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New brands of canned cat foods, including gluten and wheat free
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Another new brand to add to this thread, Natural Planet Organics.
http://naturalplanetorganics.com/in...ral-planet-organics/canned-recipes/canned-cat
I emailed the company about the carrageenan, I received the following response:
The carrageenan has been removed from all our canned formulas. We have ordered new labeling and as they come up for processing they will have the new label and will not contain carrageenan. It should be already out of the Natural Planet Organic, I have been waiting to hear back from them but I thought you would like to know the plan.
www.nutrisourcepetfoods.com
www.naturalplanetorganics.com
http://naturalplanetorganics.com/in...ral-planet-organics/canned-recipes/canned-cat
I emailed the company about the carrageenan, I received the following response:
The carrageenan has been removed from all our canned formulas. We have ordered new labeling and as they come up for processing they will have the new label and will not contain carrageenan. It should be already out of the Natural Planet Organic, I have been waiting to hear back from them but I thought you would like to know the plan.
www.nutrisourcepetfoods.com
www.naturalplanetorganics.com
Turkey Dinner
Organic Turkey, Organic Turkey Liver, Organic Turkey Broth, Organic Flaxseed Oil (natural source of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids), Organic Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 fatty acids), Calcium Carbonate, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement), Carrageenan, Choline Chloride, Sea Salt, Taurine, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate), Tricalcium Phosphate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide (an organic compound of Iodine), Sodium Selenite.
I'm a pretty good label reader. Believe firmly that feeding a high quality food is one of the best ways to prevent many illnesses. And yet the vet gave us a sample bag of SD kitten food where corn gluten is I think the third ingredient. We won't feed it of course. Nutrition should come from natural components and then have safe additives to supply what is not reasonable for a pet owner or an indoor cat to obtain naturally.
Of course while complaining about the crap going into cat food human foods are really no better. The more I try and find a good cat food that they will eat the more confusing it becomes. I rely very much on threads like this to hear about new foods and go off and do my own research.
Of course while complaining about the crap going into cat food human foods are really no better. The more I try and find a good cat food that they will eat the more confusing it becomes. I rely very much on threads like this to hear about new foods and go off and do my own research.
I agree. It's kind of odd that a cat food with the name "Science Diet" would be so corn heavy. It's not scientific for cats to eat that much corn.
And I fully agree about junk in human food. Between feeding the cats and the kids in my household, it's a lot of stuff to worry about!
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If I were to feed a food that loaded with corn I might as well head to the discount store and buy the cheapest brand available. My 5 year old cat loves dry food. We have been using the Blue Wilderness Indoor cat, And the Hills ( go figure) Natural Balance. The new baby likes a mix of hard and wet. I've been using the pouches of Weruvra ? and Tiki cat.
I don't have any baby kitten food in the house. We're working on that. It's a matter of having time to go to a pet store and sort though. Please don't turn us in for baby abuse.
I'm sure if your kitten is past weaning age, they should be fine eating regular canned food.
I'm sure that you were just joking with your last comment, lol. If someone turns you in for kitten abuse for feeding Mercy Tiki cat and Wervua, they should probably find better things to do with their time. Like reporting real abuse.
I really wish they were available locally. I have to take her stool sample in and the good pet store is right across the street. We keep the dry to brands that we know can be purchased out here. I buy the smallest bag possible for freshness. Even stored they seem to know. Mercy was 3lb 9 oz at her wellness , she's 4 months. She looked a bit gaunt when we brought her home. She has a fuller more natural look now. She's certainly growing. Even in the high end stores the whole nutrition thing is confusing.
I'm sure if your kitten is past weaning age, they should be fine eating regular canned food.
I'm sure that you were just joking with your last comment, lol. If someone turns you in for kitten abuse for feeding Mercy Tiki cat and Wervua, they should probably find better things to do with their time. Like reporting real abuse.
I've found that I usually do better money wise ordering online than buying in pet stores. (with the exception of Tractor Supply) I like to go to Petco on occasion, but I'm always shocked by how high the prices are. For example, I bought a can of Nature's Variety Instinct lamb formula to try it out. It cost me (including Indiana sales tax of 7%) $3.20 for the single can.
After seeing that price, I knew that if my cats were going to eat it very often, I'd better buy it online. Amazon's price was great and they also had a 10% off coupon. Including my 15% subscribe and save discount and Michigan sales tax of 6%, my order total was $23.04 for 12 cans, so only $1.92 per can.
