thinking of making a change bluff buffalo or Before Grain? Any advice?

We have a cat with urinary tract problems due mainly to stress which we are dealing with.

BUT a vet told us to quit using dry Blue Buffalo Indoor health and go to  dry Before Grain Chicken.

I can't find any comparison of the two but they appear to be pretty similar.

Anybody have any thoughts or experience with both of these in a dry form?

Yes, we are also using a wet food in addition to the dry.

Thanks in advance

I am not a fan of any amount of dry for any cat with urinary tract issues because moisture is so important in keeping these kitties flushed out. http://www.catinfo.org/?link=urinarytracthealth Is there a reason that dry food must be in the diet?

Looking at the ingredient list and guaranteed analysis for both foods, they do seem pretty similar, but the BG is higher in protein and lower in carbs, so if I had to choose between these two, it would be that one.

~~Blue Buffalo Indoor Health Chicken & Brown Rice Adult Cat Food

~~Ingredients: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whole Ground Barley, Oatmeal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Cellulose, Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Potatoes, Peas, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries, Blueberries, Apples, Blackberries, Pomegranate, Spinach, Pumpkin, Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Dried Kelp, Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Turmeric, Dried Chicory Root, Oil of Rosemary, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Choline Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Salt, Caramel, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Yeast (source of Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product, Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product

Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min.) 32.0%, Crude Fat (min.) 15.0%, Crude Fiber (max.) 4.5%, Moisture (max.) 10.0%, Magnesium (max.) 0.08%, Taurine (min.) 0.15%, Omega 3 fatty acids* (min.) 0.5%, Omega 6 fatty acids* (min.) 3.0%.

~~Merrick Before Grain Chicken Formula Dry Cat Food

~~Ingredients: Chicken Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydrated, Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat(preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Vitamin E), Sweet Potato Dehydrated, Yeast Culture, Natural Flavor, Blueberry Dried, Organic Alfalfa, Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Rosemary Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum fermentation product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (Not Less Than) 36.0%, Crude Fat (Not Less Than) 18.0%, Crude Fiber (Not More Than) 3.0%, Moisture (Not More Than) 11.0%.

we feed 3 cats in the house and two garage/house cats so those males (2) that have urinary problems are fed "wet" but it needs to be when we can prevent the others from eating everything and monitor the boys liquid intake

so the dry is a convenience when we can not directly oversee the "boys" feeding

ah, cats....at times you wonder who is master and who is pet

thanks for the reply and I agree

George

trudy1 said:

 
ah, cats....at times you wonder who is master and who is pet

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Yup, have wondered that myself.