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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2005what are best foods to feed pussy?
new to cat care and just have been told most supermarket cat food is crap. what do I give my cat? supermarket food isn't crap, its just lower in quality. Check your foods and make sure that the first couple ingredients have something to do with meat. A lot of cats do just fine on OTC foods, where some need premium food or they have issues. If you are willing to invest, start at a small pet store and talk to the staff. They should be able to give you some good recommendations. I personally like felidae since there is no garlic in it. A lot of premium foods have garlic in it - which a lot of people recommend against giving garlic cause it causes anemia. I asked one of the food companies about it, and they said it shows no harmful benefits at the quantities they put in, but my philosophy is why risk it. (which is too bad for them cause there were a few out there I liked the idea of till I found garlic in it) > new to cat care and just have been told most supermarket cat food is crap. > > what do I give my cat? : supermarket food isn't crap, its just lower in quality. Check your foods : and make sure that the first couple ingredients have something to do with [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : but my philosophy is why risk it. (which is too bad for them cause there : were a few out there I liked the idea of till I found garlic in it) But then again garlic is meant to be good against parasites like fleas ... ? How about mixing two good foods together, half and half? carola Hi, All cat food at the supermarket contain by-products ingredients. These are low quality ingredients. For instance it can contains animals who have been euthanized, sick animals, etc, Most pet shop are not better than supermarket. You can buy cat food without by-products at some speciality store. Even supposedly better quality food such as Iams contains by-product although at a lower concentration. (By the way, Iams is accused of mistreating animals by the PETA organisation, so it is not such a good idea to buy their food.) I am giving my cat Wellness. It does not contain any by-products and my cats love it. You can find where to buy that food by checking their web site. However, it costs much more than regular supermarket food. Richard > new to cat care and just have been told most supermarket cat food is crap. > > what do I give my cat? >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >checking their web site. However, it costs much more than regular >supermarket food. It should be noted that the natural food of cats consists to a considerable extent of 'by products': there isn't much left of a mouse when the cat finishes with it, and they leave mostly feathers when they eat a bird - everything else, entrails, crushed bone, skin, etc. is eaten, though they do generally throw up the hair.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > they eat a bird - everything else, entrails, crushed bone, skin, etc. > is eaten, though they do generally throw up the hair. You have a point here but by-products also included animals who have been euthanized and sick animals. Richard In the borning days of the third millennium, Richard wrote: >> It should be noted that the natural food of cats consists to a >> considerable extent of 'by products': there isn't much left of a mouse >> when the cat finishes with it, and they leave mostly feathers when >> they eat a bird - everything else, entrails, crushed bone, skin, etc. >> is eaten, though they do generally throw up the hair. >You have a point here but by-products also included animals who have been >euthanized and sick animals. And out in the wild, a cat would be more likely to bring down a sick animal than a healthy one. Predator digestive systems are pretty hardy. -- Brian Merchant Puritanism didn't keep the puritans from sinning, it just kept them from enjoying it. --Father Joe Breighner Country Roads > (By the way, Iams is accused of > >mistreating animals by the PETA organisation, so it is not such a good idea > >to buy their food.) I give my cats IAMS. Ignore PETA, according to them i'm a bad guy because i have some cats that I keep indoors. I've found giving them a premium food like IAMS saves you money in the long run (lower vet bils, less litter used.) >> (By the way, Iams is accused of >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > long > run (lower vet bils, less litter used.) nothing wrong with iams. If your cat eats it i feel it's the way to go. > new to cat care and just have been told most supermarket cat food is crap. > > what do I give my cat? Wellness Wysong Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul (my cats' favorite) If a local pet store doesn't carry them, often they can be found in a Feed Store. They are expensive, yes, but because they are not half filler, they go further. I feed 6 cats for a month on an 18 lb bag of Chicken soup dry. LT Most vets carry a couple of lines of cat food. It really doesn't cost much more that the grocery store stuff and it's all good stuff Gracie > new to cat care and just have been told most supermarket cat food is crap. > > what do I give my cat? I just switched my cats to Iams and they are thriving. I got the indoor/hairball variety and it seems to be working very well and they love the taste. > new to cat care and just have been told most supermarket cat food is crap. > > what do I give my cat? At the vet I work at we suggest Pro Plan, Eukanuba, Iams, Science Diet. As long as the company takes time to study what the animal needs they most likely will be okay. My father says that Purina does do a lot of studies so it does have everything in it that animals need to keep them in good health but that they don't use the highest quality products to make it. |
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