is meow mix safe to feed my 2 cats?

Question

i have been feeding them meow mix seafood medley and meow mix regular. they both LOVE IT. i tryed some wegmans brand catfood and they hate it so i started feeding them meow mix because it is cheap at my corner store.

i heard meow mix is bad tho is it really?

if so what do i feed them so they can live long and healthy?

one is 1 year or so old and the other one is about 10-12 months. i dont have his documents

Answer 1

Hi there… I am so glad you are taking the time to look into a new healthier food for your cat!

It's time for pet owners to wake up and take responsibility for what they feed their animals and quit trusting what those great big money hungry companies tell you. Research for yourself, learn, read the ingredients and make an informed decision for the health and safety of your beloved pet.

With the recall, wheat gluten is the big suspect in cat food that everyone is trying to avoid, and it SHOULD be avoided. It should have been avoided all along. It’s nothing more than a cheap protein source used as a binding agent by pet food companies.

Corn should always be avoided as well. It’s a huge filler worth NOTHING. Corn as an ingredient in cat food is a joke. Ever seen a cat chewing on a corn cob in a field? No, you haven’t.

Cats, despite thousands of years of domestication, remain strictly carnivorous. True and honest meat eaters and that is what they need most. Protein from meat!

As you search for your new pet food, be aware that there are three Categories of Pet Foods:

-"Grocery store" foods – (Generic Brands and cheap name brands) Those foods found in grocery stores and mass-market retailers are made with lower-quality, less-digestible, inexpensive ingredients and are therefore a cheaper alternative. While easy on the pocketbook, "grocery store" foods normally do not provide your cat with the healthiest, most nutrient-dense ingredients.

-Premium foods – (Iams/Eukanuba, Purina One, Hills Science Diet, Nutro and such) Foods often found in grocery stores, pet stores, and veterinarian offices that contain higher-grade ingredients, but still include many elements of "grocery store" food, such as artificial colors, artificial flavors, chemical preservatives, and "filler" ingredients such as corn and wheat products, by-products and even animal digest. Yuck! Premium foods are usually more expensive than "grocery store" foods because their ingredients are sometimes of a higher quality, and are therefore somewhat more beneficial and digestible. But don’t be fooled, some of those same so called Premium brands are sometimes worse than grocery store foods, but they charge prices like they are better. They aren’t!

-Healthy foods – (Wellness, Eagle Pack, Drs Foster and Smith) The newest addition to the pet food market - provide pets with the highest quality, healthiest, and most nutritious ingredients. They are typically available for purchase online or direct from the manufacturer. Some better retailers are starting to carry them now. Complete Petmart carries a few healthy brand foods. Foods in the Healthy class - contain nutrient-rich ingredients. Formulated to provide optimum health benefits for pets, these foods often use real meat as the primary protein source, carbohydrate-rich whole grains like brown rice and barley and whole, fresh fruits and vegetables. They should not contain artificial preservatives, flavors, or colors. They will almost always be fortified with additional vitamins and minerals, and will use the best natural sources for fatty acids to help build healthy skin and a beautiful coat. Because healthy foods use high quality ingredients, you should expect to pay a little more than you would for other types of pet food. Remember, though, with healthy foods you can feed less since healthy foods are more nutrient-dense than other types of food so it often evens out or cost’s les than feeding foods filled with cheap non-nutritional by-products fillers.


With all that information in mind, when you are choosing a new cat food, study the ingredients. All ingredients on pet food labels are listed by weight. Meaning whatever ingredients are listed first on the list, there is more in there. The first ingredients listed should be whole meat ingredients, protein sources, such as Chicken or Turkey. NOT just the word “meat”! Who the heck knows what that is? The word Chicken Meal is ok, but it should be a secondary ingredient, not first. Meal is the meat dehydrated and ground into a powder.

The ingredients also should NOT include any by-products or animal digest whatsoever. Those are disgusting left over animal parts that are scraped off the filthy floors of meat and poultry plants. They should just go into the trash but they put them into pet food instead. EW!!!!

Also make sure there are no artificial colors or flavors. And make sure there is no BHA and BHT used preservatives. These preservatives have been shown to cause cancer in both cats and dogs. Bad Bad stuff and it’s in almost every cat treat on the market. :(

So, in summery of the ingredients… if you see the words by-products, Animal Digest, the word “meat” alone, Corn, Corn Gluten, Wheat Gluten, or BHA or BHT… stop reading, put down that bag and move on to the next.

Be aware that when switching to a Healthy, Holistic or Organic food, you will pay for what you get. Good foods are not cheap. They are pricey and will cost you on a per bag basis much more. Just like steak costs more than hotdogs. But again, you will be feeding a better food and improving the over all health of your pet. Which in turn leads to less vet visits for illness now and more importantly later in life in their Geriatric years. You will also feed less of this food on a per animal basis because a smaller amount of food contains what your cat needs. Overall healthy foods are well worth it, if only for the piece of mind that the ingredients are safer.

