Thread: Kitten food to Grown Cat food?

yeah the cats protection feed them over here on some sort of weird food when i first wen to look for a kitten i asked do they feed them fertaliser lol (sp) all the cats and kittens were huge, what are you feeding them on now the same as the above post ya wrote??

Yep. I look for any wet food that is at least 50% meat. So one tin/pouch of an evening each plus leave dry food out all the time. For that I feed hypo-allergenic, additive free foods such as James Wellbeloved, Jill & Jacks, Burns or Applaws & at a shove Pro Plan. I would feed the grain-free Orijen but I sadly can't afford it.

oh.. dont be silly about cant afford i cant afford a maine coon cat but im buying one and that will be treated the sme as meeka unless you can advise better????? meeka eats iams and has raw meat sometimes i all so makes sure she has taurine and an equal amount of protein, carbs and fat i never give cows milk and i cant leave food down because my dog will eat it all he is very very greedy x

I'd avoid Iams for the fact that they test on animals alone, to be honest.

Though I think the raw & extra minerals are more than is needed. I would love to feed raw but worry about deliveries.

Originally Posted by messyhearts

I'd avoid Iams for the fact that they test on animals alone, to be honest.

Though I think the raw & extra minerals are more than is needed. I would love to feed raw but worry about deliveries.

wow i did not know that you educate yourself well 'or im ignornt to packaging' ive bigger fish to fry than reading things even my kids get convenience on a regluar basis when baby has kept us up allnite not good!!
what i say to people is yes ive spent alot on a cat but it does not mean i am going to spoil it rotten more than my kids at the end of the day to me its still has feelings and all the rest and my pets are spoilt but i wont do what i 'cant' for them, ill do all i 'can' the best they deserve and iams is all i can afford really, x

Originally Posted by messyhearts

I'd avoid Iams for the fact that they test on animals alone, to be honest.

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All the big pet food manufactures test on animals, Pedigree have a centre in the UK where food is tested for palatabilty and the output is tested to check the animal is digesting it correctly. They are well looked after and have both toys and affection. RC have theres in France I think where all their brands are tested in the same way. I know someone who has visited both centres and the animals are all healthy and happy.

Originally Posted by Helen & John

All the big pet food manufactures test on animals

The only possible way to be certain that a food is supplying the required nutrients to animals is via actual animal feeding tests. If PETA is lumping feeding tests in with harmful animal tests and condemning them all, then they are just plain ignorant. When I was reading labels of premium cat foods recently, only the Purina premium foods stated that their nutritional sufficiency had been confirmed through feedings studies. All the other brands were relying on assays of various nutrients, and then hoping these nutrients were biologically available (and that there are not other necessary nutrients). Unfortunately, this approach is hardly foolproof and has led to actual dead pets. This is a major reason why I think it a mistake for people to reject all pet food from major corporations and necessarily assume the "gourmet" brands are healthier.

Can I throw something else into the mix?

We lost our last cat (moggie) to kidney disease in March as he completely refused to eat anything but IAMS. This was not a problem for the first 16 years, but when he very quickly became seriously ill he would not touch the specialist kidney food that the vet prescribed. He was on medication too, but it wasn't fixing the problem enough and he needed to eat the prescription food. Syringe feeding was an utter nightmare (and I've lots of experience with doing this with other types of animals).

So, our new kitten has been subjected to just about every dry food on the market and gets a different brand each day. He doesn't seem to care at all. just so long as it keeps on coming, and his digestive system is in fine shape, judging by what arrives in the litter tray. I know every cat is different and we were spectacularly unlucky, but it is a problem we are going to try to avoid with this cat.

Out of interest, James Wellbeloved seems to be a favourite, especially the duck and rice flavour, and the Hills VetEssentials is a close second, based on the excitement levels when he sees the bag! In due course we will narrow it down to a few brands, instead of the 12 we currently have on the go!

My breeder is already introducing adult food. I'm not very read up about cat food but I have brought a bag of Royal Canin as suggested by my breeder - small bag of kitten and small bag of adult Maine Coon. I was surprised at the price though! I'm not sure what it is I'm paying for yet - if it's just a name thing so I'm going to look at alternatives. My dogs are fed on Skinners, a good food for gun dogs which is vat free suggested by their breeder - a 15kg bag cost as much as a 5kg bag of the Royal Canin cat food! I don't mind paying good money if its for a good reason but personally think Royal Canin might be taking the p**** If I can't find a good complete cat food at a sensible price I may go down the raw food route.

woahhhhhhhhhh my dogs food is dr jaynes complete sometimes he likes gravey on it but it jkeeps him healthy and not over weight as we cant walk him due to his aggression to other dogs, its 9.96 a bag and lasts 4 months and he is fed 3 times a day am i missing somethin lol,,,, he still eats the cat food and leftovers