Good info on another forum...

I dunno how many of you are also on petforums and have seen these threads, but "hobbs" has done quite a lot of work getting data together on wet and dry foods.

A-Z of dry food for cats - Pet Forums Community
A-Z of wet food for cats - Pet Forums Community

Based on what I have read here and subsequently read there, with some research, I am picking up some Orijen dry today for the monsters, maybe some Applaws too if I find it while waiting for zooplus to deliver a variety of Bozita.

Orijen have a very readable white paper on cat and dog diets - even if the focus later in the paper is on dogs. Makes a good read:

http://www.orijen.ca/orijen/ORIJEN_White_paper.pdf

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Originally Posted by Peter Galbavy

Based on what I have read here and subsequently read there, with some research, I am picking up some Orijen dry today for the monsters, maybe some Applaws too if I find it while waiting for zooplus to deliver a variety of Bozita.

Orijen have a very readable white paper on cat and dog diets - even if the focus later in the paper is on dogs. Makes a good read:

http://www.orijen.ca/orijen/ORIJEN_White_paper.pdf

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I'm curious to see how you get on with bozita and applaws - they gave both of mine Runny Bottom Syndrome, suspect they were too rich. The applaws is much nicer looking stuff than whiskas, it actually looks like tuna and chicken!

Applaws is one of only a few brands that Mufasa will eat. It's very true it does actually look like what it says it is and actually smells quite nice! We haven't had any problems with it at all and have tried both the pouches and the tins. Sadly the dry food was too small and he just swallowed it whole!

Applaws looks and smells good to us humans as it is only made with human grade ingreedents, yes I have seen a grown man eat a pouch of it!!! No it was not the oh it was a guy I work with whos buying area covers pet foods! He enjoyed it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, picked up the Orijen from the same feed place I get the chick crumb cat litter (G J W Titmuss nr St Albans) and the Bozita will get here whenever zooplus get to it.

In the meantime I went into Morrisons on the way home since they sell HiLife kitten - got a couple of boxes to tide the creatures over. But what I also found is Feline Fayre pouches which the packaging says is a 60% fish complimentary food but at 34p for 1 pouch, 4 for a pound or (get this) an 8 pack for 99p. Cough. How much ? Six boxes of 8 pouches later...

So the little zombies tried a couple of pouches for lunch and it vanished. Let see what happens at the other end shortly ;)

The show cats have either Applaws or Fine Fayre Aristocat range as a special treat on show days,I brought extra Applaws home once as I felt guilty & had runny bum syndrome with a couple so knocked that on head,back to a tin or sachet show time only,the Blue range of Fine Fayre they love,except the seafood for some reason not so impressed,they have that for breakfast all of them every third or fourth day , "great nanny" buys it for them as she has only got four legged great grandchildren but any more often than that & the same two cats have problems the other end.That was the one food that used to get Bruce eating when he had his gum flare up which luckily,touch wood,hasn't happened for a good while now,hopefully he has outgrown it......

My cats love the bozita and I stick to one flavour to try and avoid stomach upsets (rich in chicken). They get one tetra pack between them per day supplemented by their dry food (proplan delicate at the mo).

[QUOTE=Peter Galbavy;13245]I dunno how many of you are also on petforums and have seen these threads, but "hobbs" has done quite a lot of work getting data together on wet and dry foods.

A-Z of dry food for cats - Pet Forums Community
A-Z of wet food for cats - Pet Forums Community

Thanks Peter will make some good bedtime reading,will have to gradually work through them,I would only go for the ones though that show magnesium content,being the old school & seeing more problems with cats that have had dry foods with high mag.content , although to be fair they are more often the "stores" own brand along with a couple of others,I am very wary even though mine do not have that much dry to really be concerened about.I know I was using a dry food many years ago that didn't have magnesium declared on the side of the bag & felt really chuffed{think I know which one it is although not 100% sure & it still doesn't} so phoned up the helpline & the answer was a pretty high content,more than I would normally look to using.
So now you know with my pen & paper beside me what I will be doing....!

