I have a few links for people here.

I am personally 100% against feeding Iam's/Eukanuba. Now if any of you choose to continue feeding this food, that is your own deal, but I just want to bring this to the table (so to speak) to make sure you are making the right choice.
Iam's is not that great of a food any way, and too over priced, Eukanuba is a lot better, but there are still other foods better or just as good. Plus I don't agree with using by-products or corn in cat food, so thumbs down to both foods.
Some of these sites contain material that might not be suitable to all audiences (graphic material).
No, these are not just hype, these are long known, and on going problems with this company Iams/Eukanuba/Proctor & Gamble.

http://www.iamskills.com/index.shtml

http://www.pandgkills.com/IAMS/

http://www.peta.org/feat/iams/


moosmom: Actually the SD Nature's Best is even WORSE then the regular SD formula's! Not only did I analyze this but SD representatives of this new food, have said it themselves.
Felidae IS the best cat kibble, in my not so humble opinion. hee hee. I will explain "less expensive" in just a moment.

Uabasson: I would like for you, and any one else to read this, it's a post I've made before and just carried it with me because it's been so hopefull to other people (or so they tell me).
I'm not telling you to change, this post can apply to just about any food. Vets are NOT nutritionist however, they do not always know what is best for a cats diet past "yeah he looks fat." or "He looks fine!" The reason why so many Vets say or sell SD and Iam's is because they are told to. In vet school their small nutrition course is taught and sponsored by a company like SD, in vet clinics they get paid to sell their foods, or to recommend it.
However, not ALL vets are this way, there are a few out there who do know their stuff!
Really, you have to know there's something wrong, if there is still vets out there saying "Oh yeah, Frisky's is a GREAT food! I wouldn't recommend anything less."

Here's the post which explains why it's not really MORE expensive to feed your animals the "better" and sometimes seemingly more expensive brands. In fact sometimes it can be cheaper! You can use this to compare any food, like SD to Felidae or what have you!


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A perfect example, Felidae, (which my cats are on now) is the best dry kibble, going by the ingredient list only, IMO.
I bought a 20 pound bag of this kibble for $29.92 (including tax).
I bought this around April 11th, so it's been over a month since I've had this bag, and it's not even half gone!!
Mind you this bag of food is split between 3 cats (two which are about 15 pounds, one which is 10, and a almost 5 pound ferret.) All which are very active animals and not fat!
This bag will probably last me another month or so. So this is 2 1/2 months at best this bag is lasting me, this is a GREAT deal! Not to mention your cats are getting great nutritional value!

Now... let's take something like frisky's or even purina (which I have fed both to these specific cats and many more.) Generally one of those 18-20 pound bags of food would last me about 3 weeks, with the same animals. Each of these brands are about $8.00 - 13.00 depending on where you buy it.

Now of course this amount can very from cat to cat, but this is just a general example of how it works theoretically. Some will eat a 20 pound bag of say, Frisky's in 2 weeks others in 4 weeks.

So lets break it down, over a period of 2 1/2 months.

With a "low grade" food such as Wiska's and Frisky's:
Price: $8.00 - $13.00
Size: 18/20 pounds
Number of Bags: 3.3 bags (this is almost 3 and a 1/2 bags!)
Overall Cost: $26.40 - $42.90

Now lets take Felidae:
Price: $29.92
Size: 20 pounds
Number of Bags: 1
Overall Cost: $29.92

So, over almost 3 months, this could mean a SAVINGS of $12.98, or at worst spending $3.52 extra for a great cat food! (Mind you, possibly saving you a lot of health problems and expensive vet bills in the long run, by picking the better food.)
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