Choosing the highest quality cat food
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In recent years, ready-made cat food has become a particularly relevant food for pets. They are not only balanced and very nutritious, but also quite economical, because the owners do not waste time preparing them for their pets. In this article, we will take a closer look at the highest quality cat food, their classification, expensive and budget options, and also get acquainted with the reviews of veterinarians and owners.
Advantages and disadvantages
Sooner or later, every pet owner begins to think about what is the best way to feed his cats and cats. And the choice is usually between prepared food (dry and wet) and self-prepared food. Ready-made options have a number of undeniable advantages.
- Balance. Such food contains everything that animals need at a given age, namely meat and vegetables in the right dosage, vitamins and minerals.
- Ready feed no need to cook, which significantly saves time.
- Quality dry and wet food can be very helpful for cats. In addition to a variety of flavors, they can help normalize digestion and prevent various diseases in animals. Diet feeds are considered especially relevant, as they are prevention in the fight against excess weight and in the fight against urolithiasis. It recurs especially frequently in spayed and neutered animals.
- Dry food is believed to be more beneficial. However, this is quite contradictory, because if you buy premium feed, then the price of dry products is no cheaper than natural meat, which is prepared by animals on their own.
- Dry balanced foods gently clean the teeth of animals, and therefore serve as an excellent prevention of caries.
The disadvantages include the fact that there is very little moisture in budget feeds, and this negatively affects the health of animals. It is also believed that not all food gently cleanses the teeth, rather, on the contrary, as a result of their use, tartar and caries are formed.
Cats and cats get used to poor quality foods very quickly.
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Varieties and their main characteristics
All ready-made feeds are divided into several classes:
- economy;
- premium;
- super premium;
- holistics;
- natural food (ultra-premium).
The most popular are budget options for feed and premium. This is connected, of course, with an affordable price. Super-premium options are considered more expensive, while holistic options are considered the most sophisticated for felines. Usually, Holisticians receive the best reviews from veterinarians and felinologistsas they are considered to be as natural and balanced as possible, and also non-addictive in animals.
These foods are rarely advertised because they are already bought by the breeders.
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Economy
The greatest demand in our country for economy class feed. This is due to their very affordable price and active advertising, but at the same time their composition leaves much to be desired, because almost all of them are made not from meat, but from meat waste. Cats "love" them for their excellent aroma and taste, but these are just additives and flavorings.
The top inexpensive feed includes the following brands:
- Whiskas;
- Darling;
- "Our Mark";
- Felix;
- Purina One;
- Perfect Fit;
- Kitikat;
- Sheba and some others.
Consider a comparative table of economy class feeds.
Brand name |
Variety |
Protein presence |
Artificial and unwanted components |
Range |
Price |
Purina one |
Dry |
About 35% |
Flavors + various additives (flavor enhancers) |
From kittens to elderly cats and cats, as well as for animals with health disabilities. |
About 100 rubles for 200 grams. 1 kg about 300 rubles. |
Kitikat |
Dry / wet |
7 to 30% |
Not specified by the manufacturer |
For adult cats and cats |
0.8 kg of dry food costs about 110 rubles. |
Whiskas |
Dry / wet |
4 to 26% |
Antioxidants |
For kittens and adults |
From 17 rubles for a wet one. From 60 per dry. |
Felix |
Dry / wet |
15 to 30% |
Preservatives, thickeners, colorants, antioxidants. |
For adults |
From 29 to 110 rubles |
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Not all of the foods listed are low-grade - many are fine for feeding animals.
The main thing is to clarify the composition of the selected product and avoid options with allergens such as corn and wheat.
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Premium
There is also a great demand for premium feed. Usually, they have 20-25% more meat than the economy class options, so they are better suited for feeding animals. Premium brands include the following:
- Purina's Pro Plan
- Hill's;
- Happy Cat;
- Sheba;
- Royal Canin.
