We have been feeding our 3 indoor cats the Good Life Recipe dry food for at least a year and a half or more. We have never had any problems with it, but I have been researching a lot and am wondering if this is really the best food for them. I was reading about Meow Mix Indoor formula specifically made for indoor cats and it had a lot of great reviews. None of our cats ever go outside and are strictly indoor cats and are all healthy. I am wondering if this formula of Meow Mix is a better quality food than what we have been feeding. I'm not even sure that I want to change foods since we haven't had any problems with the Good Life Recipe food that we have been using for such a long time, but I am curious as to what the better food is for 3 healthy indoor cats.
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The Good Life Recipe vs. Meow Mix Indoor cat formula
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Which Good Life forumula are you feeding? Chicken or Salmon?
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Ingreds for the Good Life chicken one
INGREDIENTS:
GROUND CORN, CHICKEN-BY-PRODUCT MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, ANIMAL FAT, CHICKEN, WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE, NATURAL POULTRY FLAVOR, DRIED PEAS, DRIED BEET PULP, WHEAT FLOUR, RICE, BREWERS DRIED YEAST, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, WHEAT GLUTEN, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DRIED SPINACH, DRIED TOMATOES, DRIED CARROTS, SKIM MILK POWDER, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TAURINE, dl-METHIONINE, MINERALS (ZINC SULFATE, COPPER SULFATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE), IRON OXIDE, VITAMINS (dl-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN E], FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN A ACETATE, L-ASCORBYL-2-POLYPHOSPHATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN C], VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, NIACIN, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT [VITAMIN B2], d-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, BIOTIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE [VITAMIN B6] ), VEGETABLE OIL (SOURCE OF LINOLEIC ACID), CHLOROPHYLL, NATURALLY PRESERVED WITH MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, MARIGOLD MEAL.
From what I've learned in my post called Performatrin Kitten, is that the first 5 ingreds are very important, and in this one, you have a lot of corn + byproduct (could be anything, beaks feathers, etc.)
I can't seem to find the ingred list for the Meow Mix one...
The nutritional info is:
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (Min) - 31.0%
Crude Fat (Min) - 11.0%
Crude Fiber (Max) - 9.0%
Moisture (Max) - 12.0%
Calcium (Min) - 1.0%
Phosphorus (Min) - 0.8%
compared to the Good Life Recipe:
CRUDE PROTEIN
MIN. 34.0%
CALCIUM
MIN. 1.0%
CRUDE FAT
MIN. 13.0%
PHOSPHORUS
MIN. 0.8%
CRUDE FIBER
MAX. 4.5%
VITAMIN A
MIN. 11,000 IU/kg
MOISTURE
MAX. 12.0%
VITAMIN E
MIN. 225 IU/kg
LINOLEIC ACID
MIN. 1.4%
TAURINE
MIN. 0.15%
Hopefully Sharky will respond to this
Personally I wouldn't feed the first one due to the first ingreds of: GROUND CORN, CHICKEN-BY-PRODUCT MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, ANIMAL FAT.
but thats just me.
INGREDIENTS:
GROUND CORN, CHICKEN-BY-PRODUCT MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, ANIMAL FAT, CHICKEN, WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE, NATURAL POULTRY FLAVOR, DRIED PEAS, DRIED BEET PULP, WHEAT FLOUR, RICE, BREWERS DRIED YEAST, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, WHEAT GLUTEN, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DRIED SPINACH, DRIED TOMATOES, DRIED CARROTS, SKIM MILK POWDER, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TAURINE, dl-METHIONINE, MINERALS (ZINC SULFATE, COPPER SULFATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE), IRON OXIDE, VITAMINS (dl-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN E], FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN A ACETATE, L-ASCORBYL-2-POLYPHOSPHATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN C], VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, NIACIN, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT [VITAMIN B2], d-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, BIOTIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE [VITAMIN B6] ), VEGETABLE OIL (SOURCE OF LINOLEIC ACID), CHLOROPHYLL, NATURALLY PRESERVED WITH MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, MARIGOLD MEAL.
From what I've learned in my post called Performatrin Kitten, is that the first 5 ingreds are very important, and in this one, you have a lot of corn + byproduct (could be anything, beaks feathers, etc.)
I can't seem to find the ingred list for the Meow Mix one...
The nutritional info is:
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (Min) - 31.0%
Crude Fat (Min) - 11.0%
Crude Fiber (Max) - 9.0%
Moisture (Max) - 12.0%
Calcium (Min) - 1.0%
Phosphorus (Min) - 0.8%
compared to the Good Life Recipe:
CRUDE PROTEIN
MIN. 34.0%
CALCIUM
MIN. 1.0%
CRUDE FAT
MIN. 13.0%
PHOSPHORUS
MIN. 0.8%
CRUDE FIBER
MAX. 4.5%
VITAMIN A
MIN. 11,000 IU/kg
MOISTURE
MAX. 12.0%
VITAMIN E
MIN. 225 IU/kg
LINOLEIC ACID
MIN. 1.4%
TAURINE
MIN. 0.15%
Hopefully Sharky will respond to this
but thats just me.
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it is about the same ... as the main ingrediant s are the same
Meow mix indoor
Chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, ground yellow corn, brewers rice, powdered cellulose, beef tallow preserved with mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), turkey by-product, salmon meal, fish meal source of oceanfish flavor), brewers dried yeast, gelatin, soybean oil, calcium carbonate, animal digest, potassium chloride, alfalfa, gelatin, phosphoric acid, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, salt, choline chloride, taurine, l-lysine zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, l-alanine, dl-methionine, yellow 6, manganese sulfate, niacin, vitamin E supplement, yellow 5, copper sulfate, red 40, calcium pantothenate, blue 2, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, rosemary extract, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, vitamin B12 supplement, sodium selenite, folic acid, calcium iodate, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity).
Chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, ground yellow corn, brewers rice, powdered cellulose, beef tallow preserved with mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), turkey by-product, salmon meal, fish meal source of oceanfish flavor), brewers dried yeast, gelatin, soybean oil, calcium carbonate, animal digest, potassium chloride, alfalfa, gelatin, phosphoric acid, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, salt, choline chloride, taurine, l-lysine zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, l-alanine, dl-methionine, yellow 6, manganese sulfate, niacin, vitamin E supplement, yellow 5, copper sulfate, red 40, calcium pantothenate, blue 2, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, rosemary extract, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, vitamin B12 supplement, sodium selenite, folic acid, calcium iodate, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity).
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I just found the ingredients for the Meow Mix Indoor formula:
Chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, ground yellow corn, brewers rice, powdered cellulose, beef tallow preserved with mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), turkey by-product, salmon meal, fish meal source of oceanfish flavor), brewers dried yeast, gelatin, soybean oil, calcium carbonate, animal digest, potassium chloride, alfalfa, gelatin, phosphoric acid, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, salt, choline chloride, taurine, l-lysine zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, l-alanine, dl-methionine, yellow 6, manganese sulfate, niacin, vitamin E supplement, yellow 5, copper sulfate, red 40, calcium pantothenate, blue 2, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, rosemary extract, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, vitamin B12 supplement, sodium selenite, folic acid, calcium iodate, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity).
Chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, ground yellow corn, brewers rice, powdered cellulose, beef tallow preserved with mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), turkey by-product, salmon meal, fish meal source of oceanfish flavor), brewers dried yeast, gelatin, soybean oil, calcium carbonate, animal digest, potassium chloride, alfalfa, gelatin, phosphoric acid, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, salt, choline chloride, taurine, l-lysine zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, l-alanine, dl-methionine, yellow 6, manganese sulfate, niacin, vitamin E supplement, yellow 5, copper sulfate, red 40, calcium pantothenate, blue 2, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, rosemary extract, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, vitamin B12 supplement, sodium selenite, folic acid, calcium iodate, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity).
In this thread: http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=182688
Sharky responded to a bunch of different products I was thinking about trying... It is worth a read, to find out what the different ingreds mean and whether they are good or bad.
Oh, I found this on the meow mix: http://hubpages.com/hub/Meow_Mix_Cat_Food_Rated
based on the ingreds listed, if I had to chose, I would stay on the one you are on, not the Meow Mix.
EDIT: You found a ingred list, different than the one I did. But I would still stay on the one you are on because the meow mix has: a byproduct first, the corn and more corn meal.
EDIT again: The link of Meow Mix, is NOT the indoor formula.
JMO.
Sharky responded to a bunch of different products I was thinking about trying... It is worth a read, to find out what the different ingreds mean and whether they are good or bad.
Oh, I found this on the meow mix: http://hubpages.com/hub/Meow_Mix_Cat_Food_Rated
based on the ingreds listed, if I had to chose, I would stay on the one you are on, not the Meow Mix.
EDIT: You found a ingred list, different than the one I did. But I would still stay on the one you are on because the meow mix has: a byproduct first, the corn and more corn meal.
EDIT again: The link of Meow Mix, is NOT the indoor formula.
JMO.
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IMO as much as you can
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I would not give a second look... if you can only shop at a grocery store look at purina s naturals ( lots of grains but also fair amount of meatOriginally Posted by Snake_Lady
Ingreds for the Good Life chicken one
INGREDIENTS:
GROUND CORN corn or corn gluten are okay ... but not the first ingredients and not IMHO together in one formula, CHICKEN-BY-PRODUCT MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, ANIMAL FATwhose ?? this could be anything and also does not know how it was preserved , CHICKEN, WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICEsome like this ... I see it as a less digestible version of the most digestible grain, NATURAL POULTRY FLAVOR, DRIED PEAS, DRIED BEET PULP, WHEAT FLOUR, RICE, BREWERS DRIED YEAST, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, WHEAT GLUTEN, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DRIED SPINACH, DRIED TOMATOES, DRIED CARROTS, SKIM MILK POWDER, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TAURINE, dl-METHIONINE, MINERALS (ZINC SULFATE, COPPER SULFATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE), IRON OXIDE, VITAMINS (dl-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN E], FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN A ACETATE, L-ASCORBYL-2-POLYPHOSPHATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN C], VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, NIACIN, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT [VITAMIN B2], d-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, BIOTIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE [VITAMIN B6] ), VEGETABLE OIL (SOURCE OF LINOLEIC ACID), CHLOROPHYLL, NATURALLY PRESERVED WITH MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, MARIGOLD MEAL.
From what I've learned in my post called Performatrin Kitten, is that the first 5 ingreds are very important, and in this one, you have a lot of corn + byproduct (could be anything, beaks feathers, etc.)
I can't seem to find the ingred list for the Meow Mix one...
The nutritional info is:
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (Min) - 31.0%
Crude Fat (Min) - 11.0%low end of average for both
Crude Fiber (Max) - 9.0%HIGH ave is 3-5 %
Moisture (Max) - 12.0%
Calcium (Min) - 1.0%
Phosphorus (Min) - 0.8%
compared to the Good Life Recipe:
CRUDE PROTEIN
MIN. 34.0%ave and solid but most is from grain sources
CALCIUM
MIN. 1.0%
CRUDE FAT
MIN. 13.0%low ave
PHOSPHORUS
MIN. 0.8%
CRUDE FIBER
MAX. 4.5%
VITAMIN A
MIN. 11,000 IU/kg
MOISTURE
MAX. 12.0%
VITAMIN E
MIN. 225 IU/kg
LINOLEIC ACID
MIN. 1.4%
TAURINE
MIN. 0.15%
Hopefully Sharky will respond to thisPersonally I wouldn't feed the first one due to the first ingreds of: GROUND CORN, CHICKEN-BY-PRODUCT MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, ANIMAL FAT.
but thats just me.
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as your see the first few are quite similar
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MM wet food is actually of decent to good quality
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