Where do I find these brands of cat food?

Question

I just read up on some of the questions about the best food to feed your cat, and most of the reccommended brands I have never even heard of. Where do they sell brands such as Nutro, Innova, and Wellness?

Answer 1

Nutro can be found at Petsmart and possibly petco, but only their holistic formula is anything I would even consider feeding to my animals. Nutro was affected by the recall, so I'd be hesitiant to trust their company AT ALL.

My local independent pet supply store (no pets for sale) sells both Innova and Wellness. You might check your phone book for similar stores.

Also, Blue Buffalo and Natural Balance are of similar calibur. Blue Buffalo is available at Petsmart and Natural Balance is available at PetCo. http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com

Hope this helps! : )

Answer 2

If you go to their websites, most of them include a "where to buy" link.

PetCo appears to be a national store; I've seen it mentioned more than once. They sell Natural Balance.

You can look in the yellow pages for pet stores in your area. Look for the indies. See if they have websites where they list their products or give them a call to see what brands they sell.

Some are sold in organic markets. For instance Whole Foods carries its own brand, and I've seen Paul Newman's there as well.

The Humane Society in your area might even have a little store.

You won't find ANYTHING good at Petsmart.

Answer 3

I like Nutro Max Cat for owners on a budget. It is a good quality food compared to a lot of brands because it contains chicken meal as the first ingredient, no chicken or animal by-products, no artificial colours, preservatives or flavours as well as no whole or ground corn. Chicken meal is real chicken with the bone and water removed, this makes for a nutritionally dense, highly digestible protein source. Also, it is exclusively manufactured in Nutro owned factories in the US. Unlike other companies, Nutro does not outsource the purchase of ingredients or the manufacture, this makes for superior quality control with over 600 quality checks per day. Hope that helps :) Olivia Pet Nutrition Specialist Nutro

Answer 4

I can buy them locally. I also use Natural Balance, Avoderm Nature's Variety, By Nature Organic, Lick Your Chops etc.

The manufacturers usually have websites where you can put in a zip code and find the nearest retailer. Wellness is made by Old Mother Hubbard.

You can always go to: www.petfooddirect.com and click on any food and "details" will give you the ingredients. So don't limit yourself to the three you mentioned. Read Dr. Jean Hovfe's article at www.littlebigcat.com titled "Selecting a Good Commercial Pet Food" for guidelines in choosing one.
Use your local classified and call around to any small, owner-operated pet stores. Those people carry the quality foods and can give you good advice about them in making your choice.

Answer 5

Petland sells the nutro, and I believe it is either petco or petsmart that has the Wellness. Also some smaller owned pet supply stores carry those as well.

Answer 6

Some of the cat foods that you just names like nutro are on the list of bad foods. Wellness and innova are not on the list.

Answer 7

I recomend nutro, you can get it at petco or petsmart