Cat Food Advice

KxMx

Felix own brand; well my 6 year old cat has always happily fed on this yet recently we've changed her to Whiskas because she stopped eating the Felix (and believe me we tried everything!). She'd happily munch the Felix As good As it Looks but not the standard. Looking at the Whiskas now there is such a difference even to me!
As you say they lick the jelly maybe a less chunky and more flaky wet would be better recieved, the standard Whiskas, Oh So Whiskas or even the Gourment brand which is almost a puree.
She gets one pouch in the morning and a standard small cat diner of dried food in the evenings which is usually mostly gone by the next evening. And she's always had Sainsburys dry, she loves it and obviously gets all she needs from her diet since even the Vet complimented her shiny, smooth coat!

rita-rabbit

MrsE wrote: »

I don't believe that.

I believe cheap dried food isn't a good diet for cats, but all the premium diets are dried anyway.

I do believe its important they drink lots of fresh water & I have a fountain to encourage that.

I feed Royal Canin, but there are other good dried diets too.

I fed mine Burns which is a quality dried food when the Tom took sick actually - so please get your facts right before spouting & encouraging others to put their pets in danger.:mad:

925dancer

Cats are obligate carnivores by nature so their ideal diet is completely raw. However for a lot of us this isn't possible and some cats who have been on a commercial diet their whole lives don't take to it.

A purely dry diet is completely unnatural and developed by food companies for convenience rather that optimum health. I would NEVER feed an exclusively dry diet, there is a term a lot of in the know cat slaves use "dry food addict". Like humans, they become a bit carb addicted and it becomes difficult to wean them off the dry.

There is little difference between any of the commercially available foods in the supermarkets, they are all full of fillers (Whiskas is no better than Felix, just look at the ingredients).

I feed JWB/Royal Canin or Pets at Home dry and Bozita or Animonda Carny wet from Zooplus. When I have finished up studying and am back on a proper wage (!) I will feed Orijen dry. They are much higher quality and about the same price as the food you would get in the supermarket.

As for supermarket dry food and Go Cat, Whiskas dry etc, I wouldn't go near them if you paid me, meat flavoured cereal is about the best description I can think of!

MrsE_2

rita-rabbit wrote: »

I fed mine Burns which is a quality dried food when the Tom took sick actually - so please get your facts right before spouting & encouraging others to put their pets in danger.:mad:

So why are all the premium pet foods dried & all the junk food wet?

Do you really believe the premium complete cat food makers (Royal Canin, Applaws, ojin (SP?) are selling a dangerous product?

ETA, you will see where I said "I" before everything I said, clearly marking it as my own opinion & not medical fact - unlike yours which you are spouting as gospel;)

MrsE_2

925dancer wrote: »

Cats are obligate carnivores by nature so their ideal diet is completely raw. However for a lot of us this isn't possible and some cats who have been on a commercial diet their whole lives don't take to it.

A purely dry diet is completely unnatural and developed by food companies for convenience rather that optimum health. I would NEVER feed an exclusively dry diet, there is a term a lot of in the know cat slaves use "dry food addict". Like humans, they become a bit carb addicted and it becomes difficult to wean them off the dry.

There is little difference between any of the commercially available foods in the supermarkets, they are all full of fillers (Whiskas is no better than Felix, just look at the ingredients).

I feed JWB/Royal Canin or Pets at Home dry and Bozita or Animonda Carny wet from Zooplus. When I have finished up studying and am back on a proper wage (!) I will feed Orijen dry. They are much higher quality and about the same price as the food you would get in the supermarket.

As for supermarket dry food and Go Cat, Whiskas dry etc, I wouldn't go near them if you paid me, meat flavoured cereal is about the best description I can think of!

Bit of a contradiction?

Caroline_a

I have fed dried food exclusively to my cats for the past 20 years or so, At the moment I am giving Annie Hills Science, but have previously used Iams. I think the top quality dried cat foods can't be beaten, my cats have always looked healthy and as I have always ensured that they have plenty of water (Annie has a water fountain) you will have no problems.

I've never had a cat that has over-eaten either, and the cats have their food available all day.

The main reason I seem to remember that I switched to dry food all those years ago was after seeing a documentary about how wet food was made... it was grey/white! then geletine was added to thicken it up, then colouring and finally it was cut into chunks to make it look like some sort of stew to make it visually appealing to humans! I decided that I wasn't going to pay for all those additives and water so switched, and have had virtually no vet bills since, apart from vaccinations and neutering.

Freddie_Snowbits

Our tiger, Monty, is fed dried all the time. We started this years ago when his predecessors wet food became bowl hard and manly soon after being out down.

He loves it, and when he wants a bit of meat, he nips next door for the bargain buckets. Plenty there for an army of alley cats.

925dancer

MrsE wrote: »

Bit of a contradiction?

Not exclusively, they will still have wet and raw.

mozzyc

I've tried the expensive brands, bought off Zooplus, and none of my 3 liked it. Ended up having to trade with someone at work for some Felix back. So i feed them a premium dry in the mornings, and felix at night. I haven't tried them on applaws mind you, but I can't afford that anyway.

MrsE_2

Caroline_a wrote: »

I have fed dried food exclusively to my cats for the past 20 years or so, At the moment I am giving Annie Hills Science, but have previously used Iams. I think the top quality dried cat foods can't be beaten, my cats have always looked healthy and as I have always ensured that they have plenty of water (Annie has a water fountain) you will have no problems.

I've never had a cat that has over-eaten either, and the cats have their food available all day.

The main reason I seem to remember that I switched to dry food all those years ago was after seeing a documentary about how wet food was made... it was grey/white! then geletine was added to thicken it up, then colouring and finally it was cut into chunks to make it look like some sort of stew to make it visually appealing to humans! I decided that I wasn't going to pay for all those additives and water so switched, and have had virtually no vet bills since, apart from vaccinations and neutering.

I think people mix up preimum dried diets with junk food (Whiskers & Go Cat).
Its like comparing chicken breasts with value sauages;)