Purina One

Sharky, When I e-mailed Purina a couple of years ago asking what the urine pH of their foods were they said they could not guarantee urine pH on any of their foods. I also e-mailed Pet Promise (made by Pruina) and they said the same thing.

Do you think it's better for all cats (not just ones with urinary problems) to eat a food with a guaranteed urine pH?

Originally Posted by ilovemy2cats

Sharky, When I e-mailed Purina a couple of years ago asking what the urine pH of their foods were they said they could not guarantee urine pH on any of their foods. I also e-mailed Pet Promise (made by Pruina) and they said the same thing.

Do you think it's better for all cats (not just ones with urinary problems) to eat a food with a guaranteed urine pH?

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Purina only tests their foods that say for "urinary tract health" as far as I know. They had told me their pH for Purina ONE urinary tract health, Pro Plan urinary tract health, and Friskies special diet was 6.3

Many people on the Yahoo FLUTD group use those foods.

editted to add: i had contacted them some time ago too. at least a year or 2.

Originally Posted by littleraven7726

Purina only tests their foods that say for "urinary tract health" as far as I know. They had told me their pH for Purina ONE urinary tract health, Pro Plan urinary tract health, and Friskies special diet was 6.3

Many people on the Yahoo FLUTD group use those foods.

editted to add: i had contacted them some time ago too. at least a year or 2.

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Your right, I forgot to say that their urinary food was the ONLY one they could guarantee.

UTI and ph garentees are important IF YOUR cat has that issue..

Nice to know they make pet promise too

I would find it hard to believe that any food company guarantees a particular urine pH will result from eating their food. TMK, those are estimates. If I'm wrong, great but I can't imagine a guarantee.

A little more on topic...how much does a bag of ONE cost? (include the weight please) I'm curious.

Buying the most or more expensive pet foods doesn't necessarily mean you are getting a better food. You have to find a food your animal likes and lives well with. There are many show animals that eat Purina, my 4 cats don't even like NB or Innova.

I had to buy different ones for awhile until we settled on a couple brands. I like to have at least two kinds my cats like in case for instance the store runs out of one or there is a recall or something. Plus it give my cats a little variety and a better chance of getting all the nutrients they need to stay healthy.

Originally Posted by beandip

I would find it hard to believe that any food company guarantees a particular urine pH will result from eating their food. TMK, those are estimates. If I'm wrong, great but I can't imagine a guarantee.

A little more on topic...how much does a bag of ONE cost? (include the weight please) I'm curious.

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A lot of people get good results feeding their UTI cats ONE and ProPlan for urinary tract health. We don't use it, but I've heard good things. It's also good for people like my husband's cousin who really can't afford Hill's c/d (when I was buying c/d several years ago 20 lbs was $45). ONE for urinary health has kept his cats out of the vets office after one almost died from a bad blockage.

Target had a 3.5 lb bag for just under $5 this week. I also had a coupon which brought it down to under $4 for a bag of ONE kitten food for the shelter.

I also use Purina One, the Chicken and Rice formula, and have had pretty good results with that. I've started also giving Loki and Possum Fancy Feast wet food to try and get their weight down. Plus I had to mix in medicine with wet food and now they get cranky if I don't give them wet food.

When I got Loki from the Humane Society his coat felt just like straw. He had only been there for 2 weeks, so I don't know how long his fur felt like that. Very soon after I had started giving him Purina One his coat texture completely transformed. Both also like the flavor, even Possum who is picky with everything else.

Tricia

Purina one is about 7 $ for the 3.5 lb here ...

YES Beandip MANY foods Garentee the PH of the urine ... Most give a range like 6.1-6.5 or 6.5-6.8

Oh yeah, Purina ONE price has varied around here. I get it from Target since it's the easiest place to go and cheaper than the grocery store. It was about $5 when I first moved here, and then it suddenly went up to $7, and last week I saw it had gone back down to $5. It's about $5 at Wal-Mart(but it's more difficult for me to get there), and about $9 or $10 at Petco. This all for the 3.5 lb. bags.

