Top dry food brands

I need to know what the best dry food brands are so I can try to find them for my babies. They are not taking well to the adult Nutro Natural Choice cat food. Which I find wierd since they did well on the Nutro Natural Choice kitten.

I like Felidae, which is actually cheaper than Nutro where I live. I'm paying like $14.99 for a 10 lb. bag. I really like the ingredeients list.

Thanks for your input. I will see if I can find it here. They are limited on selection so I have a hard time finding good foods.

Chicken Soup is also cheaper than Nutro and a better food.

They don't sell either here in Korea. They do have royal canon and something called Natural Balance, Nutro, Iams and Science Diet. That's it. Out of these choices, I am leaning towards the Royal Canon.

read the ingrediants on the Nutro as I know the Europeans have a Nutro line that is a mix of the two lines in the states... if they read alike the kittys are bored ... try the Natural Balance as it has a bit more flavor ...

Originally Posted by Charcoal

They don't sell either here in Korea. They do have royal canon and something called Natural Balance, Nutro, Iams and Science Diet. That's it. Out of these choices, I am leaning towards the Royal Canon.

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Natural Balance is better than Royal Canin. Try the Natural Balance first and if your cats don't agree with it, try Royal Canin afterwards.

I had never heard of Natural Balance before. I will try that then. Thanks for the help.

I just picked up a bag of Royal Canin for Siamese tonight to give it a try - they love it. They couldn't wait to get some.

First choice for a dry cat food for me is Innova EVO, it's grain free and closest to the natural diet of a carnivore in a kibble form, but some have found it's too rich for their cats.

My second choice is Felidae because it has a high percentage of meat protein and an impressive ingredients list.

Third choice is probably Katz n' Flocken by Solid Gold. GREAT company and a very good kibble. But I have a lot of foods that tie for third place. Innova, (not evo, the regular), Go! Natural, Natural Balance, the list goes on and on

Originally Posted by vanillasugar

First choice for a dry cat food for me is Innova EVO, it's grain free and closest to the natural diet of a carnivore in a kibble form, but some have found it's too rich for their cats.

My second choice is Felidae because it has a high percentage of meat protein and an impressive ingredients list.

Third choice is probably Katz n' Flocken by Solid Gold. GREAT company and a very good kibble. But I have a lot of foods that tie for third place. Innova, (not evo, the regular), Go! Natural, Natural Balance, the list goes on and on

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two of those are great one has thing s that I wont feed .... But the ?? asked was relateing to the area of the world she is in... try answering that

Originally Posted by sharky

two of those are great one has thing s that I wont feed .... But the ?? asked was relateing to the area of the world she is in... try answering that

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My mistake! I didn't see anything pertaining to location in the original post, and it seems I read the replies too quickly.

Originally Posted by Charcoal

They don't sell either here in Korea. They do have royal canon and something called Natural Balance, Nutro, Iams and Science Diet. That's it. Out of these choices, I am leaning towards the Royal Canon.

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RC is superior to Science Diet and Iams, IMO, but not as good as Natural Balance. Could you try both, meaning alternate? The reason I ask is that I've found that the imported foods aren't always available (I'm having that problem with Natural Balance and Serengeti here right now), so it's best to have one or two alternatives. Also a lot of cats just get sick of a brand, and want something different for a while.

I'm curious, have been reading the threads about dry cat food and am happy to know wbout some brands other than Science Diet. Since the lady in Korea has limited choices, I wondered if you experienced cat people could explain to her and me why Science Diet doesn't much get mentioned. I am raising my very first cats so I need as much info as possible too about dry food. Why do all the vets only seem to carry Science Diet--do they get kickbacks????

I live in a rural area, and the "big city" (50,000 is large in Kansas!) doesn't seem to carry any of the foods you have mentioned and never see anything other than Science Diet. Thanks for any info--I thought if there were reasons to steer clear of Science Diet it might help both the lady in Korea, and me. I appreciate all your contributions to this forum. Thank you, Alliecallie.

Originally Posted by alliecallie

I live in a rural area, and the "big city" (50,000 is large in Kansas!) doesn't seem to carry any of the foods you have mentioned and never see anything other than Science Diet. Thanks for any info--I thought if there were reasons to steer clear of Science Diet it might help both the lady in Korea, and me. I appreciate all your contributions to this forum. Thank you, Alliecallie.

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Try your local farm feed store, most of them can order at least the Nutro products.

I can give an incomplete answer about Science Diet, and wait for someone else to fill in my gaps. A lot of vets know very little about nutrition - the last vet I saw tried to get me to feed my cats Nine Lives Here are the first few ingredients in their Chicken and Rice Formula: Chicken, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn,

Now, while they live up to their claim that real meat is the first ingredient, the rest of the ingredients are only so-so. Corn tends to be quite indigestible, and if I remember correctly some cats are allergic to it. So a good cat food has no corn in it at all. Also, animal by-products are generally scary things - they are the leftovers after processing is done on the meat. Its usually compared to the sludge scraped off the factory floor and may include feet and beaks and such.

So when looking for a good cat food, you want to maximize the amount of meat present, avoid corn and wheat, and stay away from by-products as much as possible. Hopefully, that helps for those who have a limited selection find the best food possible.

I just rescently switched off of Iams to Nature's Variety, Prairie, and my cats really like it. Have you thought about maybe getting something shipped in?

I am feeding my 8 month old siamese kitten science diet kitten food right now, but I have been wondering about other foods I don't really know a lot about cat food but I just assumed that sience diet was a premium good quality food for my cat. The pet store in my town offers wellness, natural choice, and royal canin. What do you all think would be my best choice from those selections?? Thanks!! I just want the best quality foos I can give my little baby girl!!

Originally Posted by sophiacat

I am feeding my 8 month old siamese kitten science diet kitten food right now, but I have been wondering about other foods I don't really know a lot about cat food but I just assumed that sience diet was a premium good quality food for my cat. The pet store in my town offers wellness, natural choice, and royal canin. What do you all think would be my best choice from those selections?? Thanks!! I just want the best quality foos I can give my little baby girl!!

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Of those I would do natural choice then royal canin and I wont due wellness till they take out the garlic..