Hi all!
I know there have been a few discussions about what you feed your dogs, but I couldn't find anything about what you all feed your cats. I am switching my 2 yr old cat, Taz, to a grain free diet. After some research on feline nutrition I found that cats are different than dogs in that they are carnivores, while dogs are omnivores (I really had no idea). It bothers me that their foods are formulated nearly the same.
At first I wanted to eliminated any corn products, and then after thinking about it I decided the elimination of all grain is what I'd like to try. Who knew that it would be SO hard to find cat foods without grain! No wonder cats are so obese these days-their bodies just can't metabolize what we give them, especially with the lack of exercise.
Today I took a trip to PetCo and decided to try out Nature's Recipe Chicken and Potato Recipe w/hairball control.
There are no added fillers, meat by-product meals, grains, or preservatives.
Here are some of the ingredients, in order: chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, potatoes, peas, fishmeal, poultry fat, cellulose, natural flavor, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, potassium chloride salt, choline chloride, vitamins, niacin supplement, inositol, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, and so on....
It's 40% crude protein, 15% crude fat, 7% crude fiber, 10% moisture
Is there anything that jumps out at you that I should try to steer clear of in the future? Taz is free fed and 5.4 lbs. She has tested positive for feline herpes and calicivirus. For a while we thought she wasn't going to make it, but I think we are in the clear now-it's been about 4 months since she had a relapse. I just want to make sure I keep her as healthy as possible so I can keep her around as long as possible.
Here is my "baby" taking a little snooze with Grandpa
I know there have been a few discussions about what you feed your dogs, but I couldn't find anything about what you all feed your cats. I am switching my 2 yr old cat, Taz, to a grain free diet. After some research on feline nutrition I found that cats are different than dogs in that they are carnivores, while dogs are omnivores (I really had no idea). It bothers me that their foods are formulated nearly the same.
At first I wanted to eliminated any corn products, and then after thinking about it I decided the elimination of all grain is what I'd like to try. Who knew that it would be SO hard to find cat foods without grain! No wonder cats are so obese these days-their bodies just can't metabolize what we give them, especially with the lack of exercise.
Today I took a trip to PetCo and decided to try out Nature's Recipe Chicken and Potato Recipe w/hairball control.
There are no added fillers, meat by-product meals, grains, or preservatives.
Here are some of the ingredients, in order: chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, potatoes, peas, fishmeal, poultry fat, cellulose, natural flavor, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, potassium chloride salt, choline chloride, vitamins, niacin supplement, inositol, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, and so on....
It's 40% crude protein, 15% crude fat, 7% crude fiber, 10% moisture
Is there anything that jumps out at you that I should try to steer clear of in the future? Taz is free fed and 5.4 lbs. She has tested positive for feline herpes and calicivirus. For a while we thought she wasn't going to make it, but I think we are in the clear now-it's been about 4 months since she had a relapse. I just want to make sure I keep her as healthy as possible so I can keep her around as long as possible.
Here is my "baby" taking a little snooze with Grandpa