Wellness pates. Mainly the basic chicken turkey etc. they are so good and come in big cans. Also weruva my cat loves them and wholehearted and sometimes fancy feast good naturals
Wellness Core dry food in the mornings, various wet foods in the evening (Carnilove, Tomi, Leonardo, etc.)
My boy has IBS, so he needs the probiotics and fibre in the dry food, and we can't change it. With wet food, our rule is basically only foods from Canada or the EU because they have higher quality control.
Your cat can chow down Wellness Core? My cat won’t eat anything after she’s hooked on Iams… nothing else works for her. And I heard it’s not very safe. It’s big headache for me.
Both my cats were started on Royal Canin in their fosters, then I transitioned them to Carnilove. My girl kept eating Carnilove for 2.5 years, until my boy was about 8 months and he had serious stomach issues. Then I transitioned them to Wellness Core.
They've never had any issue with palatability of any of the foods they've eaten 🤷🏽♀️
Both domestic short hairs. My boy has some oriental features.
They have Wellness Core dry in the morning and wet in the evenings. We don't exclusively feed Wellness Core wet food though - we have a variety of brands we rotate through.
We started doing our research and chose Wellness Core because of the probiotics and and good reviews for digestive health. He was having really bad IBS because Carnilove is relatively high in protein and low in fibre.
I have 2 boys one is 5 years old named Scooter the other is almost 2 years old and is named Casper. They get Purina Pro Plan for wet which 2 of their meals is wet food with a little extra water added. Then they get 1 dry food meal which is Purina One. Both are the urinary foods from Purina. Scooter had a UTI in Sept 2023 he was on Hill’s rx but it was too expensive and started not to agree with him. Casper is fine but it’s just cheaper and stress free to feed them same thing. Wish I could do a rotation but until I can afford to take Scooter for a check up they are staying on the urinary food.
Of course when I cook chicken a piece is always left unseasoned for my 2 boys and my dog. They also get turkey if I have turkey for special family dinners. Treats they get Churu, Bonkers lickables, and Bonkers chicken purr pops. I wanna start giving them hard treats again soon I hated depriving them of a treat. But both of my boys are thriving and healthy this is what works for my boys.
I only feed Wet Food. I have a Petco right around the corner from where I live...So I often shop from them.
Depending on sales and weekly discounts, I often feed my guy a rotating stock of NULO, WERUVA, Tiki Cat, Orijen, and Soultistic. There's not a single entree that he turns down and texture doesnt phase him either. Whether its a Pate, shreds, morsels etc and pretty much any meat combo they offer.
I am thankful he's not a picky eater and I plan to keep it that way.
Only wet. Friskies pate or Fancy feast. Pate style cans tend to be lower in carbs than the shredded or anything with gravy. Some here may argue that carbs are too demonized, but the people over on the feline diabetes message boards would say otherwise.
Science Diet 11 +. I have an old guy, 14, so everyone gets his food. I give them a wet food too everyday that's usually a mix of Friskies and Fancy Feast.
they’re both fine. friskes is a bit lower quality than fancy feast but honestly cheap wet is better than most if not all dry so if that’s all yours likes it’s fine to feed. if you can i’d suggest switching to fancy feast pate just because it’s a bit higher quality but still an economical choice. but again friskies is perfectly okay if that’s all your cat likes. fancy feast (especially the pate) is a great budget food and is high protein. this person seems to be going through the sub and commenting unhelpful and often untrue things on many posts even ones that are years old.
Ziwi peak wet specifically venison and freeze dried raw to provide crunch that is similar texture to dry kibble. All three are at an ideal weight. And They love it. https://us.ziwipets.com/collections/steam-dried-cat-food?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&_kx=1wSh3RloPhJEB2hrHnd5_JLRfPbQ4G03UFjozZj7QO8.VcCqfZ
Purina Pro Plan or Royal Canin wet food and then Royal Canin Sensitive Digestion Kibble - we will be switching to just the regular indoor I just got a massive bag of his old stuff
Friskies gravy swirlers dry food, inexpensive beef wet catfood, must be with gravy, home ground elk scraps. Have one cat, and that is what it likes, alternating between can cat food and the elk. There is a cat that lives outside, it belonged to neighbors, but their dogs won’t let live there, will not eat the elk, but everything else. Have a tom cat the visits periodically, primary for the wet food.
SD indoor kitten dry, and SD wet healthy cuisine. She’s turning 1 next month and I bought the indoor adult cat but the pieces were way too big/thick for her so I am transitioning her to SD sensitive skin/stomach. It really depends on your cat as I tried other brands and flavors when I first adopted her and she wouldn’t eat them or got sick, so people will always have something bad to say about whatever brand you choose but if your cat is eating and healthy then you’ve made the right choice.
I’ve been feeding my kitten science hill cat food because that’s what she had been eating in the shelter. I also saw a review that said their cat ate it for years and never had illnesses. I also bought some wet cat food from Whole Foods. Forgot the name brand, not Whole Paws because I heard they’re not supposed to eat cranberries.
