whiskas cat food ?

If you're after a dry food then look at the back of the packets and meat should be the first or second ingredient (in James Wellbeloved it is the second after rice - both have the same percentage in the product). JWB, hi life, royal canin, hills nature diet (can't remember exact name) are all pretty good dry foods. I think pets at home do their own dry food which someone told me is quite good. Things to avoid are whiskas, friskies, go cat etc - they have a very low meat content and lots of artificial additives such as colourings. Pets at home often have special offers on so even though these foods are more expensive than whiskas if you can get them when they're on offer they shouldn't work out too expensive. also bear in mind that you tend to need less of the more premium products than you do of whiskas etc so the bag will last longer.

I agree about the feeding in conjunction thing. When I started feeding almo nature I emailed them about the fact that they said complete on the packaging but I wasn't convinced as they had no added vitamins or minerals and consisted primarily of muscle meat or fish. They replied that they were complete but were best fed in conjunction with their dry food!! I just assume they're complementary and feed a variety of wet foods with a little bit of dry and they seem to get everything they need.

Epona - some of the hi life adult is complete but I forget which ones. I think the fish ones are (the cans) but I can't remember what else. I have a feeling some of the other is too. Can't check the cupboard now as I have a sleeping cat on my lap!

Originally Posted by urbantigers

I agree about the feeding in conjunction thing. When I started feeding almo nature I emailed them about the fact that they said complete on the packaging but I wasn't convinced as they had no added vitamins or minerals and consisted primarily of muscle meat or fish. They replied that they were complete but were best fed in conjunction with their dry food!! I just assume they're complementary and feed a variety of wet foods with a little bit of dry and they seem to get everything they need.

Epona - some of the hi life adult is complete but I forget which ones. I think the fish ones are (the cans) but I can't remember what else. I have a feeling some of the other is too. Can't check the cupboard now as I have a sleeping cat on my lap!

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This is exactly what gets me - even from the same manufacturer some wet foods are complete and some aren't! Aaargh! I feel like I need a degree in cat nutrition, it shouldn't have to be this difficult!

If you have an Asda near you they sell Hi-life 4 sachets £1 and Olli dry food
about £1.60 400gr box. Olli has very similar ingredients to James Wellbeloved.

Awww... I didn't realise that raju was only 13 years old
I think when I weas that age I would have happily fed my cats Whiskas and having disposable income to spoil my cats certainly makes a difference - Royal Canin is really expensive and I'd hate to think of of some-one spending money they cannot really afford to waste on something when cats can be very fussy eaters
Hi-Life always looks really tasty to me but even then Radar sometimes turns his nose up at it

Feeding a better quality food will not be more expensive in the long term. They will actually need to eat LESS to get their proper nutrition and their litter will last longer as they won't be pooing as much. It's a win/win situation.

Originally Posted by Epona

Well the Almo Nature has gone down well with Radar, so we will pick up some samples of those foods to try next time we do an order. I know what you mean about feeding in conjunction - I do like the Hi-Life, but while their kitten wet is a complete food, the adult wet is 'complimentary' - so if he has that for one meal I make sure that the next is something different. It's a bit of a juggling act, but he does also eat his JW dry, so the wet food is mostly to get the moisture content into him and for variety.

I swear I spend 10x the amount of time thinking about the cat's nutritional requirements than I do my own - if I put that much effort into my own diet I would be so healthy!

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You sound like me! When I'm travelling, I leave a complete meal plan for Jamie for my husband to follow, or if we're both away, I sort cans/bags for the catsitter in advance.

Ok today for driving trobles i could't go to petsathome but
i did go sainsburys as asda is like 30-45 mins away.
The best things i saw was purina one and iams dry food.
The iams did have more meet but meet come like third i think but on the purina one the meat come first with like 16+%(kitty food btw)
so i dont know if i did do the right thing i got the purina
I dont know if is the best or not but
I heard abd things about iams
The purina has like 41% protein and good amounts on other things.
it had no colourants and it said it had a legal preservative or something
If it is wrong next time ill make sure ill go petsathome and get the BEST!!
My kitty is fine for everyone else but is so hard for me lol

Orwelll tell me if wat i did is wrong or right and thanks

If i did have enough money i would be ordering the best food all the time but i kinda dont as im a 13 year old. Normally my mum does all the vet stuff along with my sister but i do everything else.Im starting paperound soon which i sould get £10 from and 5 pocket
Thats all the money really and i am saving for the vacciantions aswell.
Crazy so know im trying hard at school which means i get good letters home and more money.

I h8 money...........so hard to get

I think you are doing great, and you love your kitten very much, you may have posted somewhere and I missed it, what is your kittens name? Is it a boy or a girl?

oh sorry i think hes a boy the guy told me he is but im having doughts(even though hes quite big and muscular) and his name is tyson lol
I wanted a easy 2 say name lol

for your age your doing very well... If I remember correctly Iams in EU in a lot better than here

Iams is better than Whiskas and may appear at a better price but do not worry, Epona says that Purina one is also good if you are on a budget, I hope you are giving the cat a lot of love and affection as living in a happy loving home is just as important as an nutrition
I'm sure Tyson may fuss over food but this is natural with any cat as most are fussy

Ok if iams is better ill get him that next time ok
It has like 26%+ meat i think and meat is first i just could't see the instructions properly


Thanks for alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the help everybody

My cats are on Science Diet Light and I add a bit of the sensitive stomach to the mixture as it prevents them from vomiting too much. I used to have them on Friskies and Whiskas but the food must of been too rich or heavy as they always vomited with it.


The lady where I bought the Science diet says that all the vets in my town even the vet I take my cats too recommend Science diet. My cats love it and occasionally I give them a small amount of fancy feast as a treat and some of the whiskas temptation treats.


They seem to be doing well on it.


Meow,
Anne