Planning for future nutrition!

Hello! I have a 6 month (almost 7 month) old kitten named Espa. She's currently eating mainly Purina's Kitten Chow, and a few times a day she has a meal of chicken broth with Purina's Friskies. The chicken broth is to help her fur stay smooth and soft, so she hasn't had any trouble with hairballs so far! As for wet food, we've found her preferred taste is with beef and fish (as they seem to have more gravy and scent to them than poultry, even though she loves our homemade chicken broth).

However, I understand that kitten chow is only until kitties reach 1 years old, but I'm afraid I won't know what to give her once we reach that time, so I've been doing some research! Now, I have a part time job and am unable to really afford super high-priced, brand-named, super special organic foods. I want a simplistic food, natural, and at a reasonable price. I've had puppies before, and that taught me that purina isn't to be trusted for too long, so I'd like to stray away from that brand.

After some research, here's the dry food I found: Eagle Pack Natural Pet Food, Indoor Formula for Cats

And here's the wet food I found: Redbarn Cat Food

(These are amazon links)

Does anyone know if these are good brands or not? And are there other brands you know about that are also good? If so, links and/or prices would be much appreciated!

Thanks!~

Hi!

You're right. Purina kibble foods are not good cat foods. Cheaper canned foods like Friskies, Fancy Feast, etc are okay. Canned food is the best for cats if you can not feed raw. Cats are obligate carnivores and require a all meat, high protein, high moisture, low grain food.

If you want a good kibble brand that won't break the bank, try Taste of the Wild foods. They have kibble and canned food and come in two flavors for both varieties. 15lb bag is $26 in my area. It is a all life stages food and can be fed to kittens. It is grain free.

The higher end Purina products work for us.  My gal likes Purina Beyond kibble and a couple of the pate flavors.  I like Purina Beyond kibble because the recipes are corn-free, wheat-free and soy-free.  Also, the price of Purina Beyond is manageable and the product is available in many supermarkets as well as pet shops.  Other Purina products are satisfactory, health and nutrition wise, if your cat likes them.  I would stick to the pates that contain muscle meat as the primary ingredient.:

Friskies Poultry Platter

Friskies Cat Concoctions Salmon & Chicken Liver

Fancy Feast Classic (any flavor)

Competing products that are a good buy in my opinion are...

wet;

Sheba Entrees

Under the Sun

Natural Value

Whole Earth Farms

Nutro Max Cat

dry;

Evolve

Rachael Ray

Canidae

Nutro

Forgot to add Purina Pro Plan True Nature Grain Free 'Classic' recipes.  There are several Pro Plan recipes but I stick to the True Nature Grain Free varieties.

Shiena- what country are you living in? I did not recognize the brands you listed after Purina.  But if you're in the U.S., then as a low-priced grain-free option, I would recommend Whole Earth Farms- they have healthy ingredients.  That Is what I started feeding my kitten for dry food, and I use Nutro kitten for her wet food.  Once I switch to adult food, I will continue whole earth farms for dry and also use that brand for wet food (they don't make kitten wet food).  I would recommend to try to use the non-fish flavors more often, and save the fish for more sparingly due to potential health problems if they eat it every day.