I've been doing a lot of searching here and wonder if anyone could boil it down for me. What do I look for in a cat food? I know by-products are bad, and I'm learning that grains are too. Didn't know that. What else?
Here's my sitch. I've had Hobbs for 10 years. He's healthy if a little chubby and fairly active. Vet has said he doesn't need to be on a senior formula. When I first got him I had him on Nutro Max which he liked. But then I had some financial issues and had to switch him to PetSmart's Authority. Couple of years later he developed UTI problems and I put him on Purina ONE with the urinary formula. He was on that for years and then developed an allergy to it. (Or so we think, switching him off of it stopped the vomiting) Financial issues having been resolved, I put him back on Nutro again for several years. Until the recall this summer. He was out and I went to the store to pick some up and the shelves were bare. I thought it was odd because there was plenty of other stuff. He's never been picky so I picked up a bag of Authority and figured it would do for now. Few days later I heard about the recall and how Nutro had been bought by another company the year prior. I wasn't too happy about it. He'd always liked Authority so I figured I'd stick with that. Until he started having the most ungodly poops. I guess the poops themselves aren't of the devil but the smell sure is. The box is in the room next to my computer and I'm out of work so I spend a lot of time here and I'm pretty sure I have no nose hairs left. We're getting to the end of the bag so it's time to get something else.
So to sum it up I want something better for him. He's had UTI problems in the past but it's been several years since with no flair ups or other problems. He's a little chunky but you wouldn't mistake him for a sausage with legs. I've been looking at EVO by Natura and it has the added benefit of being made less than an hour from here. (wonder if they're hiring...)
Thanks in advance!
Here's my sitch. I've had Hobbs for 10 years. He's healthy if a little chubby and fairly active. Vet has said he doesn't need to be on a senior formula. When I first got him I had him on Nutro Max which he liked. But then I had some financial issues and had to switch him to PetSmart's Authority. Couple of years later he developed UTI problems and I put him on Purina ONE with the urinary formula. He was on that for years and then developed an allergy to it. (Or so we think, switching him off of it stopped the vomiting) Financial issues having been resolved, I put him back on Nutro again for several years. Until the recall this summer. He was out and I went to the store to pick some up and the shelves were bare. I thought it was odd because there was plenty of other stuff. He's never been picky so I picked up a bag of Authority and figured it would do for now. Few days later I heard about the recall and how Nutro had been bought by another company the year prior. I wasn't too happy about it. He'd always liked Authority so I figured I'd stick with that. Until he started having the most ungodly poops. I guess the poops themselves aren't of the devil but the smell sure is. The box is in the room next to my computer and I'm out of work so I spend a lot of time here and I'm pretty sure I have no nose hairs left. We're getting to the end of the bag so it's time to get something else.
So to sum it up I want something better for him. He's had UTI problems in the past but it's been several years since with no flair ups or other problems. He's a little chunky but you wouldn't mistake him for a sausage with legs. I've been looking at EVO by Natura and it has the added benefit of being made less than an hour from here. (wonder if they're hiring...)
Thanks in advance!
