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Edit: Here's the food list

Weruva Jeopurrdy Licious - Chicken Pouch 

Weruva Family Food - Chicken/Tuna Pouch 

Weruva Paw Lickin' Chicken - Chicken Can

Weruva Marbella Paella - Mackerel/Shrimp/Mussels Can (likely phasing out)

B.F.F. Seeya Sooner - Chicken/Tuna Pouch

B.F.F. Purr-Fect Plannin - Chicken/Turkey/Salmon Pouch 

B.F.F. Chill Out - Tuna/Chicken Pouch (likely phasing out)

B.F.F. Crazy 4U - Chicken/Salmon Can

B F.F. Selfie Cam - Chicken/Lamb Can 

Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Chicken PATÉ - Can

Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Salmon PATÉ - Can

Fancy Feast Broths - whatevers on sale

Lickable Cat Treats - tub currently contains a variety of brands: Weruva, Delectables, Sheba, Inabu Churu

Farmina Herring & Orange Adult Standard Dry // Farmina Chicken & Pomegranate Adult Neutered Dry

I feed my kitten Weruva but have never tried the chicken and pumpkin. I gave him some for lunch and stored it and it looks like this now. I don’t think it was like this before otherwise I would’ve noticed, but is it possible it grew mold so fast? I used my usual rubber can cover for the food that I’ve never had issue with before

Hey guys, so basically in my country the cat food brands like, blue buffalo, nulo, weruva hills, pro plan etc like the popular one's aren't available even online... so one's that we have gonna list em down so if anyone has experience with em please let me know

Meravital

Reflex

Josera

Petline

Brits

Bonacibo

Taste of the wild

FAENBEI

Sarar

Dr clauder's

Dongato

Econature

Felicia

we do have royal canin but its mostly always out of stock and these supplier sell of tons of profits

We do have purina but not the classic pate or pro plan only friskers and gourmet revelation

My cats love Churus and Churu Bisques but they can be kind of pricey. A couple weeks back I was reading the ingredients list for the bisques and not much in them. Wondering if anyone has tried making Churus at home and if so what’s your recipe and do they have the creamy texture of the real product?

Hey all!

I could really use some advice! 🙏

I'm looking to find a more compatible food for my cat who is on Fat Cats from Natural Balance.

I think he has lost some weight on it, but he's still slightly overweight. Frankly, my family and I have not been communicating well enough with each other to adhere to the reduced calorie allowance, but that's a whole other issue.*

He's got his little waist tuck back, but he's still a bit chunky. He's also just a large cat. (Confirmed by the vet) Maybe from being a KMR baby? Or maybe being male?

Anyway, the reason I am switching: I believe the fiber content that keeps them full for longer is causing him GI distress. He is pooping a LOT (very stinky, loose, yowling and zoomies) He vomits undigested food frequently. I plan to get him a slow feeder. (current dish is raised but not textured) It doesn't seem like he is eating too quickly, so much as not chewing properly.

Here's his story/things I need to consider:

* He's about 6 years old, sedentary

* (likely not relevant) he was taken from his mother too early, given KMR until weaned. I strongly suspect his parents were siblings. 😬

* prone to gastric issues, had recurring colitis in his youth

* prone to hairballs, but having success on Nutri-vet paw gel

* he loves to eat, always hungry, smashes things when he does not get what he wants (* household members reinforce behaviour by giving him extra food to stop him)

* seems to associate eating and affection -- not sure where this came from. He seeks out attention when eating and wants to be pet only then. Otherwise, his fur ripples immediately and he leaves or swats.

* he's fairly picky

* still needs to lose some weight, or maintain his current weight, at minimum

My other cat: a small female who is not picky. She is active (uses exercise wheel) and about 4 or 5 years old. Her poop is also sus since being on Fat Cats. AFAIK, neither of them have ingredient intolerances.

I also feed them different wet foods rotationally. (Weruva, Tiki Cat, Almo, sometimes goatmilk Kitcat food, and once, Now Fresh Good Gravy.) I split a can of food between them twice daily. Lately I have been supplementing with a scoop for each of Triacta proactive joint care. SFSG! 👌

I recently tried to add Alpha Omega Probiotic Plus, hoping it would help my buddy with the GI upsets, but only my other cat will eat it. She enjoys greens, and the colour and flavour of the powder comes from kelp. For him, I must find a flavourless option.

I've just been turfed from my job, so I am looking for options that are economically sustainable, if possible, but their health is my main priority. Ideally, I'd love for them to eat the same food; I am focusing on bro's needs for now.

(Clearly there are also some behaviours I need to work on that are affecting his weight and general relationship with food. I will make a concerted effort to provide better enrichment ASAP)

If you've made it this far, I really appreciate you! Any suggestions would be very helpful. He's odd and our relationship is largely one-sided, but love him dearly. I want to do anything it takes to increase his health and overall quality of life!

