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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2007Cat Food
Which brand of Cat Food is the healthiest for cats? Alex www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com Actually, my cats get Blue Buffalo Spa Select. It doesn't have any corn, wheat or soy and no by-products. The chicken and meats they use is the free range stuff and it also has whole cranberries in it for the health of the urinary tract. All 3 of my cats love it and it has worked pretty well with two of them that have issues when they were on other foods. One of my cats has had UTI and it has been really helpful in his case while another had a hairball issue which she doesn't have now after being on the Spa Select. It's amazing what a good food will do. I highly recommend this stuff to a lot of the cat lovers I know and you can get it at Petsmart.  SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com > Which brand of Cat Food is the healthiest for cats? > > Alex > www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com Do you know if it's sold in Petco or Pet Goods? Alex www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com Not at either. I've heard it might be at Petco in the future. You can order it online via www.petsmart.com if you don't have a store near you. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com > Do you know if it's sold in Petco or Pet Goods? > > Alex > www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com > Do you know if it's sold in Petco or Pet Goods? I recently switched my boys to Innova Evo. The kitten gets the wet food, but my 3 year old isn't a fan and is eating the dry. No grains whatsoever. If their coat is a good indicator, it's a terrific food. SignatureLynne > I recently switched my boys to Innova Evo. The kitten gets the > wet food, but my 3 year old isn't a fan and is eating the dry. > No grains whatsoever. If their coat is a good indicator, it's a > terrific food. Thanks for the reminder that Evo has a canned variety now. I think I'm going to try it (canned and dry) for my guys. 50% of mine like a predominately canned food diet, and 50% like mostly dry. Trying to get the latter to eat more wet. The Wellness Turkey I picked up recently seems to have changed in consistancy, and the one that liked *only that flavor* won't eat it now. SignatureCheryl > Which brand of Cat Food is the healthiest for cats? For dry food, I prefer Science Diet For wet food, I buy 9 Lives or Friskies. I go out of my way to avoid Wiskas I also hate the pouch foods, you can't get all the food out. Barry Science Diet and Friskies are nothing but crap. There are lots of by-products and other garbage in them. These brands aren't healthy for cats at all. I use Blue Buffalo Spa Select which is in my opinion high quality because it doesn't have any by-product. It's on a human grade level. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com >> Which brand of Cat Food is the healthiest for cats? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Barry > Science Diet and Friskies are nothing but crap. There are lots of > by-products and other garbage in them. These brands aren't healthy for cats > at all. I use Blue Buffalo Spa Select which is in my opinion high quality > because it doesn't have any by-product. It's on a human grade level. shhh, don't tell my cats. BTW, feeding a cat a poor quality diet can possibly lead to a UTI. Believe me, the cat finds know enjoyment in having one. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Go Daddy" <happystance@gmail.com> wrote in message > shhh, don't tell my cats. > BTW, feeding a cat a poor quality diet can possibly lead to a UTI. Believe > me, the cat finds know enjoyment in having one. *************************************************** Lifted from http://www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&more=1 Nestlé (Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Mighty Dog, and Ralston Purina products such as Dog Chow, ProPlan, and Purina One), Heinz (9 Lives, Amore, Gravy Train, Kibbles-n-Bits, Nature's Recipe), Colgate- Palmolive (Hill's Science Diet Pet Food). Other leading companies include Procter & Gamble (Eukanuba and Iams), Mars (Kal Kan, Mealtime, Pedigree, Sheba, Waltham's), and Nutro. Additives in Processed Pet Foods Anticaking agents Antimicrobial agents Antioxidants Coloring agents Curing agents Drying agents Emulsifiers Firming agents Flavor enhancers Flavoring agents Flour treating agents Formulation aids Humectants Leavening agents Lubricants Nonnutritive sweeteners Nutritive sweeteners Oxidizing and reducing agents pH control agents Processing aids Sequestrants Solvents, vehicles Stabilizers, thickeners Surface active agents Surface finishing agents Synergists Texturizers What most consumers don't know is that the pet food industry is an extension of the human food and agriculture industries. END ******************************************************************** Very interesting. Something I would have never thought about. SO! Nestlé (Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Mighty Dog, and Ralston Purina products such as Dog Chow, ProPlan, and Purina One), Heinz (9 Lives, Amore, Gravy Train, Kibbles-n-Bits, Nature's Recipe), Colgate- Palmolive (Hill's Science Diet Pet Food). Other leading companies include Procter & Gamble (Eukanuba and Iams), Mars (Kal Kan, Mealtime, Pedigree, Sheba, Waltham's), and Nutro, use all the scraps form their human foods companies and turn it into pet food. Dirty bastards! Actually, what this should have said "BTW, feeding a cat a poor quality diet can possibly lead to a UTI. Believe me, the cat finds no enjoyment in having one. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com > BTW, feeding a cat a poor quality diet can possibly lead to a UTI. Believe > me, the cat finds know enjoyment in having one. > >> shhh, don't tell my cats. > Actually, what this should have said "BTW, feeding a cat a poor quality diet > can possibly lead to a UTI. Believe me, the cat finds no enjoyment in having > one. same difference, don't be nice, I like you being plain and to the point. If you was sitting here and we was having a pop and a smoke, and you was my friend, (knowing what you know) I would expect you to say, 9 lives is garbage Bear! Git your sh.t together man! > Actually, what this should have said "BTW, feeding a cat a poor quality diet > can possibly lead to a UTI. Believe me, the cat finds no enjoyment in having [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > - Show quoted text - what about whiskas? my cat has no teeth and only really eats whisaks supermeat (normal and senior) as all the others tends to come in chunks which she finds hard to deal with and the supermeat in nice and smooth for her. i do sometimes get the chunks stuff and then mash it up for her but she turns her nose up at it. I would really like to get her something of better quality but all the high quality cat foods seem to come in dry kibbles, at least here they do, any suggestions? ta bookie > I would really like to get her something of better quality but all the > high quality cat foods seem to come in dry kibbles, at least here they > do, any suggestions? > > ta bookie hi ta bookie Yeah, I just read this morning that wiskas and all them supermarket brands are not healthy for your cat. Sure it holds them up, puts some weight on them, there is some nutrients in the food etc... but when you consider all of the ingredients (far too many to list)... what they put in the cans or pouches is not fit for consumption. What they are putting in the cans is everything they couldn't sell to the humans. ground up bones and what not. as I say.. there is some nutrients introduced into the food... but... it's a bottom feeding diet... it's carcasses. Anything worth eating has been sold to humans. Nestlé (Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Mighty Dog, and Ralston Purina products such as Dog Chow, ProPlan, and Purina One), Heinz (9 Lives, Amore, Gravy Train, Kibbles-n-Bits, Nature's Recipe), Colgate- Palmolive (Hill's Science Diet Pet Food). Other leading companies include Procter & Gamble (Eukanuba and Iams), Mars (Kal Kan, Mealtime, Pedigree, Sheba, Waltham's), and Nutro. See! The companies only make pet food to have a way to get rid of their rubbishes. however! upon closer examination, yule see that these companies make MORE money on pet foods than they do human food products. Cat Protector said, Blue Buffalo Spa Select has no by products. Am I going to run out and by BBSS? sure.. Next time I buy a premium brand, BBSS it is! This is also going to save me alot of money in vet bills. Bear > > I would really like to get her something of better quality but all the > > high quality cat foods seem to come in dry kibbles, at least here they [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Bear don't get blue buffalo spa in my country, but do get other decent stuff, it is just all in dry kibble form which jessie can't have. Will Have to do search for decent wet stuff, in meantime if anyone has any suggestions for brands of high quality wet food please let me have them do you not use the word 'ta' in your country in place of thank you occasionally? bookie Actually Bookie you might be able to. They sell the Spa Select via the Petsmart web site as well as in the store. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com On 8 Feb, 15:59, "Go Daddy" <happysta...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Feb 8, 10:48 am, "bookie" <emily_boo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Bear don't get blue buffalo spa in my country, but do get other decent stuff, it is just all in dry kibble form which jessie can't have. Will Have to do search for decent wet stuff, in meantime if anyone has any suggestions for brands of high quality wet food please let me have them do you not use the word 'ta' in your country in place of thank you occasionally? bookie What do you think of Science Diet? Alex www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com Science Diet is nothing but by-product and fillers. I'm surprised some people actually think this is a good food for their cats. When my Icarus first got a UTI my vet prescribed it but neither he, nor the cats would even touch it. Using BB: Spa Select has been much better for my cats and all of them enjoy it and I have a lot of peace of mind knowing they're getting something healthier. Their coats also look shinier and they have a lot more energy including one that is a bit on the heavy side but she's thinning out a bit now. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com > What do you think of Science Diet? > > Alex > www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com Actually, it is spending a pretty penny but Spa Select is worth it. Not only has it been a better food in dealing with one of my cats UTI but it also has been better for their coats and one of my other cats that used to have a hairball issue doesn't have it as much as she did. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com On Feb 8, 10:48 am, "bookie" <emily_boo...@hotmail.com> wrote: hi ta bookie Yeah, I just read this morning that wiskas and all them supermarket brands are not healthy for your cat. Sure it holds them up, puts some weight on them, there is some nutrients in the food etc... but when you consider all of the ingredients (far too many to list)... what they put in the cans or pouches is not fit for consumption. What they are putting in the cans is everything they couldn't sell to the humans. ground up bones and what not. as I say.. there is some nutrients introduced into the food... but... it's a bottom feeding diet... it's carcasses. Anything worth eating has been sold to humans. Nestlé (Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Mighty Dog, and Ralston Purina products such as Dog Chow, ProPlan, and Purina One), Heinz (9 Lives, Amore, Gravy Train, Kibbles-n-Bits, Nature's Recipe), Colgate- Palmolive (Hill's Science Diet Pet Food). Other leading companies include Procter & Gamble (Eukanuba and Iams), Mars (Kal Kan, Mealtime, Pedigree, Sheba, Waltham's), and Nutro. See! The companies only make pet food to have a way to get rid of their rubbishes. however! upon closer examination, yule see that these companies make MORE money on pet foods than they do human food products. Cat Protector said, Blue Buffalo Spa Select has no by products. Am I going to run out and by BBSS? sure.. Next time I buy a premium brand, BBSS it is! This is also going to save me alot of money in vet bills. Bear Anyone else for Blue Buffalo besides Cat Protector? I'm just curious and want to hear other opinions ... please Thanks, Alex www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com > Anyone else for Blue Buffalo besides Cat Protector? > I'm just curious and want to hear other opinions ... please Never heard of it. A quick read of the ingredients list might be a good start. Keep in mind that ingredients are listed in order of percent of content, so the first listed ingredients are those with the highest content. I recommend looking at Innova Evo, but that doesn't mean the Blue Buffalo isn't just as good--I'm just not familiar. SignatureLynne Well if anyone wants to read about the Blue Buffalo Spa Select cat food go to www.bluebuff.com. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com > Anyone else for Blue Buffalo besides Cat Protector? > I'm just curious and want to hear other opinions ... please > > Thanks, > Alex > www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com Actually, Blue Buffalo Spa Select has canned food as well. My cats eat that as well as the dry. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com >> Actually, what this should have said "BTW, feeding a cat a poor quality >> diet [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > ta bookie > Actually, Blue Buffalo Spa Select has canned food as well. My cats eat > that as well as the dry. -------- I'm going to try it. Best regards, ---Cindy S. Cool. Enjoy. Just remember that with new food you want to mix it in the food they currently use and slowly bring them over. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com > >> Actually, Blue Buffalo Spa Select has canned food as well. My cats eat [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Best regards, > ---Cindy S. Does anyone else use Trader Joe's canned cat food? It has no by- products or wheat and has only ,.025% max magnesium? My cat really loves it after having rejected serveral others including Science and ProPlan canned food. I decided to wean him off his beloved dried food because of urinary problems and despaired when he refused to eat them. Trader Joe's even has a really nice pine nugget kitty litter which I layer ontop of the clumping litter so he doesn't accidentally ingest it. > Which brand of Cat Food is the healthiest for cats? > > Alexwww.PersianKittenEmpire.Com > Does anyone else use Trader Joe's canned cat food? It has no by- > products or wheat and has only ,.025% max magnesium? My cat really [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > which I layer ontop of the clumping litter so he doesn't accidentally > ingest it. > > Which brand of Cat Food is the healthiest for cats? > > > Alexwww.PersianKittenEmpire.Com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Our cats like Trader Joe's canned cat food ... and it's cheaper them most caned food in Petco. Trader Joe's is known for their organic products ... it it all true for pets as well? Trader Joe's cat food is not advertised so people are skeptical about using it. Before stumbling on it I tried a few advertised brands like ProPlan and Science and Sheba. The cat did not consider these to be food and did not eat them. No by products in trader joe's, just the real thing plus a lot of vitamins and minerals. However, if its not advertised, then people won't use it. > Trader Joe's cat food is not advertised so people are skeptical about > using it. Before stumbling on it I tried a few advertised brands like > ProPlan and Science and Sheba. The cat did not consider these to be > food and did not eat them. ---------- "The cat did not consider these to be food and did not eat them." LOL. That is a classic line. I will have to remember it :-) Best regards, ---Cindy S. |
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