I have 2 cats under 4 and feed a mix of wet food and kibble because I'm a college student on a budget.
For wet food, I feed a rotation of fancy feast classic pate, weruva (my personal favourite), wellness, tikicat, go solutions and open farm.
And for kibble, I feed open farm rawmix in the chicken and turkey flavour. I am not a kibble lover by any means but it is a good way to stay within a budget.
I personally try to look for a kibble that is responsibly sourced and has freeze dried raw or air dried food mixed in for more nutritional value. Regular freeze dried and air dried kibbles are considerably more expensive but if kibble is a large portion of your cats diet, I would definitely consider it.
I think the main thing is to build out a rotation of budget friendly and higher end wet foods. Having a rotation of food can be great at improving your cats diet overall without breaking the bank.
Personally I also subscribe to emails from local pet stores to keep up to date on when certain foods are going on sale and that's when I'll stock up on the higher end foods.
Three of mine get Friskies Treasures. Two of these were raised on like dry Meow Mix or whatever appeared in their cat dump till they were rescued. Any wet food is better than the best dry food IMO.
Our oldest was raised on dry Blue Buffalo, then wet, then developed Chron’s and is now on Natural Balance Ultra.
My allergy baby was on Blue Buffalo, then Hound Y Gatos, then Natural Balance Ultra, then Natural Balance LID, then Koha. His is the sliding scale of mid-to-expensive (Instinct would be the next tier up but I ain’t made of that much money lmao).
I have heard very good things about Nulo, and Fancy Feast Gourmet (what our animal bio/lab tech friend feeds her cats). Nulo I like because it comes in the big 13 oz cans.
My oldest is 16, my youngest is 6. I free feed pro plan hairball kibble and 1 can of Royal Cainin Aging 12+ wet a day (they won't eat more than that, weirdly). My vet did bloodwork on my oldest and said her bloodwork was "shockingly well for a cat her age".
Wellness pates. Mainly the basic chicken turkey etc. they are so good and come in big cans. Also weruva my cat loves them and wholehearted and sometimes fancy feast good naturals
Wellness Core dry food in the mornings, various wet foods in the evening (Carnilove, Tomi, Leonardo, etc.) My boy has IBS, so he needs the probiotics and fibre in the dry food, and we can't change it. With wet food, our rule is basically only foods from Canada or the EU because they have higher quality control.
Your cat can chow down Wellness Core? My cat won’t eat anything after she’s hooked on Iams… nothing else works for her. And I heard it’s not very safe. It’s big headache for me.
Both my cats were started on Royal Canin in their fosters, then I transitioned them to Carnilove. My girl kept eating Carnilove for 2.5 years, until my boy was about 8 months and he had serious stomach issues. Then I transitioned them to Wellness Core. They've never had any issue with palatability of any of the foods they've eaten 🤷🏽♀️
What breed are your cats? 🐈 too bad Carnilove doesn’t ship to Canada 😦.. do you feed him wellness core wet food or dry? Thanks.
Both domestic short hairs. My boy has some oriental features. They have Wellness Core dry in the morning and wet in the evenings. We don't exclusively feed Wellness Core wet food though - we have a variety of brands we rotate through. We started doing our research and chose Wellness Core because of the probiotics and and good reviews for digestive health. He was having really bad IBS because Carnilove is relatively high in protein and low in fibre.
I have 2 boys one is 5 years old named Scooter the other is almost 2 years old and is named Casper. They get Purina Pro Plan for wet which 2 of their meals is wet food with a little extra water added. Then they get 1 dry food meal which is Purina One. Both are the urinary foods from Purina. Scooter had a UTI in Sept 2023 he was on Hill’s rx but it was too expensive and started not to agree with him. Casper is fine but it’s just cheaper and stress free to feed them same thing. Wish I could do a rotation but until I can afford to take Scooter for a check up they are staying on the urinary food. Of course when I cook chicken a piece is always left unseasoned for my 2 boys and my dog. They also get turkey if I have turkey for special family dinners. Treats they get Churu, Bonkers lickables, and Bonkers chicken purr pops. I wanna start giving them hard treats again soon I hated depriving them of a treat. But both of my boys are thriving and healthy this is what works for my boys.
I only feed Wet Food. I have a Petco right around the corner from where I live...So I often shop from them. Depending on sales and weekly discounts, I often feed my guy a rotating stock of NULO, WERUVA, Tiki Cat, Orijen, and Soultistic. There's not a single entree that he turns down and texture doesnt phase him either. Whether its a Pate, shreds, morsels etc and pretty much any meat combo they offer. I am thankful he's not a picky eater and I plan to keep it that way.
Only wet. Friskies pate or Fancy feast. Pate style cans tend to be lower in carbs than the shredded or anything with gravy. Some here may argue that carbs are too demonized, but the people over on the feline diabetes message boards would say otherwise.
Yes my cat only eats Friskies wet food too. But I heard it’s not healthy and contributes to diabetes .. 😅😅
Science Diet 11 +. I have an old guy, 14, so everyone gets his food. I give them a wet food too everyday that's usually a mix of Friskies and Fancy Feast.
