I recently took in my elderly aunt's 13? y/o cat when she had to move away. She's agreed to pay for food, litter, vet bills, etc. It's time to buy more food and I'd like opinions as I have the choice of making changes to the cat's diet.
She was giving the cat 5.5 to 6 oz. of wet food daily (Friskies, Fancy Feast, Sheba, 9 Lives) and I will continue with that.
But she was also feeding several dry foods. There's one I've decided to discontinue once the bag is empty because the cat doesn't particularly care for it. I've listed the three other foods below. I'd like to stick with the Purina One. Not sure about the other two. And there is an unopened bag of Purina Beyond. I'll probably use it and then once it's empty, discontinue that as well. What about the other two foods I've listed (Rachael Ray and Blue Buffalo) are they any good? Is there something else I should feed in place of them? I know the cat really likes the Rachael Ray food.
Purina One Indoor Advantage Adult
Ingredients:
Turkey, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Fish Meal, Dried Yeast, Powdered Cellulose, Soy Protein Isolate, Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Hulls, Animal Liver Flavor, Phosphoric Acid, Caramel Color, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dried Spinach, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Sodium Selenite.
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Indoor Chicken Recipe Grain-Free
Ingredients:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pea Protein, Peas, Tapioca Starch, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Egg Product, Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Flaxseed (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Powdered Cellulose, Natural Flavor, Pea Fiber, Dicalcium Phosphate, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Direct Dehydrated Alfalfa Pellets, Potatoes, Taurine, Dried Chicory Root, Calcium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Vegetable Juice for color, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Blueberries, Cranberries, Barley Grass, Parsley, Turmeric, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Copper Amino Acid Chelate, L-Carnitine, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), L-Lysine, Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin A Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Dried Yeast, Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Aspergillus niger fermentation extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Oil of Rosemary.
Rachael Ray Nutrish Indoor Complete Chicken with Lentils & Salmon
Ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brewer's Rice, Dried Peas, Corn Gluten Meal, Lentils, Poultry Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Flaxseed, Cranberries, Pumpkin, Salmon, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, Caramel (Color), Salt, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Dried Blueberry, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Dandelion, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement.
She was giving the cat 5.5 to 6 oz. of wet food daily (Friskies, Fancy Feast, Sheba, 9 Lives) and I will continue with that.
But she was also feeding several dry foods. There's one I've decided to discontinue once the bag is empty because the cat doesn't particularly care for it. I've listed the three other foods below. I'd like to stick with the Purina One. Not sure about the other two. And there is an unopened bag of Purina Beyond. I'll probably use it and then once it's empty, discontinue that as well. What about the other two foods I've listed (Rachael Ray and Blue Buffalo) are they any good? Is there something else I should feed in place of them? I know the cat really likes the Rachael Ray food.
Purina One Indoor Advantage Adult
Ingredients:
Turkey, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Fish Meal, Dried Yeast, Powdered Cellulose, Soy Protein Isolate, Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Hulls, Animal Liver Flavor, Phosphoric Acid, Caramel Color, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dried Spinach, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Sodium Selenite.
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Indoor Chicken Recipe Grain-Free
Ingredients:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pea Protein, Peas, Tapioca Starch, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Egg Product, Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Flaxseed (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Powdered Cellulose, Natural Flavor, Pea Fiber, Dicalcium Phosphate, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Direct Dehydrated Alfalfa Pellets, Potatoes, Taurine, Dried Chicory Root, Calcium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Vegetable Juice for color, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Blueberries, Cranberries, Barley Grass, Parsley, Turmeric, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Copper Amino Acid Chelate, L-Carnitine, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), L-Lysine, Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin A Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Dried Yeast, Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Aspergillus niger fermentation extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Oil of Rosemary.
Rachael Ray Nutrish Indoor Complete Chicken with Lentils & Salmon
Ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brewer's Rice, Dried Peas, Corn Gluten Meal, Lentils, Poultry Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Flaxseed, Cranberries, Pumpkin, Salmon, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, Caramel (Color), Salt, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Dried Blueberry, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Dandelion, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement.