The thing about the higher fat foods is they taste better - that's why if you have been feeding fatty foods, kitties won't like the "better" stuff They are way too finicky!!

I had started feeding Bassett Meow Mix, and she was a real porker. When I switched to Medical for her, I saw immediate improvements.

Of the three you mentioned, Debbie, I would say Nutro is the best, then Eukanuba, then Iams. I personally don't like Iams - I found that it made my cats coats dull and even it's weight control formula is pretty fatty. They likely will turn up their noses at first, but if you are persistent and mix in the new foods gradually, they should come around. At first Bassett HATED Medical. Then she got hungry

I buy the big bags and store it in a Rubbermaid Bin. It has always kept the food very fresh for me.

Here is a pretty good chart: http://www.showcatsonline.com/x/cat_...omparisons.htm

Basically you have to look at the food lists - and try to find out where the SOURCES of the ingredients come from. For example, if it says "poultry meal" or "chicken meal" it is basically re-constituted chicken and not nearly as healthy as "chicken." There are percentage requirements that have to do with the word choices on labels. Also, most people say "corn" is bad, but it's really not. It just depends on how much is there. When you read the food lists, pay attention to how many times a type of filler is listed.. sometimes it doens't look as bad because it's farther down the list, but it's broken up into all of its constituents and therefore there is a lot more. It's better to feed a food that says corn or wheat higher on the list than a food that has corn, corn meal, corn by products etc etc lower on the list but over and over again.

I'll look into Eukanuba a little more, if you like, and see what I can find. From the chart I found, it looks like it might be a pretty good food.