What are some good foods I recommend? I feed my cats Drs. Foster and Smith Holistic Adult Lite Dry cat food along with a mix of Wellness Dry. I also feed Merrick Canned.

I purchase Drs. Foster and Smith online and have it automatically delivered to my door so I never run out and never have to go get it. It’s one of the best foods on the market and has no “fillers” in it. It is also very reasonably priced compared to other holistic foods. And when you’re feeding as many cats as I am, price is as important as ingredients. If you can't afford it, you can't feed it. So buy the highest quality you can and feel good that you are doing the absolute best you can for your pet.

If you want to buy in a store, Complete Petmart is a good store and carries quite a few natural, organic, and holistic blends. Also check with your local feed stores. Old Mother Hubbard Wellness Brand is a great holistic food I feed. As is Eagle Pack Dry Cat food. Merrick canned is also a great source of nutrition and they will be coming out with a dry line this summer.

I highly recommend people take the time to research for themselves, but the information I have given should get you off to a good start. Good luck choosing a new food for your cats!

********IMPORTANT*******Don’t forget to switch your Pets food slowly over a period of 10 to 14 days, if you can. Mixing 25% new to 75% old. Then 50/50… then 75% new to 25% old. And finally switch over to 100% new. Take it slow as not to upset their digestive system.

Side note… Please don’t feed Iams / Eukanuba. It’s ALL fillers, byproducts, animal digest and CRAP. Read the ingredients! There is nothing good for your cat in that food. Not to mention they conduct the most appalling animal testing you have ever seen. http://www.iamscruelty.com to see the terror they create.

Foods I recommend based on personal experience -

Drs. F&S Food Link - http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/NavResults.cfm?N=2002+6000

Wellness Food Link - http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/wellness/cat_index.html

Eagle Pack Holistic Select - http://www.eaglepack.com/Pages/HS_Home.html

Merrick Foods: http://www.merrickpetcare.com/

You can find more great foods at http://www.onlynaturalpet.com





****DO NOT FEED IAMS!**** http://www.iamscruelty.com

Answer 2

I know of a person who fed their cat Meow Mix Indoor Formula and 2 week ago, their cat become ill and finally had to be put to sleep. The vet diagnosed it as kidney failure. The cat was a male. He was an indoor only cat, never allowed outside and he was only 5 1/2 years old. Meow Mix was the only food they got for him in the last year. Coincidence or not? Anyone's guess I suppose.

Answer 3

Caviar & Goat Cheese - can I come live at your house too?! Read the bag... how much dry food are you SUPPOSED to be feeding them per day according to the label? Does it come in a "light" formula - higher in fiber & lower in fat... buy a small bag & see if they will tolerate switching formulas - some won't. Cut out the fancy treats, they really do not need the added calories. Canned pumpkin - no spice... approx $1/can can be used as a dietary aid. When they look at you as if they are about to starve to death, let them have some pumpkin (or squash). This is high in fiber & vitamins - low in calories. If they eat too much the litter box will look like it has orange crayons in it. Don't give it to them EVERY time they beg, but do give them some daily & use it to help make up for what they think they are missing out on. This will also help prevent hairballs. I had one on a strict diet once put away almost a whole can at once... thought he was getting away w/ murder - kept expecting me to take it away from him. He had already had his *real* food for the day, I loved him to pieces & he looked so funny, I let him enjoy himself. There were a lot of orange crayons in the litter box next day, but we were both happy.

Answer 4

Meow Mix is fine. Mine will only eat Purina Indoor Cat Formula.

Answer 5

If you want to feed your cat a good food, feed her something that has the first ingredient like chicken, beef, etc... anything besides that is not the best, most "junky" cat foods have ground corn meal in it, and that is basically what it consists of. Cats are meat eaters and that is what the food you give them should contain, not all that by-products junk. Also go to menufoods.com to see a complete list of recalled foods..

Answer 6

I feed my kitten who is 9 months old meow mix and he seams to be fine.But if u are worried and you herd its bad for them call your local vet or even better yet take them in for a check up and ask the vet.I,m sure the vet will tell you to put them on some high cost stuff.But tell him you want him to be honest and ask him if meow mix is bad for your cats.Let me know i,m intrested too.

Answer 7

meow mix is not on the list. go to Hubpages.com and they have a list of foods that are not involved in the recall or menufoods.

Answer 8

i feed mine meow Mix and both are just fine . Once in a while they also get Whiskas dryfood or the Friskies dryfood.

Answer 9

meow mix is fine. i had a cat that only ate meow mix and she lived 13 years. just get all the shots and keep a look out for worms and such.

Answer 10

Avoid any pet food that contains "wheat glutin".
Read all labels.

Answer 11

No it's fine. Just get all there shots at the vet.