Any reviews on "I luv my cat"?

odiakkoh · Oct 15, 2011

So my local Costco started selling this grain free wet cat food called "I Luv My Cat" and I was wondering if you guys could help me see if this is decent or not.

http://www.lovecatfood.com/cuisine.php

One thing for sure, Googling is a butt even when using quotes.

minka · Oct 15, 2011

The first thing that puts me off is that 'chicken dinner'... doesn't have any chicken! Also, they are both all fish which is high in mercury and other hard metals. And finally they both contain menodione which is banned for consumption by humans in the UK because of it's unsafe side effects.

So while they are plenty high in protein, I wouldn't use this food.

sweetpea24 · Oct 16, 2011

I think, if I remember correctly, that per labeling regulations, if it says 'chicken dinner' or 'chicken flavour' it doesn't have to have the specified meat in it, just the flavour. Or maybe if it's a 'dinner' or 'entree' it has to have 25% chicken, something like that. It could have poultry digest but not chicken. If it says 'with chicken' it only has to have 3% chicken in the food. To label a cat food as 'chicken cat food' I think it has to have 70% chicken. I love how companies try to suck you in by clever labeling.

odiakkoh · Oct 16, 2011

Thanks guys, I will skip this. Glad I asked first.

minka · Oct 16, 2011

Originally Posted by SweetPea24

I think, if I remember correctly, that per labeling regulations, if it says 'chicken dinner' or 'chicken flavour' it doesn't have to have the specified meat in it, just the flavour. Or maybe if it's a 'dinner' or 'entree' it has to have 25% chicken, something like that. It could have poultry digest but not chicken. If it says 'with chicken' it only has to have 3% chicken in the food. To label a cat food as 'chicken cat food' I think it has to have 70% chicken. I love how companies try to suck you in by clever labeling.

That's the thing though. It literally doesn't contain ANY chicken. Not even chicken flavor.

fuzzylane · Nov 11, 2011

about the I LUV MY CAT new canned food at Costco. The first ingredient is water, the second is 'CHICKEN' Read the ingredients on the can. You can smell the chicken as soon as you open the can. It doesn't even smell like regular cat food. It smells like something people could eat. Anyway, my point is that I am very picky about what I feed my eleven cats. Although this food is costly at $l.00 a can, this is the first time every one of my cats loves this food so much that they eat every drop in the bowl. No more waste. I am so glad to have something to chose besides Friskies and all the different foods at Petsmart. I haven't tried the other can yet, THE OCEAN WILD, which also has water as first ingredient followed by tuna and salmon. I am sure they will also like it. This food sounds pretty healthy to me and I always read the ingredients on all the different brands of cat food. Hope this is helpful to other cat lovers.

arlyn · Nov 11, 2011

I don't see any chicken listed on the "Country Cookin' Chicken Dinner & Gravy

Ingredients:
Water Sufficient For Processing, Tuna, Salmon, Tapioca Starch, Sunflower Seed Oil, Tricalcium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Nicotinic Acid (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Folic Acid, Copper Sulfate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K), Vitamin B12 Supplement.

Willowy · Nov 12, 2011

LOL, I bet there's a typo. Pretty sure chicken is the first or second ingredient and they just forgot to list it on the website ingredient list. Someone should e-mail them to let them know.

minka · Nov 17, 2011

Willowy said:
LOL, I bet there's a typo. Pretty sure chicken is the first or second ingredient and they just forgot to list it on the website ingredient list. Someone should e-mail them to let them know.

Or.. they changed the ingredients but haven't changed the labels yet. This is kind of a huge mistake...

Willowy · Nov 17, 2011

Well, I'm pretty sure they aren't allowed to call it "chicken" if it doesn't have any chicken in it, under federal labeling rules. So if they changed the formula they have to change the name, too. . .

joanne tanner · Nov 18, 2011

minka must be looking at some other food. The Costco "I luv my cat" wet canned food is full of real chicken, clearly labeled with chicken as the major ingredient. And the fish flavor is fine too.

our cats love it and it seems like an excellent choice. Smells and looks like humans could enjoy it tho I won't try.

ronnie · Jan 7, 2012

So glad to have found this site. I've been searching for any reviews on this brand to give me peace of mind. I was at my local Costco yesterday and I came across this food. I was hesitant at first but after looking over the ingredients I decided to give it a try. I have 2 cats, one is older and has had urinary issues off and on for years, so I'm careful when it comes to what type of wet/dry food I give her. I used to feed her Iams and Friskies but when I learned more about by-products and things of that nature I immediately switched brands.