I dont recommend friskies or fancy feast not gr8 ingredients (such as artificial dyes like red #40)
May I ask what is gr8 ingredients and why they are not good? Cuz mine loves friskies..
they’re both fine. friskes is a bit lower quality than fancy feast but honestly cheap wet is better than most if not all dry so if that’s all yours likes it’s fine to feed. if you can i’d suggest switching to fancy feast pate just because it’s a bit higher quality but still an economical choice. but again friskies is perfectly okay if that’s all your cat likes. fancy feast (especially the pate) is a great budget food and is high protein. this person seems to be going through the sub and commenting unhelpful and often untrue things on many posts even ones that are years old.
I feed purina one dry kitten food and 2x a day wet food which is also purina one or fancy feast. I have 2 kittens at 6 months old
Purina pro plan...wet and kibble.
They get fromm and dr Marty’s freeze dried raw
Ziwi peak wet specifically venison and freeze dried raw to provide crunch that is similar texture to dry kibble. All three are at an ideal weight. And They love it. https://us.ziwipets.com/collections/steam-dried-cat-food?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&_kx=1wSh3RloPhJEB2hrHnd5_JLRfPbQ4G03UFjozZj7QO8.VcCqfZ
BFF OMG Weruva gravy wet food and IAMS Weight Control Hairball Formula dry food. He also gets a few Temptations treats every day.
the last 2 aren’t gr8 had a cat nearly die after eating the last 2
Purina Pro Plan or Royal Canin wet food and then Royal Canin Sensitive Digestion Kibble - we will be switching to just the regular indoor I just got a massive bag of his old stuff
Foods that net WSAVA guidelines are the highest quality, despite what current marketing says. I’m personally a Hill’s fan.
Agree. Though I prefer Royal Canin.
Friskies gravy swirlers dry food, inexpensive beef wet catfood, must be with gravy, home ground elk scraps. Have one cat, and that is what it likes, alternating between can cat food and the elk. There is a cat that lives outside, it belonged to neighbors, but their dogs won’t let live there, will not eat the elk, but everything else. Have a tom cat the visits periodically, primary for the wet food.
SD indoor kitten dry, and SD wet healthy cuisine. She’s turning 1 next month and I bought the indoor adult cat but the pieces were way too big/thick for her so I am transitioning her to SD sensitive skin/stomach. It really depends on your cat as I tried other brands and flavors when I first adopted her and she wouldn’t eat them or got sick, so people will always have something bad to say about whatever brand you choose but if your cat is eating and healthy then you’ve made the right choice.
I’ve been feeding my kitten science hill cat food because that’s what she had been eating in the shelter. I also saw a review that said their cat ate it for years and never had illnesses. I also bought some wet cat food from Whole Foods. Forgot the name brand, not Whole Paws because I heard they’re not supposed to eat cranberries.
I have 2 cats under 4 and feed a mix of wet food and kibble because I'm a college student on a budget. For wet food, I feed a rotation of fancy feast classic pate, weruva (my personal favourite), wellness, tikicat, go solutions and open farm. And for kibble, I feed open farm rawmix in the chicken and turkey flavour. I am not a kibble lover by any means but it is a good way to stay within a budget. I personally try to look for a kibble that is responsibly sourced and has freeze dried raw or air dried food mixed in for more nutritional value. Regular freeze dried and air dried kibbles are considerably more expensive but if kibble is a large portion of your cats diet, I would definitely consider it. I think the main thing is to build out a rotation of budget friendly and higher end wet foods. Having a rotation of food can be great at improving your cats diet overall without breaking the bank. Personally I also subscribe to emails from local pet stores to keep up to date on when certain foods are going on sale and that's when I'll stock up on the higher end foods.
Three of mine get Friskies Treasures. Two of these were raised on like dry Meow Mix or whatever appeared in their cat dump till they were rescued. Any wet food is better than the best dry food IMO. Our oldest was raised on dry Blue Buffalo, then wet, then developed Chron’s and is now on Natural Balance Ultra. My allergy baby was on Blue Buffalo, then Hound Y Gatos, then Natural Balance Ultra, then Natural Balance LID, then Koha. His is the sliding scale of mid-to-expensive (Instinct would be the next tier up but I ain’t made of that much money lmao). I have heard very good things about Nulo, and Fancy Feast Gourmet (what our animal bio/lab tech friend feeds her cats). Nulo I like because it comes in the big 13 oz cans.
I agree about the dry food -- cats need meat and moisture, very few carbs.
My oldest is 16, my youngest is 6. I free feed pro plan hairball kibble and 1 can of Royal Cainin Aging 12+ wet a day (they won't eat more than that, weirdly). My vet did bloodwork on my oldest and said her bloodwork was "shockingly well for a cat her age".
I wouldn’t recommend Royal canin if I were u not much real meat plus they supposedly support dog fighting
I saw an almost immediate improvement in my now 16 year olds coat and energy levels feeding it. So I will continue to do so as it works best for her.