wellness vs innova vs iams vs technical

Out of these foods which would u say is best and which is worst? and why?

I'm a little wary of Wellness because their foods contain garlic. There is a lot of debate over whether the small amount of processed garlic is harmful, but I choose not to risk it with my kitties. Iams products usually have byproducts, so I avoid them. Out of that group, since I am not familiar with Technical, I would pick Innova.

Originally Posted by cloud_shade

I'm a little wary of Wellness because their foods contain garlic. There is a lot of debate over whether the small amount of processed garlic is harmful, but I choose not to risk it with my kitties. Iams products usually have byproducts, so I avoid them. Out of that group, since I am not familiar with Technical, I would pick Innova.

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I amin agreement with Cloud Shade... I too am not familiar with techinical///

Innova overall is a great food , I dont personally think a cat needs all four food groups but it is natural and my girls like their canned

Is technical a generic brand. I tried to search it but found noting but links asking if I need HELP LOL....

A side by side comparison of all the foods you listed are as follows:

Iams Original Cat Food-

Ingredient Name:

1. \tChicken
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2. \tChicken Byproduct Meal
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3. \tCorn Grits
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4. \tSorghum
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5. \tCorn Meal
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6. \tChicken Fat
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7. \tFish Meal
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8. \tDried Beet Pulp
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9. \tDried Egg Product
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10. \tNatural Chicken Flavor
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11. \tBrewer's Dried Yeast
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12. \tSalt
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Innova Cat-

Ingredient Name:

1. \tTurkey
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2. \tChicken Meal
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3. \tChicken
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4. \tPotatoes
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5. \tEgg
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6. \tGround Barley

7. \tChicken Fat
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8. \tRice
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9. \tHerring
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10. \tSunflower Oil
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11. \tApples
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12. \tCarrots
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13. \tWhole Pasteurized Milk
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14. \tFish Oil
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15. \tTaurine
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16. \tAlfalfa Sprouts
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17. \tVitamins/Minerals
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18. \tViable Naturally Occurring Microorganisms

Wellness Super5Mix™ Adult Cat Food-

Ingredient Name:

1. \tChicken
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2. \tChicken Meal
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3. \tChicken Liver
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4. \tGround Brown Rice
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5. \tWhole Oats
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6. \tCanola Oil
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7. \tCranberries
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8. \tBlueberries
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9. \tFlaxseed
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10. \tEgg
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11. \tPeas
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12. \tTaurine
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13. \tGarlic
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14. \tAlfalfa Leaf
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15. \tSpirulina
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16. \tDried Kelp
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17. \tApples
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18. \tZucchini
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19. \tSweet Potatoes
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20. \tYucca Schidigera

The "Techni-Cal" brand looks like (if I found the right one) it is sold in Canada by Royal Canin. I couldn't find an ingredient list, but I don't like their brands of cat or dog foods, so it wouldn't get my vote anyways.

Out of all the ones listed above I would use Innova. Wellness is also a good choice, but they recently underwent a recipe change and their formula isn't as good as it was previously (although still very good). I've highlighted the ingredients I don't like for the foods above- remember cats are carnivores and the more meat they have the better.

With Innova there is barley and it is a close cousin of wheat. If your cat has a wheat allergy or has yeast problems you should be wary. As for Wellness, it has garlic in it and there is quite a debate about whether garlic is harmful or helpful to dogs and cats. It all comes down to personal choice on these two.

My vote goes to Innova. Wellness second, Techni-Cal third and IAMS last. I love Innova, especially their EVO line, which is a grain free formula. Wellness is good, but I find it contains too many grains for my liking, I'm not familiar with Techni-Cal and IAMS' ingredients suck and they do animal testing, which I do not support. I feed Innova EVO canned to my foster kitty and she does wonderfully on it. I also fed it to my Min Pin for years and she did well on it. Yup, so that's my opinion.

Originally Posted by Apric0t

My vote goes to Innova. Wellness second, Techni-Cal third and IAMS last. I love Innova, especially their EVO line, which is a grain free formula. Wellness is good, but I find it contains too many grains for my liking, I'm not familiar with Techni-Cal and IAMS' ingredients suck and they do animal testing, which I do not support. I feed Innova EVO canned to my foster kitty and she does wonderfully on it. I also fed it to my Min Pin for years and she did well on it. Yup, so that's my opinion.

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I aks does animal testing I did not know that.