quality non-vegan/veggie pet food

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In a message dated 1/5/04 10:13:58 AM,

writes:

 

 

> If anyone is interested in a quality nonvegan food for cats, I feed my pets

> natural balance (www.naturalbalanceinc.com).  I went onto it for my dogs &

> cat after I found out how Iams tested dogfood in their laboratories.  N.B.

> tests their foods but in real-world settings (shelters, homes, rescues,

> sanctuaries, etc.).  That and it is made with a lot of quality ingredients and

not a

> lot of fillers.  I have friends who swear by it too.    they do offer a

> vegetarian dogfood, mainly for dogs with special allergies to meat.

>

 

i checked out the ingredients; not bad at all, although it still has rice and

oats in it. sigh. it is really hard to find a good cat food that doesn't

have unnecessary ingredients in it. here are some i recommend:

 

wysong canned all-meat diet + call of the wild supplement (the best canned

diet out there, if you can get your cat to eat it. i can't.)

 

wysong archetype (find out first if your cat is allergic to beef-- mine are).

 

active life -- has oat bran, but is otherwise minimally processed and very

high-quality.

 

avoderm's select chunks-- no bad stuff!! !!! (don't buy their

regular canned-- it has some stomach irritants)

 

http://www.sitstay.com/store/edibles/food2.shtml - my cats eat a combination

of this and some of the canned foods i've listed.

 

wellness/felidae/innova/california natural -- all very good-quality foods.

wellness doesn't usually include grains, although some of their newer formulae

have rice. there's a petition circulating to keep them from putting rice in

their cat foods. all of these foods have a lot of " extra " ingredients like

fruits and veggies, which are not necessary for cats.

 

if you MUST feed kibble, this is the ONLY one i recommend:

http://www.performancepetfoods.com/product.asp?0=422 & 1=466 & 3=55 . i feed it to

my cats on

occasion with very good results. please supply your cat with a lot of fresh

drinking water and/or pour some in the food when feeding kibble. cats need to

get a lot of fluids from their food.

 

if course, the best thing for your cats is to feed them a homemade diet, if

you can stomach it (i can't). a good recipe can be found on the following

website: www.catnutrition.org.

 

some things to avoid when looking at pet food ingredient labels:

 

by-products -- this usually means diseased animals, roadkill, or even

euthanized animals. absolute poison.

 

" meat " or similar word without a qualifier-- you need to know what animal the

food is coming from. if they won't tell you, there's a problem.

 

nitrates and other chemical preservatives

 

meat " meal " -- this usually indicates that the meat is not fresh.

 

cats should NOT be fed (a partial list): corn, cereal grains, tuna, a diet

of mostly or only fish, milk, excess sugars, onions, or garlic.

 

hope this helps!!

 

melody

 

http://www.melodysmusic.net

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

If anyone is interested in a quality nonvegan food for cats, I feed my pets

natural balance (www.naturalbalanceinc.com). I went onto it for my dogs & cat

after I found out how Iams tested dogfood in their laboratories. N.B. tests

their foods but in real-world settings (shelters, homes, rescues, sanctuaries,

etc.). That and it is made with a lot of quality ingredients and not a lot of

fillers. I have friends who swear by it too. they do offer a vegetarian

dogfood, mainly for dogs with special allergies to meat.

 

That and cutely enough, Dick Van Patten founded the company, which I thought was

interesting.

 

Megan

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Megan;=) I'll bear that one in mind. Is it made by the buttery

spread people? Same name. I haven't seen it here, but shall keep my eyes

open - when they can import pet food across the border again.

Sigggghhhhh. I know I always look for products that are not cruelty

tested and catfoods that don't use rendered animal products but rather

human quality - also human quality non-meat products in both dog and cat

food too. After all, who wants the fillers and sweepings from the

factory floor! ;=(

 

Best,

Pat

 

> If anyone is interested in a quality nonvegan food for cats, I feed my pets

natural

> balance (www.naturalbalanceinc.com). I went onto it for my dogs & cat after I

found

> out how Iams tested dogfood in their laboratories. N.B. tests their foods but

in

> real-world settings (shelters, homes, rescues, sanctuaries, etc.). That and

it is

> made with a lot of quality ingredients and not a lot of fillers. I have

friends who

> swear by it too. they do offer a vegetarian dogfood, mainly for dogs with

> special allergies to meat.

 

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[Guest guest]

no, it's completely different. remember dick van patten from " eight is enough "

fame? he was the one who founded the natural balance dog & cat food company.

 

Megan

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Sant & Brown

Monday, January 05, 2004 1:00 PM

Re: quality non-vegan/veggie pet food

 

 

Thanks, Megan;=) I'll bear that one in mind. Is it made by the buttery

spread people? Same name. I haven't seen it here, but shall keep my eyes

open - when they can import pet food across the border again.

Sigggghhhhh. I know I always look for products that are not cruelty

tested and catfoods that don't use rendered animal products but rather

human quality - also human quality non-meat products in both dog and cat

food too. After all, who wants the fillers and sweepings from the

factory floor! ;=(

 

Best,

Pat

 

 

[Guest guest]

well, the oats they say is for this: " Oatmeal An exceptional source of:

carbohydrates, fiber, thiamin and vitamin E. Not widely used in pet food because

of cost, it does not contain the allergy causing glutens found in other grains. "

 

did see this on their website for the dogofood though. " No corn, soy, wheat,

eggs, white rice, dairy, or sunflower oil. These items, suspect of causing

allergic reactions such as hair loss, scratching, hives, tail biting, chewing

feet, and ear infections, are not used. "

as for the cat food, it doesn't have oatmeal (at least the kibble). it does say

" brown rice " in the ingredients. brown rice is a higher-quality grain at least

than white rice (which is just empty carbs IMHO). maybe that was the same

reasoning as adding the oatmeal to the dogfood (kibble at least).

 

Megan

 

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i checked out the ingredients; not bad at all, although it still has rice and

oats in it. sigh. it is really hard to find a good cat food that doesn't

have unnecessary ingredients in it. here are some i recommend:

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sorry, Megan. I clearly wasn't operating on all cylinders yesterday.

Natural Balance catfood, okay ;=) (The buttery spread is Earth Balance.

What are the shoes called? but never mind!)

 

Thanks.

Pat

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* " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have

the burden of proving it. " (Franz Fanon)

* " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man

will not himself find peace. " (Albert Schweitzer)

[Guest guest]

well, there is also a " smart balance " buttery spread which I use on my toast

(the light versionb ecause it's vegan). too many " balances " and not enough

checks on the system. lol

 

M.

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Sant & Brown

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:03 AM

Re: quality non-vegan/veggie pet food

 

 

Sorry, Megan. I clearly wasn't operating on all cylinders yesterday.

Natural Balance catfood, okay ;=) (The buttery spread is Earth Balance.

What are the shoes called? but never mind!)

 

Thanks.

Pat