Cat food rating

Over the past 12 centuries of living with a person under one roof, there have been no significant changes in the diet and behavior of a cat. This can be easily verified by looking at the razor-sharp claws of an animal reacting to barely audible sounds, the bloodthirsty reprisal of a mustachioed hunter over a caught prey and eating raw meat with blood with appetite.

The affectionate domestic cat, by definition of zoologists, is a cold-blooded, cruel killer, a small carnivorous, nocturnal predator. Of all the predators of the feline family, only the domestic cat first "plays" with the prey that it intends to eat.

Armed with sharp claws and teeth, a wild cat more than 10 thousand years ago itself came to a man's house to destroy rats and mice in a barn, which, in addition to actively eating food supplies, carried dangerous infectious diseases and served as one of the causes of plague epidemics.

The menu of wild cats in nature consists of caught live prey, young grass and clean spring water, which does not contain excess calcium, iron and dissolved chlorine. A completely different diet for domestic cats and cats. The family budget in very rare cases allows you to constantly feed a four-legged purr with a fresh piece of meat or fillet.

Meat semi-finished products, minced meat in packaging, soup sets, freshly frozen fish from the supermarket mustachioed pets are reluctant to eat due to long-term storage of products in a deep-freeze refrigerator in the store's warehouse, the use of auxiliary substances to ensure long-term storage: artificial pigments, antioxidants, preservatives, acidity regulators, antibiotics, sodium silicate and bicarbonate, synthetic vitamins.

Unobtrusive advertising of cheap dry food for cats and cats from the Internet and beautiful videos with fluffy beauties and little kittens who eat dry food on TV screens with appetite, imperceptibly penetrate our subconscious.A photo of a purebred cat on a pack of cheap dry food, numerous medals and certificates, a “selling text” thought out by marketers on the packaging convince the owner of the cat or cat that the pet food is completely safe for the pet, which is made from bone meal, slaughter blood, fat emulsion and meat waste after production sausage delicacies.

As a result of powerful psychological processing in the depths of the subconscious, the usual manipulation with the substitution of concepts, worked out to the subtleties by marketing and advertising specialists, occurs completely imperceptibly. Logical conclusions about the harm to the health of a domesticated predator of cheap non-professional food made from frayed bones, skin, giblets, fish scales, chicken paws and preservatives are replaced in the mind of the owner of a mustachioed pet with the statement "inexpensive dry food is ideal food for cats."

According to practicing veterinarians, regular consumption of cheap dry concentrates provokes the development of severe KSD in cats with a rapid death. Only with a balanced, nutritious diet can we guarantee the birth of healthy viable offspring in a domestic cat, normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, high physical activity, sensitive sense of smell, keen eyesight, sensitive hearing, strong bones, sharp claws, strong teeth, great muscle strength and shiny soft hair.

Professional premium food for cats and cats differs from dry food not only in price. It is made from fresh meat fillet with the addition of vegetable protein, vitamins and minerals without admixture of powder from the bones of cattle and fat emulsion. A balanced amount of BJU, vitamins and microelements strengthens the immune system, stimulates the growth and development of small kittens, and guarantees the birth of healthy viable offspring.

Most manufacturers use natural meats, corn or soybean starch, lecithin, whole grains, legumes, and food cellulose to make the following low-cost, economy-class nutritional mixes for baleen companions.

The positive properties of budget cat food include their low price. Veterinarians, together with zoologists, have compiled a rating of budget feeds, based on their own statistics.

Pros:

• low cost, for 10 kilograms of a product in a package you need to pay about 1200 rubles;
• long shelf life due to the low content of natural protein.

Minuses:

• low protein content, no more than 4%;
• The dry food mixture contains acidity regulators and preservatives (propylparaben).

Positive properties:

• constant availability for sale, affordable price;
• produced in cans;
• low price, 10 kilograms of dry food in a bag costs about 1000 rubles.

Negative properties:

• low content of natural meat;
• the composition includes preservatives and excipients;
• is addictive in cats.

Good qualities:

• low price;
• a bag of feed weighing 15 kilograms costs 1600 rubles.

Bad qualities:

• contains a lot of ballast substances, can cause stomach upset in cats;
• the composition contains very few meat products, for this reason it is digested very quickly, a cat needs a lot to fully saturate it.

