4Health vs Evolve for Ferals

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Does anyone see a substantial advantage to either of these?

Alternately, do you notice any undesirable ingredients?

They are priced similarly...

Evolve is $16. for 15 lb at my Wal-Mart,

4Health is $20. for 18 lb at my local TSC.

4Health All Life Stages

Chicken, chicken meal, egg product, cracked pearled barley, ground rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), salmon, potatoes, natural chicken flavor, flaxseed, sodium bisulfate, ocean fish meal, potassium chloride, DL-methionine, choline chloride, dried chicory root, taurine, dried kelp, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberries, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
 

Evolve

Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Rice Flour, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Flavors, Ground Barley, Fish Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Dried Egg Product, Flaxseed, Brewers Dried Yeast, Taurine, Canola Oil, Calcium Sulfate, Salt, Dl-methionine, Dried Skim Milk, Dried Kelp, Dried Cheese Product, Yucca Schidegera, Cranberries, Blueberries, Tomato, Carrots, Celery, Beets, Parsley, Lettuce, Spinach, Lactobaccillus Casei, Bifidobacterium Thermophilum, Enterococcus Facecium, Vitamins: Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Minerals: Zinc Polysaccharide Complex, Iron Polysaccharide Complex , Manganese Polysaccharide Complex and Copper Polysaccharide Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite

Thanks much  
 
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They look pretty comparable. Maybe rotate betweeen the 2?
I recenty bought the Evolve (they have been eating 4Health for a long time)

and they really seem to enjoy it... they act disappointed now when I give them 4Health  


Maybe I'll let them eat the Evolve for a few weeks and try the 4Health again.  

I think these are pretty decent foods...

no corn, wheat or soy, and of course NO CORN  
 
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Well, the Ferals have been enjoying both of these in rotation,

but I noticed that the Evolve smells pretty good to me

(as does Blue Buffalo Wilderness and EVO)

but the 4Health stinks - yuk!
 

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I usually feed Friskies because it is often on saleat the local grocery store where I live (right now, 43 cents a can).  I can tell you the ferals/strays don't like tht same grocery store's brand of food.  And they prefer Purina's brand of dry food to Meow Mix.
 
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I usually feed Friskies because it is often on saleat the local grocery store where I live (right now, 43 cents a can).  I can tell you the ferals/strays don't like tht same grocery store's brand of food.  And they prefer Purina's brand of dry food to Meow Mix.
Yes, my Garden / Feral Kitties get Friskies Poultry Platter (has Chicken as 1st ingredient)

or Petsmart's version of Poultry Platter (40 cents per can) mixed with Innova Cat & Kitten canned

once or twice per day, but they snack on dry between meals  
 
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