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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2004Nutro, Science Diet, and MaxCat Canned
These are the foods I got for my cats at Petsmart a couple of weeks ago. Nutro is okay--they will eat it if I mash the chunks with a fork. (These are the cats who are hooked on Fancy Feast Chopped Grill Feast.) Maxcat is the same way--they want those chunks mashed or they will just lick the gravy off and leave the chunks. Science Diet canned is just the worst looking stuff I have ever seen. It has the consistency of pureed bean dip and looks grey. I bought chicken and seafood, and the cats hate it all. One of the MaxCat flavors is veal that is pureed, and they like that better. (We are not supposed to believe this is really veal, are we? Maybe a young calf ran by the processing plant?) I want to try Wellness when these run out if I can find a local supplier. (Shipping is hefty on canned food, so that's a last resort.) Meanwhile, if I pop the top on a can of FF, it is still the only one that gets gobbled right down. >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >Science Diet canned is just the worst looking stuff I >have ever seen. It has the consistency of pureed bean dip and looks grey. I >bought chicken and seafood, and the cats hate it all. Eww, sounds delightful! >I want to try Wellness when these run out if I can find a local supplier. >(Shipping is hefty on canned food, so that's a last resort.) Do you have a Whole Foods Market near you? They carry Petguard which is a decent food and is a pureed consistency that your cats seem to like. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm > >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Eww, sounds delightful! <G> You opportunist! > >I want to try Wellness when these run out if I can find a local supplier. > >(Shipping is hefty on canned food, so that's a last resort.) > > Do you have a Whole Foods Market near you? They carry Petguard which is a > decent food and is a pureed consistency that your cats seem to like. We don't have Whole Foods Markets in Raleigh, unfortunately. And, I must make the distinction between *ground* which is what my cats like, and *pureed* which is the really gross stuff! If I mail order, Petguard and Wellness are the ones I will get! >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > ><G> You opportunist! Who me? <innocent look> >We don't have Whole Foods Markets in Raleigh, unfortunately. And, I must >make >the distinction between *ground* which is what my cats like, and *pureed* >which >is the really gross stuff! If I mail order, Petguard and Wellness are the >ones I will get! Good luck. Maybe you could try a small pet supply store in your area. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm > >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Who me? <innocent look> lol! It really is gross looking, though. >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >lol! It really is gross looking, though. Oh I have no doubt about that :) ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm > >lol! It really is gross looking, though. > > Oh I have no doubt about that :) You know, I was surprised because the dry food looks pretty appetizing to me. Errrr ... or I think it would if I were a cat. <G >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> Eww, sounds delightful! > ><G> You opportunist! ...see what I mean??!! :( > >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ...see what I mean??!! :( Oh no, did we make the little gaubsy waubsy fwown? >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Oh no, did we make the little gaubsy waubsy >fwown? LMAO, I see loser boy has crawled out from under his rock, the poor baby waby. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm >From: darnit7@aol.comnolitter (PawsForThought) >Date: 9/1/04 5:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >LMAO, I see loser boy has crawled out from under his rock, the poor baby >waby. Hardy, har, har! I see that Lauren is still name calling, though. Must be that New Jersey attitude--the same one that has your politicians in continuing, ongoing scandals! >From: gaubster2@aol.com (GAUBSTER2) >Hardy, har, har! I see that Lauren is still name calling, though. Must be >that New Jersey attitude--the same one that has your politicians in >continuing, >ongoing scandals! Huh? What are you talking about, you nutcase? I think you need to get back on your meds. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm >From: darnit7@aol.comnolitter (PawsForThought) >Huh? What are you talking about, you nutcase? I think you need to get back >on >your meds. Your mild form of tourette's is never more evident than here on the internet! LOL!! (...) > > Do you have a Whole Foods Market near you? They carry Petguard which is a > > decent food and is a pureed consistency that your cats seem to like. > > We don't have Whole Foods Markets in Raleigh, unfortunately. There's one in Chapel Hill. I fed Petguard for a while, though I stopped when the company refused to release the analysis of their food to me. A bad sign, I felt. Steve. > > We don't have Whole Foods Markets in Raleigh, unfortunately. > > There's one in Chapel Hill. Good to know. I rarely get out that way, though. :) People here are so funny that way. Few CH people come to Raleigh if they don't have