Purina Muse dry

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What do you think of Purina Muse dry, I like that it's grain free. I know most of the Purina brands aren't that great but what about this one?
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I'm thinking of getting the one lbs pouch to try out.
 

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Honestly, I've never heard of Casava Root Flour or Canola meal.  I thought Canola was an oil (and one I personally steer clear of).    But I'm no expert on dry food, so it's hard for me to give an opinion.  Maybe someone else will come along and give their two cents. 
 

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Cassava root is what tapioca is made from. Tapioca starch is pretty common in grain free foods, but I'm not sure if "cassava root flour" is the same thing or slightly different. In any case, I personally wouldn't feed this to my cats. It sounds like many other lower quality grain free foods - lots of starches, and pea protein included so they can boost the protein percentage on the label without using more meat. Cats need animal based protein, not peas.
 

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"Grain free" means nothing really.  What we really wanted when we complained about the amount of corn, wheat and soy in our cat foods was more muscle meat, higher animal protein, less plant protein, less starch, and less carbs.  However, manufacturers just turned to other fillers so they can claim to be "grain free, which like most trending terms has caught on, and some of these new ingredients add even more carbs:  potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, potato starch, pea starch, garbanzo beans, etc.  If you have a lot of legumes,you can be assured that the "protein" percentage given includes a lot of plant proteins. 

There ARE truly grain-free WET foods, but dry foods need something to hold them together, some kind of starch or glue, so a "grain free" dry food may have even more carbs than one of your standard dry foods -- in fact, the standard dry foods not claiming to be grain free may have less carbs than the new "grain free" varieties.  This food is probably as fine as any other for snacks, but for the health of your cat, wet food should be the primary food.  Many vets are coming around to this viewpoint too.  It's only been about one human generation that has taken to feeding cats dry kibble, and many problems have risen with this change in diet, so many vets are now returning to the belief that a dry food diet isn't the best thing for cats or dogs.

By the way, most of the old PATE (or loaf) varieties of canned cat food are GRAIN FREE and gluten free, also low carb foods, but the fancy varieties are not, i.e. chunks, pieces, shreds, gravy).  Friskies, Sheba, Fancy Feast and 9Lives pates are grain free or at worst have a little brewers rice in them, nothing else.  Yes, you can find even better ones and pay more money for them but it's easy to start feeding a healthier diet without going broke.
 
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Thank you all for the advice, I'm going to get some pate after she finishes the last 2 cans. I was asking because I free feed the dry and give meals of the wet, and I don't like her current food(Rachael Ray's) because it's whitefish and potatoe, but it seemed better than Purina beyond which were the only two that seemed to have good ingredients.
 
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