The GoodLife Recipe?

Question

Hey, have any of you tried out the new goodlife recipe on ur cats?

I bought it a wk ago and mine do not like it!

Idk if it's cuz they're used to their other food or just that they don't like eating healthy. haha I find that answer humorous.

But i was just curious if my cats were the only ones. ?

Answer 1

It's no surprise they don't like it. Have you read the ingredients? There's nothing in there that a cat would want to eat.

And even more importantly, 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 2 to 4 different brands of  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 cat’s 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 you consider 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 2

Your cats are smart, there's nothing healthy about that food.

Here's the start of the ingredients for the "chicken" version: GROUND CORN, CHICKEN-BY-PRODUCT MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, ANIMAL FAT, CHICKEN...and it gets worse from there

Chicken is all the way down at #5.  Corn is useless for cats and so are by-products (by-products are also quite disgusting).

This is some of the worst food out there.  Cats need meat.  They don't need any of the other stuff and it does not benefit them.  It's just empty calories and potential allergens.  Mars, the company who makes this food, is lying when they try to make people believe that a good diet for cats includes all that other stuff.  It's pure marketing and them being too cheap to use good ingredients.

Something like Innova Evo or Wellness Core are much healthier options for dry cat food.  Read some ingredient lists.  Ignore anything the front of the bag says.  There is a big emphasis on "natural" food lately but in most cases those foods that claim to be natural are not remotely close to being an appropriate diet for a cat. It's sad and frustrating that they spread inaccurate information to caring pet parents who want to find the best foods.

Would mine eat it? Yes, some would.

It's one of the foods I feed the strays and ferals outside my house.  I can't afford to do any better for them but my pets love their Evo and seem to prefer it over everything else.

Answer 3

It's junk.  There isn't enough meat in it to be good for your cat. Cats don't have to have have veggies and grains in their diet and it's better if they don't.  They need meat and moisture. Dry food doesn't provide enough of either of those.  I feed very little dry now since one of mine went into kidney failure. Rule of thumb I use-if WalMart sells it, it's no good for cats.Try Blue Buffalo, Wellness or Innova. Those wet foods are very good for cats.  here's a good article on choosing a good food for your cat.     http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?ac...

Answer 4

If you didn't gradually give it to them it's probably because they're used to the other food.  My cats never tried the GoodLife food but they LOVE the GoodLife treats!  Purina has a healthy dry food I have the kitten formula but I think it's called Purina One.