Good info on another forum...

**Peter Galbavy** · 26th February 2011, 08:44 AM

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

**FreyjaRoMaine** · 26th February 2011, 10:51 AM

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

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!

**Fozzie** · 26th February 2011, 12:10 PM

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!

**Helen & John** · 26th February 2011, 12:21 PM

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Peter Galbavy** · 26th February 2011, 12:54 PM

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 ;)

**jckkerrison** · 26th February 2011, 02:49 PM

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......

**MoshisMum** · 27th February 2011, 01:21 PM

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 :-)

**Peter Galbavy** · 27th February 2011, 07:27 PM

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.

debbie560 · 27th February 2011, 07:54 PM

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?????

**Peter Galbavy** · 27th February 2011, 09:18 PM

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.