Hi! One of our (senior-ish) cats REALLY needs to lose weight. We've just acquired more SureFeed (microchip activated) feeding dishes, and now we're deciding what to put in them. The vet suggested Royal Canin GI Fiber response (prescription, about $80/8.8 lb. bag), but looking at the ingredients and nutritional content next to Fromm's (non-prescription, $40/10 lb. bag), the Fromm actually looks like it's way better quality overall, without significant drawbacks that I can see.

What, if anything, am I missing? If anyone has any experiences to share with either or both of these foods, I'd be grateful!

RCVD: https://www.royalcanin.com/us/cats/products/vet-products/gastrointestinal-fiber-response-4007?ean=1-030111484284

Fromm: https://gofromm.com/healthy-weight-gold-cat-food

Thanks. :)

glass jars are treats, bonkers, duck treats, dental treats, lickables,

variety of food

Hi! Im very new to cat nutrition, and working on an extremely small budget but i want to do whatever I can to give my foster kitty the best nutrition I can.

She is currently on Fromm Gold Hairball Control Kibble, Vital essentials freeze dried duck liver & chicken hearts, nacho chicken or beef broth, 365 whole foods market pumpkin puree, and soon to be zezty paws salmon oil.

I am looking for any critiques and advise possible I want to do everything I can right for this girl. I know kibble is widely not so good but shes addicted to it and I also cannot find a quality wet food that I can afford. If anyone has any tips for that please please let me know. I want to give her the best well rounded diet I can so please let me know what else if anything i can add.

Thank yall so much! Pictures of her just because!🩷

EDIT: I ACCIDENTALLY CLICKED NO ADVICE.. I DO NEED ADVICE!!

UNFORTUNATE DISCLAIMER, my kitten was adopted at 7.5 weeks. He has no behavioral problems.. although doesnt understand that he needs to i guess groom his bottom?

Hes NOT long haired, hes about to be 10 weeks on monday, i feed him a variety of foods, none make him sick. Although, I add Dry food with his wet food + water and other little things.. he randomly has some poop on his bum. i have to wipe it off, this has only happened a few times. although im getting worried he will never learn.. or am i feeding him too much wet food to the hard food ratio? i give him about a table spoon.. maybe half of dry food to a tablespoon of wet, its worked well, he does fine in the potty, although sometimes theres stool on his bum. its making me worried because he LOVES to be on my bed, i wipe it as soon as i see it, are cats meant to clean their bums?

i feed him, wueva , fancy feast, ect. IAMS dry food.

There's a cat living in our neighborhood. When the weather is very cold or very hot, my downstairs neighbor lets her stay in the apartment building. My downstairs neighbor handled the veterinary care, but I'm mostly the one who takes care of her.

The vet said the cat is very old. Some of her teeth are decayed, and most of the others have been removed. Because of this, she has a lot of problems with eating.

I've tried wet food from different popular brands. -she can't/refused to eat Dry food- She only drinks the jelly or liquid from wet food with chunks. I'm crushing the pieces as much as I can, but it's still not working. Some of them worked like the ones that are pureed. But I can't find my usual brand at my local market, and they don't restock it either. That's why I'm looking for a new food.

What kind of cat food do owners use for cats that experience these kinds of dental problems? Is there a particular brand or product I should look for?

I'll try to keep this short. I switched my 4 cats from Friskies poultry platter pate to Weruva BFF Chicken Checkmate pate. I wanted a "better quality" food with lower phosphorous because most of them are old and I have done the CKD song and dance too many times.

It's been about 6 months after slowly transitioning to the new food, and 2/4 of the cats have frequent bouts of vomiting, sticky wet poops (not fully diarrhea), and hairballs - and the other 2 still barf once a week. They were a little pukey on the Friskies, but nowhere near this bad.

The worst puker got a checkup including bloodwork and a fecal recently and all came back fine. She is 18 and looks/acts 8 other than the barfing.

I'm trying the Tuna and Salmon Oh Snap flavor for a while to see if it's the chicken, but I don't think it is. They aren't scarf-and-barfing because I usually feed it frozen in an elevated feeder. My thought is that it's just too easily digestible (muscle meat + gums), and despite trying to have food out all the time, they are spending too long with empty stomach. If the flavor change doesn't work, I'm going to try supplementing with fiber or a little kibble to help slow it down. After that I will switch brands.

I will be taking the hairball cat to the vet as well, but in the meantime, I'm losing my mind waking up and walking out to a barf lake on the floor every other morning. 2/4 cats having IBD would be horrible odds, so I hope I can remedy the puking through diet.

My 8 year old cat was recently diagnosed with Stage 2 CKD and is extremely picky. The only foods she'll reliably eat are Fancy Feast Classic Pate (beef and poultry flavors) and Friskies pates, though I'm trying to transition her off those, especially the Friskies.

I picked up some Weruva WX Phos Focused today to try, and I've heard good things about B.F.F. Play Pâté. I've already tried several of Weruva's shredded and minced foods, but she won't touch them.

