Does anyone know if Feringa and Granatapet DeliCatessen are good cat foods?

I'm still new to learning about cat nutrition and I'm doing my best to give my baby the best quality wet food for him. It has been confusing to pick the right food with so many different brands. Last month I started him on Catz Finefood and Animonda Carny. I really liked those brands since they we're grain-free and had high meat content. They also had a lot of good nutrition in them and are complete cat foods. Mew has been doing really well on the grain-free food and he seems to have more energy. It did take him a week or two to adjust to the Pate style of food since he's always been use to eating shredded one's. I wanted to get Mew on Grau as well, but I couldn't last month since it was out of stock on Zooplus so maybe I can let him try it this month. I was wondering if anyone has heard of Feringa or Granatapet DeliCatessen and if they can give me their opinion/experience about it. I also believe they are Grain-Free and Complete Cat foods. I would apprecite any help you can give me or any other recommendations on good quality Complete Grain-Free foods since it's always good to have a variety.

Also I was wondering if anyone knew any good quality Complete Grain-Free shredded brands of cat foods. It's strange, but I noticed all the Complete and Grain-Free cat food's that are good quality are always in the Pate style.

Thank you in advance!

Hello - I live in France, hence use Zooplus and the brands it carries as well.

My 4 cats eat mostly raw ground, but a few times a week they also get canned.

I use Grau (without cereals) and GranataPet. (+ Animonda Carny and Bozita occasionally, and the sachets of Animonda Soup raffiné for my very picky eater)

Granatapet is pate style. They are recommended as being the most balanced and high quality of the canned foods in terms of ca/Pho and meat/offal ratio.

I did try Ferringa, but my cats weren't too impressed 

I have found a very useful document (drawn up by a vet, I think) listing all the cat canned foods available in Europe and the pros and cons of each.

Here is a link to this document (hope it's ok to post that here and not against rules - apologies if it is)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-mMJBQ_r05GdDBEY0pWbURmRE0/edit?pli=1

If not, just PM me and I'll send you a copy via email.

The only complete food that is not pate and that is listed as 'OK' is Bozita - but they have a lot of gravy with their chunks.

Some other very good quality cans are listed, but Zooplus doesn't have them (they are German makes) I have emailed zooplus to ask them if they could get them - maybe if more people email them, we'll get somewhere.

I hope this helps.

Hello,

I live in the Netherlands, so I also use the brands that Zooplus has. Since Europe doesn't carry any of the good brands that are in America, I've been searching for some good one's here. It's wonderful to know that Granatapet is such a good brand with high quality good! I was curious about it since I've never heard about it before until I saw it on Zooplus. I've been thinking about trying Bozita, but I wasn't sure if I should since the Terapacks only come in packages things like Indoor & Sterilised, Diet & Stomach - Sensitive, and Hair & Skin - Sensitive. I'm worried about that since I've tried products that have the brands as Indoor/Sterilised and Diet/Stomach, but my cat always refused to eat those. I might give Ferringa a try since every cat has different taste. I just wanted to make sure it was good quality before I did. WOW! That document you gave me is absolutely incredible! I've been reading it for a few hours and I love how much detail it provides with each brand. Thank you so much for showing me it, I've really needed something like this for so long!Too bad theres nothing about Ferringa though. I'm so glad to know that I made a good decision to go with Catz Finefood and Animonda Carny since they are pretty good foods. I'm really impressed with GranataPet and really want to get some on my next Zooplus order! It's strange how a lot of the best quality cat food brands are from Germany. Too bad Zooplus doesn't have a lot of great German brands that are on the list. I think schmusy might also be a pretty good brand and I might give it a try. I will have to check more into it though to make sure it's good. I also really want to get Grau on my next order. I do see some other good brands I wanted to try, but unfortunately they only come in cans 400 grams or higher which isn't possible for me to get since I only have one cat at the moment. I think I might also try emailing Zooplu to ask if they can get them in stock since they might if a lot of people want it.