to, either. > I fed Petguard for a while, though I stopped when the company refused > to release the analysis of their food to me. A bad sign, I felt. I would say. >From: darnit7@aol.comnolitter (PawsForThought) >Date: 8/29/04 7:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Eww, sounds delightful! LOL! You just can't help "tagging on" to a Science Diet comment, can you, Lauren? LMAO!!!!!! Seriously, there are several "kinds" of Science Diet (most brands have different "texture" formulas).....there is the "chunks of meat in gravy" Science Diet Savory Cuts line, for example. >From: gaubster2@aol.com (GAUBSTER2) >Seriously, there are several "kinds" of Science Diet (most brands have >different "texture" formulas).....there is the "chunks of meat in gravy" >Science Diet Savory Cuts line, for example. Oh I know all about the "kinds" of Scie Die, Gauby. In fact, when one of my cats had CRF, we tried some of the Savory Cuts since she would only eat sliced canned food, but she would have nothing to do with it. I remember that stuff smelled horrible! ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm >From: darnit7@aol.comnolitter (PawsForThought) >Oh I know all about the "kinds" of Scie Die, Gauby. I see that your spelling still needs work, Lauren. ;) If your cat had been eating Science Diet for most of her life, it probably wouldn't have ingested all of the excess phosphorus in those other brands you were feeding. >From: gaubster2@aol.com (GAUBSTER2) > If your cat had >been eating Science Diet for most of her life, it probably wouldn't have >ingested all of the excess phosphorus in those other brands you were feeding. Yeah but unfortunately when I did feed Scie Die to two of my cats, their coats were dry and flakey, and they vomitted from it. Guess that low phosphorus didn't help, huh? ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm >From: darnit7@aol.comnolitter (PawsForThought) >Date: 9/2/04 6:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >were dry and flakey, and they vomitted from it. Guess that low phosphorus >didn't help, huh? ...and you've changed your stories so often, that I don't believe anything you say anymore. Is this the story you're sticking to this week? ;) (...) > Seriously, there are several "kinds" of Science Diet (most brands have > different "texture" formulas).....there is the "chunks of meat in gravy" Chunks of shaped soy protein in gravy, I think you'll find. Steve. > (...) > > > > Seriously, there are several "kinds" of Science Diet (most brands have > > different "texture" formulas).....there is the "chunks of meat in gravy" > > Chunks of shaped soy protein in gravy, I think you'll find. And unlike Nutro, they resist mashing with a fork! NOT a good sign. >> Seriously, there are several "kinds" of Science Diet (most brands have >> different "texture" formulas).....there is the "chunks of meat in gravy" > >Chunks of shaped soy protein in gravy, I think you'll find. > >Steve. ...aren't they all?! ;) > These are the foods I got for my cats at Petsmart a couple of weeks ago. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > pop the top on a can of FF, it is still the only one that gets gobbled right > down. My cats aren't generally fond of canned food (other than the Hill's Prescription Diet a/d I used to feed Debbie when her appetite was depressed - which they begged me for), but they do like the SD seafood. To each their own. Cathy > These are the foods I got for my cats at Petsmart a couple of weeks ago. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > pop the top on a can of FF, it is still the only one that gets gobbled right > down. My cats (the two at home, two at work) won't eat any wet food that is chunks or slices. They like food the consistency of Science Diet. At work, SD Light is the only canned food the cats will eat without a problem. I've tried other brands and some they've tasted, but most they just sniff and leave. My two cats at home also like Science Diet (turkey, chicken & liver, beef flavors). They also eat Wellness and Petguard, and like all three brands equally. Wellness & Petguard (5.5 oz cans) seem to be somewhat juicier than the Science Diet, but my cats like them all. I know I've tried Nutro in the past, don't remember what they thought of it. I just picked up a couple of cans of Felidae Chicken & Rice. I split a can between the two at home yesterday and they didn't seem to notice it was something new. They just stuck their heads in the bowls and ate. -- Liz > (We are not >> supposed to believe this is really veal, are we? Maybe a young calf ran by >> the processing plant?) I noticed a Sheba can on the shelves that was "Duck in Aspic". Duck? You think it's really DUCK? I didn't look at the ingredients. Another weird one, and I think it's also Nutro, is "venison". (My cats like the "Hunter's Stew". I was afraid to look. I don't know *what* was "hunted" make that one.) Seriously, they like Nutro pretty well. Nutro & Pro Plan. It's a good step up from Fancy Feast. Sherry Sherry IMO Petsmart doesn't carry any brand of food good enough to feed my cats. Nutro used to be decent, but they changed to least cost formuation and that spells bad news if you demand quality and consistency in the food you feed. The company that makes Wellness has a store locator on their website. 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