Taste of the Wild cat food?

I agree with Leansidhex - wouldn't feed TOTW either. It's co-packed by a crap maker and it's junk. Sorry for all the pr-TOTW feeders. You have to feed what you are personally comfortable with, however to me, ingredients are not the whole story on a pet food. I take big measures to research the ingredients, where the come from and the company itself. Many of the companies are all tied into one another. You end up paying big money for a fancy name and really you are getting the same exact low line food right off the same lines as another lable, just in a prettier bag

Ingredients Rocky Mountain Feline Roasted Venison and Smoked Salmon
Chicken meal, peas, sweet potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), pea protein, potato protein, roasted venison, smoked salmon, natural flavor, ocean fish meal, DL-methionine, potassium chloride, taurine, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, dried fermentation products of Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum, dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, zinc proteinate, 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.

There are very little natural forms of good vitamins like alfalfa and kelp or rosemary that many of the better brands have, they are all supplemented which leads to many problems in health and production. Several good ingredients are missing such as eggs( not egg product like in their canine formulas) and cranberry. The first ingredient is Chicken Meal; Venison and Salmon fall way down in the ingredient listing and the are not even meal (which would give you a greater meat content because water has been removed prior to cooking).

My cats thrive on TOTW. I had switched to diamond naturals and used the 4health but both were making the cats regurgitate much more often and they didn't seem satisfied. I recently went back to TOTW and no regurgitating and everyone seems much more satisfied. Mine also get about 2 oz of wet food a day.

Leslie

I feed TOTW as part of my F3 Savannahs diet and he has done great with it. I also feed that to the domestics along with other dry foods. The only reason the domestics are not solely on that food is I have spoiled them . Hence they like "variety" a little too much for my happiness .

Originally Posted by KittyMom4

Ingredients Rocky Mountain Feline Roasted Venison and Smoked Salmon
Chicken meal, peas, sweet potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), pea protein, potato protein, roasted venison, smoked salmon, natural flavor, ocean fish meal, DL-methionine, potassium chloride, taurine, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, dried fermentation products of Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum, dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, zinc proteinate, 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.

There are very little natural forms of good vitamins like alfalfa and kelp or rosemary that many of the better brands have, they are all supplemented which leads to many problems in health and production. Several good ingredients are missing such as eggs( not egg product like in their canine formulas) and cranberry. The first ingredient is Chicken Meal; Venison and Salmon fall way down in the ingredient listing and the are not even meal (which would give you a greater meat content because water has been removed prior to cooking).

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What's wrong with the ingredients you bolded? Chicken meal and fat are both good sources. Protein from potato is fine, definetely prefereable to say corn gluten meal. There is nothing wrong with supplements either, it's no different from when you feed raw. You add supplements to it, not egg, cranberry, or alfalfa. None of those ingredients are Needed to make a good food.

Minka, my Woody does the same thing with small kibble. What did you do for your cat that swallows small kibble whole and then throws it up? He won't eat canned.

It's hard to say why he is throwing it up without more info. It could be an allergy to the food, a stomach issue, eating too fast, etc.

I would experiment with feeding him only say 10 kibbles at a time, wait 30 minutes, feed ten more and see how it goes. If he doesn't throw up, then you can probably safely assume that he is just eating too fast. Investing in either a bowl that forces him to eat slower, or a food ball would be of great benefit.

Also, if you Do ever want to try to switch to wet, here is a great resource: http://www.catinfo.org/docs/Tips%20f...%201-14-11.pdf

Originally Posted by Minka

What's wrong with the ingredients you bolded? Chicken meal and fat are both good sources. Protein from potato is fine, definetely prefereable to say corn gluten meal. There is nothing wrong with supplements either, it's no different from when you feed raw. You add supplements to it, not egg, cranberry, or alfalfa. None of those ingredients are Needed to make a good food.

