the directions on the back said to give a kitten twice the amount adult of food to a kitten. however, in the front of the package says premium cat food. (wet food can)
in seaching for a good wet food brand for a kitty that is 8 weeks
My cat is almost 11 years old and I don’t want her to die prematurely of diabetes or kidney disease from the dried cat food. My mom feeds her Hill’s Premium Cat food (the first ingredient is Brewers Rice – that should tell you how natural this is for a carnivore).
She says she’ll continue to feed her this because all the vets told her it’s fine and she’d rather listen to them than crazy internet people. She also says our cat doesn’t like wet food and has rejected it (I know there are tricks to make the conversion easier – but mom doesn’t want to hear about them).
What can I do? I want my cat to eat healthy canned food, and not premium Hill’s veterinary approved poisonous cat food.
Hi.
I’m considering buying Natural Balance Original Ultra Premium Formula Cat Food for my 4 month male kitten.
This one;
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026LN472/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
The package says "From kitten to adult" so there would be no problem if I give it to him. But one of the reviewers said one of her cats got a urinary tract infection and advised us not to give it to the cats who have sensitive stomach. My kitten eats a lot and quite healthy, but still a 4 month kitten. So I need opinions from someone who has KITTENS and giving them Natural balance Original Ultra Premium Formula. Do they have no problem with this cat food?
Before having him, I bought Purina Kitten Chow and Priority wet food for him. But later I did a research about cat food and realized they both contain crappy ingredients like meat by product, corn syrup etc and bought him Wellness wet food when I ran out of Priority one. Now, I’m going to run out of Kitten Chow and have to buy good quality dry food for him. 
If you know other good brands(hopefully in same price range as Natural Balance) please suggest me!
Thanks!
I have heard arguements for both sides. Growing up all our cats were fed dry food. They all were fine. Husband’s family fed wet food and all was fine. Right now our kitten is fed dry food and is fixing to be on premium food. So which is better? Wet or dry?
My cat is almost 11 years old and I don’t want her to die prematurely of diabetes or kidney disease from the dried cat food. My mom feeds her Hill’s Premium Cat food (the first ingredient is Brewers Rice – that should tell you how natural this is for a carnivore).
She says she’ll continue to feed her this because all the "vets" told her it’s fine and she’d rather listen to them than "crazy internet people." She also says our cat doesn’t like wet food and has rejected it (I know there are tricks to make the conversion easier – but mom doesn’t want to hear about them).
What can I do? I want my cat to eat healthy canned food, and not "premium Hill’s veterinary approved" poisonous cat food.
Right problems:
1. My cats are kittens (8 months and 4 months), but wont eat kitten food, despite two weeks of trying. They were weaned by their previous owner onto really dodgy, dubious supermarket value food, and the only thing they will eat now apart from that is Felix, and not even the kitten food. What can I supplement their diet with, to ensure they are getting kitten nutrients?
2. What is the most nutritous, value for money cat food to feed cats? I read somewhere that cats eat until they’ve got enough nutrients, and my cats are eating double what they are supposed to and are still pretty skinny (and yes, they have been wormed). So if I try and slowly wean them onto a more expensive premium cat food, will it work out the same in the long run?
3. The cats wont eat dry food (we put down wet food 2 times a day and dry food all the time) despite the previous owner saying they ate that type of cat food. Even when you mix it in with wet food, they push the dry food aside.
If I get a cat, I want to get it the right food and litter. I know what they like. (Clumping litter) and what they should have (wet food). I just need to get some answers of which ones are best.
Oh, and I live by a Petsmart, if that helps. 
Thanks! 
Dry is worse than wet foods, I will mix them. Please tell me both "best wet foods" and "best dry foods" thanks!
I don’t really care about "the smell" unless it smells good to cats. My preference doesn’t matter if the cat doesn’t use it’s litter box.
Okay, I’ve been doing a lot of research on cat foods lately mainly out of interest and I’ve read different people who say dry cat food is bad and to avoid it completely and then other people say that as long as it’s grain free and good quality then it’s okay.
