Opinions On These Dy Foods

[MeganLLB]

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food
Wysong Optimal Vitality Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag

I saw that these are a bit lower in carbs than what they are eating now which is this:
Instinct by Nature's Variety Ultimate Protein Grain-Free Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food

They barely eat any dry food. Artemis begs and cries for it at night, so I put a little in their food toys. Would it even be worth switching? They don't seem all that much different.

 

[KarenKat]

I agree, they all seem pretty comparable.

Instinct - Seems better since it has less fillers like peas or potato, and doesn't contain meals (which are heavily processed). The dry matter carbs are 26% but it has nice protein at 52%

Wysong - Also good, I don't quite like that there are so many ingredients, like peas, and coconut oil, and meals are there but at least the first ingredient is chicken. The dry matter carbs are lower at 23% but it has higher protein at 56%

Blue Buffalo - I think the weakest of the food options, same deal with the meat vs meals and I hate seeing "caramel color" in there. The dry matter carbs are actually higher at 31% but with lower protein at 44%

That being said, I think the Wysong and Instinct are both pretty good. I would say whatever you feel best about? Since they only get a little snack of it, it's way less impactful than if that was every meal.

 

[duckpond]

i feel the same way. Personally i think Instinct is the better food out of those 3. If they like it i would stay with it.

 

[MeganLLB]

The Wysong is a little bit less expensive, so I thought about switching.

Then on the flip side, I thought, It's not really a main part of their diet, so why not just get some cat chow at walmart? Would that little bit of junk dry really hurt? Like an 1/8 cup.

 

[Daisy6]

Megan, the "little bit" of dry food adds up over their lifetimes. So it is important to choose a higher quality kibble. I feed Daisy Blue Buffalo Wilderness chicken, but if she liked Nature's Variety Instinct by itself I would give her that.