Friskies vs Science Diet
MichellDVM
writes:
>Just how much better is Hill's Science Diet for my kitty (6 mos old) over
something like Friskies?
Science Diet and Friskies (or other name-brand commercial foods) are both
well-researched and tested foods that are properly nutritionally balanced
for your kitten. The kiity will probably have smaller stool volume (food
is more completely digested) and a little glossier coat on Science Diet.
However, if she loves Friskies, make her happy and keep feesing it.
She'll do just fine.
Michelle R. Goehner, DVM
Max Behara
Myself I just changed Molly's food from Purina Cat Chow to Iams
Adult Cat Food. I spent a long time in the pet food store comparing
labels and Iams sounded the best. Most of them have 30%+ protein but the
difference is in the fat levels. Some are as low as 8% while the more
expensive brands go up to 20%. The clincher for me was that Iams #2
ingredient was "Chicken" not meal, not by product (which Iams *does* also
have) and that it said high quality chicken on the front.
She loves it! When I got her as a kitten she came with a bag of
Iams kitten food... guess she's just a loyal Iams Cat.
--
Max Behara | Schumacher can beat Hill any day.
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SHIRLEY VARMETTE - SOCIOLOGY
>Just how much better is Hill's Science Diet for my kitty (6 mos old) over
>of the bag, but in lay-man's terms what does it all mean?! The thing that
>started me wondering about this was that my cat LOVES Friskies kitten
>food, and will sit there with tail all curled up around him and eat it all
>up and even ask for more. When I feed him the Science Diet-feline growth,
>he will eat it standing up, only eat a few tablespoons and the rest of it
>scattered all over the place. He can easily eat over twice the amount of
>Friskies than the Science diet, and he looks like he enjoys it SO much!
>I've tried mixing it together, but then he takes his time to pick out the
>Friskies from the Science Diet. Any advice/experience to share would be
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks, Caise
>
>
You say HE...and thus you have to check the ash content on the food and
ALWAYS feed him that with the lowest %.....I have an almost 6mo male kitten
and he too dislikes Sci. Diet. But, there are other brands....Triumph, is one,
there are a number of so called "premium" foods that taste better and are good
for the cat...Even with Triump, I find tht the varieties differ on ash content.
Have to always check.
Caise
varm...@scsud.ctstateu.edu (SHIRLEY VARMETTE - SOCIOLOGY) writes:
>You say HE...and thus you have to check the ash content on the food and
>ALWAYS feed him that with the lowest %.....I have an almost 6mo male
kitten
>and he too dislikes Sci. Diet. But, there are other brands....
(Does it make a difference if it's male or female about the ash content?)
I checked SD, and it has 6.5%, and I recently bought IAMS (PHEW TALK ABOUT
EXPENSIVE!!!) and it has 7.0%. Ripples really likes the Iams kitten food,
and still loves that kitten friskies, so I mix all three up in his bowl,
and that seems dealable to him. (A compromise!) :)
Caise
Rebecca McQuitty
>(Does it make a difference if it's male or female about the ash content?)
>I checked SD, and it has 6.5%, and I recently bought IAMS (PHEW TALK ABOUT
>EXPENSIVE!!!) and it has 7.0%. Ripples really likes the Iams kitten food,
I believe one should worry about the magnesium content rather than the
total amount of ash in the food. Of the major premium brands (Hill's
SD, Iams, NutroMax), I notice that SD lists the lowest Mg content (max
Mg 0.08%). This is why I use it--I like the ingrediants listed for the
natural (ethoxyquin-free) versions of Iams and NutroMax better. People
owned by cats with problem-free urinary tracts probably have different
priorities.
Rebecca
Annette Erbrecht
>I believe one should worry about the magnesium content rather than the
>total amount of ash in the food. Of the major premium brands (Hill's
frightening (for both of us) and it would have been prevented if he'd
been eating food with low magnesium content. This is what the vet told
me and I've since done a lot of reading on the subject. Oddly enough, Max,
who is more than a tad overweight, actually likes the maintenance light
best. Expert is also okay and can be found in the grocery store, but as
I always buy canned food by the case, I don't think it works out to be
any cheaper.
The Cat's Meow
That's right... my family and I have 6 cats and they all eat Science Diet
light...(unfortunately Strawberry ..the mother of 4 of the other 5, likes
to munch in between meals and she munches lots....)
We HAD tried Friskies and MeowMix, and other commercial brands, and even
tho they liked them, all of the cats kept having diahrrea...and the vet
told us that Science Diet had the proper amount of ash for their diet...
I dunno if that is BS, but they stopped having their little problem once
they started eating the stuff....
It may be because my cats are special... not all cats have that
problem...or else noone would buy friskies...
Another thing is choosing between cans and dry foods...
We aways give them dry.. I forget why... but it's nicer to leave out
during the day for them....it doesnt spoil as easily as canned stuff...
Oh...and on their birthday(s), we give them Round steak that is broiled
in the oven with a pinch of pepper..as a seasoning... They love it...
someteims I want it too..:)
Or on other occasions, they get boiled chicken or canned tuna(in spring
water).
Well...I hope this wasnt boring....
Yuriko
Catlover, who loves Sylvia,
Strawberry, Taro, Short Socks,
Long Socks, and Shiro
Daniel Zappala
In article <catgirlC...@netcom.com>, cat...@netcom.com (The Cat's Meow) writes:
> We HAD tried Friskies and MeowMix, and other commercial brands, and even
> tho they liked them, all of the cats kept having diahrrea...and the vet
> told us that Science Diet had the proper amount of ash for their diet...
> I dunno if that is BS, but they stopped having their little problem once
> they started eating the stuff....
Same with my Devon. He has greenish gooey diahrrea when he eats Deli
Cat or other stuff. I read it was the soybean, not the ash, that gave
him the problem.
Regardless, he now eats Nutro or Iams and is doing much better...and neither
has soybean listed in the ingredients.
Daniel