I know its really sad when so may people just don't care, but just cos it's so cheap they get it! I know not everyone can afford it but those who can should at least think about it!! I never knew about those other foods you listed, which is why we get Burns, they seem healthy on it, like it enough, but might have a look for some of those others see how well they go down if they're better Cheers for the heads up
I find it awful how companies, especially Iams, who advertise so strongly for being great for animals, yet the things they do are so sickening!!

MrsE_2

davidhwdn wrote: »

Our cat has it's own glass of water as he won't drink from a bowl

I had to do that with Ted. I bought him a nice glass bowl & he liked that.

MrsE_2

calmspirit wrote: »

Popped into pets at home with the intention of buying Hills or JWB or similar better quality food......had a look around and came home with.........Pets at Home Purely dry food apparently 70% chicken! It was only £6.39 for 1.5kg which should last for ages! Or if he wont eat it then it's not too much to have spent.

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/purely-adult-complete-cat-food-with-chicken-2kg-14853

I just looked that up & it says 40% chicken?

calmspirit

MrsE wrote: »

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/purely-adult-complete-cat-food-with-chicken-2kg-14853

I just looked that up & it says 40% chicken?

yes sorry, there are 2 types of PetsatHome Purely is I think 40%......Purely More meat is 70% ...the boxes are similar