opinions on a food

I am feeding Blue kitten to my kitten Peyton, I was wondering if any of you had any opinions on this food or if anyone has had any trouble with it. Peyton is a little over 5 months old, I just adopted him on Friday from the shelter here. He seems to be doing rather well with it, and seems to like it quite a bit!

IMHO Blue is a solid food that like many other "holistic" types is grain and carb heavy.... Good food yes for the $$ decent

Thanks Sharky What would you suggest? I want him eating the best I can possibly give him

depends what is your budget for a month ? just dry ? wet and dry ? anyone in the house have allergies or other food issues?

food budget we can go pretty up there in price we pay 18.99 3x's a month for blue they are on a just dry right now, but may go to a half dry half wet diet later when they are a bit older. We adopted Peyton last friday and adopted Phoenix a russian blue yesterday.

Originally Posted by Brandi

food budget we can go pretty up there in price we pay 18.99 3x's a month for blue they are on a just dry right now, but may go to a half dry half wet diet later when they are a bit older. We adopted Peyton last friday and adopted Phoenix a russian blue yesterday.

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how many lbs is the 18 bag? and you buy three of them a month>?

Is it the regular blue (spa selects, the organic one, longevity, or the newer low carb one (wilderness)

Originally Posted by icklemiss21

Is it the regular blue (spa select) or the newer low carb one (wilderness)

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I am thinking since she says kitten the regular blue

Originally Posted by sharky

I am thinking since she says kitten the regular blue

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The longevity comes in kitten too, not sure about the others, but I know someone who fed the Longevity to her kitten (she has switched now)

Originally Posted by icklemiss21

The longevity comes in kitten too, not sure about the others, but I know someone who fed the Longevity to her kitten (she has switched now)

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can I say some companies have too many formulas with too many names

Originally Posted by sharky

can I say some companies have too many formulas with too many names

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yep, I agree!

Longevity has 200 calories less per cup though so they are different at least, unlike some companies that make new packaging and one different ingredient and give it a new name

hey guys sorry, its the blue spa(kitten in pink bag) mixed with blue in a light blue/green bag kitten. We buy it two to three times a month depending on how they are eating, I bought more than I needed to start with when we got Peyton and bought another small bag when we got Phoenix.

The blue/green bag is the longevity formula, do you know what size the bag is that you paid $19 for?

I am going to compare the two hope you dont mind


http://www.bluebuff.com/products/cat...y-kitten.shtml
Ingredients

Deboned Whitefish, Salmon Meal (natural source of DHA-Docosahexaenoic Acid), Chicken Fat (naturally preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Menhaden Fish Meal (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Whole Ground Brown Rice, Peas, Oatmeal, Whole Ground Barley, Eggs, Potatoes, Natural Fish Flavor, Oat Bran, Carrots, Spinach, Broccoli, Tomatoes (natural source of Lycopene), Apples, Cranberries, Blueberries, Flaxseed (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Turmeric, Rice Bran, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Alfalfa, Parsley, Salt, Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Salmon Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), L-Lysine, Taurine, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Black Malted Barley, Choline Chloride, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium, Rosemary Extract.
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Feeding Guidelines

Calorie Content (ME Calculated, as fed):
(Kcal/Kg) = 3,795
(Kcal/Cup) = 397.2 lower end of normal for a ADULT food IMHO low for a kitten
http://www.bluebuff.com/products/cat...en-chick.shtml

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Salmon Meal, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Potatoes, Menhaden Fish Meal (natural source of DHA-Docosahexaneoic Acid), Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Egg, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries, Blueberries, Flaxseed (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Lysine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Salmon Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein \t36.0% min
Crude Fat \t20.0% min Very normal for kitten
Crude Fiber \t3.5% max
Moisture \t10.0% max
Ash \t6.0% max
Magnesium \t0.10% max
Calcium \t1.0% min
Phosphorus \t0.9% min
Taurine \t0.15% min
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* \t0.5% min the 3 to 6 ratio is a bit low
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* \t4.5% min

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.
Caloric Data (ME*)
kcal/kg = 3,936.5 (calculated)
kcal/cup = 586.7 calories (as fed)

Do you want a fish based or chicken based food? do you want the calories in the middle?

wow sharky thanks Its the 5lb bag that is 19.

I think Id prefer a fish based food, and calories in the middle for now depending upon how they do with weight gain. Phoenix is tiny right now, but Peyton seems to be putting on weight well. I know you have a color coded ingredient chart somewhere if I remember correctly but I can't seem to find it, could you give me the link to it, please? Thank you so much I really appreciate all the help!!!

thank you so much, I have no idea what to put them on, I'm near chicago, and have quite a selection in food stores. I work for petsmart, and have the selection they have there readily available. Today I found Avoderm Naturals for Kittens, and thought about getting it, but it seems to have a lot of grain in it. I am completely lost here.

avoderm does have alot of grain, unfortunately most foods are getting grainer and $$$$

have you looked at the wilderness blue?

I've saw it a couple of times, I kept trying to get over there, we have several cats and kittens that I'm trying to adopt out, but never made it did wind up getting two adults and a kitten adopted out though