So, since Pooch's UTI (which he has atm), we've decided to switch foods. We're currently on Wellness Core, and we're looking to switch to either Nutro MaxCat Roasted Chicken or Nutro CompleteCare Indoor. Here are the ingredients.
To fill you in a little bit, I feed them 1 can of wet food in the morning... among all three of them. Then they get free fed some dry food, which they always finish before morning. Two years ago, my cats were on Nutro CompleteCare Indoor before we switched them over to Wellness. Pooch first got the UTI when we switched from that Nutro to Innova, maybe a week or two after. None of our cats cared for Innova, so we switched from Innova back to the Nutro. Maybe two months ago, we switched to Wellness Core, and now Pooch is on his second UTI ever, only seven months from his first UTI.
After browsing and learning on this site, we've figured that Wellness Core is not the way to go for us, since it's not so great for UTI prone cats. After researching all these different foods, we've settled on two, and we're asking for your help please.
Which one should we go with? The CompleteCare since they've had that before and it's a food they like? Or the MaxCat, which seems to be a little better for UTI's?
Here are the ingredients / nutritional facts of the two foods.
Max Cat Adult Roasted Chicken
Chicken Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Wheat Flour, Ground Rice, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Ground Whole Wheat, Natural Flavors, Chicken, Yeast Culture, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Menhaden Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Zinc Sulfate, Dried Cranberry, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Inositol, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Potassium Iodide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Dried Blueberry, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite.
Crude Protein (minimum) \t32.00%
Crude Fat (minimum) \t17.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum) \t3.00%
Moisture (maximum) \t10.00%
Ash (maximum) \t6.50%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) \t3.50%
Magnesium (maximum) \t0.085%
Zinc (minimum) \t200 mg/kg
Vitamin E (minimum) \t150 IU/kg
Taurine (minimum) \t0.16%
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)* \t18 mg/kg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (minimum)* \t0.05%
Complete Care Indoor Adult
Chicken Meal, Ground Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Rice Flour, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Flaxseed, Tomato Pomace, Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Flavors, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Dried Vegetable Fiber (Carrots, Celery, Beets, Parsley, Lettuce, Water Cress, Spinach), Potassium Chloride, Menhaden Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Oat Fiber, Soy Protein Concentrate, Cranberry Powder, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Dried Egg Product, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Inositol, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Chicory Root, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite.
Crude Protein (minimum)\t33.00%
Crude Fat (minimum)\t14.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum)\t4.00%
Moisture (maximum)\t10.00%
Ash (maximum)\t7.25%
Linoleic Acid (minimum)\t4.00%
Arachidonic Acid (ARA) (minimum) \t0.05%
Calcium (minimum)\t0.90%
Phosphorus (minimum)\t0.80%
Magnesium (maximum)\t0.085%
Iron (minimum)\t200 mg/kg
Manganese (minimum)\t35 mg/kg
Zinc (minimum)\t250 mg/kg
Vitamin D (minimum)\t1,200 IU/kg
Vitamin E (minimum)\t250 IU/kg
Taurine (minimum)\t0.20%
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (minimum)** \t0.70%
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)**\t50 mg/kg
Beta-Carotene (minimum)**\t3.2 mg/kg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (minimum)**\t0.06%
L-Carnitine (minimum)**\t150 mg/kg
Total Bacillus Species (minimum)**
(Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis)
\t565 million CFU ‡ /lb
Thanks a bunch!!
To fill you in a little bit, I feed them 1 can of wet food in the morning... among all three of them. Then they get free fed some dry food, which they always finish before morning. Two years ago, my cats were on Nutro CompleteCare Indoor before we switched them over to Wellness. Pooch first got the UTI when we switched from that Nutro to Innova, maybe a week or two after. None of our cats cared for Innova, so we switched from Innova back to the Nutro. Maybe two months ago, we switched to Wellness Core, and now Pooch is on his second UTI ever, only seven months from his first UTI.
After browsing and learning on this site, we've figured that Wellness Core is not the way to go for us, since it's not so great for UTI prone cats. After researching all these different foods, we've settled on two, and we're asking for your help please.
Which one should we go with? The CompleteCare since they've had that before and it's a food they like? Or the MaxCat, which seems to be a little better for UTI's?
Here are the ingredients / nutritional facts of the two foods.
Max Cat Adult Roasted Chicken
Chicken Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Wheat Flour, Ground Rice, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Ground Whole Wheat, Natural Flavors, Chicken, Yeast Culture, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Menhaden Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Zinc Sulfate, Dried Cranberry, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Inositol, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Potassium Iodide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Dried Blueberry, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite.
Crude Protein (minimum) \t32.00%
Crude Fat (minimum) \t17.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum) \t3.00%
Moisture (maximum) \t10.00%
Ash (maximum) \t6.50%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) \t3.50%
Magnesium (maximum) \t0.085%
Zinc (minimum) \t200 mg/kg
Vitamin E (minimum) \t150 IU/kg
Taurine (minimum) \t0.16%
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)* \t18 mg/kg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (minimum)* \t0.05%
Complete Care Indoor Adult
Chicken Meal, Ground Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Rice Flour, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Flaxseed, Tomato Pomace, Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Flavors, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Dried Vegetable Fiber (Carrots, Celery, Beets, Parsley, Lettuce, Water Cress, Spinach), Potassium Chloride, Menhaden Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Oat Fiber, Soy Protein Concentrate, Cranberry Powder, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Dried Egg Product, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Inositol, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Chicory Root, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite.
Crude Protein (minimum)\t33.00%
Crude Fat (minimum)\t14.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum)\t4.00%
Moisture (maximum)\t10.00%
Ash (maximum)\t7.25%
Linoleic Acid (minimum)\t4.00%
Arachidonic Acid (ARA) (minimum) \t0.05%
Calcium (minimum)\t0.90%
Phosphorus (minimum)\t0.80%
Magnesium (maximum)\t0.085%
Iron (minimum)\t200 mg/kg
Manganese (minimum)\t35 mg/kg
Zinc (minimum)\t250 mg/kg
Vitamin D (minimum)\t1,200 IU/kg
Vitamin E (minimum)\t250 IU/kg
Taurine (minimum)\t0.20%
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (minimum)** \t0.70%
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)**\t50 mg/kg
Beta-Carotene (minimum)**\t3.2 mg/kg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (minimum)**\t0.06%
L-Carnitine (minimum)**\t150 mg/kg
Total Bacillus Species (minimum)**
(Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis)
\t565 million CFU ‡ /lb
Thanks a bunch!!
