Cat food?

[Randi]

A couple of members of the Cat-sitting exchange group I'm a member of, are discussing where to buy cat food and which kind is the best. From this site it is possible to order cat food etc. online, and from what they say, it's cheaper, too, even delivered right to your door.

"I use Zooplus too, and they're great. I use zooplus.co.uk though, because the interface is in English, but it gets dispatched from the same warehouse in Munich as the zooplus.de orders do. And you're right about the price. Not only can you get top quality international brands, most of which are not available in Denmark, but it's cheaper to order through Zooplus and have it delivered straight to your door than to go to a supermarket here.

Most cat foods, even the Vet ones, such as Royal Canin and Science Diet don't have great quality ingredients, and have lots of plant-based fillers. I fed them for years, and paid a fortune for all of them, thinking I was doing the right thing.

Now, I try to feed my cat a diet as high in meat as possible, with him being a carnivore, so I order a variety of the more than 75% meat, grain-free foods, such as Applaws, Almo Nature and Orijen, which are organic, too."

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food

I have always bought Fister's food from the vet and Zooplus doesn't seem to have that - eg. Hills S/D, W/D etc. or Royal Canin's Sensitive, Senior or Urinary. I'd like to give Fister the best possible food, of course, to keep him healthy, but he quickly gets fed up with whatever quality food I give him. Fister is 14 years old.

So, are any of you familiar with the cat food mentioned? Which are good for senior cats?

[Freedom]

Randi, the foods available are going to vary from country to country. Hill's is one of the few which are international; huge company.

You can learn about cat food, the ingredients, which are good, from this site:
http://www.petfoodratings.net/cattable.html

There is a menu down the left side. The link above is for "Quick Cat Food Reference Table." You will also want to click on "Complete Cat Food Listings" in the menu.

This will help you read the labels.

I believe when we use Google, it searches in our own country. So you can search:
cat food grain free

That should give you some info specific to your country.

As you probably know, cats are obligate carnivores; their food is high in protein. Also, cats cannot digest grains. So a good cat food is grain free.

I hope this helps get you started! Maybe some other EUC members will have more detailed info for you.

BTW, I feed Taste of the Wild, a grain free product.

[catmandu]

In Canada we have PetsMart and Pet Mas Warehouse which have Good Deals sometimes.

PetsMart has five dollar off coupons, so that helps a lot.
Although there is not as much food and litter buying at the Found Cat Hotel anymore.

[smokey the elder]

One problem with ordering cat food online is, due to its weight, potentially huge shipping costs.

[Husky_mom]

I´ve heard about Orijen.. but on the dog side.. and it´s got pretty nice reviews.. so I assume the cat one is just as good..

also from the site Acana and Taste of the wild.. (although I´ve only heard of the doggie version.. Glacier uses acana and I personally have used Taste of the wild.. pretty awesome btw)

[katladyd]

I don't know what brands are carried in Europe, but I feed grain free, my cats both act like young kittens now (my old guy is 13). I love Blue Wilderness dry and Wellness, Royal Canin, and Wilderness wet. My boys are doing so well on this diet!