Cat food

DD265

We have two 9 month old indoor neutered male cats. We've been feeding them on Whiskas (mixture of jelly pouches and casserole pouches which they love), but I'd really like to see them on something with a higher meat content.

This is probably the 10th time I've looked at switching since we got them at the end of October but it feels like such a minefield. They're getting AATU duck dry food (they don't eat much of it, but I like knowing it's there if we're home late) and then their wet food split across 3 meals a day.

We looked at feeding raw but discounted it although I can't remember why. I'm looking at Animonda Carny and Feringa. What frustrates me about those is that it doesn't seem to be possible to buy them locally. Our boys haven't shown themselves to be fussy but we'll be ordering trial packs first.

Any other recommendations?

takethatfan1978

We have an 18 month old indoor cat, when we picked her up at 10 weeks old she was swapped onto Millies Lionheart dryfood with applaws sachets.

Now millies do a wet cat food so we buy that, she has not had any problems with the food and I'm happy with it as it has good quality ingrediants in it.
They do sample packs too
https://www.millieswolfheart.co.uk/cat-food

annandale

My cats love applaws and approved food do it v cheaply. They do gourmet as well

fluffykins13

Our vet recommended Encore when we said we were feeding our cat Whiskas. I get it in Sainsburys (B&M sometimes sell it as well) Our cat loves it and it is good quality stuff - actually looks like tuna.

SensibleSarah

Stuff like Lily's kitchen has good meat content and is available at supermarkets. My 4 cats won't eat it but they are fussy! I tend to order in bulk online (zooplus or pet planet) once I find something decent that they like - but usually as soon as I do, they stop eating it anyway

paddypaws101

Take the plunge and buy a few different brands/flavours from zooplus! Bozita and Smilla are two other similar products.
Some of the products mentioned above are not 'complete' foods and should not form the bulk of the diet. They are also very expensive in my view.
Raw can actually be a very cost effective food and you can find it in some garden centres or pet shops locally so you don't need to buy it in bulk.

Peccary

My cat has Bozita wet and Applaws dry, his coat has improved loads since we put him on this and the vet sees no issues with his teeth. We get in bulk from Zooplus

zuzuspetals

As another poster mentioned, you have to be careful that you are giving them a complete food. Lots of the foods with a high meat content are complementary foods, so they shouldn't be fed exclusively on that or they wouldn't be getting all the nutrients that they need.


Zooplus has a huge range of cat foods, the problem being that you have to order in big packs. Off the top of my head I think Feline Fayre is quite cheap and has a high meat content. I've also given my cats Hi Life and Nature's Menu in the past. My cat likes the Pets at Home "seriously good" range but it is expensive so she only gets that as a treat : )


I have wasted a fortune on cat food over the years that my two darlings have refused to eat!

Livelongandprosper

My little fella is a rescue so isn't fussy about food, he ate what was given

He's now been on lidls pouches the past six months, and adores them. One of the boxes of jelly type feeds is grain free. I buy a selection of all three types of feed, plus the dried complete and mix it up a bit for him, a jelly pouch mornings, a gravy one evenings,dried during the day. He's thriving and is a good steady weight

I also give the odd raw meal, mince, chicken trimmings etc

tesuhoha

I feed my cats Thrive dry which is 90% chicken and is grain free. It also has all the nutrients they need. I really would like to feed them a complete wet food but my search goes on as they are so fussy. I have ordered the Lily's Kitchen Hotpot which seems to have good reviews and Miamor tuna and crab, which although is not a complete food they like tuna for breakfast and I want to take them off Cosma Thai as it has rice in it.

I have also ordered some Natures Menu mixed packs because it seems to be the next best thing to raw. I don't know if my cats will eat it though but will be happy if they do. One of my cats has a problem with her weight and I have tried so many different options to get her weight down.

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takethatfan1978 wrote: »

We have an 18 month old indoor cat, when we picked her up at 10 weeks old she was swapped onto Millies Lionheart dryfood with applaws sachets.

Now millies do a wet cat food so we buy that, she has not had any problems with the food and I'm happy with it as it has good quality ingrediants in it.
They do sample packs too
https://www.millieswolfheart.co.uk/cat-food

Duck (45%), Dried Duck (16%), Sweet Potato, Potato, Dried Lamb (6%), Dried Rabbit (3%), Duck Fat (3%), Salmon Stock (1%), Salmon Oil (1%), Tomato Pomace, Minerals, Vitamins, Yucca, Dried Apple, Carrot Flakes, Lovage Powder, Seaweed Meal, Dried Cranberry, Camomile Powder, Burdock Root Powder, Peppermint, Dandelion Herb, Aniseed, Fenugreek, Thyme, Marjoram, Oregano, Parsley, Sage

I've never known cats to eat any of those. Potatoes? Apple and carrot?