Is Herrmann's Menu good cat food?

I found out Herrmann's Menu is complete cat food. It looks like really good cat food and it has really high percent of meat in it. It looks just as good as Thrive Complete. But I would love to hear other people's opinion and see what they think about it. Also I would love to know what kind of texture it is if anyone knows, shredded or Pate. Right now I'm feeding Mew Applaws Pate, Bozita, and Thrive Complete. I will consider adding Herrmann's Menu if it is good food and not Pate.

Here it is:

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/...organic_cat_food/hermanns_organic_menu/226898

Hi jenniator,

I am from the U.S. and am unfamiliar with this brand. Just going by numerical analysis of the protein and carb content, though, it does indeed sound like a good food. And no carrageenan or guar gum!

I have heard that spinach is questionable because it adds calcium oxalate and could therefore push a kitty towards urinary calcium oxalate stones. Fish is higher in phosphorus, which can  create UTI problems, too, so maybe avoid the fish flavor. Kitties shouldn't be eating a lot of fish anyway.

I also notice there is not a whole lot of vitamins added. Is there some sort of organization over there that gives its seal of approval that the food is nutritionally complete for a cat?

Took a second look at the bag. I'm wondering where calcium is coming from? The bag states that there is no bone meal. But there's no egg shell, either. OK, so now I'm changing my opinion to "don't know" because it's important to have calcium and in the correct ratio to phosphorus.

Hello

Thank you so much for helping me even though your not familiar with this brand. I thought the protein and carb content looked good also. It does look like a pretty good food I'm also glad for no guar gum. I didn't know Spinach could be bad, that is new for me! I know it's best to avoid to many fishy flavors, especially for male cats.

Yeah there isn't really a lot of vitamins in it. I'm not really sure on what vitamins are needed and what is good, but it does seem like it's lacking. I'm not actually sure if there is a organization that gives it's seal of approval since I'm still pretty new at learning cat nutrition.

I have no idea where the calcium is coming from! You said that Spanish can give extra calcuim, so could that be where it comes from? It's really strange.

jenniator said:

I have no idea where the calcium is coming from! You said that Spanish can give extra calcuim, so could that be where it comes from? It's really strange.

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Leafy greens do have calcium, a lot of human vegans get their calcium that way. But getting calcium from vegetables would be bad for a cat because it'd have to eat way more vegetables than possible considering it's a carnivore. Plus cats can't process plants aren't as easily, so it'd be harder for them to get at the calcium.

I was thinking that maybe they grind the bones that come with the meat? But wouldn't that really be bone meal, which they say they don't add? Or is there some slight difference?

Raintyger said:

 
Leafy greens do have calcium, a lot of human vegans get their calcium that way. But getting calcium from vegetables would be bad for a cat because it'd have to eat way more vegetables than possible considering it's a carnivore. Plus cats can't process plants aren't as easily, so it'd be harder for them to get at the calcium.

I was thinking that maybe they grind the bones that come with the meat? But wouldn't that really be bone meal, which they say they don't add? Or is there some slight difference?

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I didn't think getting calcium from veggies could be bad for cats, but you are right since they are carnivores. Thank you for pointing that out to me. They need it from egg shells or bones so it is digestible.

I'm pretty sure if you grind up bones, they become bone meal. But I am not 100%. I do think if there was a source of calcium besides the veggies, they would list it.