Best thing to feed my cat

Beckyy

I feed my cats Applaws, wet and dry foods. It's free from rubbish and has a very high meat content. They go absolutely crazy for it, and have never looked healthier. It is available in pets at home if you would like to buy small amounts to try out, but it's much cheaper to buy it in bulk/large quantities online. Initially it might look expenive, but you need to bare in mind that as it's a good quality food you don't need to feed as much, because it doesn't contain any bulking ingredients. Wet tins are 3 for 2 in Pets at Home at the moment.

rita-rabbit

badmumof1 wrote: »

Whilst I appriciate advice i must add that i have owned cats for many years. My eldest was almost 23 and we mixed fed the same and she only ever lost one tooth from a car accident

alot of people write about dental issues with their cats. I have found that feeding separate dry/wet & putting Logic on mine avoids any kind of dental work being required. I hope u were not offended - I was trying to be helpful.

Seasons Greetings.

dreamyd

We adopted our dark tortoiseshell garden tiger from Blue Cross when she was 10 months old. She had been abandoned as a teenage mum (pregnant at about 7months they think) . She was small, very skinny with very thin, short fur. We fed her on Science diet for the first fortnight, then experimented with a range of food. We settled on the Aldi dried food , with occasional bags of IAMS (when the 1kg bags are on offer), but without any fish content, as she doesn't touch it. She will also lick the jelly from wet food, but will ignore the chunks! She also gets a daily chomp stick (Aldi 10 for £1) or a sliver of the cooked meat DH takes for sandwiches. She is four and a half and about 5lbs in weight with gorgeous thick fur, and regularly shows her gratitude by going on rodent safaris.
All in all, we probably feed her for about £12 per month, all in. Dried food works for us because she can feed at will, it doesn't smell and seems to go a lot further.

Tinsley1

bethie wrote: »

if possible, you should also look at switching brands as well.

in many cases a good high quality food can even be cheaper than a selection of whiskas/felix. (bozita is quite cheap per serving and has a really high meat content)


http://www.petforums.co.uk/cat-health-nutrition/116753-z-dry-food-cats.html

and

http://www.petforums.co.uk/cat-health-nutrition/112132-z-wet-food-cats.html


give some really good advice about cat food.


personally, after years of whiskas, we switched food, and i do think my cat is much healthier now!


We currently have two (new addition) and they currently get :

meowing heads throughout the day
and about a 2 table spoons of either bozita, purley at home, naturediet, or hi-life 60% at night.

as a treat i sometimes give them raw chicken wings, liver, chicken breast, a tiny spoonful of wet dog food.

Very good post I was going to quote PetForums too

Tinsley1

rita-rabbit wrote: »

Do not mix dry & wet food - lose all abrasive tooth action that way.:( Feed at separate times say morning wet & evening dry.

I'm not sure this is strictly true...I know for dogs I've never heard of it and know many who feed a combination. The only factor which I have heard of with people deciding against feeding together is that dry can take something like 24 hours to digest and wet food around 6-8 hours (in dogs, anywho!)

superstylin

Since I'm currently having a nightmare with our lad Milo because of a blocked urethra, all I can say is please feed wet food - especially if your cat is male. Look up cat cystitis and you'll see a wealth of information on what you should be feeding cats, with the main emphasis on stay away from dry foods. (unless specifically prescribed ones)

I have a cat who is currently restricted to one room, depressed because he has a collar on and because he can't pee properly due to having a blocked urethra which meant a 2 grand vet bill for a perineal urethrostomy (ie they have to create him a new opening for peeing). Absolute nightmare, and all of this because he was allowed to graze on dry food whilst we were away on holiday. I wish I knew beforehand the effects of a dry diet.

MrsE_2

spike7451 wrote: »

Daisy has really taken to 'Royal Cannin Exigent Savor 30/35'..for fussy furballs!

http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/my_pet/cat_food/feline_health_nutrition/exigent_savour.aspx

I feed Persian

http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/my_pet/cat_products/feline_breed_nutrition/persian.aspx

But I will be changing to dental when I run out

http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/my_pet/cat_products/feline_care_nutrition/oral_sensitive.aspx

OP Royal Canin is the only cat food I use.

MrsE_2

superstylin wrote: »

Since I'm currently having a nightmare with our lad Milo because of a blocked urethra, all I can say is please feed wet food - especially if your cat is male. Look up cat cystitis and you'll see a wealth of information on what you should be feeding cats, with the main emphasis on stay away from dry foods. (unless specifically prescribed ones)

I have a cat who is currently restricted to one room, depressed because he has a collar on and because he can't pee properly due to having a blocked urethra which meant a 2 grand vet bill for a perineal urethrostomy (ie they have to create him a new opening for peeing). Absolute nightmare, and all of this because he was allowed to graze on dry food whilst we were away on holiday. I wish I knew beforehand the effects of a dry diet.

Can I ask what brand of dry food?

Because I was under the impression it was a problem in older formulars &/or cheaper dry cat food & not a problem with high quality dry food.

superstylin

The dry food was kitekat I think. It wasn't the only food he had of course, it was complementary to wet food. According to the research I've found it was previously thought that it was the make up of the dry food that caused the problem, but now it's thought that it's simply the lack of moisture which is the big player. See catinfo.org for good information regarding it.

superstylin

just to add, I imagine as long as your cat was receiving adequate intake of water through other means then a quality dry food should be fine but my cat certainly isn't much of a drinker so only gets his his moisture through his food (unless I dilute cat milk which I've taken to doing). If my memory serves me right I think wet food is 75% moisture (so you feed more to compensate nutritionally) whilst dry is approx 15%.