I have a question about my CAT food I try to feed my 2 cats good food when i can afford?

Question

i buy them purina deli cat & kit n kaboodle when i have extra money i buy nutro called natural is purina products ok also is ok to switch brands of cat food will that harm them? Thank you

Answer 1

If you switch food quickly and often then that may cause digestive problems...switching an entire diet is hard on an animal.

Answer 2

Your cats will be less likely to *not* get fat on a canned food diet. The only dry served in my house is grainless (or nearly so) for the dry food junkies that I've yet to wean off the dry entirely. I'm slowly winning .... The canned here is fed twice a day, sometimes 3 times depending on how starved everyone is. Each cat needs about a 6 ounce can per day. Some will need more, some will need less. You need to sort of judge if you're feeding them the righ amount by trial and error, and how quickly they clean their plates. If they scarf it down, lick the dish, and look for more, add more. If they barely finish and walk away, then give less. Keep an eye on their weights, and if it's consistent and they seem to be happy with what you're giving them, then you've got it right. I have one smallish cat that can eat a tremendous amount of food (a rescue Devon Rex with a high metabolism) and he's the right weight. My DSH eats less, but is much bigger. There isn't a right answer, just a guideline, with adjustments made for each individual cat. While Wellness Core's a great food, your cats are going to decide what they like and don't like. And it may vary from cat to cat, too. I rotate among several premium brands, that way everyone gets their favorite, and some variety (which is good in case the store's out of your brand and you can't get it). Chicken is generally popular, and easily digested, so that's a good bet. You can also try the regular Wellness (nearly grain free), Natural Balance, Merrick (they have a regular and a grain free), Solid Gold, Innova - there are lots of premium healthy brands out there. Just as a note - my cats have the regular Wellness chicken as their main food. They aren't terribly fond of the Wellness Core chicken, yet gobble up the Merrick BG chicken, which is essentially the same thing. Each cat is different, as I said.

Answer 3

Procter & Gamble makes Nutro, Eukanuba, Iams, Sheba and Walthams none of which is worth the money you are paying for it. Of course the Deli Cat & Kit n Kaboodle is terrible too.

I don't know what the price is because I have never noticed that. Maybe I need to educate myself and I will look at prices the next time I am in the supermarket. I have read the labels of ingredients on all these foods.

Do you have a pet discount store in your area? We have one called Pet Club? Can you ask friends or people you work with? Maybe even call the humane society to see if someone knows. The Pet Club here is now selling Natural Balance in cans and dried food. It is a very good food. Use both canned and dry with your cats - it's best for cats to have meat as opposed to cereal.
Surely you can come up with an extra $10-$15 a month for the cats.
Macaroni and cheese won't hurt you and poor food may hurt your cats.

Please go to www.littlebigcat.com and read Dr. Jean Hovfe's article titled "Selecting a Good Commercial Pet Food" and then the one "Switching Foods". You have to get what you can afford I know and at least those articles will give you some guidelines for choosing foods and getting your cats to accept a new one.

Answer 4

I work at an animals hospital, so this answer comes with some degree of knowladge:

Make sure that you mix the two together. Better yetm buy a really good brand such as Medical- it comes in a large case, so you don't have to worry about running out and having to buy more too often. Switching food won't confuse the cats, but it may upset their digestive system, so change should be slow and gradual.

Answer 5

They will need less of the Nutro than the cheap nasty stuff, so you are getting a false economy. That said, you should avoid sudden changes in diet which can cause digestive upset.

So, feed them a consistent mixture you can afford. Avoid the highly colorized artificial foods like delicat and kitnkaboodle in favor of the more natural ones. If your budget only allows you to buy the Nutro once a month, then give them one-thirtieth of the bag each day, on top of the supermarket food.

Answer 6

It's really not the best idea to switch back and forth b/c it can cause GI upset. Purina product are just fine to feed. As a matter of fact, since Purina is a good brand, and relatively inexpensive, you should probably consider picking that as the only food you feed your cats at all.

Answer 7

If they've switched before with no problem, I wouldn't worry about it. However, some cats will start vomiting if their food gets switched around, and nobody likes to deal with that!

Maybe you could try mixing the higher priced stuff you get them on occasion with the lower priced catfood. That way it will go a little farther.

I'd recommend trying your cats out on Alley Cat if you can find it. It's usually cheaper than either Deli Cat or Kit 'n Kaboodle, but it's still good food (made by Alpo.) I have five well-fed cats at home who would attest to that!

Answer 8

I have two cats that often had a lot of hairballs, and I tried Purina One Chicken and Rice formula that my friend recommended. It costs about $1.50-2.00 more than the average pet food, but after 2 months my cats no longer have hairballs!!

I would highly recommend Purina One Chicken and Rice formula. It costs around $5-6 on average a bag. It is worth a try.

Also, my vet told me that changing a cats diet often can cause them to become temperamental and picky about their food, and can cause many other problems with your cats digestive tract.

Answer 9

The Purina brands of cat of food is great, but my friend owns a pet grooming and boarding business, so she has to kept the cats well fed and can't spend too much on food.Purina brands are good, but he food the cats get addicted to is Meow Mix.It is not good to keep changing brands of cat food;it will make them ill.Meow Mix makes them happy, playful and isn't costly. Why not try to give it a try! ...

Answer 10

it is best not to switch foods often ..thats probibly worse on them then just keeping them on a bad quality cat food. with foods for dog or cats u get what u pay for.. me as a vet tech like feeding perina one urinary track ..(best for nutered males and males unaltered) if u feed a better quality cat food there litter won't smell as bad.. also they won't eat as much becouse it has less fillers in it and more of what they need. Iams is a good brand cat food but I have found that it couses there cat litter to smell badly ...havn't quite figured out why.. hope this helps.. Proud owner of 3

Answer 11

Your best bet is the nutro brand. Purina is basicaly a high volume store brand.