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I bought one bag (original formula). The cats love it. Any comments?
 

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I personally would not feed that to my cats, sorry. I wouldn't even feed it to my ferals, another sorry...... Not good by any stretch. The first few ingredients are no good for cats. Whole ground corn is the first ingredient. A bit no no for cats to eat IMO. I am sure the cats love it - it is like us eating a McDonalds hamburger every day for every meal. I wouldn't even feed it for cat treats........ Here are the first five ingredients, pretty scary IMO...... ground yellow corn, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, soybean meal, beef tallow (preserved with mixed tocopherols), animal digest
http://meowmix.com/products/dry-food/
 
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Yeah, I won't feed it to my ferals either. I use Purina Cat Chow. . .which still isn't great but I think it's better because the meat ingredient is first. Yeah, "poultry by-product meal" is a low-quality meat source but it is at least a meat source. The fact that Meow Mix has TWO corn ingredients before the meat source makes me say no. And the artificial colorings! I hate colored pet foods (those colorings are illegal in a lot of countries!). Cat Chow has some but not as much as Friskies and Meow Mix. I consider Meow Mix to be one the lowest-quality foods available--only Alley Cat and store brands are worse.

What were your cats eating before?
 
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I've given them Taste of the Wild, Merrick's Before Grain, Wellness... They have the habit of losing interest after eating two bags even if alternate. I was in the supermarket and just got the Meow Mix. I was surprised at how much they like it. Oh well, it's just this one bag. Thanks!
 

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Well, I like Doritos. . .:tongue2:

I'll use the ferals' Cat Chow as treats for the inside cats. They do like it a lot. I think they spray flavoring on cheap foods to make the kitties eat it.
 
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