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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2007Quality Cat Food
After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy to get and I know they like, and slowly introduced different wet foods into their diet. So far I've tried Innova, Wellness, PetGuard, California Natural, and they don't like any of these. Does anyone have a suggestion of a brand or flavor their cats seem to particularly like? TIA - ~narnia~ > After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my > cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > they don't like any of these. Does anyone have a suggestion of a brand > or flavor their cats seem to particularly like? TIA - -------- Have you tried Pro Plan? (although I'm convinced it's a more expensive version of FF). Salmon and rice flavor passed the taste test. Also, the yellowfin tuna and mackerel variety is a big hit (at 75 cents for a 3 oz can, why not????). Chicken and liver seems enjoyed as well. And then, of course, there is the sardines with tuna in aspic (aka "fish heads"). Best regards, ---Cindy S. >> After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my >> cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Best regards, >---Cindy S. Thanks but I'm trying to stay away from wheat gluten, corn, and by-products. ~narnia~ I use Fancy Feast Turkey & Gilblets and the Gourmet Chicken Feast - period. No fish and nothing that a cat wouldn't eat in the wild - like taking down a cow. Sharon > On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:24:48 -0400, "cindys" > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > - Show quoted text - >>> After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my >>> cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks but I'm trying to stay away from wheat gluten, corn, and > by-products. ----------- Okay, but you said your cats are currently on FF, and AFAIK, FF and Pro Plan are the same thing. I would recommend the Wellness, but you already said your cats don't like it. Have you considered Pet Promise? Like Wellness, this is human grade food and doesn't contain any byproducts or corn meal, etc. http://www.petpromiseinc.com/ Best regards, ---Cindy S. Best regards, ---Cindy S. >>>> After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my >>>> cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >Best regards, >---Cindy S. Sorry, I should have been more clear. I have them on FF because they like it, but I'm looking for a better quality food to switch over to. Pet Promise looking promising (sorry about that), which means they probably won't like it - LOL! I don't know why, but they always seem to like the crappy brands more than the ones that have higher quality ingredients. ~narnia~ I can't believe your cats don't like Wellness. My cat can't get enough of it. He licks his dish so clean I don't even have to wash it. :-) S. >>>>> After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my >>>>> cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > ~narnia~ http://felinediabetes.com/diet.htm has a list of different cat foods > After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my > cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > ~narnia~ > After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my > cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > ~narnia~ Have you tried Innova Evo? Nature's Variety canned or raw is also very good--I feed the raw with great results. www.naturesvariety.com >> After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my >> cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Have you tried Innova Evo? Nature's Variety canned or raw is also very >good--I feed the raw with great results. www.naturesvariety.com I didn't try the Evo. Since they didn't like Innova in the red can I figured they wouldn't like the Evo either. Is that different enough that I should try it? I like the Nature's Variety, I'll give that a try thanks. I usually buy 3 oz. cans. When you buy the larger cans, how do you bring the leftovers to the proper temperature to feed? ~narnia~ > I usually buy 3 oz. cans. When you buy the larger cans, how do you > bring the leftovers to the proper temperature to feed? ---------- What I do is add a little hot water to the refrigerated food, mix it thoroughly (to ensure it is uniformly warm without any hot spots). I touch it with my finger to determine that it's at a good temperature (room temperature to slightly warm). Doing it this way also provides additional water. Best regards, ---Cindy S. > What I do is add a little hot water to the refrigerated food, mix it > thoroughly (to ensure it is uniformly warm without any hot spots). I touch [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Best regards, > ---Cindy S. I nuke Mingy's food for 7-14 seconds. (I also mash it with water, because he likes a mushy texture. As you say, it also adds water to his diet, which is important for him.)  SignatureJean B. >>> After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed my >>> cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is easy [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > ~narnia~ Mingy used to love Wellness chicken. Now he will only eat Natural Balance ultra. That does contain some brown rice powder, well down on the list. I need to make the rounds and see what other foods he can try. I collected all of the plausible-sounding ones a couple of years ago to figure out what he'd eat. I guess I've done that a couple of time--after he first blocked and also when he started turning up his nose at the Wellness.... SignatureJean B. Response from ~ narnia ~ <narnia@nyc.rr.com>: > After the pet food scare I decided to switch from Nutro and feed > my cats higher quality canned food. I "parked" them on FF which is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > and they don't like any of these. Does anyone have a suggestion of > a brand or flavor their cats seem to particularly like? TIA - I have recently been reading a lot of information on introducing raw diets... have you ever considered this? 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