My two have been on Before Grain for quite a while now and unfortunately they were doing much better on Felidae. Both have looser stool and are shedding much more. I want to find something else that they will do well on. I am very sad to stop feeding this because it is grain free but I guess their bodies disagree.
I'm having trouble finding an affordable food that has no fish, so my first question is; just how bad is fish? I have three foods I'm looking at, two have fish and one does not, none are grain free.
food #1:
Chicken, Chicken meal, brown rice, rice, chicken fat, natural flavors, sunflower oil, flaxseed, Vitamins, Potassium Chloride, Minerals, taurine, DL methionine, Rosemary Extract.
Crude Protein (min): 36 %
Crude Fat (min): 16 %
Crude Fiber (max): 1.5 %
Moisture (max): 10 %
Vitamin E (min): 300 IU/kg
Taurine (min): 0.1 %
Magnesium (max): 0.12 %
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min): 0.25 %
Food #2:
Chicken meal, peas, sweet potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potato protein, roasted venison, smoked salmon, natural flavor, ocean fish meal, methionine, taurine, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
Crude Protein: 42.0% Minimum
Crude Fat: 18.0% Minimum
Crude Fiber: 3.0% Maximum
Moisture: 10.0% Maximum
Zinc: 120 mg/kg Minimum
Selenium: 0.4 mg/kg Minimum
Vitamin E: 150 IU/kg Minimum
Taurine: 0.15% Minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids *: 2.8% Minimum
Omega-3 Fatty Acids *: 0.3% Minimum
Food #3:
Turkey, Chicken Meal, Chicken, Potatoes, Egg, Barley, Chicken Fat, Rice, Herring, Sunflower Oil, Apples, Carrots, Lactose-Free Milk, Herring Oil, Taurine, Potassium Chloride, Alfalfa Sprouts, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, DL Methionine, Choline Chloride, Vitamins/Minerals
Crude Protein (min): 36 %
Crude Fat (min): 20 %
Crude Fiber (max): 2.5 %
Moisture (max): 10 %
Linoleic Acid (Omega-6 Fatty Acid) (min): 3.6 %
Vitamin E (min): 300 IU/kg
Taurine (min): 0.3 %
Magnesium (max): 0.1 %
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min): 0.35 %
Total Microorganisms (min): 90,000,000 CFU/lb
So what do you like the best and why? I know two of the foods say "vitamins" and "minerals" so if you'd like a list of what those are I think I can get them.
This is the food they did really well on: http://www.canidae.com/cats/cat_and_kitten/dry2.html
This is what they are doing poorly on: http://www.beforegrain.com/
I'm having trouble finding an affordable food that has no fish, so my first question is; just how bad is fish? I have three foods I'm looking at, two have fish and one does not, none are grain free.
food #1:
Chicken, Chicken meal, brown rice, rice, chicken fat, natural flavors, sunflower oil, flaxseed, Vitamins, Potassium Chloride, Minerals, taurine, DL methionine, Rosemary Extract.
Crude Protein (min): 36 %
Crude Fat (min): 16 %
Crude Fiber (max): 1.5 %
Moisture (max): 10 %
Vitamin E (min): 300 IU/kg
Taurine (min): 0.1 %
Magnesium (max): 0.12 %
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min): 0.25 %
Food #2:
Chicken meal, peas, sweet potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potato protein, roasted venison, smoked salmon, natural flavor, ocean fish meal, methionine, taurine, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
Crude Protein: 42.0% Minimum
Crude Fat: 18.0% Minimum
Crude Fiber: 3.0% Maximum
Moisture: 10.0% Maximum
Zinc: 120 mg/kg Minimum
Selenium: 0.4 mg/kg Minimum
Vitamin E: 150 IU/kg Minimum
Taurine: 0.15% Minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids *: 2.8% Minimum
Omega-3 Fatty Acids *: 0.3% Minimum
Food #3:
Turkey, Chicken Meal, Chicken, Potatoes, Egg, Barley, Chicken Fat, Rice, Herring, Sunflower Oil, Apples, Carrots, Lactose-Free Milk, Herring Oil, Taurine, Potassium Chloride, Alfalfa Sprouts, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, DL Methionine, Choline Chloride, Vitamins/Minerals
Crude Protein (min): 36 %
Crude Fat (min): 20 %
Crude Fiber (max): 2.5 %
Moisture (max): 10 %
Linoleic Acid (Omega-6 Fatty Acid) (min): 3.6 %
Vitamin E (min): 300 IU/kg
Taurine (min): 0.3 %
Magnesium (max): 0.1 %
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min): 0.35 %
Total Microorganisms (min): 90,000,000 CFU/lb
So what do you like the best and why? I know two of the foods say "vitamins" and "minerals" so if you'd like a list of what those are I think I can get them.
This is the food they did really well on: http://www.canidae.com/cats/cat_and_kitten/dry2.html
This is what they are doing poorly on: http://www.beforegrain.com/