Even without that introductory coupon it would still be only $2.18 per can, or over $1 less per can than the pet store.
After seeing that price, I knew that if my cats were going to eat it very often, I'd better buy it online. Amazon's price was great and they also had a 10% off coupon. Including my 15% subscribe and save discount and Michigan sales tax of 6%, my order total was $23.04 for 12 cans, so only $1.92 per can.
Even without that introductory coupon it would still be only $2.18 per can, or over $1 less per can than the pet store.
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I'm a touchy feeling examine every can take the ones from the back of the shelf excuse me how do I read the production date on this tag and don't dent the can while you put it in my shopping bag kind of girl. To say the least. Getting pet food in the mail is not going to work for me. It's not pretty and I know it.
wow!
I think you're paying more than me--I went to check out the Nature's Variety Instinct cans, and I think it was less than $2.18 (I think it was $1.89, but I could be totally wrong--and it could have also been some that they were trying to get rid of). I use Amazon, too. I get the kitty litter from Amazon!
Have you guys ever found that the ingredients listed on the website are different than as written on the can?
It depends on which variety of Nature's Variety Instinct. The lamb is a lot more expensive than the chicken.
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Thanks Lisa. For right now I'm sticking with the combo of Friskies and NVI. Strange bed partners I guess. They still prefer the Friskies, and they'll eat the NVI only if nothing better magically appears in their bowls and it looks like either that or starvation. <sigh> Soulistic only comes in those small cans which isn't very economical for me. But if they like it, I might reconsider.
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Petco prices are high, especially NV. Let me give you a tip though that not many people know about -- Petco will match prices, from online retailers as well as local retailers. I'm not entirely sure how it works, what you need to show to get the lower price (either the online ad for the food you want or a receipt if you purchased it elsewhere) but find out about it or give them a call and ask.
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Will they match the subscribe and save discounts, though? I get 15% off for ordering it that way on Amazon.
Petco prices are definitely high! Even their Friskies is a good 10-12 cents more per can than other places. Wal-Mart charges $0.48 per can for Friskies, Petco charges $0.60, if I recall correctly.
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I recall one day I went to Petsmart where I took a pic of the price of Friskies there with my phone, and then drove to Petco where their price of Friskies was higher that day. Petco matched the price I found at Petsmart. I wasn't getting gluten-free at the time although I know Petsmart carries it. But this is a lot of trouble to go through ever single time I make a trip to get kitty food, but I guess it's worth it in the long run.
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Petco and Petsmart are relatively far away from me anyway, so I don't go to them often enough to worry much about price matching.
In my rural area, the only local place to buy higher quality non-mainstream branded cat food is Tractor Supply and Family Farm and Home. We have no independent pet stores. They don't survive well in our rural area.
In my rural area, the only local place to buy higher quality non-mainstream branded cat food is Tractor Supply and Family Farm and Home. We have no independent pet stores. They don't survive well in our rural area.
TSC is the closest store to us that carries the same brand on a regular basis.
I think it's totally normal to feed combinations like that! Our cats weren't big on NVI, either. I stopped feeding it because I got tired of picking out the vegetables and two cats would barely finish a small can.
Our Petco does sell lots of Soulistic foods--including that chicken dinner in gelee that the cats love--in large cans but I'm sure these things vary from store to store!
I feed my cats a wide range of canned foods of different quality levels, all the way from Friskies on up to NVI and Tiki Cat.
I figure that if I vary my brands constantly, I should be able to minimize the negatives of any one brand. I've been lucky in that I can order cases of food before trying them, otherwise I'd have less variety. I have one cat that's eats any wet food. Homemade cooked, commercial raw, any type of canned, or even random pieces of meat. So I've never had issues with ordering a case of something untried.
The last time I gave that cat a bowl of kibble though (when I was trying to use my last bag up), that cat literally just licked it and left it there.
I figure that if I vary my brands constantly, I should be able to minimize the negatives of any one brand. I've been lucky in that I can order cases of food before trying them, otherwise I'd have less variety. I have one cat that's eats any wet food. Homemade cooked, commercial raw, any type of canned, or even random pieces of meat. So I've never had issues with ordering a case of something untried.
The last time I gave that cat a bowl of kibble though (when I was trying to use my last bag up), that cat literally just licked it and left it there.