I’ve grown up with cats and kittens my whole life and they have all lived long healthy lives and my parents always fed them Iams and other "lower quality" foods. With the exception of one cat who had kidney failure at 16, none of the other cats had uterine crystals or kidney problems or other problems associated with consistant dry food feeding. I’ve also read that people should read the labels and to avoid any products that use meat by-products. When I looked up what "by-products" are, I found out that it’s stuff that people wouldn’t want to eat (or think of feeding their cats), but then I wondered why they aren’t so good since if a cat was to live outdoors, they would eat animals including the "by-products".
Also, I’ve read that wet food is better to feed a cat in the long run over dry food, since it contains more water. Is dry food really that dehydrating to a cat’s system, and can it be bad long term to feed mostly dry food?
Basically, I currently have 3 older kittens. Two of them are 10 months old, and one is 9 months old. They are all spayed and neutered (I have two females and one male) and updated on all shots except the 1 year booster which they go for in July (the older two) and August (the younger one). They are given Frontline Plus for Cats once a month.
They are currently eating Purina One Healthy Kitten Formula, which the main two ingredients are chicken and chicken by products. They always have dry food available to them, and fresh water in a jug that slowly dispenses and empties into a bowl that is changed and cleaned every other day so they always have fresh cold water. They get wet food (either Friskies, Whiskas, or Fancy Feast) once a week, and crunchy treats every day (one treat each per day).
The older two get groomed once a week (they’re medium hair) and the younger one gets groomed once every two weeks (she’s shorthair). They get their nails clipped once or twice a month, teeth brushed weekly, and ears checked for mites and other things when I clip their nails. They also play regularly and are all a healthy weight.
Now, my questions are:
1) Is "Premium" cat food really that much better than "Lower Quality" cat foods? What are some of the main differences? What is the main difference if the food is grain, corn, and/or soy free as compared to non premium foods, if the kittens are exercising and not gaining extra weight.
2) I’ve heard that most people use dry food because they think it works for tartar control. Since the dry food mainly just crumbles and serves no purpose for dental care, is wet food overall better for cats teeth or can the high moisture accelerate dental problems such as gingivitis? Should I brush my cats teeth more if I feed them dry food? They really hate it…lol!
3) What is the difference in the long run between feeding a higher quality vs. lower quality type food and is Purina One one of the better lower quality foods? Are my kittens not going to be as healthy as kittens that are fed higher quality grain-free type foods even if I take care of them all around?
4) Wouldn’t cats eat the meat by products if they killed prey in the wild or if they were an outdoor only cat? Is that the same type of by products that are used in lower quality foods?
Thank you so much for your help. The question of cat food has always been something that is controversial so I can never really get actual facts.
Also, please keep my friend in your thoughts. She has to put her 14 year old Siamese cat down due to cancer on Saturday :’(
I have heard that wet food is healthiest, but if they don’t eat dry food their teeth and gum’s get unhealthy, so i was thinking if mixing dry and wet together, and since my family eat organic, is there any good organic brands? The food doesn’t have to be organic it would just be good. So, thanks!
I think i might buy, (if i get a cat), Royal Cannin because it’s what my dogs eat at my dads house.
Hi,
I am fed up with buying moist cat food for my cats that contains 4-8% animal derivatives and who knows what else.
I am also a vegetarian myself (because of my love for all animals) and only let my boyfriend eat free range chicken, so I don’t want to feed my cats poorly treated chickens, which I am sure form a part of all cat foods.
I have hunted the Internet for some natural and free range moist cat foods and I can’t seem to find any in the UK – the US seems to be a lot more geared towards this.
If someone could give me some suggestions for natural cat food brands and free range wet food products IN THE UK, it would be much appreciated!
Thanks, Kat!
I am actually very interested in feeding my cats raw food. I posted another question on Yahoo Answers with regard to feeding cats quality food and got some great answers back form people in the US about raw feeding. But I wanted to find out if there were any good, free range cat food suppliers in the UK for me to use while I fully did my research and got my hands on the grinder and the things that need to be added to the meat.
Thanks for all of the site links you’ve provided – they will help a lot!
I have nine month old, male, neutered, hyper-as-all-get-out, domestic short hair, indoor cat.
What is the best wet food that I can give him and what is the best dry food that I can give him?
Along with thousands of cat owners, I am struggling with the dilemma of feeding my guys a safe food. Since I have a large cat family, the expensive organic foods are unrealistic for me.