Brand name |
Variety |
Protein presence |
Unwanted components |
Range |
Price |
Royal canin |
Dry / wet |
10 to 42% |
Dyes and preservatives |
For pedigree kittens and adults |
About 300 rubles for 400 gr |
Hill's |
Dry / wet |
10.5 to 3% |
Antioxidants, salt, yeast |
For kittens, adult cats and cats |
Dry From 270 rubles and more. Wet from 60 rubles |
Pro Plan by Purina |
Dry / wet |
30 to 36% |
Flavors, yeast, antioxidants, preservatives |
For kittens and adults |
About 200 rubles for 400 gr |
Sheba |
Wet |
No more than 36% |
Preservatives |
For adults over one year old |
From 90 rubles |
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All of the above brands have an increased content of cereals and vegetable proteins, as well as the number of allergens. But at the same time, the range presented is very diverse: you can buy canned food in cans, and packaged varieties, and dry food. Moreover, the options for possible tastes are also countless: this is chicken, and fish, and turkey, and beef, and much, much more.
Super premium
Super premium options even better in quality than economy and premium products. They contain more natural meat and very few offal.
- Leonardo. It is considered one of the best super-premium options, which not only has a natural and balanced composition, but is also available for purchase at very competitive prices.
- Applaws. British brand. With a high meat content and a huge variety of flavors, this species will appeal to many gourmet cats. Its disadvantages include only the high price and not quite balanced composition, according to some veterinarians.
- Bozita. Quite good European meat feed, which does not contain dyes and offal, but contains useful vitamins and minerals. Moreover, it is quite expensive and contains possible allergens.
And also Bosch, Organix, Pronature Original, Gina, Arden Grange, 1st Choice and others.
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Brand name | Varieties | Protein presence | Price |
Pronature original | Dry | About 30% | 200 rubles (about 400 gr) |
Gina | Dry / wet | Up to 30% | About 70 rubles for a spider |
Arden grange | Dry | About 30-31% | About 400 rubles for 400 gr |
1st Choice | Dry / wet | Up to 30% | About 270 rubles for 300 gr |
Bosch | Dry / wet | Up to 25% | About 400 rubles for 400 gr |
Some of the high-meat options can be detrimental to the health of animals with gastrointestinal problems. It is recommended to discuss this point with your veterinarian when choosing the appropriate feed. All these brands have a natural composition compared to the previous versions, while they are enriched with vitamins and minerals in the right ratio.
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Holistic
Holistic are considered premium feed of the new generation. Manufacturers do not save on their composition, while using only high-quality products.
- Almo Nature. The best and most useful rulers should be sought from this particular brand.
- Innova Evo. It contains only the best sorts of meat, there are no allergens, and the protein is only of natural origin. This option is not recommended for neutered and neutered animals due to its high protein content.
- Grandorf. European food with natural meat, vitamins and minerals.
And also Acana, Farmina N&D, Pronature Holistic, Gina Elite and others.
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Brand name | Variety | Protein presence | Price |
Innova | Dry and wet | About 50% | From 150 rubles for 350 gr |
Acana | Dry only | About 75% | About 400 rubles for 350 gr |
Almo nature | Dry and wet | Up to 30% | About 100 rubles per 100 g |
Farmina N&D | Dry | Up to 45% | More than 400 rubles for 300 gr |
Pronature holistic | Dry and wet | About 30% and above | From 350 rubles |
Gina elite | Dry and wet | From 30% and above | About 1 thousand rubles per 1 kg |
Grandorf | Dry and wet | 35–37% | About 400 rubles for 400 gr |
The disadvantages of all holistic products include only their high cost and shortage in domestic stores. Holisticians are usually purchased for animals kept in nurseries and which are very often at exhibitions.
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What is the best food?
The question of which of the options is the best is easy to answer. Choosing food for your pets follows from super-premium and holistic foods. Only they can have a positive effect on the health of the animal. Budget options can only temporarily quench the thirst for hunger, while most of them can harm the health of cats and cats.
When choosing a feed, it is very important to take into account not only its price component, but also its composition. As a permanent diet for adults, and even more so for baby kittens, it is highly discouraged to choose budget food.
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Conclusion
Summing up, it should be noted that, despite the brand belonging to one or another class, this does not mean at all that it is suitable for the animal, because some components from the composition of even the most expensive food can cause intolerance or allergies in a cat or cat. Therefore, sometimes food must be selected through trial and error.
Moreover, very often food has to be selected based on certain characteristics of the animal. For example, for neutered or neutered pets, exclusively specialized dietary foods with a moderate protein content are recommended. There are also options for animals that have gastrointestinal disorders.
Check out the best cat food in the next video.
Thank you for the interesting video, very useful information.
Useful information!
I bought to try Organiks with lamb. All 5 cats vomited. I gave the food, the money was returned. I bought my usual one (I will not name it) - everything is fine.