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A local pet store has this food available - has anyone else seen it yet, and does anyone have any feedback on it?
Merrick does have a new grain free cat food... 3 lbs was 18 $ at the real discount pet food ... IT IS NOT uti friendly.. I was actually quite dissapointedOriginally Posted by laureen227
i went to Merrick's site, but didn't see anything i thought was what the OP was talking about... canned only, no dry for cats.
wonder why it's not on their site?Originally Posted by sharky
Merrick does have a new grain free cat food... 3 lbs was 18 $ at the real discount pet food ... IT IS NOT uti friendly.. I was actually quite dissapointed
IMHO HIGH .... not in the typical % range for a reg cat foodOriginally Posted by Jencat
Is it high in magnesium, Sharky? That is really expenisve for only 3 lb. ! I found it under the new products link on their front page but not under the cat section yet. They don't list the ingredients though.
Depends on the stage of CRF stage 1?? then maybe stage 2 then consult a vet ... Felidea IN my opinion may be a better option the chn and rice is 32/20 which is closer to the recommended cap of 28 for stage 1/2 CRF protein in a DRY foodOriginally Posted by tuxedokitties
Thanks for the answers so far, and thanks to followedbydolls for posting that ingredients list! The bag I picked up was $9.99 US for 3.3 lb.
Since one of my cats has trouble with barley, wheat, tomato pomace/ tomatoes, and soy, and another two of them get itchy if I feed food with corn, I was hoping that this would be an option for dry to supplement between their canned meals. They eat mostly canned, but I like to leave dry out for them to nibble on too - I want them to be able to maintain their weight, and to have dry available if I have to go on a short trip & be away from home for a day or so.
3 of my cats are seniors with early-stage kidney issues but who can't tolerate the prescription kidney foods, so I've been looking for something dry that isn't too high in phosphorous yet meets their other dietary restrictions. I'm afraid most of the traditional grain-free dry foods would be too high in phosphorous for them? Surprisingly, alfalfa doesn't seem to bother them (they can tolerate Felidae, which has alfalfa in it, but they don't like the taste of it). Would this be a viable option to switch from California Natural, or should I stick with the California Natural dry?
Yes one of the links has BASIC blood tests and where they fall....Originally Posted by tuxedokitties
I'm not sure how the stages are classified, but here's what I know so far: Sylvestra & Mr. Underfoot both have normal blood results but aren't concentrating their urine well. Felixia's last blood test results showed BUN 41.0, Creatinine 2.2. She didn't have a urinalysis done. We got Syl & Mr.'s urine samples when they were under anesthesia for dental work.
(I know I need to read through that CRF sticky when I have time, it's just hard to find the time because it's such a huge thread. Is that where the classifications are listed for which stage they're in?)
You may want to try Nature's Variety---Instinct. My diabetic man prefers the venison.Originally Posted by Jencat
Does anyone have the ingredient list? The high protein/phosphorous/ash/calcium that are in many of the grain free drys are what make me afraid to try them. I'd love to find a single protein grain free that my cat with allergies could handle. Venison and pea did not work for her.
I have tried the Tuna Dry crunchies so far. My picky man loves it. I read on the canned foods that it's only supplemental. There's no word of such on the dry food though.Originally Posted by tuxedokitties
A local pet store has this food available - has anyone else seen it yet, and does anyone have any feedback on it?