is Friskies brand canned cat food low, medium or high quality?

Question

anyone heard or experienced any detrimental effects on cats when feeding Friskies only?

Answer 1

medium to low. if you have a male cat you run the risk of him developing crystals in his urine resulting in his urethra becoming blocked (life threatening condition).

Answer 2

Friskies cat food is made by the multinational corporation Nestle. When they buy chickens, say, for their human food manufacturing they use the parts of the chicken that are not considered desirable for humans to eat, the necks, entrails, feet, feathers etc. for pet food. This "waste" material must by law be "denatured", spray or soak with chemicals so that it cannot be used for human consumption. Some of the chemicals used like ethoxyquin are known carcinogens. This is very profitable business for Nestle -- they can utilize and get good money for the stuff they would otherwise have to throw away.

Small pet food companies use the premium parts of the chicken to put into their pet food. That's why those foods are more expensive.

Veterinarians haven't a clue about what foods to feed pets. Their eight year education has no credit courses devoted to small animal nutrition. Their "education" is in seminars put on by the pet food manufacturers in the hope that veterinarians will recommend their foods. And that's exactly what happens.

Answer 3

Friskies is a medium brand of cat food and has been around for years. It has been the number one brand for many years. I have never heard anything bad about it in all my 10 years working in the animal field. I feed it to my cats.

Answer 4

I would say Friskies is Medium.

In fact, my 6 year old Male cat has eaten nothing but Dry Friskies his entire life. Kitten food in the beginning and regular now. (He also has had wet food, but maybe once a year?)

This is actually the only brand we feed him, for when we have tried others, he has always puked the other food up.

Answer 5

Low grade, its all rendered animal products that no body else will buy. I haven't heard of any detrimental effects on feeding your cat Friskies, however keep in mind many rendered animal products are infected animal products the plants are ready to throw away, but try to get some money from anyone who will buy it.

Answer 6

I guess I'll answer your last question first. My personal view hasn't really changed after reading your write-up simply because you're preaching to the choir on this one. I have 2 cats and I began doing a lot of research on cat foods. Luckily, my cats are picky and absolutely refused from the beginning to eat anything cheap. They seem to know that most of it is simply filler. I absolutely refuse to feed them dry food for the exact reasons you already stated (low thirst drive, etc.) My guess is that most cat owners simply don't realize that cats are meat eaters; dogs are omnivores. Cats simply don't have the enzymes to be able to properly digest the filler material in some wet food and all dry food which of course leads to serious health problems futher down the road. Your write-up is excellent, including the external sources as well. The only thing that I would add is that to properly feed a cat, is to mimic what they eat in the wild. My main problem with traditional wet food is that it is cooked. I've been doing a lot of research on raw food diets for cats and am in the process of transitioning my cats to one. They've taken to very well. It takes time and research to make sure that you're giving them the proper balance of meat, organs, and bone-meal, but once you get the hang of it, it's relatively easy to prepare a weeks worth of high quality meals in about a half hour. Plus, even if you're using good cuts of meat, it's still cheaper than buying canned. Unfortunately, I think most cat owners stick to the dry stuff simply because it's cheap. And then wonder, of course, years down the road why their cats have shorter life expectancies, numerous health issues, etc. It's a shame.

Answer 7

I havent expereinced any detrimental effects and its all my cat will eat. Hes been living off it for 8 years and is fine.

Answer 8

Ask your cat, no really---does he/she like it? As a cat owner you should know that cats are very picky and won't eat what they don't like, cat's can care-less who makes the product and how good it is for them. Quality is a human term--it's a shame that our healthy minded society has transfered to our animals. Try different brands that have "quality" ingredients in it and see what your cat likes.

Answer 9

for me i think cat food is cat food. i think friskies is a pretty good brand. i mean for me its like kroger mac and cheese and kraft. its all like the same. just maybe taste a little different.

Answer 10

low-medium quality