Okay, no, Science Diet, Iams, Purina and all of those are not great foods. They are BETTER than Meow Mix, Whiskas and other Wal-mart brands, but they are still terrible foods. They don't have enough meat content for cats, who are obligate carnivores, and contain a lot of disgusting fillers that cats can't digest.
Do not be lulled into a false sense of safety just because someone is a vet or becoming one. Vets are not nutritionists and don't always recommend the best foods. That's why many keep Hill's prescription diets handy in their clinics.
You have heard correctly. Innova EVO, Wellness or Wellness Core and Authority are very good foods. EVO and Core are grain free and based on a diet that more closely resembles what cats would be eating in the wild. All of the really good foods are more expensive, but you'll actually be spending the same or even saving money in the long run. Cats are getting more nutrients in a smaller amount of food in great foods than they are in bad foods, hence they have to eat more of the bad to get what they need. If you feed your pets good foods, they will eat less but get more of what they need. Added bonus: less litterbox cleanup for you!
What I recommend is to feed your cats the best food you can personally afford. If you can't afford Innova Evo, but you can afford Natural Balance, then that's perfectly fine.
What were you feeding before?
Eukanuba, Iams, Science Diet, and Purina One or Pro Plan are all excellent foods, and much less expensive than the ones you listed. The ones you listed are fine too as long as you don't mind paying the premium.
The brands like Meow Mix, Whiskas, etc., are fine for many cats but can cause loose stools in some cats because of the high corn content.
Of course some people will tell you that the major brands are horrible, but you've got to expect that with all the opinions flying around the internet. ;)
Good luck with them! :)
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Get some acidoupholous from the health food store and sprinkle about 1/8th a teaspoon on the food each gay for the diarrhea.
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Nutrition since there are so many bad things out there is very important to your cat’s health
Contrary to what you may have heard; dry foods are not a great thing to feed a cat.
Please read the label on what you are feeding? What are the ingredients? Do you know what they mean? Is the first ingrediant a muscle meat like chicken or meal or other things?
http://www.catinfo.org/#Learn_How_To_Read_a_Pet_Food_Ingredient_Label
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Perhach/PetFood/InterpretingLabels.htm
Dry foods are the number 1 cause of diabetes in cats as well as being a huge contributing factor to kidney disease, obesity, crystals, u.t.i’s and a host of other problems. Food allergies are very common when feeding dry foods. Rashes, scabs behind the tail and on the chin are all symptoms
The problems associated with Dry food is that they are loaded with grains and carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process. Also, Most of the moisture a cat needs is suppose to be in the food but in
Dry, 95% of it is zapped out of dry foods in the processing. Another thing, most use horrible ingredients and don't use a muscle meat as the primary ingredient and use vegetable based protein versus animal. Not good for an animal that has to eat meat to survive.
http://www.catinfo.org/#My_Cat_is_Doing_Just_Fine_on_Dry_Food
You want to pick a canned food w/o gravy (gravy=carbs) that uses a muscle meat as the first ingredient and doesn't have corn at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all.
THE BEST CAT FOODS CONTAIN NO GRAINS NO BYPOODUCTS NO MEAL
Cats are meat eaters not cereal or rice eaters
Fancy feast is a middle grade food with 9lives, friskies whiskas lower grade canned and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods. I would rather feed a middle grade canned food then the top of the line dry food.
Also, dry food is not proven to be better for teeth. Does a hard pretzel clean your teeth or do pieces of it get stuck? http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/bpo_ch4a.php
Please read about cat nutrition.
http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm
http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm#Dry_Food_vs_Canned_Food.__Which_is_reall
Vetinarian diets The reason your vet thinks so highly of the pet food they sell probably has more to do with money than nutrition. In vet school, the only classes offered on nutrition usually last a few weeks, and are taught by representatives from the pet food companies. Vet students may also receive free food for their own dogs and cats at home. They could get an Iams notebook, a Purina purse and some free pizza. http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Perhach/PetFood/Vets.htm
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