Hi all!
I've been using this site for research purposes for quite a while and am hoping you can help me find a decent poultry-based wet food for my two cats. Here's some info on them:
- Isaac is five years old and at the last vet visit I was told he was overweight. He is completely blind, so doesn't get around as much on his own so I'm working on a healthier diet for him and trying to get him to exercise more using playtime, more perches and cat trees around the house, etc.
- Karin is four years old and the vet is happy with her weight, but she seems to be allergic/sensitive to chicken. I never had this confirmed by a vet, but she used to have a sort of wheezing fit every few weeks which has almost disappeared since I removed chicken from her diet (I've seen it happen maybe 2-3 times in the two years since I stopped feeding them chicken).
I do a wet food rotation with poultry (turkey and duck as approximately 66.67% of their weekly meals), seafood (salmon currently as approximately 19.05% of their weekly meals), and what I call "boutique protein" which I switch out every month or two (currently lamb as approximately 14.29% of their weekly meals but rabbit will be my next protein worked into the rotation).
Currently I'm using Wellness CORE Natural Grain Free Turkey & Duck Pate Canned Cat Food, but I'm not particularly happy with it. Nothing against the food and my cats enjoy it, but I'm not a fan of the calories (215 kcal/5.5-oz can, 107 kcal/serving since I split the can in half throughout the day) or the calorie breakout (38% protein, 57% fat, 5% carbs). With that in mind, I'm hoping you all can suggest some foods that meet all/most of the following:
Thanks so much in advance!
Tia
I've been using this site for research purposes for quite a while and am hoping you can help me find a decent poultry-based wet food for my two cats. Here's some info on them:
- Isaac is five years old and at the last vet visit I was told he was overweight. He is completely blind, so doesn't get around as much on his own so I'm working on a healthier diet for him and trying to get him to exercise more using playtime, more perches and cat trees around the house, etc.
- Karin is four years old and the vet is happy with her weight, but she seems to be allergic/sensitive to chicken. I never had this confirmed by a vet, but she used to have a sort of wheezing fit every few weeks which has almost disappeared since I removed chicken from her diet (I've seen it happen maybe 2-3 times in the two years since I stopped feeding them chicken).
I do a wet food rotation with poultry (turkey and duck as approximately 66.67% of their weekly meals), seafood (salmon currently as approximately 19.05% of their weekly meals), and what I call "boutique protein" which I switch out every month or two (currently lamb as approximately 14.29% of their weekly meals but rabbit will be my next protein worked into the rotation).
Currently I'm using Wellness CORE Natural Grain Free Turkey & Duck Pate Canned Cat Food, but I'm not particularly happy with it. Nothing against the food and my cats enjoy it, but I'm not a fan of the calories (215 kcal/5.5-oz can, 107 kcal/serving since I split the can in half throughout the day) or the calorie breakout (38% protein, 57% fat, 5% carbs). With that in mind, I'm hoping you all can suggest some foods that meet all/most of the following:
- No chicken, chicken meal, meat by-products (absolute must have)
- Protein at or above 50%, fat between 20-40%, and carbs at 0% as possible
- Relatively low calories or at least lower than the above calorie breakout
- No or as few vegetables/fillers as possible
- No or as few "gums" as possible
- Within roughly the same price range ($0.40-$0.50/oz)
Thanks so much in advance!
Tia