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Nutro equivalent- cats
I recently got a new cat and her previous owners were feeding her whiskas. I definitely want to upgrade because I don't think whiskas is the most nutritionally sound stuff. The last time I had cats, a few years ago, I always fed them Nutro, but learned that it's been recalled (since I can't find it anywhere).
In the meantime I got some science diet kitten (cat is about a year old but is underweight). Are there advantages/disadvantages to either? Whenever Nutro comes back out, I don't know if I want to make another food change. |
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Cats are obligate carnivores. That means they MUST eat meat. This food is full of corn, wheat, and rice, (with around 36% calories from carbohydrates) and the meat that it does contain are by-products (discarded waste from the human food-industry). It also contains some nasty preservatives thought to be carcinogenic (BHA/BHT and ethoxyquin), as well food colouring to make the unappealing grey pulp more appealing to humans - cats don't care what colour their food is. Definitely stay far far away from this "food" . Quote:
Here are the ingredients for Science Diet Kitten: At least there is a named meat source as the first ingredient, but there are still too many grains. Carbohydrates are 21% of calories. Cats should be eating less than 10% carbs. Ingredients for Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Kitten: Carbs are again much too high at 31% of calories. Yeast is a common feline allergen, and dried beet pulp and oat fiber are cheap fillers used to firm up cat poop. Wet food and only wet food. There are some decent canned foods on the market, or else you could do some research into a raw food diet, which is the ultimate if done correctly. You can read more here about why wet food is the way to go, and how to make balanced raw meals for your kitty: http://www.catinfo.org/ For canned, some good choices are Wellness, Nature's Variety, Innova EVO, By Nature, ZiwiPeak, Evanger's, Merrick...... You won't find any of these brands at a grocery store. There's a link here to some of the websites where you might be able to find a store locator: http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread....ain#post819891
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It seems like wet food is the new "shift" in cat food... back in the 90s it seemed like everyone thought wet food was bad/made your cat fat. Also, what about the benefits of dry food to keeping teeth clean?
Not that we should all follow cat food "trends," whether they are right or not. The cat is underweight so I was considering getting wet food (but if you say this, the fact that it makes cats put on weight, may be a misconception). |
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http://www.littlebigcat.com/?action=...dcleantheteeth http://home.ivillage.com/pets/cats/0,,p8ds,00.html Your cat (what's her name, by the way?) may be better able to utilize the higher protein of wet food and would gain an appropriate amount of muscle tone, instead of just fat.
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I got some wellness cans today, so I'll probably try introducing that gradually.
And, the cat's name is Panties... named by previous owners, not me! |
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