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I want to piggyback on this thread as to not open one back up. I feed my kitten Blue Buffalo. 1 can a day. Should I feed him more? Is there a better brand? Thanks.
Kittens in general should be fed as much as they want. They need all that food for their growing bodies. Several small meals daily is usually best. How big is the Blue Buffalo can? A 5.5 oz can every day may or may not be enough. Does your kitten meow for more food in between meal times? Adjust the amount of food if needed. There's no one answer as to how much to feed since every kitten is different
I want to piggyback on this thread as to not open one back up. I feed my kitten Blue Buffalo. 1 can a day. Should I feed him more? Is there a better brand? Thanks.
Hound and Gatos Pet Foods manufactures a simple high quality complete and balanced pet food. Simple only in that this pet food is meat and only meat - plus supplements to balance the diet. All meats are USDA inspected and approved. Recently consumers experienced shortages of H & G pet food on store shelves. This shortage led to a discovery that separates this company from many others. The manufacturer told me he struggled to find quality meat sources in the U.S. (or from proved safe country of origin) and refused to purchase imported meat. "ONLY 3% of all imports are inspected by the USDA. That leaves 77% wide open that could be dangerous." This company chose to waive sales and wait until quality meat sourcing was found. Hound & Gatos Pet Foods tests the DNA of pet food batches. Especially in light of recent studies proving some pet foods do not contain the animal proteins stated on the label, this special effort by this company gives consumers assurance they are buying what the label states. 1. All meats are USDA inspected and approved. 2. This company produces a minimal ingredient pet food; perfect for pets with allergies and/or other health issues. 3. Foods are carrageenan free. Effective December 2014, the company will remove all gums from their products. 4. Pet foods are manufactured at Performance Pet - the owner of Hound and Gatos is present at the plant for every batch made.
I think H&G is just a love it or hate it food. Our cats tolerated it for a while, though only the flavors with lamb and chicken, but now they'll only eat about half a can of lamb, if that. They are not easily fooled by toppers or mix-ins! I'm phasing them out. Or might keep a can or two on hand for occasional variety. I wish the cats liked them because they're good foods (they do have gums, though) and the price is reasonable.Wow, no carrageenan and no gums! It's too bad that some kitties don't like H&G. There seem to be several members who have said their kitties refused the food. But I think that if the product has no gums owners might want to try enticing with toppers if there's no interest at first.
So glad to hear they're removing the gums! I'm tired of picking blobs and strings of gooey stuff out of the H&G. It's not a quick process and the cats circle around yelling at me to hurry up! Woe betide she who keeps the feline overlords waiting
If you are not open to a raw or homemade diet than my recommendation would be Hound and Gatos canned food. There are many good websites to reference for reviews but the latest and greatest information comes from Susan Thixton over at truthaboutpetfood. This was the only canned cat food brand which was listed on her recommended list for 2015. Unfortunately for the consumer the supply is not keeping up with the demand for this brand and for good reason. Take a hard look at the quality control measures for this food, its mighty impressive.
There are some proteins currently available but others are hit or miss. Rabbit has virtually dried up and for those owners who have their loves ones with IBD its unfortunate. I currently have an IBD kitty and had to switch over to Addiction Rabbit and Blueberries but unfortunately I just learned that Addiction may have flipped to one of the big private brand labels but I can not 100% confirm this. Addiction Rabbit is also drying up which may reflect the switch but again I can not 100% confirm this.Code:Hound and Gatos Pet Foods manufactures a simple high quality complete and balanced pet food. Simple only in that this pet food is meat and only meat - plus supplements to balance the diet. All meats are USDA inspected and approved. Recently consumers experienced shortages of H & G pet food on store shelves. This shortage led to a discovery that separates this company from many others. The manufacturer told me he struggled to find quality meat sources in the U.S. (or from proved safe country of origin) and refused to purchase imported meat. "ONLY 3% of all imports are inspected by the USDA. That leaves 77% wide open that could be dangerous." This company chose to waive sales and wait until quality meat sourcing was found. Hound & Gatos Pet Foods tests the DNA of pet food batches. Especially in light of recent studies proving some pet foods do not contain the animal proteins stated on the label, this special effort by this company gives consumers assurance they are buying what the label states. 1. All meats are USDA inspected and approved. 2. This company produces a minimal ingredient pet food; perfect for pets with allergies and/or other health issues. 3. Foods are carrageenan free. Effective December 2014, the company will remove all gums from their products. 4. Pet foods are manufactured at Performance Pet - the owner of Hound and Gatos is present at the plant for every batch made.