I discovered these threads a few months ago and have started giving mine Bozita, although two will eat it, one wont :grr: It did give them the rear end squirts at first, but I think I was a bit too over-enthusiastic by introducing it too fast. They are fine on it now. It does seem to satisfy Alfie for longer than Felix pouches used to. Chester still has Felix - he turns his nose up at the Bozita. There is a lot of useful information on these threads :nod:

I bought some Bozita for Moshi, as the breeder says she loved it, however it gives her a runny bum if I give it to her on its own. I mix it with Felix kitten now and she seems to be able to tolerate it better. I think she finds it too rich neat :-)

After the Feline Fayre two of mine had a little mess... to rich I guess (and hope). Will probably mix it with the left over Whiskas kitten at some point to dilute it - until as adults I hope their bellies get more tolerant.

From what I know of Feline Fayre its a waste of money or like you said it goes right through them, my Rescued Maine coon was supposed to have been fed on this stuff for 8 weeks did not do her much good, she has had now a few months on Royal Canin and looks fantastic.

Thought reading all the information on the forum tonight I think the vote for Royal Canin is NO?????

I think the opinion is that RC is intentionally over-complicated in all the types and overpriced compared to some others. But I also think "whatever works" is important - as long as we all work from a well provided set of information.

I'm giving my babies RC wet and dry foods and it seems to suit them really well. It is more expensive than i would like, but I am reluctant to change when we haven't had one poorly tummy or one ignored meal since they arrived

I never have problems with Royal Canin, and I feed British, Mainecoon, Fit, Sensible, Kitten, Baby cat, Outdoor, Queen and Exigent.

I was however shocked the other day to see the price difference between the UK and and here in DE

For most of my food its about 58- 62 euros per bag less a little discount for buying over 100 euros and for paying before 14 days the bill both of which I do....

But on a whole my friend who uses it in the UK pays about 33 pounds per bag which is a huge difference. for a 10 kilo bag of which I use on average. 3 and a half a week....

But no one from the UK will ship me over a pallet full, which I would be happy to buy and pay for the pallet which is about 59 pounds to ship when I rung around...

So guess I have to like it and lump it. and pay as the cats like it..


Darcy my new British came with Iams from the UK, so I put it down for the cats, so he could have some when he wanted, they have ignored it.. INCLUDING HIM!!

[QUOTE=debbie560;13319]I never have problems with Royal Canin, and I feed British, Mainecoon, Fit, Sensible, Kitten, Baby cat, Outdoor, Queen and Exigent.

I was however shocked the other day to see the price difference between the UK and and here in DE

For most of my food its about 58- 62 euros per bag less a little discount for buying over 100 euros and for paying before 14 days the bill both of which I do....

But on a whole my friend who uses it in the UK pays about 33 pounds per bag which is a huge difference. for a 10 kilo bag of which I use on average. 3 and a half a week....

But no one from the UK will ship me over a pallet full, which I would be happy to buy and pay for the pallet which is about 59 pounds to ship when I rung around...

So guess I have to like it and lump it. and pay as the cats like it..


Darcy my new British came with Iams from the UK, so I put it down for the cats, so he could have some when he wanted, they have ignored it.. INCLUDING HIM!![/

Hi Debbie

Who have you tried? I may be able to give you a couple of leads if you have not already tried them.

Hi Debbie

Who have you tried? I may be able to give you a couple of leads if you have not already tried them.[/QUOTE]

Royal Canin direct, I also contacted James well beloved as well as this is made by Royal canin and I like this too..

All they do is pass you to the German Royal Canin who are fabulous I must say but the difference in price is phenomenal!!:smile:

[QUOTE=debbie560;133

Royal Canin direct, I also contacted James well beloved as well as this is made by Royal canin and I like this too..

All they do is pass you to the German Royal Canin who are fabulous I must say but the difference in price is phenomenal!!:smile:[/QUOTE]
Try a company called manor drug i think they are based in nottingham they may export you a pallet

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Originally Posted by Helen & John

Try a company called manor drug i think they are based in nottingham they may export you a pallet

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The only manor drug I can find is a pharmaceutical company is that right?:smile:

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Originally Posted by debbie560

The only manor drug I can find is a pharmaceutical company is that right?:smile:

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Thats the one the set bit is called vet medic other than that hyperdrug will ship overseas. I dont know how much they will charge but its worth a try.