Thread: Innova Evo Canned Cat Food

Thanks... doesn't sound like Innova Evo is a winner :(

What does the Wellness canned food look like? Not really sure what to buy... Enzo eats so much food, it might cost a small fortune!!! Any recommendations?

I'm not sure if this list has been posted on this forum or not, but some of the Fancy Feast varieties are wheat gluten free and relatively low carb...

Wheat gluten free, low carbohydrate Wet Food


The following are Fancy Feast flavors contain NO wheat gluten and are below 10% carbs:

* Tender Beef Feast (brown label color)
* Tender Beef & Liver Feast (magenta)
* Tender Beef & Chicken Feast (red)
* Gourmet Chicken Feast (dark pink...be careful, this looks just like another chicken variety with gluten!)
* Turkey & Giblets Feast (olive green)
* Tender Liver & Chicken Feast (orange)
* Chopped Grill Feast (kelly green)
* Flaked Fish & Shrimp Feast (true blue)
* Savory Salmon Feast (orange)
* Flaked Ocean Fish Feast (pink)
* Tuna and Oceanfish Feast in Aspic (teal label)

MC Elvis & Coco both seem to prefer FF to the more expensive types.

Originally Posted by Meredith

Thanks... doesn't sound like Innova Evo is a winner :(

What does the Wellness canned food look like? Not really sure what to buy... Enzo eats so much food, it might cost a small fortune!!! Any recommendations?

The Wellness is pate style. Bought a couple of cans a few months ago when I bought some Wellness Core dry but nobody liked them. Couple of bucks down the drain (or into the trash). Of course that doesn't mean your guy won't like it.

We buy Fancy Feast at Walmart--that is how we try to reduce cost. By far cheaper than buying anything at Petco or the like. Though with four MCs, there are days we go through 8 cans, at $.50-.75/can, so definitely adds up. But the "gourmet brands" are more like $1 and up (and then we end up throwing much of this out). All the dry comes from Petco, though.

Thanks everyone!

Originally Posted by NCarver

The Wellness is pate style. Bought a couple of cans a few months ago when I bought some Wellness Core dry but nobody liked them. Couple of bucks down the drain (or into the trash). Of course that doesn't mean your guy won't like it.

We buy Fancy Feast at Walmart--that is how we try to reduce cost. By far cheaper than buying anything at Petco or the like. Though with four MCs, there are days we go through 8 cans, at $.50-.75/can, so definitely adds up. But the "gourmet brands" are more like $1 and up (and then we end up throwing much of this out). All the dry comes from Petco, though.

Thanks - your MCs only eat 2 cans each per day?? The 3oz cans? Enzo eats like 13oz a day........... how old are your kitties?


[EDIT] Oops, I forgot... you feed dry too That makes sense! I read the Fancy Feast feeding guidelines and it says to give them one 3oz can per 3 pounds of body weight. So, that would mean that Enzo would currently need 4 cans per day! Eek! Does it work out cheaper to feed wet AND dry? I've never fed Enzo dry food... just not sure how I feel about feeding dry. What is Fancy Feast dry like?

I just read that Fancy Feast has meat by-product.........

Originally Posted by Meredith

I just read that Fancy Feast has meat by-product.........

