Dolly - Male (long story) - Little Friskies Kibble and 9lives canned - indoor cat, lived to be 18 years old. Miss Kitty - female - Little Friskies Kibble and 9lives canned - indoor cat, lived to be 19+ years old. Brady - female - Little Friskies Kibble and 9live canned - indoor cat, lived to be 19+ years old (died right after Miss Kitty of a broken heart :() Gia - female - Little Friskies Kibble and little friskies canned - indoor cat, lived to 18 years old. Not once, after being spayed and declawed as kittens, did these cats ever have to go to the vet for any reason other than shots. All died natural deaths. Theres a reason their food is most popular and I would say its because they have been around a looooooonggggggg time and I don't know why, looking at their ingredients...but their food is good for most, not all, cats. |
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Honestly - I've seriously considered going the route of my mom and going to Cat Chow and Friskies wet LOL Old Sophie (19) will only eat Friskies or Fancy Feast wet foods, so I was justifying it by staying on better dry food with her (she won't eat much canned, maybe 1/2 a Friskies can or a whole fancy feast can a day if I'm lucky!). I have yet to find any other brand of canned food she'll even tough. At 19, I figure what the heck, she lived this long, if that's what she wants, I don't care anymore! I try to be more careful with the Sphynx because they are so prone to heart problems and nutritional problems, but you know, I'm about ready to try the Iams/Friskies route and see how they do! It seems like the harder I try to keep them on really high quality foods, the more recalls are happening and the more issues they have with it! My mom has fed Purina Cat Chow for years and years, and have had several cats live into the 20s and never had to take them into the vet for anything other then routine things. |
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I like the look of Science Diet's Ideal Balance. They have a grain free option as well. Ideal Balance Cat and Dog Foods ? Analysis & Comparison of Best Cat and Dog Foods | Hill?s |
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Board certified nutritionists I want to know where they got their education - often again it's mainly sponsored by the big veterinary pet food companies and there's little real life experience to back it up. But as I've said many times - everyone should do their own research and decide who and where to get their information from when making decisions about food or anything else. |
Would listen to a vet nutritionist over a vet tech any day....as for their educational background...many are ivy league educated! |
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Just thought I would post the credentials of one of the vet nutrionists that I have used. I opted to use a different one recently for my Cookie because she is local. Dr. John E. Bauer, Ph.D., D.V.M., Dipl. ACVN | Peer Scientists Committee | Organizational Structure | About Us | International Omega-3 Learning and Education Consortium for Health and Medicine John E. Bauer, Ph.D., D.V.M., Dipl. ACVN is Professor of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and holder of the Mark L. Morris Professorship of Clinical Nutrition in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. He is a past Chair and current member of the Intercollegiate Graduate Faculty of Nutrition at Texas A&M. Bauer's areas of specialization are lipid biochemistry, disorders of lipid metabolism, and comparative biomedicine and nutrition. His studies have included lipoprotein and fatty acid metabolism of domestic and exotic animals as well as animal models of hypercholesterolemia and atherogenesis of humans. Dr. Bauer was appointed to the Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats for the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council which recently published "Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats". Dr. Bauer received his his B.S. in Chemistry with high distinction from the University of Kentucky. His D.V.M. as well as his M.S. and Ph.D. in nutritional sciences are from the University of Illinois. He is a charter Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition, an American Veterinary Medical Association recognized specialty organization. |
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