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Hey guys, I've been feeding my ragdoll kitten royal canin kitten dry as her dry food. The breeder recommends it, and feeds all her cats RC (but she def. has some kind of promotional deal with them as she advertises it on her site). She said to us that cats need the grains in their dry food for the fiber (???). She's a wonderful breeder, her cats are beautiful and healthy, she's super nice, her place is incredibly clean, and her cats always wins top awards at every show. She also has a very rigorous process for anyone wanting to adopt her kittens, so I know she cares about her kittens.
However, after reading TCS and about cat nutrition, RC's ingredients seem kind of awful... It's a lot of brewer's rice, corn gluten meal etc, and when I read the ingredients for foods like Orijen where the first 10 ingredients are whole animals, I want to switch.
However, my fiance says that he's doing well on RC, the breeder uses RC, and we shouldn't fix what isn't broken. I've also read good reviews on RC despite their poor ingredients. The price is a bit higher for Orijen here (Canada), but if I buy the larger packages, the price almost evens out. However, he also argues that having a large bag of food open for 2-3 months is not good.
Is it worth the effort to switch dry foods on him? Should I buy Orijen and feed it as a treat? Do I stick to RC because it's definitely easier to get as Orijen is only sold in small stores here?
*Note: I know I should feed him all wet etc., he has a variety of wet foods, but we need dry as well since we go away on weekends and we leave it out for him to graze on as he's still growing.
Anyone in Canada have any comments because a lot of the recommended or higher end brands are not as easily obtainable than the US (grr jealous).
However, after reading TCS and about cat nutrition, RC's ingredients seem kind of awful... It's a lot of brewer's rice, corn gluten meal etc, and when I read the ingredients for foods like Orijen where the first 10 ingredients are whole animals, I want to switch.
However, my fiance says that he's doing well on RC, the breeder uses RC, and we shouldn't fix what isn't broken. I've also read good reviews on RC despite their poor ingredients. The price is a bit higher for Orijen here (Canada), but if I buy the larger packages, the price almost evens out. However, he also argues that having a large bag of food open for 2-3 months is not good.
Is it worth the effort to switch dry foods on him? Should I buy Orijen and feed it as a treat? Do I stick to RC because it's definitely easier to get as Orijen is only sold in small stores here?
*Note: I know I should feed him all wet etc., he has a variety of wet foods, but we need dry as well since we go away on weekends and we leave it out for him to graze on as he's still growing.
Anyone in Canada have any comments because a lot of the recommended or higher end brands are not as easily obtainable than the US (grr jealous).