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Is there a special place on the Dr. Elsey's website to request samples, or are you all doing that through their Contact page?

This chart has been very helpful to me: Dry Food Comparison Chart | Zero Carb and Grain Free Cat Food As you can see, 40% protein is actually pretty low! There are several better choices. I settled on Nature's Variety Ultimate Protein, which my cat loves. However, now she only has about 1/8...

She's adorable! I did a little reading up on this when I adopted Rani (picture to left) almost a year ago. She had also been rescued off the street at a few months of age. I learned at the time that true Russian Blue purebreds have green eyes (Rani's are gold) and there are a few other...

I switched my cat from dry whatever-was-available at the shelter to Nature's Variety 'Ultimate Protein', which is very low carb and she likes it. I got her a water fountain too. Then when I had her on regular scheduled meals I introduced her to canned high-protein low-carb food, which she stuck...

I also use Dr. Elsey's. Clumps very well, almost no dust, easy to clean. I tried to get my cat to use the pellets that come with the TidyCats "Breeze" system, but she wouldn't have anything to do with them. :tabbycat:

I also love having my cat sleep on the bed with me... but being retired, I have no desire to get up early. From Rani's first day with me, she doesn't get fed right away when I get up, so she doesn't associate the two. If i get up at 8, she doesn't get fed until I go to the kitchen for my 2nd cup...

My cat was on free-feeding of dry cheap stuff when I got her in February so I transitioned her over to scheduled feedings of NVI Ultimate Protein. Now, she has one 5.5 oz can of high protein canned food during the day, and a small amount - around 1/8 cup - of the UP at night. This adds up to...

Thank you!

@Ardina -- my experience was similar. I had pretty much given up trying to transition my 1 year old to canned. And then one day she just refused to eat the dry food and kept crying until I pulled out some of the canned food in desperation. Then she was a happy cat! We still went through some...

Would you share which website that is? I've only found ones that sell by the case only. Thanks!

I ran up against the same questions when I switched my young cat to a wet diet. The way I've finally worked it out is to feed one 5.5 ounce can per day split over 2 feedings, and then balance out the difference with small amounts of a high-protein, high-calorie, low-carb dry food. (I use...

Oh yes, they're very particular about WHAT to fetch! My cat has a favorite stuffed mouse covered with suede-like grey fabric, and that's the only one she will fetch. It's so worn and tattered it's lost its tail and the ears are almost gone. She has a tendency to lose it now and then, so I got 3...

That's just about exactly what I'm doing. A 5 or 5.5 oz can of grain-free high-protein food split between breakfast and supper, then about 1/8 to 1/4 cup of Nature's Variety Ultimate Protein overnight, depending on the calorie content of her canned variety for the day, which she doesn't often...

According to this chart -- Dry Food Comparison Chart | Zero Carb and Grain Free Cat Food -- Nature's Variety ranks very high among the high-protein, low-carb dry cat foods. They show 47% protein, which is close to the highest, Young Again, at 52%. There are so many different ways of calculating...

My cat was stuck on Merrick Purrfect Bistro Chicken pate. Turned her nose up at everything else. I keep trying new things on her, using all the tricks I've read about here, because of the reasons listed above. Finally, as of yesterday, she also relishes the Wellness Core Chicken & Chicken Liver...