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So confused! What do I feed my kittens?
Before I brought home my kittens, I did a considerable amount of research and decided that I would feed my little guys Orijens cat food and Taste of the Wild (breeder recommended it) It sounded like healthy stuff plus it received a number of great reviews.
Well, I just returned from my vet where one of my little guys had to get his anal glands expressed. The vet asked what I was feeding, I told him and he cautioned me. He said that I should be feeding them Hill's, Royal Canin or Medi. He said that Orijiens is being brought to court for their claims and that my kitties may end up with a variety of illnesses. Now, my cat Ares was fed Hill's for years and I wasn't too pleased with it. What do I do? I want the best for my kittens. I read one thing on the internet and then I hear another thing from my vet. |
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Your vet has a vested interest in those foods he recommended. He makes money every time someone buys it from his office.
Our cat guru, sugarcatmom, recommends reading these sites. http://www.catinfo.org/ http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm Hopefully it will help.
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Thanks for the information.
I just feel so conflicted between trusting my vet and everything I've read off the net. I don't like the foods he's recommending. Regarding the lawsuit, he stated that he just returned from a vet conference and that Orijen was being sued for false advertising on their food label. He gave me some material (created by Hill's) analysing the Orijen label - that sweet potato has higher carbs than corn and that there is actually corn in the food - it's called "zea mays". Looking at the label on the bag, it states "zea mays". So frustrating and so confusing. All I want is the best for my guys. There's just so much conflicting material out there. |
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Check some of the old threads for zea mays. It has been discussed before and if I remember correctly the response directly from the company was that Zea mays is a corn silk , the fine hairs in the corn and apparently not considered a protein.
I personally feed Orijen and my guy loves it alot!! Cindy
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I foster kittens for my local humane society and when I compare my foster kittens who eat mainly raw, with one meal of kitten wellness, canned daily have a HUGE DIFFERENCE in their muscle mass than kittens who eat Royal Canin . I mean it is blatantly obvious.
Instinct, Organics by Nature, Wellness, grain free and Fromms, 4 starr grain free, are the best cat foods I have found so far (Raw being the best of course).
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