Tricia

my babies eat purina one urinary tract formula and I must say my fiance's ocicat has looked so much healthier since he began living with us. He used to have kinda blah sorta coarse feeling fur and now it is so soft and he is very playful. I think my boys mom used to feed him meow mix.

We buy Purina One at our Walmart store. (We live in lower Michigan)
We pay under $5 for and three and a half pound bag, and under $9 for a 7 pound bag. I`m sure the price will vary from store to store and state to state.....but that`s what we get it for.
Linda

Originally Posted by Panther pride

Feed Innova EVO or somthing eles of simlar nature, those foods you give your at are to put it blankly...... crap!

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Yes, in the nicest way those are low quality foods and if you like that change from one low quality to another, you will really be stunned and love the change from a low quality to a high quality food.

Here is a helpful list, it is dogs but you get the idea:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/vie...y-dog-food.htm

Here are some cat
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.catnutrition.org/home.html

If you can't find the good ones locally you can order online at petfooddirect

We use Iams Multicat & are quite happy with it. If you sign up with Iams online you get coupons in the mail now and then for $5 off which is a fabulous deal.

My kitties have shiney coats I noticed since I decided to use it when we got our 2nd kitty.

Lisa A. Pierson, DVM is an advocate of raw meat diets for cats, beyond that there is no scientific proof that feeding one cat food over another reduces medical bills, allows your cat to live longer or healthier, etc. This is all opinions, one can't GOOGLE a long life for his/her cat. I feel it's more important to find a good vet you trust, find a food your cat enjoys and seems to be healthy with, take other people's opinions of cat food with a grain of salt.

Originally Posted by cococat

Yes, in the nicest way those are low quality foods and if you like that change from one low quality to another, you will really be stunned and love the change from a low quality to a high quality food.

Here is a helpful list, it is dogs but you get the idea:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/vie...y-dog-food.htm

Here are some cat
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.catnutrition.org/home.html

If you can't find the good ones locally you can order online at petfooddirect

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FOLKS the OP is NOT CHANGING FOODS as he/she stated in the first line ... Just asking about Pro plan or ONE

Originally Posted by Javern

take other people's opinions of cat food with a grain of salt.

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A bit off subject but still relevant as it deals with food
Exactly, that was a nice way to put it.
Your post as a grain of salt, my post, every post as a grain of salt. Everyone has an opinion, some are based in fact, some based upon personal experience, research, clinical trials, and some are based on b.s.
After some research, when all those little grains become a mountain, you should probably give it more thought on that subject if enough people have the same experiences! Just a matter of statistics. Of course every cat is different, but there are common sense things that most healthy cats share in regards to a diet.

Of course you can also look toward human health, and know that by-products (unfit for human consumption) from meat pumped with hormones, artificial flavors, preservatives, lots of carbs, and etc. are bad for human health, why feed those to carnivores who don't weigh that much anyway, so even a small amount of ingredients count to their diet and are significant.

I have seen the difference over a span of many years in my animal’s health when they were fed low grade kibbles, then high grade kibbles/canned, and when they get fresh meats and homemade dog foods. There is a big noticeable difference. I have seen it in many other animals beside my own too first hand.

Of course one can look at nature and feed cats real whole meat sources too, just common sense that they will do well on that diet with the proper research done before hand. I agree with that vet you quoted, cats were designed to eat meat, not hard dry processed artificial cereals with some dehydrated meat products added. Everyone has to find out what works best for them and their animals of course.

I am glad the OP is trying new foods and learning! That is a good thing.

I'm glad it's working well for you! i have skimmed over the bags in the grocery before and they seem not bad for a food readily available.

It's such a struggle to find foods, that are 1. readily available 2. affordable and finally 3. ones you can get your cat to eat!

I fed Purina One for 9 years with no problems. My cats have been on higher quality food for a year now. The only problem I have ran into switching foods is one of my cats has gained to much weight. That cat is now on canned only. Otherwise coats and health are the same.