Cat food question, anyone else concerned?

[lynzy420]

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.

[lynzy420]

Originally Posted by chachi

I feed Iaams and friskies may not be the best as far as ingredients but no recalls. It is always what I feed my cats for over 20 yrs now

agree..

[Rescuemomma]

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.

[hnybun128]

Originally Posted by Rescuemomma

Just wondering what others thoughts are here and if they are concerned. While I've never fully trusted Diamond - I didn't realize Canidae had them making their food, or I would have made other choices. I've fed Felidae (cat food brand by Canidae) ever since proctor and gamble bought out Innova (I use to feed Innova and/or Evo depending on the cat), and every other high end food (Acana, Orijen, Blue, Fromm, Evangers, and I'm sure others I'm forgetting at the moment), where just to rich for my kitties, especially my now 19 year old.

In the past 6 months I've noticed my cats would vomit when I'd open a new bag and had to start mixing it with TOTW, and they've done great with that. Right now only dog foods are being recalled, but I'm very concerned! Is anyone else worried about their cat food? Now that I see Canidae products and TOTW on the recall list I'm worried it's only a matter of time before their cat foods start getting recalled, too!

According to the Mr. Chewy website, the dry cat food is part of the recall. I received an e-mail from Mr. Chewy just today informing me they will be issuing me a refund for the TOTW cat food I've purchased through them.

[Rescuemomma]

Originally Posted by hnybun128

According to the Mr. Chewy website, the dry cat food is part of the recall. I received an e-mail from Mr. Chewy just today informing me they will be issuing me a refund for the TOTW cat food I've purchased through them.

Shoot - many if my friends feed TOTW to their cats

[LuvTaycieGirl]

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

[Rescuemomma]

Originally Posted by LuvTaycieGirl

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

Unless I have a reason to go on a prescription food I won't use Hills foods - they're full fillers and chemical preservatives. If I wanted to go that route - I'd save my money and feed Cat Chow!

[LuvTaycieGirl]

Originally Posted by Rescuemomma

Unless I have a reason to go on a prescription food I won't use Hills foods - they're full fillers and chemical preservatives. If I wanted to go that route - I'd save my money and feed Cat Chow!

To each there own. Did you check the link i sent you? Looks better then Cat chow to me. I go with company's that have high quality control standards more then ever right now. I also follow a board certified veterinary nutrionists advice. I take her advice over any thing on google.

[Rescuemomma]

Originally Posted by LuvTaycieGirl

To each there own. Did you check the link i sent you? Looks better then Cat chow to me. I go with company's that have high quality control standards more then ever right now. I also follow a board certified veterinary nutrionists advice. I take her advice over any thing on google.

I'm a vet tech - very familiar with Hills products already. Most vets an nutritionist education is sponsored by Hills, Purina, and Iams. Your average vet gets very little nutritional training - and the colleges get big money for promoting those foods. I've been very actively researching proper diet for animals for many years - and listen as much to real life experience as I do to what they find in labs and very controlled settings. And I have yet to see anything that shows in a real world setting aside from diets geared to specific problems (which I firmly believe Royal Canin has a better handle on!), that Hills is any better then the stuff you buy off the grocery store shelves.

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.

[107barney]

Would listen to a vet nutritionist over a vet tech any day....as for their educational background...many are ivy league educated!

[LuvTaycieGirl]

Originally Posted by Rescuemomma

I'm a vet tech - very familiar with Hills products already. Most vets an nutritionist education is sponsored by Hills, Purina, and Iams. Your average vet gets very little nutritional training - and the colleges get big money for promoting those foods. I've been very actively researching proper diet for animals for many years - and listen as much to real life experience as I do to what they find in labs and very controlled settings. And I have yet to see anything that shows in a real world setting aside from diets geared to specific problems (which I firmly believe Royal Canin has a better handle on!), that Hills is any better then the stuff you buy off the grocery store shelves.
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.

I was just making a suggestion. I also have done my research and I trust my nutrionisist and value her knowlege and advice. Good Luck in your search

Originally Posted by 107barney

Would listen to a vet nutritionist over a vet tech any day....as for their educational background...many are ivy league educated!

[ladyjane]

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.