Anyway I just thought I would throw this bit of information out for those looking for a good food source.
Oops, I missed that about the gums. I wonder if (and hope!) maybe our cats will like the food better without that stuff... I've always thought it might be the (rather gelatinous) texture they don't like. I'll have to watch for a fresh batch at our store, too.
So glad to hear they're removing the gums! I'm tired of picking blobs and strings of gooey stuff out of the H&G. It's not a quick process and the cats circle around yelling at me to hurry up! Woe betide she who keeps the feline overlords waiting
My recent order, received a week ago, still had the gums The pet food retailers must be moving older inventory before shipping out the new stuff. Still waiting impatiently for rabbit to be restocked. We've had to make do with NV Instinct (IBD cat) and Instinct Pride Rockstar Rabbit for the other kitties, who aren't complaining at all. I know which I prefer, though.
It is very frustrating , I know . My cats are super picky with wet food . Have you tried Fancy Feast Classic ? This is the one and only wet food my cats will eat .
The cats won't touch the Wellness canned food. I tried crushing up some of the Iams on the Wellness wet food, but they wouldn't touch it. I have no idea. So how long will cats go without eating before they get hungry enough to eat what you bought them? Wasting a lot of money here trying to figure this stupid cat food thing out and I'm not going to keep buying more.
Actually Fancy Feast is not all bad . It is grain free , low carb , high meat content . I would rather have my cats eat Fancy Feast than no wet food at all ..
Fancy Feast is one of the bad cat foods, but I have tried that in the past and they didn't like that, either. I got Wellness "pate" in the cans, so I'm going to try Wellness chunks or slices next time.
I agree about FF. It's also one of those foods that most cats seem to like. My cats don't like Wellness or Halo. They do like the Merrick pates but nothing else from them. They all love the Soulistic Good Karma and Harvest Sunrise, Nutro Natural Choice minced chicken and sliced turkey and the girls LOVE Pride by Instinct Rockstar's Rabbit. Henry not so much.
Actually Fancy Feast is not all bad . It is grain free , low carb , high meat content . I would rather have my cats eat Fancy Feast than no wet food at all ..
Hopefully you can find something your cats like .
Thank you . Yeah , I tried many many brands of wet food and my cats would not eat any of them . Only FF..
I agree about FF. It's also one of those foods that most cats seem to like. My cats don't like Wellness or Halo. They do like the Merrick pates but nothing else from them. They all love the Soulistic Good Karma and Harvest Sunrise, Nutro Natural Choice minced chicken and sliced turkey and the girls LOVE Pride by Instinct Rockstar's Rabbit. Henry not so much.
Then the law has been laid down
Thank you . Yeah , I tried many many brands of wet food and my cats would not eat any of them . Only FF..
I think instead of buying more Wellness I'll have to try those brands you mentioned. Thanks.
I agree about FF. It's also one of those foods that most cats seem to like. My cats don't like Wellness or Halo. They do like the Merrick pates but nothing else from them. They all love the Soulistic Good Karma and Harvest Sunrise, Nutro Natural Choice minced chicken and sliced turkey and the girls LOVE Pride by Instinct Rockstar's Rabbit. Henry not so much.
You got that right ..
Then the law has been laid down
I think FF gets a bad rap that it really doesn't deserve.
Coupons.com has a coupon right now for $3.50 off 25 single cans of FF at Target. I was in there yesterday and they were running a deal. buy 15 cans and get 1 free I think