Regular Adult Formula vs. Indoor Formula

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Is there really a big difference in the ingredients and benefits of regular adult cat food and the indoor formula.

Right now i feed Sara the Nutro kitten kibble, but I was in the store a couple days ago studying the bags of Nutro Adult and Nutro Indoor and i didnt really see any difference besides one of the first 4 ingredients was different from the other bag(it was later in the ingredients) and the indoor promises gobs and gobs of benefits... but does anyone know if it is really that much better than regular?
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Originally Posted by mferr84

Is there really a big difference in the ingredients and benefits of regular adult cat food and the indoor formula.

Right now i feed Sara the Nutro kitten kibble, but I was in the store a couple days ago studying the bags of Nutro Adult and Nutro Indoor and i didnt really see any difference besides one of the first 4 ingredients was different from the other bag(it was later in the ingredients) and the indoor promises gobs and gobs of benefits... but does anyone know if it is really that much better than regular?
Nutro

Thanks!
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The indoor does give more vitamin d and has soy protien as well as an additional fiber source thru veggies and l carniatine(sp) for fat metabolism and lean muscle mass( this is used in human wt loss in natural food stores_... I prefer it to the regular because the poop is firmer and drier thus less stinky and the cat eats it much better
 
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GTK!

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Indoor formulas are basically geared toward less active cats. Similar to weight control and senior diets.
 
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I noticed the fat content is lower in the indoor version, plus there are additional ingredients such as parsley and yucca schidigera extract that I believe are to reduce stool odor. I can't say I'm wild about their use of garlic flavor - since I don't know if this is an artificial with no real garlic used or not, and I am surprised to see it in the Indoor formula.

Just some random observations to add to the discussion
 
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Originally Posted by Pat & Alix

I noticed the fat content is lower in the indoor version, plus there are additional ingredients such as parsley and yucca schidigera extract that I believe are to reduce stool odor. I can't say I'm wild about their use of garlic flavor - since I don't know if this is an artificial with no real garlic used or not, and I am surprised to see it in the Indoor formula.

Just some random observations to add to the discussion
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is garlic bad??
 
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It is a very honestly and earnestly discussed topic. I came to my conclusions after reading articles such as the ones I'll post links to - to me as a retired RN, being in the same family as onions, knowing there is no debate that onions are harmful, why risk garlic? The one thing they know...the sensitivity of cats to garlic varies cat to cat, so I do believe there are folks feeding it who do not see harm right away - but would have a hard time believing they could do so for years. Anyhoo...I won't feed it - here are the links:
article on garlic - lists the substance in garlic and onions that causes harm
and vet article on garlic

The form of the garlic - fresh, dried, "aged" really does not matter so long as it contains the substance that can cause damage to your cat's red blood cells.
 
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Originally Posted by Pat & Alix

It is a very honestly and earnestly discussed topic. I came to my conclusions after reading articles such as the ones I'll post links to - to me as a retired RN, being in the same family as onions, knowing there is no debate that onions are harmful, why risk garlic? The one thing they know...the sensitivity of cats to garlic varies cat to cat, so I do believe there are folks feeding it who do not see harm right away - but would have a hard time believing they could do so for years. Anyhoo...I won't feed it - here are the links:
article on garlic - lists the substance in garlic and onions that causes harm
and vet article on garlic

The form of the garlic - fresh, dried, "aged" really does not matter so long as it contains the substance that can cause damage to your cat's red blood cells.
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Guess who is asking at the meeting coming up where that garlic comes from...
... I was a bit shocked to read that in there .. I know why it is in the dry food for the dogs..
 
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Originally Posted by sharky

Guess who is asking at the meeting coming up where that garlic comes from...
... I was a bit shocked to read that in there .. I know why it is in the dry food for the dogs..
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