Hi there,
I've been trying to figure out what healthy dry and canned foods to feed my two seniors and two kittens but, although I've read articles here and elsewhere, I'm still confused about where to start. I know I'm not feeding them an optimum diet. I am ready to make changes.
My vet believes all cat food is about the same ("balanced diet") and recommends little besides Science Diet. She is against raw diets because the cats she sees don't do well on them.
After years of feeding almost nothing but Science Diet Light kibble, we switched to Fancy Feast dry and canned because the fussy, ill one will eat it. So we're feeding everyone Fancy Feast and Science Diet Kitten Chow.
The 4 diners:
* A 14-year-old Persian with no known health issues, normal weight.
* A bony, 15-year-old Persian with IBD and CRF. We were advised to offer her any brand she'd eat and she settled on Fancy Feast. Her IBD is under control with prednisolone; her kidney levels have improved recently. We give her potassium and a tiny bit of appetite stimulant.
* Two 6-month-old kittens with good appetites but little interest in kitten chow (they hate Royal Canin, love Purina. I compromised with Science Diet).
Can anyone please suggest some premium dry and canned foods that everyone will benefit from? Does anyone know of CRF foods that might appeal to the Persian, who prefers licking gravy to chewing? The kittens will steal it....
Felidae kibble and Science Diet cans are ignored. We are in Boston so we have access to a lot of major brands.
I know the babies should be eating kitten food but they disagree. They go right under the cats' noses to get to their bowls and the elders let them.
I'm sorry to be clueless, but I'm overwhelmed by the options. I know there are many here who are skilled in cat nutrition and I hope you can get us started on a better path. Here we are, working to eat healthier food ourselves — and it's driving me crazy that we're feeding our cats what seems to be vet-approved junk.
Many thanks!
I've been trying to figure out what healthy dry and canned foods to feed my two seniors and two kittens but, although I've read articles here and elsewhere, I'm still confused about where to start. I know I'm not feeding them an optimum diet. I am ready to make changes.
My vet believes all cat food is about the same ("balanced diet") and recommends little besides Science Diet. She is against raw diets because the cats she sees don't do well on them.
After years of feeding almost nothing but Science Diet Light kibble, we switched to Fancy Feast dry and canned because the fussy, ill one will eat it. So we're feeding everyone Fancy Feast and Science Diet Kitten Chow.
The 4 diners:
* A 14-year-old Persian with no known health issues, normal weight.
* A bony, 15-year-old Persian with IBD and CRF. We were advised to offer her any brand she'd eat and she settled on Fancy Feast. Her IBD is under control with prednisolone; her kidney levels have improved recently. We give her potassium and a tiny bit of appetite stimulant.
* Two 6-month-old kittens with good appetites but little interest in kitten chow (they hate Royal Canin, love Purina. I compromised with Science Diet).
Can anyone please suggest some premium dry and canned foods that everyone will benefit from? Does anyone know of CRF foods that might appeal to the Persian, who prefers licking gravy to chewing? The kittens will steal it....
Felidae kibble and Science Diet cans are ignored. We are in Boston so we have access to a lot of major brands.
I know the babies should be eating kitten food but they disagree. They go right under the cats' noses to get to their bowls and the elders let them.
I'm sorry to be clueless, but I'm overwhelmed by the options. I know there are many here who are skilled in cat nutrition and I hope you can get us started on a better path. Here we are, working to eat healthier food ourselves — and it's driving me crazy that we're feeding our cats what seems to be vet-approved junk.
Many thanks!