Where can I find the more nutricious (sp) types of food for my cats? We currently use dry (from Costco -Chicken and Rice) plus Friskies wet 1-2x a day.
"Nutritious" is a personal opinion. There is definitely a bigger variety at any pet store you go to, although it may be more expensive. Friskies is not that bad in my opinion.Where can I find the more nutricious (sp) types of food for my cats? We currently use dry (from Costco -Chicken and Rice) plus Friskies wet 1-2x a day."
Rice and brown rice aren't good. They're fillers, and they just take up space where there could be meat. I personally prefer the Friskies pates because the gravies have carrageenan, but it's ok.I just want to make sure I am dong Ok by my babies. They do love the Friskies with gravey. The dry has chicken as it's #1 item. I know not all of it is great, but I amhappy chicken, rice and brown rice are in the top 5 ingedients.
Gravy formulas have more carbs, so I would switch to pate style if possible. There are plenty of places to get better grades of cat food including Petco, Petsmart, independent pet stores, grooming parlors with pet boutiques, and online ordering. You should educate yourself before going in, though, rather than relying on the packaging. Some of the foods can have nice looking labels and be full of carbs.I just want to make sure I am dong Ok by my babies. They do love the Friskies with gravey. The dry has chicken as it's #1 item. I know not all of it is great, but I amhappy chicken, rice and brown rice are in the top 5 ingedients.
Depending on your budget and what is available in your area, there are many good, nutritious foods. Below are some suggestions :Where can I find the more nutricious (sp) types of food for my cats? We currently use dry (from Costco -Chicken and Rice) plus Friskies wet 1-2x a day.
Friskies canned contains rice and carageenan. All canned and dry food formulas will contain some carbs or grains and carbs. That said, I would sooner see brown rice in canned and kibble than say corn, wheat and barley as there is nutritional value in brown rice and it is far more digestible. But the more important issue may be that some studies suggest that brown rice can interfere with taurine levels in cats. If a pet food company has made allowances for this by adding a greater amount of taurine, the risk isn't as great. It just depends on the amount of rice versus taurine in a food.
Rice and brown rice aren't good. They're fillers, and they just take up space where there could be meat. I personally prefer the Friskies pates because the gravies have carrageenan, but it's ok.
The friskies pates don't have carrageenan. Even still, I recommend Fancy Feast over friskies any day.Friskies canned contains rice and carageenan. All canned and dry food formulas will contain some carbs or grains and carbs. That said, I would sooner see brown rice in canned and kibble than say corn, wheat and barley as there is nutritional value in brown rice and it is far more digestible. But the more important issue may be that some studies suggest that brown rice can interfere with taurine levels in cats. If a pet food company has made allowances for this by adding a greater amount of taurine, the risk isn't as great. It just depends on the amount of rice versus taurine in a food?
Is this the dry food that you are feeding : http://petfoodtalk.com/catfoodreviews/kirkland-cat-food/I just want to make sure I am dong Ok by my babies. They do love the Friskies with gravey. The dry has chicken as it's #1 item. I know not all of it is great, but I amhappy chicken, rice and brown rice are in the top 5 ingedients.
Here is the list of ingredients for the Friskies Chicken and Liver Pate, as one example :
The friskies pates don't have carrageenan. Even still, I recommend Fancy Feast over friskies any day.
Oh wow, I didn't see that. Sorry. The words on the can are so small, when I was looking for it on the ingredient list I couldn't see itIngredients
Water sufficient for processing, poultry by-products, meat by-products, liver, fish, chicken, rice, artificial and natural flavors, salt, guar gum, added color, potassium chloride, calcium phosphate, choline chloride, carrageenan, magnesium sulfate, taurine, thiamine mononitrate, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, niacin, sodium nitrite (to promote color retention), copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, Vitamin A supplement, manganese sulfate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, biotin, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, potassium iodide. B-6053
http://www.friskies.com/Cat-Food/Wet-Cat-Food/Classic-Pate-Liver-Chicken-Dinner
I know. Its even worse when trying to read a fancy feast can, or weruva and anything in a 3 ounce can, it seems.
Oh wow, I didn't see that. Sorry. The words on the can are so small, when I was looking for it on the ingredient list I couldn't see it
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