Hill's Scienceplan for Cats

Jet

My cat has been prescribed hills hypo allergenic cat food. At around £21 for 2.5kgs, I hope it's good! :eek:

Has anyone else had experience of this food and is there any way I can get it cheaper?

Feefee_4

Hi Jet,

No cat experience, but the vet prescribed the hills hypo allergenic food for my dog, I tried it once & then found that James Wellbeloved do a very good one, which is all very nateral with no colouring, flavoring or presartive it's still expensive but cheaper than the Hills one was & my dog is fine with it, although i guess it depends on what it is that your cat is allergic too.


http://www.dogfoodallergies.co.uk/

lil_me

www.petmeds.co.uk I think same amount is about £8-£14 depending which one it is he needs.

Spudnik_2

Jet wrote: »

My cat has been prescribed hills hypo allergenic cat food. At around £21 for 2.5kgs, I hope it's good! :eek:

Has anyone else had experience of this food and is there any way I can get it cheaper?

I know this isn't what you asked, but is your cat prescribed the food for a medical reason? If not, Burns or James Wellbeloved are much better quality than Hills - a food generally recommended as they are the company that teach the short nutrition course to vets. I'm not sure that there's much of a price difference, but both are hypoallergenic and the quality of the ingredients is far superior.

If the cat has been prescribed Hills for a reason other than a sensitive stomach, then I'm not qualified to tell you to switch!

suki1964

I second the above, if its just food sensitivity Id give Burns a ring and have a chat with them - they will send out good sized samples as well.

tankgirl1

as others have said, it depends why your moggie has been prescribed this food. james wellbeloved was very highly thought of by a dermatologist i used to work for, so i would speak to your vet about trying that, as it is a bit cheaper, and easier to get hold of.

otherwise, have a shop around online for the cheapest place to get the hills - it will inevitably be cheaper than getting it from your vet :rolleyes:

lady_stardust

When we got our kitten Leela, DH was very keen to feed her on Hill's Scienceplan Kitten as his family had fed all their cats on it and apparently it is very good. So we did, and it is indeed very good. She enjoys it and has grown into a sturdy, active cat. The only downside is it is quite expensive at £13 for a largish bag and she goes through a bag a month. I appreciate that's probably still cheaper than tins or pouches, but there are lots of cheaper complete dry foods out there

Now she's going onto adult food so we have much more choice and I am not sure whether to try her on something less expensive, or whether to leave it. If it ain't broke and all that....

What do others think, especially Scienceplan users - would you switch?

Thanks!

LittleTinker

I think its nasty stuff and wouldnt get it for my cats.

Besides anything else, they need wet food, so some meat and a little complete cat food (Tesco's is a good one.......not gocat though)....would be much better for the cat.

Nomad25

I use Hills for all my cats [ages 6 - 12 years], but I do give them wet food once a day. Hills do a lot of nutritional research and this is reflected in the price. I posted [on the pets board] a breakdown of dried complete food some time ago if nutritional content is of concern to you. I think Go Cat came out as the most economic for protein content.

Magpye

Science Plan is excellent stuff and the only dry food my little monster will eat regularly. I would vary the diet a bit and feed a mix of wet and dry food although your cat will tell you what she prefers to eat - some like the dry food better.

And yes, £13 a month is cheap, mine eats Applaws wet food at 67p per tin, not that I grudge it but it does take a sizeable chunk from the grocery budget!