My sister turned me onto Blue Buffalo which currently I use; and both cats love it! The older cat is finicky and she sometimes won't eat dry food even when I put water in it, she eats the wet food but at times she snubs her nose at it too. I couldnt wait for her to try this I <3 my Cat food. As soon as I opened the can, both my cats went into a craze, the minute I put the bowl down, she deeeevoured it and quickly too!! Totally the same reaction I get when I give her actual chicken! I even gave my other cat a little (wet food gives her the runs) and I had no "issues" with her either. I was thrilled that they both loved it BUT I admit I was a little thrown off by the contents, definitely a lot of water; however the actual pieces of fish looked real not processed; definitely smelled like tuna. (yuck, i hate tuna) plus after having it in the fridge overnight the water has turned almost gravy like. Hopefully, the chicken will appeal to them just as much. For the price ($19.99+tax) its a bargain. I pay about $1.39 for a can of Blue Buffalo and its almost the same size, nonetheless as long as their happy, I'm happy..

I hope that I've been of some assitance to anyone looking to try this brand. Should anyone hear or feel different, please let me know!! I'd love to hear anyone else's opionion on this food-- good or bad. I just want my cats to be happy and healthy!!

Thank you!

Ronnie

rafm · Jan 7, 2012

What size cans for $1.00?

tigggy123 · Jan 10, 2012

I don't know what others are looking at but I have a can of the "Country Cookin' Chicken Dinner in Gravy" in front of me and the first items on the ingredient list are "Water Sufficient for Processing, CHICKEN, Mackerel" and so on.

I haven't opened it yet, but I did just feed my cats the "Ocean Wild Tuna and Grilled Salmon Dinner in a Savory Bisque" and it looks and smells like real tuna. One cat went absolutely crazy for it, while the other cat was hesitant and skeptical. She is usually skeptical about human foods, so although I'm hoping she takes to it soon, I'm looking at her hesitant behavior as a good sign.

I also like how much water is in this cat food because sometimes I have a problem with making sure my cats drink enough water. I'm hoping this cat food gets good reviews, I have high hopes!

lucy123 · Feb 4, 2012

I have an older cat that is finickly and she absolutely loves this cat food. I see some of the comments are concerns about the ingredients and if you look at Friskies, it says the same ingredients with the liquid first. I like that it doesn't have all the fillers - corn starch or soy flour. Lucy eats all of it and I don't have to throw it away. So it seems pricy but if you are throwing your food away either in part or all, it seems like a better investment. It does smell much better than any other food which like.

attucis2 · Feb 24, 2012

I just got a couple of free cans at Costco too, and my cat adores both flavors.

lopine · Mar 11, 2012

I just got a free sample can today at my Costco. I was given the choice of the Salmon or Chicken Dinner. I got the chicken one. I do not know what these other people, including Minka, are talking about. They have obviously never read the can. The first ingredient is "water sufficient for processing', and the second ingredient is CHICKEN. There are a few other pretty simple, non offensive ingredients, and then the vitamins, and other supplements. Whoever said it doesn't have chicken is pulling your leg. The chicken is advertised as cage free, and presumably more humane. There are no by products or other junk. I offered it to my cat tonight, and he really went for it. I don't give him a lot of wet food, it's more of a treat. But, I will definitely be buying this. It also smells like food a person could eat, if that person ate meat, which I do not. Most of the cat foods on the market are made from slaughter house left overs. Believe me, you do not want to even know what goes in there. Suffice it to say, this is real food.

mrblanche · Mar 11, 2012

The link in the first message brings up a photo of the cans. The top one is "Chicken Dinner," and the first ingredient, after water, is "chicken."

I need to go by Costco and get some of this to try. It looks like as good a food as the "Kirkland" dry food they sell.

angel123 · Mar 31, 2012

All I know is my very picky eater can't get enough. I now have to bring her to an over eaters anonymous meeting

I will look up the ing. Menodione that the other woman says is bad, but as far as I know it is a form of vit K. It looks to me as if it is pure without grain, soy or wheat. If this is correct then it is a wonderful food.

anika · Jun 21, 2012

you must have a different brand- there is chicken in the chicken one plus makerel fish -one of the BEST fatty acids 'Good for you' fish....this product is the only cat food that looks like it has NO fillers....My cats LOVED it and it so far looks like the BEST canned cat food around- Kudos to the company!!!!

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I hope that I've been of some assitance to anyone looking to try this brand. Should anyone hear or feel different, please let me know!! I'd love to hear anyone else's opionion on this food-- good or bad. I just want my cats to be happy and healthy!!

Thank you!

Ronnie

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