is this okay to do?

I seen were its not good to mix brands with other brands of wet or dry etc and i seen were its actually good to do different brands like mixing them together or one brand one day next day a different brand

I want to give my cats a variety of different brands and flavors since my cats get bored easily

right now i have 2 different brands dry mixed together and 1 wet brand right now and i wanted to get a big range of different brands and flavors of wet and dry next time i go get food shopping and that is soon so i can rotate or mix it etc is it okay to do this wet cat food? and is it also okay to do this with dog food also?

do you guys rotate from different brands ? or do you guys just stick to one only?

edit added on

this is what i wanted to buy and rotate

and i'm still looking for different dry cat food

cat wet the flavors will be random on what is available at the time

wellness

innova

Soulistic

spots stew

nutro max

nutro natural

nature variety inst

blue buffalo spa

Merrick Gourmet

before grain

natural balance LID

solid gold

canyon creek

wellness core

evangers

Triumph

dry cat

goodlife <i think this might have corn in it now -_-

before grain

diamond maintence <yes i know it got corn and wheat in it<only cat food with it in it

Precise Feline Senior <my 15 yr old cat well start on this wen i buy it she will only get this

dog wet my dogs are 7+ old

Nutro Natural Choice Sensitive Skin & Stomach Senior

Nutro Max Senior Chicken & Rice Dinner

Whole Earth Farms Senior Canned Dog Food

Nature Recipe senior lamb and rice

Wellness Senior

dry

dachshund eukanuba <yes i know it got corn and wheat in it<only dog food with it in it

When I fed dry food, I mixed several brands for my cats. For canned I go for as wide a variety as possible. For the dogs I don't mix their kibble but I do rotate. I think it's important to go for as wide a variety as your pet will tolerate.

It is a great idea to rotate brands of canned food (CAT food).  One reason is in case (heaven forbid) there is a recall of one brand, then you have something to fall back on.  Or if a brand changes something and your cats refuse it, or you don't like the ingredients anymore, or you can't find that brand anymore, etc. 

Now, for dry, that's another story, because when you switch up dry, you run the risk of upsetting their stomachs.  If you could just feed canned, that would be optimal anyway, and forgo feeding dry at all.  But if you want to feed both, I would stick with one dry, or even a mixture of two, (after slowly introducing the 2nd dry), but I wouldn't continually change up the dry. 

Now as far as dog food goes, are you asking for your dogs, or are you asking if it's ok to feed your cats dog food.  I would say the answer for feeding dogs would be the same as cats, however, I'm not a dog expert by any means.  However, I would say it is NOT OK to feed your cats dog food,unless it states right on the can that it is for both species. 

My cats get a different flavor/brand of canned food at every meal. I started this when I got them as kittens. I probably use about 25 different kinds. They've never had any tummy issues. I think it's fine to mix dry too, just do it slowly if they are only used to one kind. I can't find one food I think is perfect, that's why I rotate.

Both canned and dry food are rotated here (several brands and flavors every week) with no trouble at all. When we had dogs they got different homemade food every day, with an occasional can of commercial food thrown in. Not only is the variety appreciated, it makes sense not to let a pet become fixated on a food that might not always be available.

mrsgreenjeens said:

It is a great idea to rotate brands of canned food (CAT food).  One reason is in case (heaven forbid) there is a recall of one brand, then you have something to fall back on.  Or if a brand changes something and your cats refuse it, or you don't like the ingredients anymore, or you can't find that brand anymore, etc. 

Now, for dry, that's another story, because when you switch up dry, you run the risk of upsetting their stomachs.  If you could just feed canned, that would be optimal anyway, and forgo feeding dry at all.  But if you want to feed both, I would stick with one dry, or even a mixture of two, (after slowly introducing the 2nd dry), but I wouldn't continually change up the dry. 

Now as far as dog food goes, are you asking for your dogs, or are you asking if it's ok to feed your cats dog food.  I would say the answer for feeding dogs would be the same as cats, however, I'm not a dog expert by any means.  However, I would say it is NOT OK to feed your cats dog food,unless it states right on the can that it is for both species. 

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Lol my cats aint getting dog food I meant is it safe to rotate the dogs food lie i want to do it with the cats lol and thanks

smitten4kittens said:

My cats get a different flavor/brand of canned food at every meal. I started this when I got them as kittens. I probably use about 25 different kinds. They've never had any tummy issues. I think it's fine to mix dry too, just do it slowly if they are only used to one kind. I can't find one food I think is perfect, that's why I rotate.

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all my cats ate around 6 or 8 different brands of dry in there life ranges from junk to no grain now i want to eliminate the junk lol

Generally if you feed kibble it's best to transition the cat to a different kibble slowly, over the course of at least a week, preferably two weeks.  Wet food is no problem.  You can mix and match brands etc.  My cats mainly eat Nutro Max Cat and Nutro Natural Choice wet foods but I mix up different brands for changes in flavor and textures for them.
 

mrsgreenjeens said:

It is a great idea to rotate brands of canned food (CAT food).  One reason is in case (heaven forbid) there is a recall of one brand, then you have something to fall back on.  Or if a brand changes something and your cats refuse it, or you don't like the ingredients anymore, or you can't find that brand anymore, etc. 

Now, for dry, that's another story, because when you switch up dry, you run the risk of upsetting their stomachs.  If you could just feed canned, that would be optimal anyway, and forgo feeding dry at all.  But if you want to feed both, I would stick with one dry, or even a mixture of two, (after slowly introducing the 2nd dry), but I wouldn't continually change up the dry. 

Now as far as dog food goes, are you asking for your dogs, or are you asking if it's ok to feed your cats dog food.  I would say the answer for feeding dogs would be the same as cats, however, I'm not a dog expert by any means.  However, I would say it is NOT OK to feed your cats dog food,unless it states right on the can that it is for both species. 

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It is never okay to feed cats dog food but dogs can eat cat food. Cat food contains Taurine which is essential for their vision.