8 Out Of 10 Cats prefer....

Katzenjammer

jon81uk,

Don't forget to go for the Go-Cat for Indoor Cats. As I mentioned earlier, it has the highest protein content: 33%.

So that's a third meat, which is low by human standards but right up there with the feline food.

Only Dreamies outdo it, at 34% protein, but they're 750% dearer.

Oh, dear _pale_

Nikki

Ours don't like any own brand wet food, felix or whiskers. They eat classic cat food - meaty one only though and they will eat any type of dry food. One of our cats prefers to catch her own food when possible and they would all rather eat our food!

Katzenjammer

Okay, time for an update on Dreamies, the cat treats that Mars have pushed with relentless enthusiasm.

I noted that they sell for an exorbitant price, compared to other dry foods, and that their protein content (34%) is only fractionally higher than Go-Cat Indoor (33%).

A cat, as we know, votes with its teeth. And our moggy Queenie has given her number one vote to Purina One. She much prefers it to Dreamies.

Want to know why? Sainsburys sell Dreamies Cat Treats Salmon at £22.33 per kilo. Each 60g pack contains a whopping 4% of salmon. Yum!

And Purina One Salmon? Sainsbury do it for £4.83 per kilo. Each 3kg pack contains, er, a measly 17% salmon.

Meaning that Dreamies cost more than 4.6 times for a quarter the amount of salmon. And the protein content is identical to that of Purina One: both are 34%.

One would have to be bird-brained to be fooled by a Man from Mars. But cats know better, don't they? :T

surfsister

Hi my cat's eating 15p trays from Morrisons a the moment and very happy too! (proper price)

benwarwick123

I have 3 cats and they all used to love Purina one Chicken and rice, then purina changed the recipe to chicken and wholegrains and one of my cats got really fat. At the start of the year we changed to Purina Pro plan and my cats all lost weight and completely love it, they also every few days are partial to a tin of waitrose tuna and prawn cat food and also adore gourmet a la carte.

KxMx

Katzenjammer wrote: »

Okay, time for an update on Dreamies, the cat treats that Mars have pushed with relentless enthusiasm.

I noted that they sell for an exorbitant price, compared to other dry foods, and that their protein content (34%) is only fractionally higher than Go-Cat Indoor (33%).

A cat, as we know, votes with its teeth. And our moggy Queenie has given her number one vote to Purina One. She much prefers it to Dreamies.

Want to know why? Sainsburys sell Dreamies Cat Treats Salmon at £22.33 per kilo. Each 60g pack contains a whopping 4% of salmon. Yum!

And Purina One Salmon? Sainsbury do it for £4.83 per kilo. Each 3kg pack contains, er, a measly 17% salmon.

Meaning that Dreamies cost more than 4.6 times for a quarter the amount of salmon. And the protein content is identical to that of Purina One: both are 34%.

One would have to be bird-brained to be fooled by a Man from Mars. But cats know better, don't they? :T

Dreamies are treats though, not a complete dry food as Purina One is? I would expect a treat/supplement to be more expensive per kg than a complete food product. And I very much doubt any cat owner would buy a product marked treats to use as a complete food.

Katzenjammer

Are you not kinda missing the point, KxMx?

The point being that although Mars brand their product as a "treat" the content is indistinguishable from ordinary cat-food.

In fact, because Purina One contains over 4 times the amount of salmon than Dreamies, it can lay more claim to being a "treat".

Let's face it, many cat-owners are being grossly misled by Mars, who are laughing all the way to the bank

KxMx

Katzenjammer wrote: »

Are you not kinda missing the point, KxMx?

The point being that although Mars brand their product as a "treat" the content is indistinguishable from ordinary cat-food.

In fact, because Purina One contains over 4 times the amount of salmon than Dreamies, it can lay more claim to being a "treat".

Let's face it, many cat-owners are being grossly misled by Mars, who are laughing all the way to the bank

I see what you're trying to say, but honestly Purina would make more £ out of me, regular big bags of complete food versus the occasional packet of treats.

Have you looked into other treats such as Whiskas, Thomas, and done the same comparisons or is this a thing against Dreamies? You have been very harsh towards Mars in your few posts here on MSE.

Perhaps you might take this up with Mars or the Advertising Standards Authority if you feel so strongly?

rachbc

M 3 get porta 21 - its £2.30ish a kg but its 73% chicken compared to 4% in whiskas. I wouldn't call whiskas or go-cat premium food, just a premium price

Katzenjammer

KxMx wrote: »

Have you looked into other treats such as Whiskas, Thomas, and done the same comparisons or is this a thing against Dreamies? You have been very harsh towards Mars in your few posts here on MSE.

I used to buy other treats for Queenie, which she enjoyed in varying degrees.

Then Dreamies appeared and she loved them! It was only when, out of idle curiosity, I studied the ingredients that I noticed how they represented very poor value for money when compared to ordinary dry cat-food.

Let's be honest here. They are grossly overpriced and no better than Purina One. In fact they're inferior, as I've shown.

Perhaps you might take this up with Mars or the Advertising Standards Authority if you feel so strongly?

Why? Mars are telling no fibs. The ingredients are there for all to see, and no law is being broken. It's all legal and above board, but far from moral.