Cat Foods - WHAT is good??

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Mine eat a variety.

I feed Hill science diet indoor formula, and the hairball formula(for them all). I feed Nutro indoor complete care weight management (for them all). I also feed Nutro Lamb and Rice for Billy. I feed Science Diet r/d and w/d mixed for Puff. And Royal Canin is what Suzie prefers. I think M.E will be put on Hills low allergen food when I take her back for her allergies shots this week.

I like them to have a bunch of choices, and I have good luck because Billy eats his food, which is the only one REALLY on a diet that he HAS to be on. Puff eats it when she wants, but not always. It works for us.

I think whatever is best for your budget and kitty, is what you should choose. I love Hills, and Nutro and Royal Canin. I wish Innova was sold around here.. I have wanted to try that out for some time.

[jenluckenbach]

OH! It dawns upon my that I could mention who/what I feed the foster cats. (DUH) They eat totally separate.

They get a real variety. I try not to spend a whopping amount of money on their food (and I try not to ask for all their expenses to be reimbursed by the rescue group). So the first thing they get is whatever has been donated. And yes, most of that is grocery store type food. I try to mix these donations with something better. I check for sales and coupons for middle of the road pet store types. One of their favorites is Eukanuba Lamb and Rice (and the ONLY food I could get Simba to eat. )

So far all the fosters have done fine on it, but for many it is not for an extended period of time (as they move on).

I would like to note that MANY cats can live a perfectly healthy life on Purina. As with all things, it just depends on the cat.

[carole]

I am a little puzzled that it has been said that Hills don't have the healthiest ingredients etc, here in NZ it is probably the most expensive cat food you can buy and only at a vet, not pet store or supermarket, I only ask as most of you know i am buying it tonight in fact for Lexie as recommended by the vet,they don't promote any particular cat food at my vets, and said either are good, but she has to have this special diet because of her crystals, anyhow just asking for valued opinions please.

[caseysmom]

I feed potter kirkland, I really think their ingredients are pretty good, at least the dog food is not bad, I will have to look at the ingredients on the cat food, I have thrown the bag away and its in a plastic tub. I know california natural has a cat food and I love their dog food so I am sure the cat food is good also.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I am a little puzzled that it has been said that Hills don't have the healthiest ingredients etc, here in NZ it is probably the most expensive cat food you can buy and only at a vet, not pet store or supermarket, I only ask as most of you know i am buying it tonight in fact for Lexie as recommended by the vet,they don't promote any particular cat food at my vets, and said either are good, but she has to have this special diet because of her crystals, anyhow just asking for valued opinions please.

Carole, my old vet only sold Hills food and this is what I used for quite a while when I still had Cirrus but only he ate it. Then when Storm had problems, he was also fed this food. At the time he was thought to have the calcium oxalate crystals instead of the more commom struvite. The ER vet sent me home with Royal Canin Urinary S/O which will help prevent both of these crystals. I was also told that if he ate the Hill's C/D and had the oxalate cystals then this would be very bad for him because they only help prevent struvite crystals. My old vet didn't want to have to carry Royal Canin Urinary S/O so I ended up finding a different vet with much better hours and it's also open 7 days a week. He's still eating this and doing very well. I also think that the ingedients are better than the Hill's. Since you just bought Hill's then try it and see how Lexie likes it and if it will help her crystal problems. If she doesn't like it then I'd try the Royal Canin.

[carole]

Thanks for that info, yes i am concerned about her maybe forming the other crystals too, although it is not meant to happen very often, obviously it does and can, i fed her some last night and she ate it no problem, however was only like five biscuits, today i mixed them in with her old ones and yes you guessed it, the new ones were the only ones she left, so i am thinking she is not too fussed, i only went with hills because they sell a bigger bag and money back guarantee,but if royal canin stop both crystals forming, sure sounds a better option to me, might have to re-think this situation.

[sumbirdy]

I feed my cats Purina cat chow

[Zippy]

I have feed iams,meow mix,and purina for a while.I now feed nutro nautral choice complete care adult.Zippy and Pumpkin love it the best of all foods.I give natural choice wet food and iams wet food off and on.They do the best on Natural choice there coats are beautiful and they are healthy.They also eat pounce cat treats,greenies cat treats,whiskers cat treats,animal planet cat treats and get catnip too.