My vet told me to feed my 3 month old kitten canned food, what is a good brand to feed him?

Question

My vet told me to feed my 3 month old kitten canned food, what is a good brand to feed him?

Answer 1

I highly recommend:

EVO

http://www.evopet.com/products/default.a...

Nature's Variety Instinct

http://www.naturesvariety.com/instinct_c...

Wellness

http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/cat_welln...

There's a store locator an all of the websites. If they cost too much or you can't find a store that sells these brands then I recommend:

Authority, it's only sold at Petsmart.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

Ingredients to avoid in cat food.

Corn

Wheat

Soy

Answer 2

I love the Wellness line, well actually my cats love it and love the results. lol

Answer 3

I personally feed Natural Balance.  

Answer 4

Give a huge pat on the back for your vet please. I am so thrilled to hear that he has suggested to feed your lil one a wet diet. This is a sign that times are changing and vets are finally coming to realize the importance of a wet diet! Hooray!!

Ok, back to your question. I sure hope that you know why your vet suggested a wet diet. Otherwise, you can learn more about it here:-

http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?ac...

http://cats.about.com/cs/catfood/a/canne...

http://cats.about.com/od/catfoo1/tp/tpca...

http://www.catinfo.org/

http://www.naturalmatters.net/article.as...

http://www.traciehotchner.com/cb/QandA.h...

Now, before I go on recommending good brands, firstly, you need to also do some homework. Don't worry, it's not that difficult.

When you are choosing food, it is important for you to learn how to read ingredient labels. They tell you a lot about what kind of meat is being used and whether the food has any cheap fillers which does not benefit your cat/kitten.

You want to feed a food which is high protein - meaning the meat source must come from wholesome muscle meat. Make sure to select only food that list chicken, lamb, rabbit, beef, turkey, venison, salmon, whitefish, herring or a combination or those and not one that says by-products (chicken by product, meat by product, fish by product)

Stay away from too much fillers like corn, corn gluten meal, wheat, wheat gluten, soy, oatbrans, etc. These are all cheap filler which help reduce the cost of manufacturing but brings little to no benefit to your kitten.

You would also want to stay away from preservatives like BHA/BHT and Ethoxyquin which are proven to be harmful to your kitten. Also you do not want other artifical preservatives such as propylene glycol and propolyneglycol .You need natural preservatives such as Vitamin C, Vitamin A or Rosemary.

Your cat need an essential amino acid called Taurine. Cats can only receive this from eating wholesome meat. Choose a food that contains ample amount of Omega 3 sources - Salmon Oil, Flaxseed Oil or Canola Oil.

When you are well educated in learning how to read pet food ingredients, shopping for the best food for your kitten would be easier.

Now, here are some highly recommended brands to try:-

By Nature Organics

California Natural

Eagle Pack

Evanger's

EVO

Felidae

Natural Balance

Nature's Logic

Nature's Variety

Wellness

Weruva

Wysong

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For a smaller budget, this mid range food is just as good!

Chicken Soup for the Cat's Lover Soul

Authority® Premium Adult Formula In Cans(Petsmart Inhouse Brand)

Pet Promise

Normally, I have links to the sites but Yahoo changed the format and I am unable to list more than 10 links. :(

Anyway, use the search engine to locate this brands and take a look at the ingredient listing. And use what you have learn to find out why they are top of the shelves.

Hope this has helped you. And thanks for listening to your wise vet!

Answer 5

Your vet is smarter than most! :o)

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...

Answer 6

All of the brands listed here so far are good, I'm sure. But they can be difficult to get sometimes and kind of pricey. I recommend the Purrrfectly Fish and Purrrfectly Chicken lines from Whiskas. No by-products, and at least most of the chemicals that are in there are vitamin supplements.

Answer 7

I use Wellness, Natural Balance, Avoderm and Instincts with my three adult cats and two four-month old kittens.

I also feed a home-prepared raw meat (chicken and turkey) for their evening meal.