My head is literally spinning trying to choose food. I've read every label and I'm going a bit loopy. I want to do the best for my fur baby.
I am currently feeding 4 mo old Sasha Royal Canin Kitten 36 dry, which I thought was supposed to be high quality, but it has lots of corn in it.
I've been looking for a wet to give her a bit every day and I'm so confused. Some of the ones i see recommended here have meats and *veggies*. I would think if grains are not so good for a carnivore, neither would vegetables be???
And what's so bad about by-products? Raw diets are grinding up bones and offal--so wouldn't by-products in canned food be OK??
And you're not supposed to feed fish? So many foods are fish based or have fish as a top 5 ingredient?
I found Authority wet Kitten food that seemed pretty good without going broke, but Petsmart is not as convenient as Petco to my house. She's only eating about 2 oz at night of the wet. She seems to like it and come running when I put it down.
So what do I do?? Should I change her from the Royal Canin dry? Is there a good kitten dry out there? And is this Authority wet food a good choice or is there a comparable one at Petco or grocery store which are closer to home? And does it make a difference that she is Siamese?? I've heard that Siamese have kinds of delicate digestive systems?
Thanks for any insight!
Royal Canin Kitten 36:
Ingredients: Chicken meal, brown rice, corn gluten meal, corn, chicken fat, chicken, dried egg product, natural chicken flavor, wheat gluten, dried beet pulp (sugar removed), L-lysine, anchovy oil (source of EPA/DHA), sodium silico aluminate, dried brewers yeast, soya oil, pea fiber, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, fructo-oligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, salt, dried brewers yeast extract (source of mannan-oligosaccharides), choline chloride, taurine, Vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, biotin, riboflavin (vitamin B2) supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], Trace Minerals [zinc oxide, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), L-Carnitine, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E) and citric acid, rosemary extract.
Authority Kitten Wet:
Chicken & Liver Formula
Ingredients: Chicken Broth, Chicken, Turkey, Chicken Liver, Ocean Fish, Brewers Rice, Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Guar Gum, Salt, Brewers Dried Yeast, Carrageenan, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E, A, D3, B12 Supplements, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite), Potassium Chloride.
Chicken & Lamb Formula
Ingredients: Chicken Broth, Chicken, Lamb, Chicken Liver, Ocean Fish, Brewers Rice, Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Guar Gum, Salt, Brewers Dried Yeast, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E, A, D3, B12 Supplements, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite), Potassium Chloride, Taurine.
I am currently feeding 4 mo old Sasha Royal Canin Kitten 36 dry, which I thought was supposed to be high quality, but it has lots of corn in it.
I've been looking for a wet to give her a bit every day and I'm so confused. Some of the ones i see recommended here have meats and *veggies*. I would think if grains are not so good for a carnivore, neither would vegetables be???
And what's so bad about by-products? Raw diets are grinding up bones and offal--so wouldn't by-products in canned food be OK??
And you're not supposed to feed fish? So many foods are fish based or have fish as a top 5 ingredient?
I found Authority wet Kitten food that seemed pretty good without going broke, but Petsmart is not as convenient as Petco to my house. She's only eating about 2 oz at night of the wet. She seems to like it and come running when I put it down.
So what do I do?? Should I change her from the Royal Canin dry? Is there a good kitten dry out there? And is this Authority wet food a good choice or is there a comparable one at Petco or grocery store which are closer to home? And does it make a difference that she is Siamese?? I've heard that Siamese have kinds of delicate digestive systems?
Thanks for any insight!
Royal Canin Kitten 36:
Ingredients: Chicken meal, brown rice, corn gluten meal, corn, chicken fat, chicken, dried egg product, natural chicken flavor, wheat gluten, dried beet pulp (sugar removed), L-lysine, anchovy oil (source of EPA/DHA), sodium silico aluminate, dried brewers yeast, soya oil, pea fiber, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, fructo-oligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, salt, dried brewers yeast extract (source of mannan-oligosaccharides), choline chloride, taurine, Vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, biotin, riboflavin (vitamin B2) supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], Trace Minerals [zinc oxide, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), L-Carnitine, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E) and citric acid, rosemary extract.
Authority Kitten Wet:
Chicken & Liver Formula
Ingredients: Chicken Broth, Chicken, Turkey, Chicken Liver, Ocean Fish, Brewers Rice, Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Guar Gum, Salt, Brewers Dried Yeast, Carrageenan, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E, A, D3, B12 Supplements, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite), Potassium Chloride.
Chicken & Lamb Formula
Ingredients: Chicken Broth, Chicken, Lamb, Chicken Liver, Ocean Fish, Brewers Rice, Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Guar Gum, Salt, Brewers Dried Yeast, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E, A, D3, B12 Supplements, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite), Potassium Chloride, Taurine.