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That said, the whole grain fee debacle led me to understand that there's actually very little regulation of cat food, and a lot of the grain free brands that are popping up are small operations that don't necessarily have the science knowledge backing them up to make decent food, so it's worth considering using the bigger brands as they actually formulate the food right.
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# ¿ Jul 5, 2020 03:48 |
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# ¿ May 10, 2024 05:52 |
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Applaws isn't a complete food and should just be a treat - even says it at the bottom of the box. Nood is really new and I haven't really looked into them but I'm always suspicious of the cool new hip cat food brands that have been popping up in Coles for the last year or two. Honestly I think sticking with a known brand like Iams or Fancy Feast (if you can stomach Nestle) is safer, I don't think there's a ton of regulation of cat food here. ETA: Nood does at least mention working with vets/nutritionists and rigorously testing their food so that puts them a few steps above some of the other food brands that have been popping up Organza Quiz fucked around with this message at 16:40 on Oct 27, 2020 |
# ¿ Oct 27, 2020 16:37 |
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Facebook Aunt posted:LOL I printed out the giant list of best/good/acceptable foods in the previous version of this thread and wandered the aisles of the pet store trying to find something affordable that my cat would eat. She's a trash cat and the more expensive the food the less she seems to like it. The old wisdom was "more meat is better", the new wisdom (as far as I've been able to figure out anyway) is cat food is very badly regulated so just about any old joe can make a trendy meat-filled grain-free holistic all-natural food but it won't necessarily have the right nutrients, so stick to something well-established unless you're really sure there's enough science and testing involved.
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# ¿ Oct 29, 2020 15:52 |
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khy posted:Trying to encourage my cats to eat more food less treats. They go absolutely bonkers for treats and I'm thinking of switching food to help encourage not-quite-as-many-treats. Looking for some recommendations for indoor cats who seem to really love salmon flavored treats. If you want them to eat less treats then give them less treats? They are meant to go bonkers for treats, that's why they're treats.
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# ¿ May 10, 2024 00:03 |
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khy posted:I try to give them fewer, yeah. I guess I'm just wondering if another food would make them happier. I kind of dote on my cats to an absurd degree. If you give kids ice cream all the time they will be "happier" but it won't be great in the longterm. You could try different foods to see if they like them more but you're never gonna get the same reaction as giving them the cat equivalent of ice cream.
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# ¿ May 10, 2024 00:38 |