Best brand name can food is .... ?

I have a 4 month old kitten named Pilot.

From the beginning I feed him Fancy Feast Kitten can food.

I heard that Wellness was a very good brand, but it's expensive.

There is so many brands on the market my head is spinning what to pick and what to do when my little guy becomes a full grown cat.

Should I keep changing brands or stay with one?

What would you recommend?

Thanks.

Go with the best you can constantly afford. If you keep changing brands, your cat may stop eating some brands and develop upset stomach. This could lead to There is a chart with the nutrition facts, and hopefully someone will post it for you. I had to change computers lately and lost all my bookmarks.

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Look for grain free wet is a good starting point.   If you're feeding Fancy Feast try and stick with the cans labeled classic since those are grain free.  There are many options depending on your budget and what your cat will eat.   My kitty is 6 months old and I've always fed a variety to him and haven't had any issues.  I read it was better to feed a variety(just in case of recalls, switching up the ingredients a cat gets and also so the cat doesnt get bored) so thats what I do. 

Nutro Natural Choice wet is a good option to maybe start with.  It's a bit more money than FF but cheaper than Wellness.  Plus it seems many cats like it. 

Other brands that are popular around here are Natures Variety, Weruva, Natural Balance,  Merrick.  They can get pricey so it will depend on what you are able to spend.   The less expensive option for grain free are the FF classic, Sheba pates.  There may be more someone can recommend.

Find a way to narrow down your options. There are tons and tons of foods out there, but if you can establish a set of criteria, you'll be able to decide more easily. For example, you can set out for a food without byproducts, or a food without fish, or a food without soy, corn, or rice. It's really up to you and what you think would be best for your cat.

I personally rotate my brands and flavours constantly so the cats don't get bored and so I have a backup if something is out of stock, recalled, or discontinued. Some cats have very sensitive tummies and finding a food they can stomach is like a godsend, while others may eat one type of food and become stubborn to others - if something were to happen to that recipe or that brand, my concern is a cat would be difficult and reluctant to accept another food. Start with trying small cans, and if your cat likes it, you can buy either in bulk (if you're in the US, lots of people love ordering from Chewy) or in larger cans to save money. Essentially the best food for your cat is the one that he'll eat.

Something I actually just did last night was grab all the foods that were readily available to me and calculate their price per ounce - I did the same with price per pound when I was choosing a dry food to supplement with. My only criteria for wet food was that it not contain any corn and that it be pate-style, since my cats don't like shreds or chunks, and gravy tends to have more carbs than any cat really needs.

Eventually I wound up with a list of 13 foods (Fancy Feast, Friskies, Performatrin, Authority, Iams, Innova, Feline Cusine, Health Diet, Holistic Select, Natural Balance, Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul, Nutro Max, and Grreat Choice) that were within a reasonable price bracket in my area - under $0.50 per ounce. If money is really tight, I'll isolate it to foods under $0.20 per ounce and so forth.

Not sure, but this might be the chart @catspaw66 is referring to: http://www.catinfo.org/docs/FoodChartPublic9-22-12.pdf

There is no "best" brand of canned food. The best one to feed is the one that your cat likes to eat and one that you can afford.

Wellness isn't that expensive. Petco and other chain pet stores often have it on sale.

As pinkdagger suggested, set some criteria for canned food, examples costs under $1 per can, available in supermarkets or chain pet stores instead of hard to find specialty pet stores, grain-free, etc. Once you have a list, head out to the pet stores to see what brands meet your criteria. Buy one can of a couple different brands to try. You may find that your cat has specific food preferences. Once you know what brands of food your cat will eat, stick with maybe two or three brands to feed your cat. Constantly changing brands of food often leads to a very picky cat.

Fancy Feast is a good brand to feed. It's inexpensive and widely available in many types of stores. If you want something a little better in quality, head to a chain pet store like Petco. You can find good quality brands there that aren't much more expensive than Fancy Feast.

Has anybody heard of wet food called Okay? It's Italian.

lailamar said:

I have a 4 month old kitten named Pilot.
From the beginning I feed him Fancy Feast Kitten can food.
I heard that Wellness was a very good brand, but it's expensive.
There is so many brands on the market my head is spinning what to pick and what to do when my little guy becomes a full grown cat.

Should I keep changing brands or stay with one?
What would you recommend?

Thanks.

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Canned is better than dry. Fancy feast (classics only) are grain free but contain by products. Most cats like it. The better brands are more expensive. Friskies is on the lower price end and does have pate like FF classics, but they do contain rice. This is still better than dry. They do come in larger tins. The next group up Natural balance, Innova, Newmans own has ground brown rice. The next group up has no grain like Merrick or Wellness Core but still has carrageenan. The top ones Weruva, Pride, Natures Variety, Halo, Nutro Natural Choice are all grain free, by product free and carrageenan free. Any wet food is better than dry. Raw is best (that's another whole story). Your budget and your cats preference is what counts. Yes, I believe rotating foods your cat likes is a good thing! Good Luck!