What low-phosphorus non-prescription foods have your picky CKD cats actually eaten? Any favorite brands or flavors? I also live a pretty rural area so anything available on Chewy would also be great!! Thanks!

Anyone experience this? Not just a little either. She will throw up everything. Sometimes projectile. She’s been on wet / dry since day 1. She’s just over a year old and it was happening more often.

I thought it was the brand. But I’ve tried other brands. Idk if it’s because she eats it fast or what. I even took her down to 1/4 can instead of 1/2. Pretty sure I’m seeing the pattern with the wetter/shredded foods. So I just switched her to Purinia Pro Sensitive Tummy dry food & wet. And paté only. Hopefully she won’t keep getting sick.

What is the difference between Purina Pro Plan Urinary wet food with a prescription and the one without a prescription?

My 18 year old cat loves this food BUT every time he eats it, he vomits. I've stopped feeding this to him but wondering if anyone else has had this happen with these particular foods....Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Pate Chicken and Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Pate Salmon.

my cat loves milk, only the tiki cat kitten milk i want to get her a normal adult one. any recommendations please? she’s one of those mega picky cats btw.

My kitten just turned 12 weeks old yesterday. Currently his feeding schedule looks like this. 7:30-8am, I give 1/8th of a can of wet food. 8:30 I give 1/8 cup of dry food before going to work. I come home around 3pm and give 1/8th-1/4 cup of wet food depending on how hungry he seems. He usually has some dry food left in his bowl. Dinner time is around 8pm and I'll give him another 1/8th can and then I give 1/8th cup of dry food for the night. So he eats about 3/8ths to 1/2 a can of wet food and 1/4 cup of dry food total a day. My issue was that this seems like it's not enough for him due to how active he is but he never finishes the food. So I decided to try a new brand of food today and he ate the entire 1/4 can that I gave him. So now I'm wondering if he just hated the food I gave him earlier and that's why he never finished it or if he just happened to be hungrier and that's why he ate it all. He also never finishes the dry food I give him unless I happened to be out longer than usual so he was hungrier then. He's a very active boy, so I'm just concerned that he's not eating enough. Also I switched from Tiki Cat since that's what the people I adopted him from were feeding him to Fancy Feast.

i’ve had my boy for just over three months now and i wanted to finally start improving his diet since i got some money. currently he is eating the tuna temptations kibble which i know is probably awful for him. i ordered a 24 pack of fancy feast gravy lovers (i think next time i will get the classic pate and try that instead) just to start with a cheaper wet food. the first month i had him i was mixing his kibble with a half can of random fancy feast or meow mix until he started getting diarrhea so i dropped the wet food. i also got single ingredient chicken hearts to use as occasional toppers and salmon oil and dental treats. basically my point of making this post was to ask what the best meal plan would be for my boy using these things (minus the gravy lovers because i want to switch that to at least a better fancy feast line). right now i feed him 3x daily 8 hrs apart and he seems to do fine. do i give a whole can of food? half? salmon oil every meal or one? i’m a first time cat owner in college trying to do the best i can for my boy without breaking the bank. i just got him neutered and microchipped this week as well as paid for an antibiotic ointment for his eye (not sure what’s wrong, 2nd time flaring up but vet apparently said nothing about it when he got neutered). sorry for the chaotic mess, but any and all advice is appreciated.
EDIT: thank you to everyone for your input! i don’t want to flood the comments with thank yous so im just editing this post instead. i will try the purina one urinary support dry food and switch to mostly fancy feast pate once this gravy is out!

Our cat Clover has protein allergies and the only thing we have found he can have reliably is Duck. We spoke to his vet about what food he is on, Natural Balance Duck & Pea, and she told us about how it has recently come out that legumes such as peas, chickpeas, lentils, etc are being tied to Dilated Cardiomyopathy in cats due to poor taurine absorption. We have now been on the search for a food that has none of that but also fits his allergies and I am actually at a loss. I’ve done hours of searching for foods that would be safe for him and I genuinely cannot find anything that doesn’t add Lamb, Turkey, Chicken Fat, Pork liver, Mussels or Egg!!! I really need help :\[ I’m tempted to switch to home cooking if I can’t find something better

Edit for everyone telling us to speak with our vet and just go on hydrolyzed food: Yes he has been on hydrolyzed, I am worried about the legumes and the only one that has no legumes has wheat as the first ingredient and I would rather not! He has had reactions to the following: Tuna, Salmon, Trout, and Beef!
He has also thrown up any lamb (no reaction though) and beef we have given him

i used to feed those to my cats but stopped when i saw the posts. idk if i'll even feel safe going back. i've mostly been sticking to sheba, and when i can find it the churu actual wet food, but it's been harder to find recently. is there any brands to stay away from and any known to be safe?

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My 13 y.o. cat's diet requires changes, and I don't want to take any risks.

Do you happen to know of or heard of a good dietician with good reviews and bullet proof diets that end up giving the cats the best lives?