Blue Wilderness cat food, what is your experience or opinion on this?

Question

It says high protein, low carb, holistic.

High quality protein for high energy - deboned chicken, chicken meal, fish meal.

Healthy complex carbohydrates for lasting endurance - sweet potatoes, oatmeal & potatoes.

Fruits and Vegtables for antioxidant enrichment - cranberries, blueberries & carrots.

www.bluebuff.com

Just wondering what you thought about this food, or what your experiences were. Thanks. :-)

Answer 1

sounds fine to me

Answer 2

Cat food is always tricky - and this one sounds better than most grocery store food, but  I would be concerned about the fruits and vegetables in the food - cats don't need them, and its just a way for cat food manufacters to make people think its really good.  Also, stay away from anything that includes corn, wheat, soy or rice in the top 5 or 7 ingredients.  Many cats are allergic to grain, and it does nothing for them, nutritionally.

But, its sounds better than iams, science diet, or purina.

For a good primer on cat food, try http://www.catinfo.org/

and Evo is one of the best foods out there.

Answer 3

Blue Wilderness is a great grain free diet. Make sure to feed wet/canned as it's healthier for cats. As for Evo, it's put out by Natura and is their grain free diet. It's even better than Blue Wilderness and there's a store locator here (you won't find it in Petsmart): http://www.naturapet.com/where-to-buy/

Answer 4

Read the ingredients on the back of the package.  Remember that they're listed in order of most content.  If the good stuff (meat but not by-products) is high at the top, it'll be a high quality food.  If it has a lot of grains/rices in the top of the list and mostly meat by-products, then it's low quality.

Answer 5

It's not the worst dry food out there, however, if your going to spend that much money you might as well take the full leap to what all domestic cats should really be eating, a high quality canned diet.

Cats were never meant to eat dry food, also known as cereals or kibble. We, humans, make them eat it for convenience to us. It has nothing to do with them or their nutritional needs. It's completely species inappropriate.

All small domestic cats descended from desert cats. In the wild, desert cats derive their entire liquid intake from their prey. They do not have a thirst mechanism because they don't need it when eating a species appropriate diet. They get all they need from what they eat. Additionally water was usually not available to them in their desert climate. So they do not often drink water. Regular ol' house cats have descended from those same wild desert cats.

So in a home environment, your kitty does not get the moisture it needs from dry food and it’s almost always in a constant state of dehydration. Water fountains are encouraged to TRY to get your cat to drink more and your kitty may even enjoy it, but it will never meet its water intake needs drinking from a bowl.

Deadly feline illnesses such as diabetes, kidney failure, obesity, allergies, Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), bladder stones, kidney stones,  urinary tract blockages and Urinary Tract Infections (FLUTD), with and without deadly crystals run rampant these days. Cats are not taking in enough water to stave them off. Proper water intake through a species appropriate diet alone can prevent most of these conditions.

Overall,  wet is all around better for any cats diet, be it canned or Raw and they should never be fed dry cereal kibble if we wish to most closely match their wild nutritional and dietary needs. Kibble meets our needs… not our cats.

I recommend varying the diet with a constant rotation of accepted canned foods that your cat enjoys. If you do this, and allow your cat the same assortment they would have in nature when eating mice, bugs, birds and rabbits, your cats’ digestive system won't be so sensitive and you won't have to run around looking for a specific brand when your store is out. You will have a nice variety to choose from instead.

Canned foods I recommend for your rotation:

Nature's Variety - http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.la...

Wellness Grain Free Formula’s - http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/cat_welln...

By Nature Organics - http://www.bynaturepetfoods.com/productp...

Organix -  http://www.castorpolluxpet.com/store/org...

Evanger's Holistic Pheasant - http://www.evangersdogfood.com/cat/20089...

Evanger's Organic Braised Chicken - http://www.evangersdogfood.com/cat/50103...

Evanger's Turkey & Butternut Squash - http://www.evangersdogfood.com/cat/50111...