Nutro Complete Care. Opinions?

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Brandy??Alexandre - 29 May 2004 04:22 GMT

Well, we finally ran out of the Science Diet Savory Cuts Ocean Fish. I
bought some of the chicken, but she just ain't thrilled. She's wasted
a great deal and begs for food. Just doesn't like eating all of it.

I bought a pouch of Nutro Complete Care because the values were still
low (though higher than Hills), and she LOVES it. So far, anyway. I
picked up some more on the way home and she had it for dinner. Again,
it's ALL gone. I don't know if she really likes it or is just hungry.
Does anyone have opinions on it for CRF?

I stopped by a vet that said they could order the Walthams (now Royal
Canin) and I asked if there was a minimum and they said no, so I asked
for 12 pouches. Then they called back and left a message saying I had
to order 24. I'm glad that's not the vet I was considering for her if
that's how attentive they are.

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Joe Canuck - 29 May 2004 14:20 GMT

Brandy Alexandre wrote:

> Well, we finally ran out of the Science Diet Savory Cuts Ocean Fish. I
> bought some of the chicken, but she just ain't thrilled. She's wasted
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> it's ALL gone. I don't know if she really likes it or is just hungry.
> Does anyone have opinions on it for CRF?

I'll be helpful here since the welfare of your cat is at sake.

Check the phosphorous content of Nutro... it is way to high to be
feeding this food to a cat with CRF. I suspect the sodium and protein
levels are too high as well.

> I stopped by a vet that said they could order the Walthams (now Royal
> Canin) and I asked if there was a minimum and they said no, so I asked
> for 12 pouches. Then they called back and left a message saying I had
> to order 24. I'm glad that's not the vet I was considering for her if
> that's how attentive they are.

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soft - 29 May 2004 21:03 GMT

On Sat, 29 May 2004 03:22:09 GMT, "Brandy Alexandre"
<brandy@kamikaze.orgy> wrote:

>Well, we finally ran out of the Science Diet Savory Cuts Ocean Fish. I
>bought some of the chicken, but she just ain't thrilled. She's wasted
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>to order 24. I'm glad that's not the vet I was considering for her if
>that's how attentive they are.

I use to feed Netro - I did not really have complaints until I
switched to the hairball formula. Then my cats started throwing it up.
I heard many here had complaints with the food & I really haven't
researched it. But decided to go with what many here recommened

I will say that since I switched to Royal Cain my cats coats glow. I
still feed science diet wet (small amounts to get llysine into the
cats) I have changed to the main coon formulat because it has large
chunks and the cats have to chew it, which is better for the teeth.
They like to swallow the little pieces whole. But I really love the
way the coats look on the cats.

Karryl

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Brandy??Alexandre - 29 May 2004 22:03 GMT

soft <soft63389@netscape.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

> I use to feed Netro - I did not really have complaints until I
> switched to the hairball formula. Then my cats started throwing it
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
> Karryl

That's the issue with Kami--she likes to chew her food. It's difficult
to find a chunky we food, much less one she will eat. The in-store vet
at Petsmart carries the Waltham Renal, but they're changing over to
Royal Canin (same, but different). They don't have their stock of
pouches yet and Kami has to eat. These Nutro Natural Choice Complete
Care pouches appear close to the Waltham formula, if someone can help
with the way they do the analysis. The Nutro pouches are 85 grams and
the analysis is done as percentages--protein 8.0% min., phosphorous
0.20% max., sodium 0.08% max. Waltham is a measurement of grams and
lists analysis per 100 grams though the pouch is only 85 grams: protein
8.68, phosphorous 0.14, and sodium 0.12.

Of course, the Science Diet values were lower than the Nutro, and the
k/d values lower than the Waltham Renal. It makes me wonder what the
absolute max allowable values are for a CRF cat when you're weighing
not eating the best against not eating enough.

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Joe Canuck - 29 May 2004 22:29 GMT

Brandy Alexandre wrote:

> soft <soft63389@netscape.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav:
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> lists analysis per 100 grams though the pouch is only 85 grams: protein
> 8.68, phosphorous 0.14, and sodium 0.12.

Min & Max figures. You are looking at the guaranteed analysis which is
not an accurate indication of what is actually in the food.

You need to be looking at the proximate analysis on a dry matter basis.

> Of course, the Science Diet values were lower than the Nutro, and the
> k/d values lower than the Waltham Renal. It makes me wonder what the
> absolute max allowable values are for a CRF cat when you're weighing
> not eating the best against not eating enough.

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