I have a few guys who will eat only dry. The old theory that when they get hungry enough they will eat anything just doesn’t work. I tried the wet food only approach and ended up with one guy at Cornell with hepatic lipidosis, which is kind of like anorexia in a cat. We had to feed him every 4 hours through an esophageal tube for weeks before we got him back on track again.
Please, if anyone has a recipe for dry food would you please share it?
Another cat food question, haha.
Anyways, reading all the bad ingredients including BHA and BHT and all the grains in the regular cat treats, and those dried up all natural treats running at high price(not to mention they ARE dried), I was wondering how good of an idea it would be to just buy a piece of, say, organic chicken breast, freeze it in an appropriate container, and feed it in little parts to the cat as a treat instead(once thawed)? I’m assuming the cat would benefit from nutrients and enjoy it more.
Additional: adult, petite cat, who likes wet food, doesn’t have preference of fish to chicken and vice versa.
Yes, the cat DOES eat a nice helping of wet food every day, it does not contain any crap found in regular food as it’s one of the better/natural brands.
Hi,
I’m just about to run out of cat food which put me in the market for some new premium cat food!
My cat is a Bengal F4 (Male, 7 months old) whom just got castrated about a week ago.
I consider him to be an outdoor cat, as he (if we allow him) spends more time outside than he does inside the house (at least it feels like it!). We are talking at least five –> eight hours of being outside per day if we allow him to.
I live in Norway, so the number of available cat food brands isn’t really that great, the ones considered the "premium" here in Norway is Hill’s with their "new" Vet Essentials series, their Science Diet series, Royal Canin with all their different flavours and series (though no canned food available here in Norway.), Eukanuba and I’ams.
That’s pretty much it! And after reading lots and lots of different reviews of cat food and brands online it almost seems like all these brands aren’t very premium at all?
That’s make me wonder weather I should perhaps "import" something different from outside Norway, if you would recommend me another brand besides the ones I’ve already mentioned?
Until now I’ve been using Royal Canin Baby Kitten 34 and Royal Canin Kitten 36 dry food, along with Royal Canin Kitten Instinctive 12 wet food (bag, not canned) every Saturday.
I was thinking of going a combination of Royal Canin Outdoor 30 and Royal Canin Neutered Young Male (vet series) dry food and Royal Canin Instinctive 12 and Royal Canin Neutered Young Male Wet Diet (vet series) two times per week as my vets recommend me to feed my Bengal F4 some kind of neutered food now after he’s been castrated in order to keep his weight stable and too not run into any kind of urinary diseases.
But after reading so much about people claiming Royal Canin, Hill’s and I’ams being second grade compared to other brands like Wellness Cat Food I’ve started to wonder whether I should just import some global recommend premium cat food instead?
I was also surprised that my vets told me to step down from the kitten branded food and start feeding adult / young adult neutered food instead, even though my cat is only 7months old? I’ve been told several times to firmly stick with the kitten branded food all the way until he’s turned 1 years old? Does that suddenly change after you’ve castrated your cat?
Bottom line is:
My cat is a 7 months old Bengal F4 Male Kitten whom just got castrated, and I’m wondering what type of cat food I should be feeding him? What kind of brand you find the best? And of course if you know some kind of online store / shop that might ship some of it all the way to Norway!
I did just order LOTS of Wellness cat food from the stats, which will ship by JetCarrier!
I mostly went for their Kitten and CORE series which seemed to be their best offerings for my kitten?
Funny thing though is the fact that the total price of all the food + fees and shipping is cheaper than if I had bought the same amount of Royal Canin food here in Norway!
I feed Only dry…. my cats really don’t like wet food.
I am currently feeding Pet Promise Weight Management
http://www.petpromiseinc.com/products_cat.htm
, and sometimes Pet Guard Indoor http://www.petguard.com/cat-products/dry-food/petguard-premium-cat-kitten-dry-food.
My one Cat is overweight, and I’m not going to feed them all seperate foods.
I also feed these treats – http://www.drharveys.com/cats/whiskersmackers.asp
And I feed this only every so often as they don’t like it that much – http://www.drharveys.com/cats/felinehealth.asp
I just wanted to see if I was feeding them food that was healthy enough with out that much fillers and by-products.
Right, my vet always always says they are healhy but I wanted other exps on Oraganic Natural cat food…
What does this mean "The Pet Guard is a little better – it doesn’t contain the Dread Three. "
