what is the best cat food ?

Question

is purina one good?

Answer 1

Iams is what I feed my Sammy

Answer 2

my cat has this stuff that is like real food, it doesnt look like some paste crap , like u can see all the ingridients and she loves it, its called Merrick, and it had nothing to do with the recal. My previous cat was on purina and right after the recal, she died mysteriously, so i wouln't use Purina, thats just my opinion though

Answer 3

Purina ONE isnt a very good food. Read the ingredients. Science Diet isnt all that decent either.

I like to feed my cats brands like Wellness, Innova, Felidae, Royal Canin, Nutro (natural) and quality brands like that.

Answer 4

Purina One is OK, however, the new Goodlife Recipe dry cat food, by Nestle, is my personal preference, and I should know.....because I'm a CAT !!! (you are cordially invited to my Yahoo 360 homepage to view my blogs.)

The main point in cat food....choose a dry cat food that is HIGH in protein. We cats need lots of protein for health, plus the dry kibble really helps promote healthy teeth and gums.

If you'd like to try the Goodlife Recipe for cats, Nestle's website has a $1.00 coupon that you can print out at the following URL: http://www.goodliferecipe.com/offer.aspx

Meow !!!

Answer 5

Purina ONE is good. My cat eats Science Diet. He turned 18 years old last month (I've had him since he was 2 weeks old--hand fed baby!). :)

Answer 6

my cat does not like Purina (dont know why.. he is probably just really picky)
he likes Meow Mix
Fancy Feast

Answer 7

It is good as meat loaf, your friends will never know, just add a little spice.

Answer 8

If you genuinely want the absolute best for your cat then the following info would be very helpful for you. In general, raw is best, followed by wet/canned and dry is the worst.

1. Cats are obligate carnivores. They meet their nutritional needs entirely by consuming other animals; no grains, no vegies and no fruits!!!

2. Cats don't eat fruit and vegetables … not even in the wild.
Any claim that they do is simply to justify the means to an end. Cats have not adapted to eating fruit and vegetables by means of their prey’s stomach content. More often than not, cats skillfully avoid eating part or all of the digestive tract, leaving behind any ingested nuts and plant matter.

3. Low carb diet >>In the wild, your cat would be eating a high protein, high-moisture content, meat-based diet, with a moderate level of fat and with only approximately 3-5 percent of her diet consisting of carbohydrates.

4. All cooked/processed meat (ie canned) has altered/deminished nutritional values. Added nutrients/minerals/vitamins do not make up for the loss.

Commercial raw diets:
Pros > convenient
Cons > expensive, no control over ingredients

If you choose to feed a commercially prepared raw pet food, you must do some homework. One specific issue to look at is the percentage of vegetables, and occasionally fruits, that the product contains. My favorite commercial raw diet is Feline's Pride. It is grain-free and vegetable-free. Nature's Variety raw food is another quality product. NV contains 95% meat/bones/organs and only 5% vegetable/fruit matter. This is a reasonable blend although some cats with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) do not do well with any amount of vegetable matter in their diet. Other cats will do just fine with up to 10% vegetables or more, although I do not feel that diets containing more than 5% - 10% vegetables are optimal diets for a carnivore. Many products do not list this value on the packaging so a call to the company will be necessary or ask your local raw pet food retailer for product literature which may, or may not, list the breakdown of ingredients on a percentage-basis.



Homemade raw diets:
Pros > total control over production, ingredients
Cons > time consuming

Alternate option: Buy the reconsituting powder in which all you have to add is the cut up meat.
Pros > comparable cost to premium canned, control over the main ingredient ie meat
Cons > less convenient vs canned


If, for your own reasons, you would still prefer canned foods, here are some info to help with the selection.



COMMERCIAL CANNED FOODS
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No commercial cat food you buy is without some drawbacks, but listed below are some canned foods made by companies that have gone the extra mile to either use no grains or minimize them and other plant-based “fillers” in their foods and use meat as the primary ingredient - not a meat by-product. The listed foods are also void of any questionable preservatives such as BHA, BHT, and ethoxyquin and do not contain any by-products. None of the listed products contain corn, wheat, or soy. This list is not comprehensive. Companies also have variations in ingredients within their own product line. They will also change ingredients in any given food from time to time. Remember to always read the ingredient list and bear in mind that just because a label says “premium” or “natural”, this does not necessarily mean that the food inside the can is appropriate for your carnivore. Websites are listed for your convenience in order to find the stores nearest you that carry the company’s products. (Call the stores to see if they do carry the products.)




HIGH QUALITY, GRAIN-FREE CANNED FOODS

Wellness: (www.omhpet.com) Wellness is a complete, balanced diet. No supplementation is needed and can be fed, as is, on a daily basis as the sole diet. Wellness is a very low carbohydrate (range depending on variety: 1%-12%), high quality canned food. Note: This company has chosen to start adding grains (brown rice) to some of the canned foods. This will increase the carbohydrate content. Be sure to look for a small yellow triangle on the front of the can stating that the food is "Grain Free".

Nature's Variety: (http://www.naturesvariety.com) Nature's Variety canned food is also a complete, balance diet that is great for daily use. No supplementation is need. This is also a very low carbohydrate food. Nature's Variety also makes a high quality raw food.

EVO: (www.naturapet.com) Innova EVO is a complete diet for daily feeding and only 3% of its calories come from carbohydrates. **Please note that this food is very high in phosphorus and would not be a good food choice for any cat that is showing signs of renal insufficiency.

Wysong’s Au Jus Canned Meats: (www.wysong.net) Several of Wysong’s regular canned diets have undesirable grains in them but the plain canned meats are grainless. These are referred to as "All Meat" or "Au Jus". These all-meat diets are devoid of calcium so they are not balanced for daily use. You must add Wysong’s “Call of the Wild” supplement to ensure that the meals are properly balanced if used as a sole diet. Otherwise, use the Au Jus canned food, without supplementation, for a few meals each week. Not every meal needs to be balanced so this is an excellent use for this product. These products are relatively expensive and are sometimes hard to find.

Avoderm Select Cuts: (www.breeders-choice.com) This high quality product is a complete diet for daily use. Please disregard the Breeder's Choice website that urges the reader to provide dry food at all times. This is very poor advice.

Wysong’s Archetype: This is not a canned food. It is a cold-processed grainless diet, containing high quality meats, bones, organs, probiotic cultures, and other supplements. You add water to hydrate this food and then serve. This product is relatively expensive and hard to find.

Merrick: (www.merrickpetcare.com) This company makes some varieties of canned products without grains but several of them do contain grains. Read the labels carefully.

Whole Paws: This is a Whole Foods Market brand and is only carried in their stores. I like this food because it is very basic and contains nothing other than a single meat source and broth. It is balanced for daily use and would be a very good 'hypoallergenic/limited ingredient' diet to try for a cat with IBD or any allergy/food intolerance. It comes in 3 varieties: chicken, beef, and fish. Please note that beef and fish are considered to be common allergens in the cat so I urge you to feed the chicken variety only. Note: As of around mid 2006, WFM stopped making this food. I have no idea if they will ever start offering it again.

Country Pet: (www.countrypet.com) This is a frozen product that is not raw but also is not heavily cooked. This company blanches the meats prior to freezing. I feed this to my cats as a supplement to their raw meat diet for variety. I find it in a freezer cart in the pet food section at Whole Foods Market. Check their website for other sources. Some taurine is always lost even with minimal processing of the meat. This company does not add any extra taurine to the cat food to account for any losses so use the capsule or loose powder form and mix into the food.

The three key negative issues associated with dry food are:

1) type of protein - too high in plant-based versus animal-based proteins

2) carbohydrate load is too high

3) water content is too low