Cat food question - Maxximum Nutrition?

[Jessika]

Well... of the choices at WalMart, Maxximum seems to be the best available. Purina One is a close second. I feed Double-Oh Maxximum because on anything else we've tried he has had just AWFUL gas and the worst smelling poop, ever. On Maxximum, nothing. We also use those tidy cat crystals instead of clay litter... works MIRACLES, that stuff does. But anyway, back to the food - he is active... very active....... nice shiny SILKY fur, no shedding above the norm. Its actually not bad for the price and compared to the other options.

However, I DO NOT recommend the dog food.

[Don Juan's mom]

Shop around a bit for the Nutro. Petsmart often has it on special.

Liz

[Catty1]

Maybe offer to buy a bag of the better stuff for your sis, just to see how long it lasts. Price it per day.

I get my food from the vet as Oscar has had urinaty concerns, and it seems to last a LOT longer!

[catnapper]

One nasty little secret that people don't know about, and the food companies don't share: notice how "chicken" is first. Sounds good, right? "Chicken" is the whole chicken, bones, lung, brain, toes, etc. all ground up. By products are the meat separated from the desirable parts. Chicken Meal is the meat separated from the undesireable parts.

I wouldn't trust anything WalMart puts out. Tell her to try the Petsmart brand name. Its a good food and typically at the same price or a $1 more than the cheap stuff. Plus, like someone else said, they actually eat less of it, so really it IS the same price when you consider how many meals they get.

Also tell her that the better the food, the less chance of needing expensive vet care. I swear! My vet told me that she sees a lot of people with problems related to poor food and she doesn't see the same problems when people use a premium food.

[JenBKR]

One nasty little secret that people don't know about, and the food companies don't share: notice how "chicken" is first. Sounds good, right? "Chicken" is the whole chicken, bones, lung, brain, toes, etc. all ground up. By products are the meat separated from the desirable parts. Chicken Meal is the meat separated from the undesireable parts.

I wouldn't trust anything WalMart puts out. Tell her to try the Petsmart brand name. Its a good food and typically at the same price or a $1 more than the cheap stuff. Plus, like someone else said, they actually eat less of it, so really it IS the same price when you consider how many meals they get.

Also tell her that the better the food, the less chance of needing expensive vet care. I swear! My vet told me that she sees a lot of people with problems related to poor food and she doesn't see the same problems when people use a premium food.

hmm good point about the vet, I didn't think of that. The petsmart food, do you mean Authority? I could recommend that one, sounds good, thank you!

[JenBKR]

However, I DO NOT recommend the dog food.

Oh really? Why is that? Just curious, I feed all Nurto personally, but my SIL feeds the Maxximum dog food and swears by it.


I have told my sis about the benefits of buying a better food, especially about them eating less and in the end it actually is cheaper than the cheap foods. It hasn't seemed to work so far. Her situation right now just isn't good, and I kind of have a feeling her husband won't 'let' her buy a better food......but I don't really want to get into that whole thing right now. Thanks for the help everyone!!

[Jessika]

Oh really? Why is that? Just curious, I feed all Nurto personally, but my SIL feeds the Maxximum dog food and swears by it.

I fed it to my pups for a week or so when we ran out of their normal stuff and couldn't make it to Springfield (the nearest petsmart or food stores that sold Nutro and its a 45 minute drive one-way) and it was just AWFUL. They pooped about 6x more than normal (I kid you not), and it smelled like something died! Not to mention they were always hungry and I was only feeding the recommended amount (which was, like, 2 1/2 or three cups per dog a day). And no, it wasn't because I didn't "transition" them over to the new food because I did lol

I don't know, I just did NOT have good or desireable results on it

[JenBKR]

I fed it to my pups for a week or so when we ran out of their normal stuff and couldn't make it to Springfield (the nearest petsmart or food stores that sold Nutro and its a 45 minute drive one-way) and it was just AWFUL. They pooped about 6x more than normal (I kid you not), and it smelled like something died! Not to mention they were always hungry and I was only feeding the recommended amount (which was, like, 2 1/2 or three cups per dog a day). And no, it wasn't because I didn't "transition" them over to the new food because I did lol

I don't know, I just did NOT have good or desireable results on it

Oh wow, really? That's definitely not a good sign for that food!

I talked to sis a little bit ago, and I told her that I'd give her a little Nutro to try (don't know why I didn't think of that before). Maybe it will work, maybe not, we'll have to see. I did just find out too that she feeds her dog Dad's, which can't be a good brand either, so I'm giving her a little dog food too. Hopefully all goes well and she'll switch, otherwise maybe I'll recommend the Petsmart brand. Thanks all!