Pro plan is IMHO usually not a good food ... the dry normally is grain filled and chicken by product filled and the wet food has artificial colors in many formulas ... some have digest alsoOriginally Posted by AddieBee
From everything I have heard and read, Iams is mediocre food. But I am far from an expert.
What about Purina Pro Plan? I am posing this question to the food and nutrition experts on here. I feed the chicken and rice wet as a treat to my rescue cats. It seems to be the universal favorite. (We have to feed the cats Authority dry b/c that's what Petsmart donates.)
(It's also a dry (air) environment in the store - so I figure any decent wet I can give to the kitties there or get them to eat is a good thing.)
Hmmmm... that is interesting, b/c I think the rescue I volunteer for feeds Pro Plan across the board -dogs and cats. So it's out of my hands. I know with the wet, I try all different kinds and b/c it is out of my own pocket, I often buy what's on sale of the moderate to good stuff. I only do this once a week. I don't think I could convince the powers-that-be to change to something else. But when I get cats of my own, I will certainly come here for advice on feeding them.
good life ingredients:
I feed Iams Healthy Naturals and my cats are doing very well on it. We did switch to Salmon instead of Chicken, my senior eats it better. We've tried all the healthy stuff out there, and it ended up returned or donated to the shelter. My cats like and do well on Iams, so that's what I feed for dry food.
No, just the opposite... you are trying VERY hard to be a GOOD cat owner!!Originally Posted by PrairieDuck
Thank you littleraven,your post makes me feel better.
I was begining to feel like I was a bad cat owner for buying what I thought was the wrong food.
That's the truth!!! Cats are sooo picky. With my dogs I can just pick a food I think is good and they'll eat it, but with the cats I have to consider what THEY like, too.
Blue= IMHO a good ingredient that most will do well withOriginally Posted by laureen227
good life 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
authority ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Corn NOT IMHO okay in same formula , Animal Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Beet Pulpthe ingredient is a great probiotic the issue is with how it is processed causing allergies , Dried Egg Product, Canola Oil, Corn Oildecent fatty acids but there are better options IMHO, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2 Polyphosphate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamin Mononitrate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Dicalcium Phosphate, Taurine.
i'd post Maxximum, but Wal-Mart's website is being wonky
anyway, GoodLife is mainly corn, not a meat. price-wise, Authority [just bought some yesterday!] is about $25 for 20 pounds - so less expensive, but better quality, since main ingredient is a meat meal, not corn [altho it's fairly grainy].
compare both to something like Taste of the Wild, a grain-free kibble:Chicken meal, peas, sweet potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potato proteinNot a bad thing just what exactly and how exactly do they get it , roasted venison, smoked salmon, natural flavor, ocean fish mealthis is often a pink cause WHO is it , methionine, taurine, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extractmany ? this ones safety IMHO the jury is still out , vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
