A question about cat food

For my cats I've been buying Special Kitty (available at Walmart) for some time now. Never had a problem. (Except I do stick with the original flavor. Giving them a different flavor caused a similar reaction as to that of switching brands of food). Other brands I've used over the years include Alley Cat, and Meow Mix. Alley Cat was very cheap, but I only found it in smaller bags.

You need to buy a type of cat food that is formulated for your cat's level of activity and situation. For example, indoor cats don't necessarily need the same amount of certain nutrients as outdoor cats. There are also age, weight, and health specific foods. As far as brands go, most are basically the same. Just look at the ingredients, and if you can pronounce the first few ingredients, then you should be fine. As long as the food has taurine and other essential ingredients, the food does its job.

I use Dad's Indoor Cat food in the light green bag. My cats have eaten that ever since I got them. The only thing that is most important is that you stay with the same brand of cat food and not switch brands, IE, whatevers on sale. Cats tummies are very sensitive and tend to get upset if their brand is switched. So if you plan to switch, your best bet is to mix the Purina with whatever brand you decide to buy, and slowly switch over to the new stuff. I hope this helps you!

No, some of the "hype" should be paid attention to. You must read the ingredients on the food that you give your pets. I am really puzzled sometimes on why people won't splurge on a food with better ingredients that would be healthier for their cat. We really can't control what a cat that we adopted genetically inherits that may shorten their life or cause them to live a very long one, but we do have control of what outside factors contribute to a cat either living as long as it can or having health problems that will shorten its life or decrease the quality of it. There are many foods that are laced with chemicals and unnecessary ingredients not to make it tastier or more healthy for our cats and dogs, but to appeal to US to make us want to buy it. Funky colors, cute shapes, and even foods that are meant to look like steak, etc. Think of it this way, if a food that you determine is much better for your cat costs $10 and lasts a month, isn't your kitty's life woth 34 cents a day? Or if its a $20 bag of food, is your cat's life not worth 70 cents a day. If you don't think you can afford it, break it down and put that many cents away each day and you'll be able to afford the next bag of food. I am not saying the most expensive food is necessarily best, but take some time and look at things you can order online, or get at the feed store or pet store instead of looking at just what's at the grocery store and you can probably get a food that is comparable or just a bit higher price that you can get and do better by your cat.

I was also worried about the same thing but I use Purina indoor formula and my kitties are just fine.

Feeding them what they will eat is for the most part the best thing you can do, it means it agrees with them. It is best to give them some variety, I give a couple cans of wet food a week, an extra $2 a month is no big deal, also buying a large bag, like the 20 pounder is a good money saver. I have one cat who goes through a bag of it every 2 months give or take. i pay $8 to $9 at petsmart for it and save a buck or two off everywhere else. One of the best things you can do for their diet is to grow cat grass. It doesn't have to be a big thing of it I use a long squat planter because he can't tip it over. It provides a lot of vitamins and is especially good for older cats who are prone to UT and Hairball problems.

My husband worked for Kal Kan for several years. They sell under the Whiskas brand of cat food. He told me that they formulate their own mixture there with U.S.A. ingredients, so you won't have to worry about the imported garbage. The formula is checked by their labs constantly by the numbered batches to get the highest quality food for your pet. It's packed with more vitamins and minerals than you would ever get in "human food" and you can feel safe feeding your furry friends. Also, for your peace of mind, pet food manufacturing facilities are held to higher cleanliness standards than many food processing plants.

I feed my cats Pet Promise that Petco sells. petpromiseinc.com Lil more expensive than the Purina O.N.E. I used to feed them but it's a better food.

It seems a long time I never feed cat any more. That was in my childhood,while my family had a cat, which had given birth to 7 little cats once a time.It is really unforgettable. I haven't heard those cats food brands you mentioned.I just remember foods we fed to our cats were leftovers.Of course,fishes would provide to them ever and agah.I don't think our cats are unhealthy.The mother cat live a long time and had many baby cats until it was stolen one day.We can never find it back. So in my opinion,brand of cats food is not as much important as you worried.

I buy the Special Kitty Indoor Formula for my four cats. I've tried giving them other kinds of cat food but they end up throwing up more. I've also noticed that they don't cough up as many furballs also. The medium sized bags that are $5 or $6 lasts my cats for 2 to 3 weeks. As far as the cat grass goes my cats don't seem to like it for some reason.

I use the meow mix indoor formula for my cats. It seems to work really well and it's not that expensive. They also have a kitten formula as well.