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Nothing is wrong with chicken, I would just assume if you buy a venison and salmon diet food that this is the protein that you would prefer to feed. If I buy my canine a Lamb and rice formula dog food - I buy it because I am choosing NOT to feed him chicken. Obviously this feline formula is mostly chicken and very little of the named ingredients on the bag. I also prefer my pets food to provide them most of the vitamins and minerals through natural forms - not little vials that get dumped in like a chemistry lab.
Potato protein is not corn gluten meal - some foods are now avoiding potato because of the contaminates and heavy metals found in ground grown vegetables unless they are truly certified organic. In this form- this is only used for the starch content and is merely a binder/thicker and is added carbohydrate i.e. sugar. I was merely trying to point out some of the less desirable ingredients - not to offend. As always one must feed what you are comfortable with, nearly every food commercially marketed has something we would all rather not feed our babies I am sure.

Originally Posted by GailC

My cats had been on TOTW for almost 2 yrs and all of a sudden stopped eating it. There is a post on this topic earlier this year. I bought several bags, different places, different dates. No one would eat it.. Posted on their FB page which they removed. Contacted Diamond Pet food and they "started" a inquiry but never heard back from them.

So I had to find another grain free and settled with Merrick Before Grain.

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Interesting, the same thing happened to me recently. My cats had been on the salmon/venison for 3 years. One of my cats lost enough weight to be noticeable - he was eating every time I was in the room, so I didn't notice changes in his behavior; guess he wasn't touching it when I wasn't there. I tried a lot of tricks to get him to eat it - eventually went to 3/4 canned 1/4 kibble soaked in water to see if he would gain weight back (he did)- then I noticed him lunging for my roommate's cat's iams food.

So I bought some indigo moon solid gold, and merrick before grain, and both my cats happily eat both foods, so I'm making the switch permanent. You're the second or third person I've heard of whose cats suddenly stopped eating TOTW in roughly the same timeframe as mine.

I have our Puppy Girls...two Yorkies  ages 9 and 3, my Biewer Terrier, age 3 and our  four year old female Snowshoe Siamese cat on Taste of the Wild.   They all love it and are doing well on it.  It is cheaper than most grain free foods in our area and our Vet says it is a very good food. 
 

I switched our seven cats and two dogs to TOTW  when they had the big recall a few years ago, but since then Diamond has had many  more recalls.  Some were formally announced and some were not. With all of that going on, I no longer trusted Diamond and switched my crew to a different grain free food that I can get locally without any problems.  Now I feed my crew Earthborn Holistic's grain free food, and everyone is doing extremely well.  We have been feeding this for quite some time, and are quite pleased with it.  The price at my local store is the same price as the TOTW, but that was not a factor in my choice.  Finding something that was not made by Diamond, and that was grain free, and that was a decent food that I could get locally were all factors in my decision, not to mention the fact that everyone loves it.  We also feed the canned chicken cat food, and that gets approval from the bunch as well.

I have been feeding the kiddos TOTW dry for years. Then 3 months ago switched to TOTW wet food instead of the garbage I was feeding them before. Now my male has had two UTIs/crystals )-; I am done with TOTW and would not recommend it to anyone!!

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Hi all,

I had to join so I could post...I have read every ones comments.  I have a Bengal and a Maltese, they are joined at the hip.  I am crazy about reviewing food.  My Maltese is currently eating "Go" it is very expensive, my Bengal for the first 2 years was on a raw diet and I mean the kind that I chop, weigh, freeze and feed...had it down to a science of percent of muscle meat, to organ meat, to oily fish to bone...he was thriving a lean slinky cat, BUT my hacksaw fingers could no longer take the every 6 wk venture....so doing research I started him on "Nature's Variety Instinct Grain-Free Rabbit Formula"...by the way the dog and cat formula are identical but you get more in the "dog" food size can then the cat...(this is only the rule with this food as far as I know), he took to it immediately and continues to thrive.  I started adding the "Go" so when I was out of town I didn't need anyone to come in...of course he gained weight (I do not free feed him, as he is a "pig"),  so my cat Vet suggested 3/2 ratio in favor of the wet.  So I just am finishing my bag of Go (fabulous food, I know all the cat friends here will appreciate looking at the ingredients)

So I thought after research I would try TOTW, felt good about it until I read your comments.  So I did go to the FDA recall sight http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/RecallsWithdrawals/default.htm I did see some Diamond product recall in 2012 and 2013...fingers crossed will still give TOTW a try, but boy for someone who spends hours researching can not believe yes there it is "chicken" #1 ingredient in a Venison/Salmon food, duh...and I missed it....wow!!!!