Advantages:

• low price;
• always available in online stores;
• contains vitamins and minerals.

Disadvantages:

• difficult to find in wholesale and retail trade;
• contains a large amount of preservatives, stabilizers and flavor enhancers;
• not recommended for pregnant cats.

Advantages:

• low price, for a package of 1.9 kilograms you need to pay 407 rubles.

Disadvantages:

• high content of excipients, flavor enhancers and ballast fillers;
• long-term use can cause kidney and bladder stones in the animal.

For a package weighing 2.7 kilograms, you need to pay about 914 rubles. Russian-made food for baleen pets has been sold on the market for over 10 years. The composition was developed with the participation of veterinarians and microbiologists. Contains a sufficient amount of meat components and plant materials. Veterinarians took part in the development of the composition of the feed. All components are carefully monitored for the presence of harmful and hazardous substances. Several types of food "Four-legged gourmet" have been developed for different needs of cats.

American feeds of this company are quite diverse in chemical composition, contain artificial colors, flavor and odor enhancers. The company adds synthetic vitamin E to the nutritional mixture as a preservative. The nutritional mixture contains chicken fillet and young beef, natural chicken fat, and trace elements. The food is sold at a fairly attractive price: a pack of 2.7 kilograms of dry food costs only 606 rubles.

The food for cats from the German manufacturer does not contain harmful substances, dyes and antioxidants. To preserve nutrients, fresh meat and vegetables are processed under high pressure with superheated steam for just 3 minutes. The feed contains very little protein. For a bag of dry food weighing 12.5 kilograms, you need to pay 4197 rubles.

Nutritional mixture for baleen pets from a German manufacturer. The formula contains fresh chicken liver. An excess amount of free cholesterol in the mixture negatively affects the state of the heart and blood vessels, promotes the progress of ICD and the deposition of sand and stones in the gallbladder. To remove excess cholesterol from the body, vitamins are included in the dry nutritional formula, which accelerate the metabolism. A bag of such dry food weighing 15 kilograms costs 1943 rubles.

This feed is produced in a factory in Denmark and licensed in Russia. The content of meat and proteins does not exceed 6%. Live yeast and vegetable oil are added to the feed for a more complete breakdown of protein and amino acids in the digestive tract. Seeds of cereals and other plants in the composition of dry granules are more than 40%. A 10-kilogram bag of feed costs 915 rubles on average.

Premium food for baleen pets no artificial colors, cereals, soybeans, antioxidants, aromatic additives. Food for cats is selected by a veterinarian taking into account individual characteristics, the age of the pet and its state of health.

Premium dry food pellets contain all the nutrients, mineral and vitamin supplements necessary for the cat's body. Granules are made from a mixture that includes natural poultry meat, cattle liver, fresh vegetables, a complex of vitamins, enzymes and minerals. Pet stores are now overflowing with dry cat food of various qualities. When choosing food for your beloved pet, in no case should you rely on advertisements, promotions, recommendations of friends and advice from the seller.

Having picked up the packaging with elite dry food for cats in the sales area, you need to pay special attention to the following points:

• the package must be free of any traces of opening and exposure to moisture;
• Expired feed may contain toxic substances;
• the proportion of natural meat in the total mass must be at least 25%;
• a large recommended daily portion indicates a low protein and nutrient content.

According to independent experts and veterinarians, according to the results of 2018, the following manufacturers were included in the top of the rating table for premium dry food for cats:

• "Solid Natura Dinner" pieces of beef in jellied meat;
• "Native feed" with pieces of young lamb meat;
• "The four-legged gourmet" in concentrated jelly;
• Brit Premium complete diet;
• "Gina" tuna, white sauce;
• "MonAmi Delicious" chicken meat in chunks in jellied meat;
• Sheba Plezhe with a high content of vitamins and minerals;
• TiT BiT for pregnant and lactating cats;
• "I eat without problems" with pork and beef;
• "Organics" for adult cats, with trace elements;
• "Karmi Sensitive" from turkey fillet, for pets with a sensitive gastrointestinal tract;
• "Zoomenu Organic Professional" from duck and salmon meat, with trace elements;
• "The four-legged gourmet" cold cuts;
• "Natural formula" pate for kittens;
• Sheba pleasure duck and chicken slices in sauce;
• ProBalance Cat complete feed;
• "PRO tail" with beef in sauce;
• "Night Hunter" meat in jelly;
• Perfect fit cat sterile for styled animals;
• Purina gourmet perle meat fillet in sauce;
• "Our brand" for castrated animals;
• Royal Canin Adult Persian for cats during the breeding season, with vitamins and microelements;
• Whiskas pâté from meat and liver.

