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I bought a couple cans of the Pro Plan (three different fish types but can't remember which ones specifically)...most of mine don't really care for fishy foods so they did'nt like it but my cat Bean was in heaven. He made a huge mess eating it and seemed to really enjoy it and he does'nt really care for canned foods much at all. I like it when you can actually identify some of the ingredients in these foods.
 
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Aimee, that is so funny because I was feeding that to my foster cat. She loved thatt exact flavor...I bought it the day I brought her home because it was on sale, buy one can get one free. I figured it was better than buying whiskas or 9 lives or something like that.

But I have two cats at home already that I am feeding super premium foods (Innova and chicken soup mainly) and I have decided that even though she isn't really my cat, as long as she eats uner my roof, she will eat the best food I can buy her also. I felt too guilty giving my cats the highest quality food possibly and then giving her "what was on sale"...I donated all the ProPlan cans to my local agency...
 

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What about Active Life cans, has anyone tried it? All of my cats love this one.
 

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I'm not really into all this health store stuff for cats, in there premuim dry food there's alotta good stuff and it keeps my kitties looking a'ok! however that chicken soup stuff sounds good..!
 
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Nern, I have heard of Active life, but I haven't tried it yet...your babies love it, ehh? Dry or canned?
 

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Originally posted by Aimee
I don't think there's any real reason to avoid brewers yeast in a food. It can be an allergen, but so can any ingredient. Natural Balance and Felidae have yeast, and they are generally thought of to be excellent holistic kibbles. I don't see any real problem with fish oil-it's an excellent source of Omega 3 fatty acids. Innova has fish oil in it and I consider it to be a wonderful kibble.
About Innova Cat Food

Even though their packaging lists 'fish oil,' the specific oil used in Natura products has always been herring oil. There's a huge difference when you know what kind of fish oil it is. Salmon and herring oil are the best.
 
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Yeah, I have been feeding my kids Innova wet and dry for about two months and I noticed that my maine coon mix developed a dandruff problem. I switched to chicken soup and also added Linotone to his diet as well. It is basically a fatty acid supplement. Seriously, in less than a week I saw a huge difference. I really think it is the linatone because when I cuddle him, his fur smells a little like the oil supplement. Either way, I don't think I will go back to feeding him the Innova dry...
 

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Originally posted by NewtoCats
Nern, I have heard of Active life, but I haven't tried it yet...your babies love it, ehh? Dry or canned?
Its a canned food....I think I can say this is probably their favorite brand of canned food.
 

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Originally posted by NewtoCats
Yeah, I have been feeding my kids Innova wet and dry for about two months and I noticed that my maine coon mix developed a dandruff problem. I switched to chicken soup and also added Linotone to his diet as well. It is basically a fatty acid supplement. Seriously, in less than a week I saw a huge difference. I really think it is the linatone because when I cuddle him, his fur smells a little like the oil supplement. Either way, I don't think I will go back to feeding him the Innova dry...
Just about every year at this time of year (its so dry and cold) several of my pets seem to get dandruff. I never thought of adding a fatty acid supplement though.
 
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My are currently on Innova can and Chicken Soup for Dry. 1 of them gets gas really bad from the Chicken Soup and Chicken Soup Light and now I'm kinda stuck - don't know what to try. She obviously has a sensitive tummy but also could stand to lose a lb or 2.
 

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Originally posted by mnbejeweled
My are currently on Innova can and Chicken Soup for Dry. 1 of them gets gas really bad from the Chicken Soup and Chicken Soup Light and now I'm kinda stuck - don't know what to try. She obviously has a sensitive tummy but also could stand to lose a lb or 2.
How about California Natural? It has limited ingredients (so it might work well for her sensitive stomache) and is'nt too high in calories.
 
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I tried the California Natural dry food and they turned their noses up..which is funny because they love the Innova. I think I am going to try the California Natural wet and see what they think...
 

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Those of you who get Cat Fancy, there is a good article this month about this very topic. Just because someone makes something and claims it is for cats, does not mean that it is necessarily safe to feed. Always check with your vet about nutritional supplements and such. Most of the time, unless you have a sickly cat, they are simply not necessary. We tend to try and medically maintain our cat's health with over the counter products and such.
 

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Our cats like Wellness canned food. I don't recall the ingredients, but when we got our male his fur was on the oily side and dull. After a few weeks on wellness, he lost the oiliness and his fur is soft and shiny.
 
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I think the wellness canned food is really excellent. IT has a ton of meat in it and actually smells good to me. I tend to not trust foods that smell like garbage...haha
 

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I feed my cat the Innova dry and the Petguard canned (he really likes the chicken and wheat germ).

I like them because they are both organic, and seem to have in mind what is nutritionally best for cats.

And my cat loves them!
 
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My cat went nuts over the chicken and wheat germ as well! I am going to buy a few other varieties to see if he likes them too. Precise seems to have a similiar smell too...he goes nuts over that stuff.
 
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