A great cat food to try is made by Royal Canin, called Feline Nutrition. Many foods address life stages (such as kitten, adult, mature, etc) and special needs (such as for obese cats), but NO ONE else addresses specific breeds and life styles. A complete line features: Baby Cat (coming soon), Kitten, Adult, Indoor, Outdoor (coming soon), Persian, Mature, Senior, Slim, Hair & Skin, and Special. All use only natural preservatives and are guaranteed nutritionally complete. For more info check out the website: http://www.feline-nutrition.com/ or call toll-free 1-800-592-6687.
-
Too many ads? Join our community of cat lovers now to reduce ads by 90%! Click here to join for free!
Royal Canin
- Thread starter punkchick916
- Start Date
Yes - I agree. Royal Canin is the best food I've found. Since feeding it to my cats there have been no upset stomachs.
Also - most importantly with Persians, no furballs and lovely sleek, shiny coats.
And as punkchick says - they have a food type to suit every cat. This is very important as one of my cats has FIV.
The company has recently been bought by one of the 'big' players and I do hope they don't compromise the quality and variety of their food for the sake of commercialism.
Also - most importantly with Persians, no furballs and lovely sleek, shiny coats.
And as punkchick says - they have a food type to suit every cat. This is very important as one of my cats has FIV.
The company has recently been bought by one of the 'big' players and I do hope they don't compromise the quality and variety of their food for the sake of commercialism.
This is a food I have really wanted to try. The 1st 2 ingredients in the normal adult stage food are great, but it has a lot of corn in it, I like to stay away from that if possible. However it has a low fat content which is good for cats that tend to put on access weight, or that arn't as active as other cats, with out the need to go onto a 'lite' diet, which often robs an animal of the meaty protiens.
That and the food is still out of my price range
That and the food is still out of my price range
Angelzoo,
Not sure if you realize this but Im thinking Pro Plan may actually have more corn in it than Royal Canin.
Royal Canin Adult has
Chicken meal
brewers rice
corn gluten meal
chicken
corn
chicken fat
pea fiber
Pro Plan Chicken & Rice has
Chicken
brewers rice
corn gluten meal
poultry by-product meal
wheat flour
beef tallow
whole grain corn
I was feeding my cats Royal Canin Adult and Senior formulas. The problem is they were eating way too much because they liked it so much, especially the senior. I have a 9 month old that got hooked on the senior and she's now a butterball. I stopped buying it and have switched to ProPlan, Science Diet and Iams. They eat all of these very well, but don't make pigs of themselves.
I have to leave food out all the time because I have some old and sickly cats that I like to leave food out for all the time. And as a result some of the others are overeating. It's a catch 22 situation.
Royal canin is a great food for anyonw who want to try it.
I have to leave food out all the time because I have some old and sickly cats that I like to leave food out for all the time. And as a result some of the others are overeating. It's a catch 22 situation.
Royal canin is a great food for anyonw who want to try it.
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2002
- Messages
- 5
- Purraise
- 0
Nem:
I don't know which one has more corn per say. I do realize that Pro Plan has some corn in it, but for the buck, Pro Plan was cheaper, and the way the ingredients are arranged isn't always the same as human food, aka the first ingredient on the list doesn't mean thats what is mostly contained in the food, and so on and so forth as you go down the list.
I'd love to elaborate more on this but unfortunatly the other day, I erased all of "my documents" and lost over 7 months of nutrition research and the new list of cat food comparisons which I just made
I don't know which one has more corn per say. I do realize that Pro Plan has some corn in it, but for the buck, Pro Plan was cheaper, and the way the ingredients are arranged isn't always the same as human food, aka the first ingredient on the list doesn't mean thats what is mostly contained in the food, and so on and so forth as you go down the list.
I'd love to elaborate more on this but unfortunatly the other day, I erased all of "my documents" and lost over 7 months of nutrition research and the new list of cat food comparisons which I just made
With the ingredients being listed in descending order by weight chicken may weigh more before the moisture is removed putting it at the top of the list but once the water is removed from the chicken in the Pro Plan it probably brings it down lower on the list bringing corn gluten meal higher. With chicken meal (as in the Royal Canin)the water is already removed which is why I was thinking that the Pro Plan may have more corn in it. It was just a thought.
P.S. Im very sorry to hear that you lost all of your documents, especially 7 months worth. I had this happen to me before and it really sucked.
I was feeding my two cats Royal Canin(Senior)I had just recently changed over to Bench and Field.They have a new brand out called Holistic Natural Feline.I'm into herbal and holistic care for animals and it sickens me to see all the bad stuff they put in cat foods.I have a website where I put information on different diseases and how and what herbs to administer.www.benchandfield.com The ingredients in the holistic natural feline are very good.
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2002
- Messages
- 5
- Purraise
- 0
Im confused on what you mean by this? The link that you posted
Practical Feline Nutrition states "Legally, ingredients must be listed in decreasing order of weight."