It's wonderful there is a list of the wet food brands with wonderful reviews, but too bad there wasn't one with the Dry food. When I first moved here, I didn't know much about cat nutriton and I fed my cat Whiskas. When I found out that Whiskas wasn't good and how bad it was, I switched over to Royal Canin Siamese. I really am dissapointed at the pet food industry because they market foods like Royal Canin, Iams, Pro Plan, Hills, ect to look like super amazing quality food. It's horrible because not only are those brands more expensive than good quality brands, but they fool people into buying those brands because they think they are giving their animal the best quality food when it is hardly better than Whiskas. I was looking into getting a band called Taste of the Wild, but I heard it's also not a really good brand. I heard Orijen is the best dry food brand, but it is also pretty expensive and you don't get as much food. Have you ever heard of the dry food brand Applaws? I know the wet food isn't complete, but I know the dry food is. I think it looks like a good quality food, but then again I'm not sure because I also thought Royal Canin and Taste of the Wild we're really good brands. I would really appreciate you're opinion Thank you so much for the help!

Glad the document was of help - it certainly enlightened me when I found it.

Before switching to raw food 10 months ago, I was feeding my cats part canned and part Royal Canin vet care neutered dry food and Hills, and sometimes Applaws (they didn't like it), Orijen (they vomited and didn't like it, perhaps because of the very high protein content) and the Sanabelle (the only "no grain" brand I could find at the time), but the more I read about dry kibble (thanks to Dr Pierson's amazing website and then The Cat Site here) and looked into cat nutrition, the more nervous I became, especially because most of my cats had a very low thirst-drive even on dry. They are now 9, 10 and 11 and I feel water is so crucial, now more than ever.

So I can't really help you with the dry I'm afraid - I have stopped feeding them kibble altogether - and they don't miss it. But that's my personal choice, of course.

Silkcatseyes said:

 
Glad the document was of help - it certainly enlightened me when I found it.

Before switching to raw food 10 months ago, I was feeding my cats part canned and part Royal Canin vet care neutered dry food and Hills, and sometimes Applaws (they didn't like it), Orijen (they vomited and didn't like it, perhaps because of the very high protein content) and the Sanabelle (the only "no grain" brand I could find at the time), but the more I read about dry kibble (thanks to Dr Pierson's amazing website and then The Cat Site here) and looked into cat nutrition, the more nervous I became, especially because most of my cats had a very low thirst-drive even on dry. They are now 9, 10 and 11 and I feel water is so crucial, now more than ever.

So I can't really help you with the dry I'm afraid - I have stopped feeding them kibble altogether - and they don't miss it. But that's my personal choice, of course.

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The document is amazing and helpful. I couldn't believe how much detail on each food it had. That's pretty cool you are feeding you're cat raw food. I know a little about the raw food diet, but not a lot. It would be difficult to do the raw food diet for me since there isn't a lot of time to prepare it with work and everything else during the day or evening. That's scary to hear you're cats we're throwing up from eating Orijen, epecially since I heard it's the best dry food available. It could be the high protein content though and maybe they weren't use too it. Too bad they didn't like the Applaws food. I also have been looking into getting everything with no grain in it since I recently heard how bad grains are for cats. I really had no idea before, but I'm glad I found out. I orginally joined the Catsite to ask people for advice and learn more about cat nutrition. I feel horrible because my cat is 8 years old and for his whole life, he's been fed horrible brand food like Meow Mix, Whiskas, and than the Royal Canin. I had no idea how bad those brands we're and I thought I was giving him good quality food. I actually learned how bad it was from my husband's Aunt. She had several cats pass away early from having a diet of low quality food like Whiskas their whole life. It really breaks my heart that the animal food industry is able to make horrible quality food and market it as decent food when it really just junk food that is slowly killing you're animal. A few months ago, I finally became aware of how bad those brands we're and switched him over to better brands like Almo Nature, Animonda Carny, and Finefood Catz. Even though he's 8 years and has been having a bad diet his whole life, I still hope it isn't too late to prevent any damage to his body and to turn things around. I am glad I found out before he made it to 10 years. I really understand that you're nervous since you're babies are getting older and you want the best for them and to help them live the best life possible. I also have been trying to get my cat to drink more water now that he's getting older. The best thing I did was buying him a Catmate fountain from Zooplus. He really loves it and has been drinking more than he ever has. Thank you again for that wonderful document and that's alright you weren't able to give me a lot of advice on the dry food, I really appreciate you helping me.