Elite dry food contains salmon meat, crab meat, lean pork and young veal, saffron, wheat germ, small black caviar. A complete set of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, vitamins and minerals is a guarantee of high quality products, absence of health problems, high physical activity and good reproductive capacity of the domesticated mustachioed predator.

Based on the results of the assessment by WCF and ASSOLUX experts, taking into account the requirements of the document “Decision of the Customs Union Commission dated June 18, 2010 No. 317“ On the Application of Veterinary and Sanitary Measures in the Eurasian Economic Union ”, a rating of manufacturers of premium and super premium cat food (elite and super elite ).

The rating was based on the data of biochemical analyzes of food for man's mustachioed friends, the opinion of veterinarians, reviews of the owners of purring pets.

The ranking list of premium cat food manufacturers of the same name looks like this:

• Hills, manufactured in Russia under license from the USA;
• Royal canin, manufactured in Russia under license from France;
• Bozita, production in Russia under license from Sweden;
• Eukanuba, production in Russia under license from Holland;
• Belcando, manufactured in Russia under license from Germany;
• Flatazor, production in Russia under license from France;
• Guabi, manufactured in Russia under license from Brazil;
• Happy Cat, production in Russia under license from Germany;
• Brit, production in Russia under the license of the Czech Republic;
• Iams, manufactured in Russia under license from the USA;
• Advance, manufactured in Russia under license from Spain;
• Matisse, production in Russia under license from Italy;
• Natural choice, manufactured in Russia under license from Canada.

The rating of elite class manufacturers is as follows:

• ProNature Holistic, manufactured in Russia under license from Canada;
• Nutram, manufactured in Russia under license from Canada;
• Arden grange, manufactured in Russia under license from Great Britain;
• Ist Choice, manufactured in Russia under license from Canada;
• Cimiao, manufactured in Russia under license from Italy.

The expert group highlights natural cat freeze-dried food British Banquet, manufacturer Russia under license from Green Pantry (Great Britain). When made from a ready-made food mixture, moisture is removed by freezing with liquid nitrogen. This technology preserves vitamins and nutrients, kills harmful bacteria and viruses, which significantly increases the shelf life.

The elite delicacy contains quality ingredients: fresh Scottish salmon meat, crab meat from Devon, Norfolk lobster and lobster, small black caviar, green sprouts of asparagus and wheat, fresh pineapple pulp, dried saffron.

British Banquet Food Blend contains young wheat sprout extract. It saturates the body of a domesticated predator with protein, vitamins, minerals, iron and zinc compounds, accelerates metabolism, strengthens the immune system and improves intestinal function.

All domestic cats drink very little water. In the presence of congenital anomalies of the kidneys and ureters in these animals (the diameter of the ureters and renal tubules is less than 2 millimeters), this anatomical feature contributes to the formation of sand and the deposition of salts in the ureters and bladder and is very often the cause of the premature death of a beloved pet. For this reason high-quality balanced cat food is the key to good health and longevity.

Practicing veterinarians, when using a complete feed, do not advise feeding the mustachioed mousetrap with any other food in parallel with it. The composition of the elite food mixture is ideally balanced and contains all the necessary substances and minerals in the required proportions.

It is also necessary to take into account a purely subjective moment: a man's mustachioed friend, like his owner, has his own strictly individual tastes and attachments to certain foods. Therefore, when switching from one type of food to another or when replacing dry food with "natural", the digestive tract and the body of a furry friend can go on strike. For most owners of affectionate domestic cattle, the question of choosing food rests on its cost or availability in stores, on the wholesale market or on the Internet.

The name of the brand and the country of production play an important role. Buyers also pay attention to ongoing promotions, discounts, sales, the composition of the feed and the appearance of the packaging.

For more information on how to choose the right dry cat food, see the next video.