Meow Mix Kitten food

Does any one feed Meow mix kitten? My babies really like it and I just want to make sure it is good for them.
Thanks

It has by products (beaks, intestines and other unsavory ingredients). I feed my kitten Nutro.

here is the ingrident list

CHICKEN BY-PRODUCT MEAL, BREWERS RICE, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, GROUND YELLOW CORN, SOYBEAN MEAL, BEEF TALLOW PRESERVED WITH MIXED-TOCOPHEROLS (SOURCE OF VITAMIN E),FISH MEAL (SOURCE OF OCEAN FISH FLAVOR), BREWERS DRIED YEAST, SALMON MEAL,TURKEY BY PRODUCT MEAL, POWDERED CELLULOSE, ANIMAL DIGEST, TETRA SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE,CHOLINE CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, ZINC SULFATE, FERROUS SULFATE, L-ALANINE, TAURINE, MANGANESE SULFATE, RED 40, NIACIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, DL-METHIONINE, L-LYSINE, YELLOW 5, COPPER SULFATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, BLUE 2, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, SODIUM SELENITE, FOLIC ACID, CALCIUM IODATE, VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENT, BIOTIN,MENADIONE SODIUM BISULFITE COMPLEX (SOURCE OF VITAMIN K ACTIVITY). A -1300


You generally want the first listed ingrident to be a real meat. vs a byproduct meal. And corn is pretty high up there on the list as a main ingrident which is a filler. I personally wouldnt reccomend this type of food.

I personally would not feed it.
Too much corn (any corn is too much), too little actual meat, and it has dyes.
I liken it to potato chips for cats.

I started mine out on it, I really didnt know what to give him! But after reading some posts I will be switching over to something without by products-I will be looking a little bit closer at the ingredients next time I go to the store, switching brands wont hurt them will it?

Switching brands shouldn't hurt them, but you'll need to switch them slowly, over at least a period of a week, 10-14 days is better.

Just like Arlyn said. Its ok to switch brands, it wont hurt them just do it gradualy to save their little tummy

Besides Nutro-what is a good brand to switch over to? Anything without by products?

Stay away from by-products, anything other than meat as the first ingredient, dyes, chemical preservatives, corn.

i like royal canin but the petsmart own brand is meant to be good too.

Thank you for all the help
It shouldn't hurt them too much to eat human food does it? I had a muffin from Perkins the other night and I had it sitting on my coffee table and the little bugger got into it and ate some! Okay actually almost half, he scarfed it down FAST! It didn't seem like it affected him at all but with him being so young I wasn't sure.
I feel so dumb asking these kind of questions-everyone here seems so well educated, except me!!

Try not to let them eat to much some people foods can be bad for them. i dont think a bit of muffin will hurt

Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul also makes a kitten food now too......really wish they'd been producing this stuff when I was breeding!

Originally Posted by KittenKrazy

Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul also makes a kitten food now too......really wish they'd been producing this stuff when I was breeding!

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Really? Where do you get that at? Probably Petco or something like that?

Originally Posted by babyharley

Really? Where do you get that at? Probably Petco or something like that?

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Most of your major pet stores carry it, or if you have a feed and seed store that carries Diamond animal products they can get it for you too. 'S good stuff!

Thanks I'm going to check out chicken soup I didn't know they had a kitten food.How about Eagle? I have been looking at that also.

THANKS!! Im going to check that out too!

Originally Posted by Straykat

Thanks I'm going to check out chicken soup I didn't know they had a kitten food.How about Eagle? I have been looking at that also.

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You're welcome.....can't say that I know anything about the Eagle brand....someone else might though.

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\tTHANKS!! Im going to check that out too!

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you're very welcome too, good luck!

Good kitten brands

Nutro( no grd corn)
Royal Canin( some corn)
Premium edge ( no corn )
Eagle pack( used to like but on closer investigating dont)
Chn soup ( no corn but grain heavy)
Felidea ( lots of everything but corn )

Originally Posted by babyharley

I started mine out on it, I really didnt know what to give him! But after reading some posts I will be switching over to something without by products-I will be looking a little bit closer at the ingredients next time I go to the store, switching brands wont hurt them will it?

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Also, the next time you go to the grocery store, don't buy your cat food there well, with the exception of maybe one brand. I think some feed Purina One with good results..But why not check out a pet food store? They have a ton of varieties and you can buy your toys there too...
I spend more time there than at the grocery store