I just got back from the vet where the girls had their annual checkup. Here's how they checked out:
Belle: Good weight (9-ish lbs), some tartar build up (but not enough for a dental at this point), sensitive stomach (hasn't done well with any foods with grain - her poop gets soft and sticks to her fur and she ends up scooting on my carpet - and can't have even a small taste of milk - she will throw up immediately).
Delilah: Chunky (14-ish lbs), tartar build up in need of dental
I currently feed Orijen (free-feed - they go through about 1/2 cup a day between the two of them), and Friskies Chicken Dinner Pate (1/2 can shared two times a day). The vet expressed concern about the Orijen - that it is too high in protein for long term feeding of adult cats and could cause damage to kidneys, etc.
So, considering the tartar, Delilah's weight, and Belle's sensitive tummy, the vet recommended changing from the Orijen to Hills Healthy Advantage. Well, I know enough about cat food to smile, nod, say we'll consider it, and ask for an ingredients list (which I actually didn't get - the pamphlet I got doesn't have the ingredients on it, but I found it hidden online).
Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Pork Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Powdered
Cellulose, Brewers Rice, Chicken Liver Flavour, Soybean Oil, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Flaxseed, Calcium Sulfate, Iodized Salt,
Vitamin E Supplement, DL-Methionine, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine
Supplement), Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Carnitine, Mononitrate, Vitamin A, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3
I'm 100% not impressed by the ingredients - although I am starting to think that maybe a change is in order given what the vet said about protein.
1) Does anyone use this food?
2) Any suggestions on foods that may be better for BOTH my girls? (All wet is not really an option, Friskies is the only wet food we could get them to consistently eat, and raw is definitely not an option).
Belle: Good weight (9-ish lbs), some tartar build up (but not enough for a dental at this point), sensitive stomach (hasn't done well with any foods with grain - her poop gets soft and sticks to her fur and she ends up scooting on my carpet - and can't have even a small taste of milk - she will throw up immediately).
Delilah: Chunky (14-ish lbs), tartar build up in need of dental
I currently feed Orijen (free-feed - they go through about 1/2 cup a day between the two of them), and Friskies Chicken Dinner Pate (1/2 can shared two times a day). The vet expressed concern about the Orijen - that it is too high in protein for long term feeding of adult cats and could cause damage to kidneys, etc.
So, considering the tartar, Delilah's weight, and Belle's sensitive tummy, the vet recommended changing from the Orijen to Hills Healthy Advantage. Well, I know enough about cat food to smile, nod, say we'll consider it, and ask for an ingredients list (which I actually didn't get - the pamphlet I got doesn't have the ingredients on it, but I found it hidden online).
Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Pork Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Powdered
Cellulose, Brewers Rice, Chicken Liver Flavour, Soybean Oil, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Flaxseed, Calcium Sulfate, Iodized Salt,
Vitamin E Supplement, DL-Methionine, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine
Supplement), Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Carnitine, Mononitrate, Vitamin A, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3
I'm 100% not impressed by the ingredients - although I am starting to think that maybe a change is in order given what the vet said about protein.
1) Does anyone use this food?
2) Any suggestions on foods that may be better for BOTH my girls? (All wet is not really an option, Friskies is the only wet food we could get them to consistently eat, and raw is definitely not an option).