Yes, which is why I don't consider it a "gourmet" cat food. However, you should know that the meat by-products are not being used as the main source of meat in Fancy Feast. I just looked at a bunch of flavors, and meat by-products is the fifth or sixth ingredient. The first three are virtually always some kind of broth and two regular meats. In the flavors that include wheat gluten to thicken their "gravy," meat by-products is always listed AFTER the wheat gluten. In one, it is even listed after spinach (there are little bits of spinach in a number of the flavors). From this I conclude that meat by-products makes up a very small fraction, so I am not concerned (even if also not pleased). Fancy Feast is nothing like the cheap brands that have meat by-products or poutry by-products as their primary meat ingredients. How much wheat gluten does it take to thicken the gravy in a 3oz can? Darn little, and yet the meat by-products are even less. So I am not losing any sleep over this. On the other hand, if we could find some "better" foods that our cats genuinely liked, that would be great. Having tried most everything on the market in the US, we have had no luck! If you are dead set against feeding your cat any amount of meat by-products I can certainly understand that. My advice then is to not ever let them have any Fancy Feast or they will no longer be willing to eat any "gourmet" cat foods. That has been our experience. Part of the problem is that most of the gourmet canned foods are these sticky pates that are almost impossible for the cats to eat--they just spread all over the bottom of a dish and cannot be picked up. The only better quality foods we have had any luck with are Natural Balance and Pro Plan Selects.

Originally Posted by NCarver

Yes, which is why I don't consider it a "gourmet" cat food. However, you should know that the meat by-products are not being used as the main source of meat in Fancy Feast. I just looked at a bunch of flavors, and meat by-products is the fifth or sixth ingredient. The first three are virtually always some kind of broth and two regular meats. In the flavors that include wheat gluten to thicken their "gravy," meat by-products is always listed AFTER the wheat gluten. In one, it is even listed after spinach (there are little bits of spinach in a number of the flavors). From this I conclude that meat by-products makes up a very small fraction, so I am not concerned (even if also not pleased). Fancy Feast is nothing like the cheap brands that have meat by-products or poutry by-products as their primary meat ingredients. How much wheat gluten does it take to thicken the gravy in a 3oz can? Darn little, and yet the meat by-products are even less. So I am not losing any sleep over this. On the other hand, if we could find some "better" foods that our cats genuinely liked, that would be great. Having tried most everything on the market in the US, we have had no luck! If you are dead set against feeding your cat any amount of meat by-products I can certainly understand that. My advice then is to not ever let them have any Fancy Feast or they will no longer be willing to eat any "gourmet" cat foods. That has been our experience. Part of the problem is that most of the gourmet canned foods are these sticky pates that are almost impossible for the cats to eat--they just spread all over the bottom of a dish and cannot be picked up. The only better quality foods we have had any luck with are Natural Balance and Pro Plan Selects.

Thanks!!! Very helpful

Thanks!

Originally Posted by candes

Teddies vet ponited out something that really makes sense. A cats "normal diet" is by products. Brains, intestines etc....

Oh and unless you buy "top shelf" premium food, they all will have by products. Even science diet has by products (mid shelf)..

On the wellness, I feel teddies muscle mass has picked up. Unless it is nornal growth.. And his coat is starting to really look nice.

Thanks! What does Wellness look like? Is it a pate, or?

Originally Posted by candes

Pate. But I can cut it into nice chunks with a fork, since it ain't overly mushy.

I know you are worried about by products. But I have a concern that is beyond this. I will not feed my family anything from China, and that includes my kitties. Busniess folks in China will poisen babies for a profit. And almost killed my moggie nala. Most cat foods have ingredients from China. That is the main reason I use Wellness.

Thanks!

I have settled on Felidae... I really like the look of the ingredients - I hope Enzo likes it! If he doesn't... I'll try Wellness! Only a couple of weeks til he arrives

What are the disadvantages of grain in cat food?

That's quite an upsetting video. I couldn't work out what the point of the tests were but the dogs were so lack-luster it was heart breaking, and all of them seem to have some sort of wound or sore around their back legs. It's ironic, I've been trying to find biscuits to swap the RC Kitten 36 with and have tried 4 or 5 brands, and the only two they seem to like as much as RC K36 are RC Maine Coon (which encourages runny bum syndrome) or Iams, and I'm certainly not buying THAT again.
Thanks for posting, Candes. It amazes me that these firms get away with it. I realise some stuff needs to be tested on someone or something, but whatever they're doing doesn't seem to agree with those dogs, or the kitten, and I don't feel inclined to fund them in the future.