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Wellness Core for Cats
50% protein? Isn't that too much? I just tried a can of the regular Wellness. Has no grains, but it does have potatoes and carrots and such. 10% protein, I don't know what the normal amount in a canned food is - but 50% on the dry? I dunno about that,,,,,
She does like the canned (wow). I hope it's really good for her because it is hard to find a non-junk canned that she will eat! |
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You're talking about the difference between wet and dry weight. I don't know the conversion offhand but the differences in what you quote for protein % are probably not as much as you think, and could even be the same amount. Yes, canned is great for cats, just better quality and more moisture which they all benefit from.
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Canned Wellness is an excellent product, that's great that your kitty likes it. In fact, I'd ditch the dry and feed only canned if I were you. It's just not necessary (and in fact can be harmful) for cats to eat kibble.
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Our cats easily switched to Wellness canned from dry kibble. Their fur has never been so soft, and they are both losing weight. Meeko was 20 lbs in November before being switched from Purina One kibble to ACANA, and then to Origen kibble. My wife said they wouldn't eat canned cat food, but they went nuts over their first canned food meal. Last week they finished off the last of the kibble and are now eating exclusively canned Wellness. I weighed him yesterday at under 16 lbs. I imagine he should likely weigh around 12 lbs and it shouldn't take too long to get there.
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I'm working on getting her onto more canned, and in the meantime upgrading her dry. I'm worried over the protein content in the Core variety - too much damages kidneys.
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Its actually not the protein you need to worry about it's the level of phosphorus. I have done a ton of research on kidney failure because my cat has it and recent studies have shown the protien levels make very little difference in the amount of work the kidney are doing. As long as you are feeding a good high quality protein, are keeping an eye on phosphorus and calcium levels. Unless your cat has a history or levels close to kidneys issues I don't think you need to worry about it.
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Naturaly, she won't even eat it. SIGH. IT was $4/pound! Brat.
Anyway, in case she changes her mind, is this food OK with the phosphorous and such? She is 16 or 17, and I need her to live another 40 years or so For some reason, I find less info on cat food than dog.:sad: |
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Some links for you if you want to do your own research: http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.ph...needcannedfood http://www.catinfo.org/zorans_article.pdf
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u try Evo?
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I'd be happy to recommend some dry foods for the interim, to help you transition to wet. But I was responding to your determination that dry food should be a permanent part of your cat's diet, which is not something I agree with. I understand your frustration, I've been there. My 2 cats ate dry Science Diet Light for most of their lives and because of that, I now have one with diabetes and one that's dead. It took me about a year to eliminate all the dry from the surviving cat's diet, but when I finally did, he lost 2 pounds, his insulin requirements dropped from 4.5 units twice a day to 1.5 units, and even with diabetes, he's healthier than he's ever been (glossy, dandruff free-coat that hardly sheds, amazing energy for a 15 yr old, and his semi-annual lab results are "fabulous"). Yes, I'm preachy. So what. On other forums I belong to, I see again and again the harm that dry food does to cats, and it makes me cry. Of course people will say "ya, but my mom's/cousin's/friend's cat lived to 22 and all it ate was Cat Chow". And George Burn's lived to 100 smoking 10 cigars a day and drinking whisky, that doesn't mean we all should. There's a big difference between a cat "surviving" and "thriving". Personally, I'd vote for thriving.
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Mia, I agree with everyone's comments. Bit, if you want a good kibble to supplement with, I would recommend Orijen.
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LOL, that was a joke about refusing to do canned. I tried and tried to get people to leave the canned food thing alone and couldn't get them to,,,,,,,, that was one of my attempts at steering the conversation back to topic which is, out of dry foods, which I KNOW are 'not good' in general,,,,,,ah, forget it. I've made myself clear, people just can't see it. I wish this forum was moderated. I WILL TRY TO START OVER, JUST FOR FUN: I AM TRANSITIONING TO CANNED. I HAVE READ ALL THE STUFF, I AM ON A MISSION OVER HERE. I WORK FROM HOME AND GET UP FROM MY DESK 14 TIMES A DAY TO DO THE TRICKS THAT GET HER TO EAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF THE (GRAIN-FREE, PREMIUM!) CANNED FOOD. SHE WILL NOT EAT MORE THAN A CERTAIN AMOUNT AT THIS TIME. FOR NOW, JUST FOR NOW, MIND YOU, I HAVE TO FEED SOME DRY AND I'D LIKE IT TO BE THE BEST A DRY FOOD CAN BE,,,,,, DEFICIENT AS ALL DRY FOODS ARE,,,,,,,, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE FAR WORSE THAN OTHERS. |
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