Cat Foods - WHAT is good??

[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.

[Don Juan's mom]

Don Juan and Zerlina eat Nutro Complete Care Indoor Formula, with a few Pounce Tartar Control Treats mixed in at dinner. They both look great and, judging from the amount of time they spend chasing each other, they feel just fine. It also seems to help keep Don Juan at a healthy weight.

Special for CCL: Petsmart has Nutro marked down on a pretty regular basis, at least around here.

Zerlina also gets a little pouch food (Nutro, Iams or Fancy Feast) as a treat. For some reason, Don Juan doesn't go near the stuff, but he does like Temptations (THANK YOU SO *%^$ MUCH, CATMANDU ). I have to dole them out carefully, as more than 3 or 4 give him an upset tummy. He also gets Feline Greenies.

All cats are different, though. My brother Jim has his three kitties thriving on Iams Senior Formula.

Liz

[pet detective]

I feed 7 month old Milo Iams kitten dry food, and the vet said that was a good choice. Haven't had any problems or allergies yet.

[JenBKR]

All of my critters eat Chicken Soup