Before I started the whole grinding raw food diet, I wanted to "test the waters" in a simple way - I ordered some TCfeline powder from Germany - very easy to use. I don't know if you have heard of them, but here is a link and you can read all about it:

http://www.tatzenladenshop.de/index.php?page=index

jenniator said:

 
I'm still new to learning about cat nutrition and I'm doing my best to give my baby the best quality wet food for him. It has been confusing to pick the right food with so many different brands. Last month I started him on Catz Finefood and Animonda Carny. I really liked those brands since they we're grain-free and had high meat content. They also had a lot of good nutrition in them and are complete cat foods. Mew has been doing really well on the grain-free food and he seems to have more energy. It did take him a week or two to adjust to the Pate style of food since he's always been use to eating shredded one's. I wanted to get Mew on Grau as well, but I couldn't last month since it was out of stock on Zooplus so maybe I can let him try it this month. I was wondering if anyone has heard of Feringa or Granatapet DeliCatessen and if they can give me their opinion/experience about it. I also believe they are Grain-Free and Complete Cat foods. I would apprecite any help you can give me or any other recommendations on good quality Complete Grain-Free foods since it's always good to have a variety.

Also I was wondering if anyone knew any good quality Complete Grain-Free shredded brands of cat foods. It's strange, but I noticed all the Complete and Grain-Free cat food's that are good quality are always in the Pate style.

Thank you in advance!

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I have tried almost every brand that zooplus carries. I have written about my experiences here. 

Granata Pet, Catz, Animonda, Feringa are all good foods. Granata Pet has 1% cranberries, Feringa and Catz have some veggies and Animonda has a little bit too much offal products, but they ARE good foods. So is Grau (the grain-free line). Mine did not like Animonda or Feringa, but the ferrals eat them with no problems.

Most complete grain-free foods are pates because it is much easier to mix the vitamins and minerals.

Bozita has chunk varieties, in jelly or sauce, but it is a bit low in fat and protein, even if it is a complete food.

The only shredded complete food I know of is Thrive complete. My cats love it. It is very expensive though.

All other shredded brands I know of are supplementary - even the Animonda vom Feinsten line is supplementary (so are Porta 21, Applaws, Cosma, Almo Nature, Miamor).

S silkcatseyes Thank you for posting that document, which is really helpful. I've been tempted to try the Feringa, since it's grain-free and the meats aren't mixed. It sounds as if cats either love it or hate it. The Granata Pet sounds good, but Mogli would only be able to eat the veal & rabbit.

Silkcatseyes said:

 
Before I started the whole grinding raw food diet, I wanted to "test the waters" in a simple way - I ordered some TCfeline powder from Germany - very easy to use. I don't know if you have heard of them, but here is a link and you can read all about it:

http://www.tatzenladenshop.de/index.php?page=index

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Yeah it is difficult since we want the best for our babies. Aww you're poor kitties! That's strange they we're terrified of the fountain, It's funny how every cat does has a different reaction. My cat was so curious and ran up to the fountain the second it turned on. He's loved it since day one. That's smart you ordered TCfeline powder from Germany to test it out first. Thank you for the link, I will have to check it out.

IrinaSaK said:

 
I have tried almost every brand that zooplus carries. I have written about my experiences here. 

