I need to switch my kitties food. They eat Special Kitty and it doesn't really agree with them. However, it's cheap. I need to switch them to a food that won;t give them diarhea and isn't overly expensive. Any suggestions?
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Hi,
Whatever cat food you switch to, do it gradually, mixing it with your current food and gradually increasing the amount of the new food, to help minimize the risk of the change causing diarrhea.
Here are two threads worth reading over on this topic
Comprehenisve Cat Food Poll and Discussion
and Natural Cat Foods
Hope this helps!
Whatever cat food you switch to, do it gradually, mixing it with your current food and gradually increasing the amount of the new food, to help minimize the risk of the change causing diarrhea.
Here are two threads worth reading over on this topic
Comprehenisve Cat Food Poll and Discussion
and Natural Cat Foods
Hope this helps!
I think Nutro is relatively cheap. That is a very good food. I like Innova the best, though. Though it seems a bit expensive, he really eats a lot less of it, so it lasts a while longer.
You may find this of many higher quality foods too -- thought they cost more per pound, they have less cheap fillers, so often you will find that your cat will eat less of them, and on a day to day feeding comparison it ends up costing about the same as the cheap brands to begin with!
For example, you have seen my big boy Soloman -- 14 pounds -- he eats less than 1/4 c of the Innova dry per meal (if feeding 2 meals per day).
Aqua
You may find this of many higher quality foods too -- thought they cost more per pound, they have less cheap fillers, so often you will find that your cat will eat less of them, and on a day to day feeding comparison it ends up costing about the same as the cheap brands to begin with!
For example, you have seen my big boy Soloman -- 14 pounds -- he eats less than 1/4 c of the Innova dry per meal (if feeding 2 meals per day).
Aqua
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I'm a firm believer in Nutro Complete. I feel good about the ingredient list and my cats love it. A 4 pound bag lasts 2 - 3 weeks for my 2 cats and runs about $8.00.
I agree - the cost should work out to be about the same. Some people have already named good brands, but I'll add Felidae, California Natural and Solid Gold.
I just started switching over to Science Diet Sensitive Skin Formula cause the kitties are both flaky and itchy. I already checked for fleas- and the vet said it was probably the diet cat food I was feeding them. Has anyone tried this kind? What did you think?
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