Out of curiousity, may I ask what you feed?
Thanks for the links also.
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2002
- Messages
- 5
- Purraise
- 0
Happy to help, and to learn, myself.....Originally posted by nern
>Im confused on what you mean by this? The link that you posted
>Practical Feline Nutrition states "Legally, ingredients must >be listed in decreasing order of weight."
They know better than I do, so I guess my assumptions are incorrect, however, they do happen to end up in the same positions on all the different labels, which is what has counted for me.
>Out of curiousity, may I ask what you feed?
Our diabetic cat is getting a small portion of Purina DM, 57% protein, and the rest is Royal Canin Slim 57. We had to move him gradually to the Purina as the richness was a problem for him, and he also put back the weight we had managed to get off him when we brought him down off the need for insulin. We are having to balance the high protein diet with the lowest calorie portions we can.
The other two cats are getting whatever they will eat, which is what I see as the garbage Adult Royal Canin, (they like and I am not happy), Eagle Pack, and the one we call "Mr Sensitive and Fussy", with regard to his food, naturally gets Royal Canin Sensitive and Fussy -- at his adamant request when he is in the mood. The other cat has renal lymphosarcoma, (about 3 or 4 more months prognosis). Both of those boys also get a small portion of Fancy Feast, (what our vet calls McDonald's food), as a control to keep them close to home at predictable times. We have tried mixing healthier foods into the Fancy Feast, however, as one cat has little time left, we feel we can't ruin his enjoyment of junk food, which is better for his weak kidneys, anyway.
By the way, Eagle Pack is rejected in some circles as well, as it has alfalfa in it along with chicory and cranberry, all of which are suspect, according to the purists.
>Thanks for the links also.
Pat and all the boys
This is a very timely and interesting thread. I have three cats, one of which has only been with me for the last two months, the other two are now three years old and have been with me since kittens.
I have fed the adults virtually all the premium food I can get here such as Iams and Science Diets and they were constantly throwing up, I even tried the science diet Hairball formula and that seemed to make it even worst. I decided to try the Royal Canin about 8 months ago and we haven't barfed since. The only problem now is that the new girl was a feral and she eats the stuff like there is no tomorrow, she has ballooned in two months. I'm thinking of maybe trying the Royal Canin Slim, as all the cats are indoor cats and don't get enough exercise. It really has been the best food I've tried so far, and after reading this tread the "overweight' issue now makes sense. It's really great food.
Munchie
I have fed the adults virtually all the premium food I can get here such as Iams and Science Diets and they were constantly throwing up, I even tried the science diet Hairball formula and that seemed to make it even worst. I decided to try the Royal Canin about 8 months ago and we haven't barfed since. The only problem now is that the new girl was a feral and she eats the stuff like there is no tomorrow, she has ballooned in two months. I'm thinking of maybe trying the Royal Canin Slim, as all the cats are indoor cats and don't get enough exercise. It really has been the best food I've tried so far, and after reading this tread the "overweight' issue now makes sense. It's really great food.
Munchie
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2002
- Messages
- 5
- Purraise
- 0
Nern: Yeah, thats the other real down side to any dry food is after its cooked there isn't much of the good products such as meat to be had. But if anyone takes enough time to dive into nutrition research you'll pretty much learn that every food has is bad quirks.
All the more reason why someday I think I'll turn to a RAW diet.
DiabeticCats: I think I'm actually on that CatWell list, I'm aware that Pro Plan isn't a 'great' food, but much better than some, unfortunatly only a few days after I started my cats on Pro Plan did I start hearing people say that its a horrible food and has caused many problems, I still don't know what these are, no one has been able to tell me! Its all just hear say. So perhaps I will ask the CatWell group.
Traditionally I would have never considered Pro Plan, the 2 top ones I wanted to try cost to much, the next 2 I could not find in an area near me. I would have to pay at least $5+ extra to have it shipped to me. I stayed up all night long racking my brain with comparisons between many foods to single out which was the best one I could get my hands on, and could afford. (course thats the chart thats all gone now, *shoots herself in the foot*)
I also did the same exact thing with ferret food, DOH!
All the more reason why someday I think I'll turn to a RAW diet.
DiabeticCats: I think I'm actually on that CatWell list, I'm aware that Pro Plan isn't a 'great' food, but much better than some, unfortunatly only a few days after I started my cats on Pro Plan did I start hearing people say that its a horrible food and has caused many problems, I still don't know what these are, no one has been able to tell me! Its all just hear say. So perhaps I will ask the CatWell group.
Traditionally I would have never considered Pro Plan, the 2 top ones I wanted to try cost to much, the next 2 I could not find in an area near me. I would have to pay at least $5+ extra to have it shipped to me. I stayed up all night long racking my brain with comparisons between many foods to single out which was the best one I could get my hands on, and could afford. (course thats the chart thats all gone now, *shoots herself in the foot*)
I also did the same exact thing with ferret food, DOH!
