Does anyone buy Purina cat chow for their cat?

**Sara luvs her Tinky** · 06-14-2006, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by jazzcat

In my opinion Cat Chow must be okay for Ripley to have survived 12 years on it and only it. He's 14 years old now. The only thing, I do wonder if it was could have been the cause of his frequent barfing which has tapered off in the past year.

Jupiter barfed it up a lot too.. I just thought it was because he was haveing to get used to it.. but he hasn't barfed up the science diet once since they've been eating it...

**dab_20** · 06-14-2006, 12:33 PM

Oreo at the moment is eating Purina Kitten Chow since she's nursing. She never has hair balls, and her poop is not wet or really smelly. My dad can't afford to buy the premium food, so food is food.

**Donnaj4962** · 06-14-2006, 12:43 PM

Tabitha prefers moist food, so that is what she gets. Sasha, on the other hand, prefers dry food, so that is what SHE gets. Now, Meowmie is not a fool... and realizes that they are probably eating one another's food, which I have no problem with!

But, picky little Sasha REFUSES to eat Purina Cat Chow. She will only eat Meow Mix Indoor Formula.

By the way, no stinky poopies since I started using indoor formula a few years ago! Yeah!

**DallasRechelle** · 06-14-2006, 06:32 PM

I feed Cat Chow Indoor Formula as well and have had *less* hairballs, vomitting, etc than I did with the more expensive brands, including Iams, Science Diet & Eukanaba, as well as Flint River Ranch food. There is less food coloring in the Indoor Formula.

Also, their poop is more solid and less smelly on the indoor formula. You can tell how good a food is by how frequently they poop. If the nutrition is good, they will have less waste. If the food is horrible, they'll go to the bathroom more frequently because they're not getting the nutrition and it's being wasted.

**momcat** · 06-14-2006, 06:49 PM

Groucho gets the indoor formula. He likes it and there have been no problems with hairballs, vomiting, or deposits in the litter box. The only thing I've noticed is he's a bit less active and has put on a bit of weight.

**trayi52** · 06-14-2006, 07:21 PM

I feed the indoor formula, and they seem to do pretty good on it, plus they like it.

Willie

**prechrswife** · 06-14-2006, 10:38 PM

We also feed the indoor formula, and haven't really had any issues. Saphirah pukes occasionally, but she did that before, too. It isn't a frequent event when she does.