Troubleshooting for pets

Just a quick necro.

What brand of cat food would you guys recommend? We have a cat that's prone to bladder infections and would like to improve his diet a bit to prevent this. He loves Purina but the ingredients look horrible and probably the cause of the infections.
 
I've been looking at Royal Canin, Dr Hahnz and Eukanuba. Dr Hahnz looks good but not sure about the quality of ingredients.

[table="width: 500"]
[tr]
[td]Royal Canin[/td]
[td]Dr Hahnz[/td]
[td]Eukanuba[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Maize[/td]
[td]Chicken/Duck/Turkey proteins[/td]
[td]Dried Chicken and Turkey[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]dehydrated poultry meat[/td]
[td]Cereals[/td]
[td]lamb[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]rice[/td]
[td]Fats/Oils[/td]
[td]rice[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]vegetable protein isolate[/td]
[td]Chicken liver[/td]
[td]maize grits[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]wheat[/td]
[td]Beef Proteins[/td]
[td]animal fat[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
 
Apollo said:
I've been looking at Royal Canin, Dr Hahnz and Eukanuba. Dr Hahnz looks good but not sure about the quality of ingredients.

[table="width: 500"]
[tr]
[td]Royal Canin[/td]
[td]Dr Hahnz[/td]
[td]Eukanuba[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Maize[/td]
[td]Chicken/Duck/Turkey proteins[/td]
[td]Dried Chicken and Turkey[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]dehydrated poultry meat[/td]
[td]Cereals[/td]
[td]lamb[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]rice[/td]
[td]Fats/Oils[/td]
[td]rice[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]vegetable protein isolate[/td]
[td]Chicken liver[/td]
[td]maize grits[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]wheat[/td]
[td]Beef Proteins[/td]
[td]animal fat[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
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I'll ask my wife. She deals with these things a lot. Will let you know tonight.
 
from the mybroadband cat thread i have found that the kitty owners there prefer to feed their cats Acana cat food as it has a lot more meat in it and less maize. it is very expensive though and you only get it at certain shops and/or Vets. your normal run of the mill grocery store pet food wont suffice for a kitty that's prone to bladder infections.
 
If you have the money i would go with hills, it is expensive but you can get something specifically for your cat
 
Apollo said:
I've been looking at Royal Canin, Dr Hahnz and Eukanuba. Dr Hahnz looks good but not sure about the quality of ingredients.

[table="width: 500"]
[tr]
[td]Royal Canin[/td]
[td]Dr Hahnz[/td]
[td]Eukanuba[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Maize[/td]
[td]Chicken/Duck/Turkey proteins[/td]
[td]Dried Chicken and Turkey[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]dehydrated poultry meat[/td]
[td]Cereals[/td]
[td]lamb[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]rice[/td]
[td]Fats/Oils[/td]
[td]rice[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]vegetable protein isolate[/td]
[td]Chicken liver[/td]
[td]maize grits[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]wheat[/td]
[td]Beef Proteins[/td]
[td]animal fat[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
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My wife says that you should look for pet food from makes that are part of the PFI (http://pfisa.co.za/membership/#our-members). I know that we use Royal Canin and that Hills are also good. Besides that I don't know. :)
 
Solitude said:
My wife says that you should look for pet food from makes that are part of the PFI (http://pfisa.co.za/membership/#our-members). I know that we use Royal Canin and that Hills are also good. Besides that I don't know. :)
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Many thanks. I'll do some more research but its a tough one. I'm trying to avoid Hills because of some mixed responses in general from cat owners because of the by-products.

I'd love to get them some Acana but that's almost R500 for 2.2kg. Going to flip a coin to decide between Royal Canin and Dr Hahnz
 
At [MENTION=20]Solitude[/MENTION] - ask her about Optimizor, http://www.rclfoods.com/optimizor

I am curious what they say about it. We have started all three our dogs on it thanks to a friend who is involved with the training og K9 anti poaching units, bomb dogs, police dogs. That is the only food they give their working dogs. And it apparently is highly reccomended.
 
Wyvern said:
At [MENTION=20]Solitude[/MENTION] - ask her about Optimizor, http://www.rclfoods.com/optimizor

I am curious what they say about it. We have started all three our dogs on it thanks to a friend who is involved with the training og K9 anti poaching units, bomb dogs, police dogs. That is the only food they give their working dogs. And it apparently is highly reccomended.
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Cool I'll ask and let you know. :)
 
Wenzdayz said:
from the mybroadband cat thread i have found that the kitty owners there prefer to feed their cats Acana cat food as it has a lot more meat in it and less maize. it is very expensive though and you only get it at certain shops and/or Vets. your normal run of the mill grocery store pet food wont suffice for a kitty that's prone to bladder infections.
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When we still had a dog ( :( ) we only fed her Acana. She loved the stuff and was super healthy on it. Before that we fed her Hills, Royal Canin and Eukenuba. They were all fine, but Acana stood head and shoulders above the others.
 
Apollo said:
Many thanks. I'll do some more research but its a tough one. I'm trying to avoid Hills because of some mixed responses in general from cat owners because of the by-products.

I'd love to get them some Acana but that's almost R500 for 2.2kg. Going to flip a coin to decide between Royal Canin and Dr Hahnz
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my kitties are so full of kak, they refuse to eat proper vet food, preffering whiskas(from when they were rescued). they do like the super expensive fancy feat wet cat food and of course the purina pouches....
 
Wenzdayz said:
my kitties are so full of kak, they refuse to eat proper vet food, preffering whiskas(from when they were rescued). they do like the super expensive fancy feat wet cat food and of course the purina pouches....
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We used to feed ours Whiskas too until I ended up with vet bill just over R5K. Switched them to Purina One after that. Apparently it's the flavouring of Whiskas that tricks the kitties into loving it so much.
 
Wenzdayz said:
my kitties are so full of kak, they refuse to eat proper vet food, preffering whiskas(from when they were rescued). they do like the super expensive fancy feat wet cat food and of course the purina pouches....
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Same here with our bunch, they do not want, duck,chicken,fish or turkey. Just mince only, so hard finding a pack that is just mince.
Also the eldest has learned that if he lets his brother finish his food he can make the wife feel bad and open a tin of Fancy Feast.
 
ArchieChoke said:
Same here with our bunch, they do not want, duck,chicken,fish or turkey. Just mince only, so hard finding a pack that is just mince.
Also the eldest has learned that if he lets his brother finish his food he can make the wife feel bad and open a tin of Fancy Feast.
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haha my two are polar opposites, one likes chicken and the other fish... and they will both eat tuna but dont like mince or the pouches with jelly in them. it must have sauce...
 
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