Cat food recommendations

JoseChungsDoomsday

Hi all,
Since we got our kittens we have been feeding them royal canine gastrointestinal food (both dry and wet). This was the best recommendation due to them having very bad stomachs when we got them.

We are at the stage where we want to transition them off this and I've spent an awful amount of time trying to figure out what is considered good health and quality food. There's plenty of site that love to lecture owners on what's bad food but very few recommendations on what's good.

Can anyone help with one or two suggestions? Their current diet is 2/3 wet food 1/3 dry.

Robin9

How old are they now?

JoseChungsDoomsday

Robin9 wrote: »

How old are they now?

Almost 12 months

KiKi

I only feed mine wet food that is at the very least 75% meat / fish - preferably 90%. So things like Applaws, Almo Nature HFC (fit for human consumption), Thrive complete food, Meowing Heads (hit and miss). Basically, the really expensive stuff! Sainsburys also do one called 'Encore' which is similar, but I find my cats don't like it as much as the other brands.

My cats' favourite is Almo Nature HFC Tuna, Chicken and Ham, and Thrive Complete Tuna.

Dry food, I feed grain-free foods with a very high protein content (min 70%). Things like Acana, Sanabelle, Applaws - currently using Wild Freedom which they LOVE.

I find that many cats don't like high protein foods which are mushy (it's a texture thing) so I tend to avoid wet foods like Wild Freedom, Smilla and most Meowing Heads (except Salmon which my cats like, although they're now going off it).

Mine eat half a small can / pouch each morning, another half each at night, plus biscuits during the day. That's plenty because the protein and nutrition content is very high.

HTH

suki1964

No matter how much research you do, no matter what ethics you follow, your cats will have their own ideas as to what they like and will eat

Id love mine to eat cereal free, additive free, human grade meat/fish but the wee so and so's like Felix so that's what they get

And yes I have spent a fortune on trying them on so many foods that Id prefer them to eat, just to donate it to the cat rescue

[Deleted User]

My kitten came on IAMS dry food and nothing else will do.

I put down wet food when was teething recently but she turned her nose up at it and IAMS soaked with warm water was still the order of the day.

Kim_kim

Deleted%20User wrote: »

My kitten came on IAMS dry food and nothing else will do.

I put down wet food when was teething recently but she turned her nose up at it and IAMS soaked with warm water was still the order of the day.

If you want great quality go for Applaws.
If you want something they love, royal canine for fussy cats.
If you want a budget but decent quality food you can pick up at the supermarket - buy iams.

TripleH

You might also (if they are indoor cats) think about growing cat grass for them to hrlp with digestion. Our youngest, when grass is not available, will nibble at any plant within reach and some not in reach.

Trina90

TripleH wrote: »

You might also (if they are indoor cats) think about growing cat grass for them to hrlp with digestion. Our youngest, when grass is not available, will nibble at any plant within reach and some not in reach.

Don't know if it's a Ragdoll thing (they are known as a dopey breed!) but my indoor cats turned their noses up to cat grass.

Carrot007

Kim_kim wrote: »

If you want something they love, royal canine for fussy cats.

Of which 10kg bags are quite resonable on amazon (at least some varietys!)


As cats do though they went off it!


Expect the change eerything all the time when they decide you are wrong for buying the same thing again!


TBH mine have not been to bad, just fussy now they are old! Chunks too big, chunks too small, it's in gravey, is gelled into one big lump! Anything they want to moan at!

JoseChungsDoomsday

TripleH wrote: »

You might also (if they are indoor cats) think about growing cat grass for them to hrlp with digestion. Our youngest, when grass is not available, will nibble at any plant within reach and some not in reach.

I was wondering why they kept eating that plant in the kitchen! :money: