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I live in a fairly rural area so the food choices are pretty slim. Natural Balance, Chicken Soup are the best options. Of course I can get Iams, SD, and Purina One all over the place. Shipping is an arm, and a leg to order from PFD. I like to rotate food every 3 months, so what do you all suggest? I'm feeding NB right now, and I fed CS before that. I used to just feed Iams for years, then I started researching feline nutrition and started looking for a better food. How bad would it be to roate the "lower quality" food in to the rotation?
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You feed the best food you can Afford , your cats will eat and the cats DO well on...

IMHO NB reg is a bit better than CS ... NB s allergy formulas are better as many are 'grain free"... Now grain free dry in my house is mixed with a grain containing to avoid UTI issues...

what foods does the local feed store carry?>
 
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Just Purina products.
 
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purina naturals is IMHO decent and usually only about 1$ a lb.. IMHO it is better than pro plan


do you feed wet food?
 
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Yes they NB wet in the morning. I'm not sure about Purina Naturals, I know they carry Pro Plan.
 
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good wet is very good for them ... Is this store easy for you to get to ? if so please go as early as convient and write down all the foods on the shelf .
 
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I just called the feed store and they only carry Pro Plan.
We have a Murdoch's, which is a farm supply store. The carry SD, NB, CS Nutro, Iams, Pro Plan, Whiskas, and Purina One.
 
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Of those

NB - good solid food ... three grain in regular formula some are grain free

CS- good food decent price - IMHO too many grains

Nutro - good food - recent changes made one grain formulas a two grain formula

SD- ONLY in a RX form would I use it

Iams - many grocery store brand s IMHO are =

Pro Plan - some formulas are decent but most see Iams

Wiskas - NO I would not feed

Purina one - see pro plan

I now Murdocks well used to live in Nebraska
 
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Thanks Sharky.

Where in Nebraksa did you live? I live in Gering.
 
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Thanks Sharky.

Where in Nebraksa did you live? I live in Gering.
I am afraid to feed Nutro, because of all the recalls they gat.
 
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Stick with NB and Chicken Soup - the rest are not the great of a choice. You don't want to switch dry foods often. I'd also look into adding canned foods too. All dry can lead to more UTI's in some cats.
 
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The Op posted they get wet in the morning
 
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Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

Stick with NB and Chicken Soup - the rest are not the great of a choice. You don't want to switch dry foods often. I'd also look into adding canned foods too. All dry can lead to more UTI's in some cats.
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Thank you, I am feeding wet food once a day.
 
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If you have a WalMart nearby, you might look there. The Walmart here carries Newman's Own which IMO is pretty good stuff.
 
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Originally Posted by Dilly

I live in a fairly rural area so the food choices are pretty slim. Natural Balance, Chicken Soup are the best options. Of course I can get Iams, SD, and Purina One all over the place. Shipping is an arm, and a leg to order from PFD. I like to rotate food every 3 months, so what do you all suggest? I'm feeding NB right now, and I fed CS before that. I used to just feed Iams for years, then I started researching feline nutrition and started looking for a better food. How bad would it be to roate the "lower quality" food in to the rotation?
Thnaks all
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I just feed Sprinkles common brands of canned and she does better on that then a top notch dry. more protein and less carbs.
 
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Originally Posted by Jordan S.

I just feed Sprinkles common brands of canned and she does better on that then a top notch dry. more protein and less carbs.
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I would like to know what your calling less carbs ... most grocery store foods have HIGH levels of grains and thus carbs
 
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Originally Posted by WELDRWOMN

If you have a WalMart nearby, you might look there. The Walmart here carries Newman's Own which IMO is pretty good stuff.
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I do have a walmart, but I'm feeding 7 adults and several kittens, Newmans doesn't make big enough bags for the money.
 
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