Wet food with no gums besides Tiki Cat or Whole Hearted?

[ramscici]

Hi everyone,

I feed my two cats, Celeste and Ramses, exclusively wet food— just recently cut out dry completely after Ramses got blocked last week, but it was previously only a little at night for snacking.

I know that canned food is best for cats as it has the hydration that they need. Especially for one of my cats with urinary issues, this is very important. However...

my complication is that Celeste is allergic most definitely to guar gum, and likely other thickeners in pates, too. For this reason she does very well on Tiki Cat. Ive also fed limited ingredient Natural Balance as well as LI Whole Hearted. I know that Tiki Cat is mostly fish, though, and that’s not good to feed your cat almost exclusively on. Celeste has also recently gotten picky with chicken which makes it even harder— she seems to only want the Tiki Cat fish.

Has anyone had success with gum free wet food besides Tiki? I would love any suggestions.

 

[LTS3]

Try these TCS threads:

Wet Food Without Carrageenan Or Guar Gum

So I am learning that these two ingredients are popular thickening additives in a lot of wet foods and they are not great options. Do you guys make sure what you feed your cat doesn't have these? I'll admit, my new addition thinks Meow Mix Simple Servings wet food is pretty fantastic, but I...

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Guar Gum and Agar Agar

So it appears Teddy and Finny are sensitive/allergic to turkey, chicken, lamb, and eggs (so far). My options are limited food-wise. They hate Rawz now, I can't find Feline Natural's Venison flavor anymore, and they've never been a fan of beef (so MeatMates is out since that is literally the...

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Grain- & carrageenan-free foods

I made a spreadsheet of foods that are grain- & carrageenan-free for my own reference when I am out shopping, so I just thought I'd share. I only listed foods that are available in a 3 oz. (or close to 3 oz.) size, since I am lazy and dislike dealing with the big 5-5.5 oz. cans (I don't know...

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What are your favorite carrageenan/grain-free wet foods to feed to your cats?

I am going to head to the natural pet food store today and want some ideas on what to stock up on! I want them to be the healthiest possible. She has been trying BFF and Tiki Cat and appears to be a fan of both.

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Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Mendione Free Food?

My 4 cats have been eating Instinct rabbit, and Tiki chicken. It’s been brought to my attention that Tiki started adding mendione to their food. Is there a high quality, toxic-ingredient free canned food out there?? I’m starting to lose hope.

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There's also this chart to use:

Check This Out.... Chart For Cat Food Ingredients

Over the past couple of weeks, @cheeser and I have been working on a cat food ingredient chart that anyone can use to find suitable foods a food sensitive cat can eat or if a particular ingredient is to be avoided for preference reasons, such as no gums. Cheeser already had a personal...

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[Babypinkweeb]

Rawz pate don't have gums I believe. Not sure if every item is like this, but the ones with 96% written on them should be gum free.

 

[Astragal14]

Rawz pate don't have gums I believe. Not sure if every item is like this, but the ones with 96% written on them should be gum free.

Rawz is great! The pates don't have any gums and my gum-sensitive cat loves most of their proteins. Have you tried Tiki Cat After Dark? It's the only gum-free shredded food I've found, and they offer chicken mixed with various other non-fish proteins, maybe that can help your cat eat more non-fish proteins. Here's our list of gum-free favorite pates:

Rawz
Lotus
Hound and Gatos (he only likes a few varieties, though)
Pure Vita
Nutri Source (Pure Vita and Nutri Source have had major production delays the past year, I can only find cases of 12 on their website)

 

[Juniper_Junebug]

In addition to the Rawz pates and Tiki Cat after dark (shredded only, not the pates), I feed my kitty the following gum-free foods:

Feline Natural (lamb)
Ziwi Peak (Mackerel)
Farmina (Wild boar)

My cat refused the Feline Natural at first, but following comments on Chewy, I mixed a tiny bit with her Rawz turkey and gradually increased the proportion over several weeks, and now she loves it on its own. I think it smells funny.

 

[Babypinkweeb]

Rawz is great! The pates don't have any gums and my gum-sensitive cat loves most of their proteins. Have you tried Tiki Cat After Dark? It's the only gum-free shredded food I've found, and they offer chicken mixed with various other non-fish proteins, maybe that can help your cat eat more non-fish proteins. Here's our list of gum-free favorite pates:

Rawz
Lotus
Hound and Gatos (he only likes a few varieties, though)
Pure Vita
Nutri Source (Pure Vita and Nutri Source have had major production delays the past year, I can only find cases of 12 on their website)

Oh did you mean to reply to me or original poster? But yes I agree! My younger cat loves Rawz and seems to have some gum sensitivity so I'll prob stick to Tiki cat and Rawz for him.

Also, PureVita has Agar Agar I believe! I feed the turkey entree pate for my other cat as it's the only wet he will eat consistently.

 

[ramscici]

Thank you so much, everyone, and wow, fabulous list LTS3 ! I didn’t even know it was here, but it’s so helpful, thank you!

I will definitely have to check out Rawz. Havent tried it, but thank you so much. I do feed Tiki Cat After Dark too, I love that one, and I think it has great moisture content too. Celeste can be a little picky about it though, I think she doesn’t like how watered down it is, but I’ve been able to coax her into eating it with treats. Wish there were more brands like Tiki. They are fabulous.