Innova EVO/Do you trust it?

danalee2682 · Sep 14, 2005

I am currently feeding the Innova EVO and Clinton, who is just under 6 months, seems to love it. My only concern with it is that it does contain tomatoes and potatoes, which as I understand are not good for kitties...Do you think the amount of these ingredients in the EVO is safe?

fatkitties · Sep 14, 2005

BHA is a chemical preservative, and even some of the lower quality foods use natural preservatives. I won't feed my kid stuff with chemical preservatives, and that extends to my animals. I think the Bil Jac cat food is only marginally better than the Bil Jac dog food, and I wouldn't feed either one of them. JMHO

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pat · Sep 14, 2005

Originally Posted by danalee2682

I am currently feeding the Innova EVO and Clinton, who is just under 6 months, seems to love it. My only concern with it is that it does contain tomatoes and potatoes, which as I understand are not good for kitties...Do you think the amount of these ingredients in the EVO is safe?

click here
If you scroll down to the section labelled tomato and potato, it should reassure you a bit

sharky · Sep 14, 2005

Evo cat didnt work for me , it may for others... My personal philosophy give the cat the best you can afford and the cat will eat

... Pat once again you cleared up that cat and kitten thing

pat · Sep 14, 2005

Originally Posted by sharky

... My personal philosophy give the cat the best you can afford and the cat will eat

...

I like that philosophy!

semiferal · Sep 14, 2005

I work at a holistic pet supply store and have heard nothing but good things from customers about Evo.

But I agree - dry food alone is not healthful.

pat · Sep 14, 2005

Originally Posted by semiferal

I work at a holistic pet supply store and have heard nothing but good things from customers about Evo.

That sounds like a fun job!

moggiegirl · Sep 15, 2005

Check out this link!!! You'll be surprised to find out that yes, you can feed dry kitten food to adult cats. It has more protein than dry adult cat food. In fact most dry adult formulas don't have enough protein for cats. Cats need a diet with 35-45% protein and 40% fat. Kitten food will have at least 18% fat and is better than adult dry cat foods low in fat. All that information we've been told about excess protein damaging the kidneys is a gross myth derived from experiments on rodents but this does not apply to cats at all. Although this article does point out that you can feed dry kitten food to adult cats it also points out that canned food is a much better choice. They reccommend Purina DM but there are so many choices for wet food if you don't like by-products. On other forums there has been so much criticism brought to cat owners who feed their adult cats kitten food. Now I won't say a thing if that's what someone wants to do. But if their cat is getting fat, I'd reccommend a switch to canned food. Here is the link.

www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/catweight.html

moggiegirl · Sep 15, 2005

I have an idea.

How about a diet of mostly wet food with some kitten food crunchies as a treat?

moggiegirl · Sep 15, 2005

Another thing I found surprising. The article also said that cats on wet food have better teeth than cats on dry food. I don't think it means that they're not going to get tarter build up. They still will. But all the starches and sugars in dry food actually cause dental problems.

pat · Sep 15, 2005

Originally Posted by moggiegirl

Another thing I found surprising. The article also said that cats on wet food have better teeth than cats on dry food. I don't think it means that they're not going to get tarter build up. They still will. But all the starches and sugars in dry food actually cause dental problems.

Yup, I usually post an article link on this, and how the vet community is changing it's opinion.

pat · Sep 15, 2005

Originally Posted by moggiegirl

Check out this link!!! You'll be surprised to find out that yes, you can feed dry kitten food to adult cats. It has more protein than dry adult cat food. In fact most dry adult formulas don't have enough protein for cats. Cats need a diet with 35-45% protein and 40% fat. Kitten food will have at least 18% fat and is better than adult dry cat foods low in fat. All that information we've been told about excess protein damaging the kidneys is a gross myth derived from experiments on rodents but this does not apply to cats at all. Although this article does point out that you can feed dry kitten food to adult cats it also points out that canned food is a much better choice. They reccommend Purina DM but there are so many choices for wet food if you don't like by-products. On other forums there has been so much criticism brought to cat owners who feed their adult cats kitten food. Now I won't say a thing if that's what someone wants to do. But if their cat is getting fat, I'd reccommend a switch to canned food. Here is the link.

www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/catweight.html

I think this matches what I've been saying in this thread

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