Cat food: what is a good brand that can be purchased the the grocery & not at a specialty pet store?

Question

My cats are all over 10yrs.

Answer 1

Purina pro plan selects and newmans own organics. Fancy feast shrimp flavor has no by products.  

Answer 2

My cat eats Friskies. Every store i go to has it. Well.. try  C-town

Answer 3

The best available in non pet stores is something like the canned fancy feast with no gravy. it is a mile grade food. The good is the first ingrediant is a muscle meat. The bad is they contain grains and meal

Please do not feed dry foods

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 ingredient a muscle meat like chicken or is it meal or other things? Learn what meal and other things mean here.

http://www.catinfo.org/#Learn_How_To_Rea...

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 of food allergies probably from the grains. Constipation? Dry food, not enough moisture. Blockages? Again not enough moisture in the food and you are risking something serious. People on this board say feed fiber but this is a cat not a dog and cats are obligate carnivores unlike dogs an they don't eat cereal and don't need fiber.

The problems associated with Dry food is that they are loaded with carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process. Also, Most of the moisture a cat needs is suppose to be in the food (Cats are not naturally big drinkers) 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.

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 all or grains  at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all. Fancy feast is a middle grade food as it uses a muscle meat as the first ingrediant. 9lives, friskies whiskas are lower grade canned but still better then dry and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods.

Many foods are not mentioned here but if you read the labels you wiull know if it is qualaty. The price offers no guideline.

The optimum food to feed cats has no grains whatsoever, cats have no use for them and many have trouble processing them as well as the carbs. IBD is another disease that is rapidly becoming common amoung cats because of the inappropriate diets being fed.

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? Why do people constantly repeat this old wives tale and put teeth over the organs like the kidneys?? (I have no clue)   http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/bp...

Please read about cat nutrition.

http://www.newdestiny.us/nutritionbasics...

http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.ht...

http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.ht...

Answer 4

I use Purina One. My cats love it and are frisky all the time! There are lots of diff flavors and varieties, too and it's not too expensive. And they just came out with an organic variety!

Answer 5

I use Purina One for Urinary Tract Health...this is the formula I use because my cat had uti's...however, they have many different varieties and I believe they have a senior formula as well...also my cat's coats look very nice and sleek and I attribute this to their diet of Purina One

Answer 6

Whatever you choose, make sure there's no grain in it. Grain is wholly inapprpriate food for an obligate carnivore such is the cat. Do not, under any circumstances feed it dry (kibble) food. As has been said, it is full of grain and carbohydrates that cats are not equipped to digest and synthesize properly. The carbohydrate turns to sugar, and before long you have an obese cat. swiftly followed up with diabetes. Cats are not big drinkers, deriving most of their moisture from their food, so if you feed them dry food, they will not get the hydration they require which will later lead to kidney problems. I could go on about the evils of dry food, but won't. Stick to good quality, meat-based protein. Steer clear of other ingredients such as fruit and vegetables. Cats don't need them!

Answer 7

My cat eats Iams weight control and she seems to enjoy it. It comes it different types like joint health, kitten food, and weight control to name a few. I buy my cat's food in Publix grocery stores.  

Answer 8

I buy Iams. Mac, Cholly, Troy and Vandalia all love it. The different "flavors" come in different sized bites, so look at the packaging. It was recommended to me by my vet.