Granata Pet, Catz, Animonda, Feringa are all good foods. Granata Pet has 1% cranberries, Feringa and Catz have some veggies and Animonda has a little bit too much offal products, but they ARE good foods. So is Grau (the grain-free line). Mine did not like Animonda or Feringa, but the ferrals eat them with no problems.

Most complete grain-free foods are pates because it is much easier to mix the vitamins and minerals.

Bozita has chunk varieties, in jelly or sauce, but it is a bit low in fat and protein, even if it is a complete food.

The only shredded complete food I know of is Thrive complete. My cats love it. It is very expensive though.

All other shredded brands I know of are supplementary - even the Animonda vom Feinsten line is supplementary (so are Porta 21, Applaws, Cosma, Almo Nature, Miamor).

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Wow you really have tried a lot of different brands. Thank you so much for sharing you're experience! I remember when you posted about it on my other fourm. You we're the one to help me pick Catz Finefood and Animonda Carny for Mew. The good news is he did enjoy those brands. I really do want to try Grau, granatapet, Feringa, and maybe Schmusy Nature on my next order. Thank you for explaining why most grain-free foods are Pate style. I always wondered why, but it does make sense that it's easier to mix everything together.Looks like I will have to be careful with Bozita. I checked Thrive before on Zooplus and it is really expensive!

jcat said:

@Silkcatseyes Thank you for posting that document, which is really helpful. I've been tempted to try the Feringa, since it's grain-free and the meats aren't mixed. It sounds as if cats either love it or hate it. The Granata Pet sounds good, but Mogli would only be able to eat the veal & rabbit.

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I really think you should give Feringa a shot since every cat has different taste. I also heard that with Catz Finefood and Animonda Carney, cats either love or hate it. But I decided to give it a try since they are both really good foods and my baby enjoyed them which is wonderful since they are good quality brands. I will give Feringa a try next time I order from Zooplus. I really want to try Granata Pet and I heard it's one of the best wet food brands available in Europe.

Mogli will eat just about anything other than bananas, so that's not much of a worry. :lol3: The problem is that he has IBD and food intolerances, so I'm really cautious about adding new things to his diet. We didn't have any luck with Grau or Carny, but he can eat a few of the Catz varieties.

jcat said:

Mogli will eat just about anything other than bananas, so that's not much of a worry.

The problem is that he has IBD and food intolerances, so I'm really cautious about adding new things to his diet. We didn't have any luck with Grau or Carny, but he can eat a few of the Catz varieties.

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It's wonderful that Mogli isn't picky and will eat almost anything ha ha. You're lucky because my cat Mew is very picky. Poor Mogli! It really is unfortunate that he has IBD and food intolerances. I know you have to be careful what you feed a cat if they have IBD, but it must be really difficult since Mogil also has food intolerances. Mogil is lucky to have someone like you that cares so much for him and is willing to go through a lot of work to find him good food to eat. Too bad there was no luck with Grauor Carny, but I'm glad to hear some of the Catz variety worked out!

Thank you for creating this topic. I'm in the same boat, leaning about cat nutrition. Before I had cats I thought whiskas and friskies were good brands, I was so so wrong. I am starting with lily's kitchen, I have heard so many good things about it. Any of you had experience with this brand?

I'm so happy that my old topic can help you Especially since I was so grateful with all the help I got before. It depends on where your located since every country has different brands. I've become a lot more knowledgeable about European brands and I'm pretty good with them, so I will share what I know with you. Unfortunately I'm not sure which U.S. brands are good if you are living there. Then it would be better to search the forums or to create your own topic

From what I can see and what I have heard, lily's kitchen is great. I see that it has no grains and 65% of meat. So I would say that it's a wonderful option. If your in the UK, Natures menu is also really good!

Other great options are: MAC´s, Animonda Carny, Bozita, catz finefood, Feringa, Thrive Complete, GranataPet DeliCatessen, Grau, and the My Star is a (brand) isn't too bad.

For dry food, I always used Purizon and Orijen. Applaws, Taste of the wild, and Acana also aren't bad options, but Orijen is the best.