I know my cat and his behavior very well and his eating habits.  On GO he poops very little with no odor.  Bengals love water and he is no exception so he always seems to have his nose and paws in the water bowl.  This breed is a heavy shedder and he shed heavily even on raw....but I found the "Furminator" so harmony has been restored to my dark wood floors...and my sanity hehe

I will watch him closely and let you know how he responds to the food but with the feedback from above I will not hesitate to stop it and pay the extra and go back to the GO....if anything seems amiss

FYI it is why I switched my dog away from EVO as it was sold to P&G and I knew the food would never be the quality that it was as an independent food.

Even though I don't feed much dry food now, Sprinkles did had a nice lush shiny coat when she was eating predominatly TOTW(We fed her he rocky mountain formula). I still supplement her diet with it. Overall I think the rocky mountain would be a better choice than the canyon river. It's much higher in protein.

Jorjor

Thanks for the feedback, the one I purchased is the "rocky mountain" formula...

I suggest people Read other people's posts about vomiting with Taste of the Wild.  My mom just got her cats back to healthy again, from earlier this year.  Not only were they vomiting, they were crying like in pain at random times.  4 ILL CATS and total confusion.  And, one of them stopped eating completely.....  she had 4 sick cats in the house and it was hell.  Believe me.

I stopped feeding this kind of cat food to my one cat Oscar, I had two huge bags, one of each kind.  Mom sent back the cat food [$20] to the company who said they sent the food to an "independent lab"  who said the food was fine. No prob w B12.   I guess B12 is a typical missing nutrient from the foods that kill cats.  Its absence is utterly detrimental, and they will starve with a fat belly. You are what you eat!  Blood work on the cats said the livers were not in any critical state.  I resumed feeding Oscar this food, along with other kinds of food, and canned food to convince him to eat, because he seemed to prefer the changes [smell,] I assumed, especially because he has lived with a sinus infection these last few years.  I'm now shocked at my ignorance.  

Okay now its this October, and Oscar goes into liver failure - don't get me wrong he was old, but big deal.  Old doesn't mean liver failure.   He started barely doing anything.  He did hunt on and off, though, and eat what he caught, which is pretty odd for a nearly motionless cat who gets 50/50 canned food.  He seemed to just grind to a halt.  Then the typical finish, quit eating drinking, staring off into space, and ... 

Sooooooooooo,  I give mom my left over cat food.  Same kind, right?  Guess what?  THREE SICK CATS, AGAIN!!  Oh, I guess I forgot to mention her old cat died this year too.  Hmmmm....

We WON'T BE BUYING THIS CAT FOOD ANYMORE.

Yes, when you feed your cat catfood you are telling them they have to eat it, or they will starve.  Where else will they get food? 

Watch your pets behavior closely, and see how it changes.  Don't ignore changes like mania for other foods, or, inactivity.  Oscar was chowing down treats like he'd never eaten food before, until he stopped eating them.  

I can't SAYYYY it was this cat food that affected the liver of my cat, or took down mom's cat, but, the arrows are pointing at it pretty hard as a possible contributor.  The fact that this food has made mom's cats ill on two separate occasions is pretty plain evidence THERE IS A PROBLEM, WITH TASTE OF THE WILD CAT FOOD.  2013  ~ K 

Thiamine - another possible pet food deficiency.  

When your cat quits a food, think about a real reason.  Salmonella, etc.  They can recognize the smell of something that's making them sick, even if you can't tell they're sick.  Cats are so good at hiding it.  

My cat just finished the first bag of TOTW venison/salmon it seems without issue, but after reading the recent observation by another member.  I had just received the second bag from Amazon (but yes they refunded my money without having me send the food back) I am going back to feeding GO Fit, Grain Free.  I do like to rotate bags, does anyone know of another VERY good quality food, cost is no issue for my Bengal.

Thanks a head of time

I had my kitties on cheaper food because of finaces, but a friend of me and my dads gave me a sample of TOTW and the kitties no longer agreed with cheaper food so i had to switch and they seem to like and i dont seem to be going through as much. They must be getting fuller easier.

Anything else now that it's May 2015? I've just bought my first bag.

My cats love it will marty isnt as crazy for it then the other 3 but he. Will eat it only place i can get it is at rural king and most the time they dont got it