Description of Purina Pro Plan wet food for kittens
Purina is one of the "popular" brands, a manufacturer that occupies one of the leading positions in the overall ranking in terms of sales. Pro Plan is a sub-brand that focuses on nutrition for kittens, young cats and cats. Literally proplan means "professional planning", an individual approach to each pet.
Peculiarities
Wet food for kittens Purina Pro Plan - a composition that includes a certain amount of proteins, fats, a small amount of carbohydrates, a vitamin and mineral supplement. But the bulk - at least three-quarters by weight - is exclusively purified water.
If we consider the composition of wet feeds of any manufacturer in more detail, it turns out that the percentage of proteins (mass fraction) is not more than 14%. Fats are 3%, ash additives are about 1.5%. By the way, ash from even the most expensive premium feed is not excluded. One percent - vitamins and minerals, half a percent can be a small amount of carbohydrates (starch, sugar).
The presence of the latter is a dubious benefit: the cat is a "purely protein", and not "evil" (like a dog) predator, and it would be possible, in general, to do without the sugar component.
The advantages of wet food are the reduced water consumption by the animals themselves. Humidity of three-quarters by weight makes it possible to sometimes do without water, but this does not mean that the kitten should be deprived of access to fresh water. At the same time, the cost of wet food of the same brand is much lower than that of its same counterparts.
A wet product has more disadvantages than advantages. And they all rest mainly on the money issue. An overpayment occurs when you pay, in fact, for water, which is almost free anyway. You will get the same effect if you soak dry food with boiling water. More frequent trips to the store for new food.The time that you free up from shopping once again will be spent on soaking dry food - the economy and economics of both actions are the same. The kitten will not feel worse if he drinks the right amount of water in a timely manner.
Disadvantages of a particular brand - for a lower price of Purina food, the user will pay for the presence of preservatives. Unlike, for example, the Farmina brand - here the manufacturer does not use artificial preservatives in any form and composition - Purina feeds allow the presence of some permitted additives approved by international law. In addition, the manufacturer Purina often does not specify how much (as a percentage of the composition, in grams per 100 g of product) and which (sub) products are contained.
The term "chicken" itself says only that the composition of this raw material may contain less than 10% of chicken fillet, and processed under pressure bones, cartilage, feathers, skin, bird beaks - more than 90%. Theoretically, meat products mean everything - be it the tongue, kidney, liver or other organ of a butchered agricultural animal.
The digestive system of a kitten is already overloaded at an early age with dyes, flavors, enhancers of taste and smell. Subsequently, this will significantly reduce the lifespan of an adult cat or cat to several years. In this case, the owner is responsible for the health of the pet (or several pets).
Spiders
Food in sauce (meat products in gravy) includes turkey meat product - 4% of the total weight. The rest is accounted for by other meat and fish products. The composition also includes cereals, vegetable and animal fats, minerals, a small amount of dyes and other synthetic preservatives, starch and cellulose, vitamins and minerals. Moisture was 78%, protein ingredients - 12.5%, fatty inclusions - 4%, fiber - 0.3%. The ash content is 2.4%. This composition is not overloaded with fats - but it contains the necessary amount of proteins that kittens need. Weight - 85 g.
Spider Junior contains turkey and beef, processed cow products. Contains docosahexaenoic acid (0.1%) - one of the most important ingredients for growing kittens. The rest of the proportions of vital ingredients are the same as in the previous sample. Packaged in 85 g each.
There is also a modification of the same feed with chicken - 5% chicken instead of turkey and beef (both additives are halved). The same pouches can be sold as several (5) pouches (425 g assembly) or in packs (24 pieces, over 2 kg).
Canned food overview
Purina Junior for kittens - packaged in cans of 85 g. Meat and products of its processing - 14% chicken, the rest - fish products. Contains a small amount of sugar, 75% moisture, 13% protein, 7% fatty ingredients, 3.2% ash content, 0.01% fiber inclusions.
Pro Plan with an increased proportion of chicken in the composition contains 18% chicken products, as well as fish raw materials. At the same time, 0.66% falls on the extract from whey protein. Fiber is contained in an amount of 0.05%, the rest of the ingredients are the same as in the previous composition. Both products are packaged at 85 g per can.
This product line - Pro Plan pate for cats and cats under one year old - does not include canned food in large cans.
