low fat, low calorie dry cat food

cally6008

Currently on Go-cat complete for Indoor cats
protein 33%
fat content 10%
crude ash 8%
crude fibres 5%

Struggling to find any dry cat food with a lower fat content than this bar the hills r/d diet ...
protein 35.4%
fat 8.8%
carbohydrate 35.3%
crude fiber 14.2%

Is it fat content I should be looking at when comparing food ?

Already on a low fat wet food that both cats happy with - http://www.felinefayre.co.uk/products.php (blue range)

krlyr

Are they overweight then? I would have thought that fat content isn't the only consideration. Go-cat, for example, is very high in cereals from what I remember. I don't know enough about cat nutrition to know the best ingredients/formulation but you may be better off concentrating on finding a good with good quality ingredients and a high meat-content to avoid the carbs, which may be contributing to weight-gain. Or is there an actual health condition requiring a strict low-far diet, like pancreatitis?

Zooplus might be worth a look, they seem to sell a range of European brands that often have fairly good quality ingredients at a lower price - you're not paying for a top brand like with the stuff available over here.
Bozita at 14% fat and a fairly decent looking amount of chicken - http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/bozita/251142

Doesn't list the fat% as far as I can see but does make a point of being low fat/low calorie - http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/true_love_dry_cat/186666

Rice as the main ingredient but chicken second, only 9% fat - http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/josera/65502

10% and some good looking ingredients - looks more expensive but consider that you will probably feed less of it due to the better quality ingredients - http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/mastery/260122

10% and a little cheaper - http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/nova_foods_trainer_cat/nova_foods_trainer_personal/259498

10% again - http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/perfect_fit/99014

rita-rabbit

Burns - dried food - cheap but mostly available online.

spike7451

First off,get puss of the Go-Kat! It's full of addatives & dyes,the ASSIS where I volunteer won't feed it for that reason.They use this;

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/proplan-adult-complete-cat-food-with-chicken-and-rice-3kg-14809

I used to feed this to old Orbit;

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/purely-adult-complete-cat-food-with-chicken-400gm-48307

cally6008

I think I might have seen that Purely in B+Ms last week

rising_from_the_ashes

cally6008 wrote: »

I think I might have seen that Purely in B+Ms last week

mmmmm sorry but I doubt it as it's PAH own make & it's not sold anywhere else AFAIK

Mine used to love it but went off it a while ago when they changed the recipe (hate it when manufacturers do that!).

I also see the "composition and nutrients" tab has disappeared for it from the PAH site - but is still there on other brands .... a bit odd!

I use Royal Canin Light 40 http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/products/products/cat-products/feline-care-nutrition/light-40 which both of mine love - still 10% fat tho'

spike7451

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

mmmmm sorry but I doubt it as it's PAH own make & it's not sold anywhere else AFAIK

Mine used to love it but went off it a while ago when they changed the recipe (hate it when manufacturers do that!).

I also see the "composition and nutrients" tab has disappeared for it from the PAH site - but is still there on other brands .... a bit odd!

I use Royal Canin Light 40 http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/products/products/cat-products/feline-care-nutrition/light-40 which both of mine love - still 10% fat tho'

Daisy likes the Exigent Savor one;

http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/products/products/cat-products/feline-health-nutrition/exigent-35-30-savour-sensation

cjmumto2

Burns Cat Food is great and they only need 60g a day. My cat is sleek and slim on it and it is recommended for most medical issues as it is pure. You can email their vets if you have a question

antw23uk

How sad, poor cats living on horrible dry, dehydrating rubbish cat food

If you want a decent high protien lean meat cat food then go for raw food. I just cannot understand why people want to feed that over cooked/ dry rubbish health hazard food to their beloved cats

faded_flowers

Look for foods with a high meat content - Go Cat is only 4% poor quality meat and lots of carbs, which cats struggle to deal with.

spike7451

antw23uk wrote: »

How sad, poor cats living on horrible dry, dehydrating rubbish cat food

If you want a decent high protien lean meat cat food then go for raw food. I just cannot understand why people want to feed that over cooked/ dry rubbish health hazard food to their beloved cats

Daisy,like Orbit before her,gets both wet & dry,as she does not drink any fluids,I have to feed her a wet food to ensure she gets hydrated thru the jelly.
However unlike Orbit,who ate a good quality wet food,Daisy is a junk food cat when it comes to the wet food.She does get cooked chicken or whitefish once a week,but she won't eat it raw...
Typical fussy woman!:p