feeding young cat 'senior' food

Rev

tizerbelle wrote: »

Rev, I wasn't having a pop at you (although I don't think you took it that way)

No, I didn't think you were having a pop at all, just wanted to clarify my point about food.

rita-rabbit

I used to feed my cat Go-Cat dried & Felix wet. Then I got a second cat & she had horrible dandruff & I started reading posts on this site & experimenting with better food. Both cats are now healthier & I am spending less since I made the changes - I think other owners are sharing their knowledge on this site & am very grateful for this healthy exchange.

juliebunny

I would be interested to know what natural foods you all recommend for your cats - I am at work long hours and a vegetarian myself, so don't have the time/inclination to cook meat for them. I don't mind spending the extra money though but I do have a lot of (rescue) cats so it needs to be within reason. They currently eat Royal Canin (which says the meat is all passed as fit for human consumption) and the rubbish tins as a treat - I too was shocked to see the 4% content of whatever poor animal it was 'flavoured' with. What animal derivatives are, who knows....

I looked into the raw meat diet but was concerned about germs and worms so they only have minced beef as a treat now and then - some love it but others won't touch it.

To the OP - your cat will be ok on the senior pouches- why you dont feed as a treat once a week? I've got a FAT cat who eats food labelled as SENIOR/DIET.

Rev

juliebunny wrote: »

I would be interested to know what natural foods you all recommend for your cats - I am at work long hours and a vegetarian myself, so don't have the time/inclination to cook meat for them. I don't mind spending the extra money though but I do have a lot of (rescue) cats so it needs to be within reason. They currently eat Royal Canin (which says the meat is all passed as fit for human consumption) and the rubbish tins as a treat - I too was shocked to see the 4% content of whatever poor animal it was 'flavoured' with. What animal derivatives are, who knows....

I looked into the raw meat diet but was concerned about germs and worms so they only have minced beef as a treat now and then - some love it but others won't touch it.

To the OP - your cat will be ok on the senior pouches- why you dont feed as a treat once a week? I've got a FAT cat who eats food labelled as SENIOR/DIET.

I'm vegetarian too. I would feed raw, but they wouldn't touch it. Currently feed applaws dry, 80% meat and grain free. Plus hilife pouches, 18p at home bargains, 60% meat, or asda's toplife (bozita under a different name) £1 for a 395g carton.

I spend under £20 a month to feed two cats a high meat content, grain free diet.

Because the meat content is so high, the portions are small so it really does last.

juliebunny

Thanks Rev- don't have that store near me but have the Range and Asday, so might check that out instead as seems to be reasonable. Mind you, I can't disclose how many little mouths I feed, but we currently buy in 10kg bags !!

Any more suggestions gratefully recieved? Last time I bought the most expensive high meat content pouches my lot refused to eat them - I suppose them fill the felix ones with rubbish to make them taste better.

morg_monster

Just an aside, I agree with you Rev BUT the 4% thing is a bit misleading. It just means that for a food that is sold as "X" flavour, it must contain at least 4% X. Whiskas, felix etc do have more than 4% meat in - off the top of my head I think its around 15%? - still not great but better than 4% - the 4% is just the flavour meat.
And also about the animal derivatives... yes this can be nasty things but it can also be offal parts which are not a problem for cats in fact they contribute to a balanced diet.
I find the best value high meat food to be Smilla; our cats mostly eat that and some Carny. They also get Classic as mentioned above; it's the best of the cheap foods as far as I can tell; brings our average spend down a bit and boy do the cats love it.