When did 9 Lives cchange their recipe to garbage?

[BlueToast]

I just had to apologize to my cat cause I only had 1 can of cat food left and wasn't about to go back out to the store. it was late look at the time stamp.I thought the stuff was suppose to be good. No wonder we haven't heard a peep out of Morris the cat in 20 years.he was their spokes cat.

 

[Auggie's Dad]

Perhaps they were good at some point, but not for quite some time. The best readily available cat food I know of is Eukanuba. Of course there are plenty of others, but that is one of the bigger brands available at almost any pet store.

 

[BlueToast]

My cat usually gets fancy feast which she enjoys. But when i opened that 9 lives can i was just disgusted that stuff was really gross. How is that company still in business selling a product like that. So far i bought 1 can but never again.

 

[Elizabeth]

Unfortunately pretty much all of the cat (and dog) foods that are available in grocery stores are crap. Check out the ingredients...if corn is one of them (used as a filler, it is also an allergen for a lot of cats and dogs) it is garbage. This is especially true if it is one of the first ingredients listed!
I feed my cats Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul, and my dog gets Merrick (these are available at smaller pet stores, or Pet Supplies Plus, usually not even Petsmart has them--though Petsmart does have some decent foods). If only I was as picky about what I eat as I am about what my pets eat!

 

[Beatriz Cazeneuve]

Best food for cats is one that is completely grain-free (all felines are obligate carnivores so they don't process plant material well). Rocky Mountain A taste of the Wild is relatively inexpensive and the cats like it.

 

[DustyDusky]

.Check out the ingredients...if corn is one of them (used as a filler, it is also an allergen for a lot of cats and dogs) it is garbage. This is especially true if it is one of the first ingredients listed!

Corn is not a filler. According to "A pocket companion to small animal nutrition" , I quote " Fillers are ingredients that serve no nutritional purpose, and corn does not fit that description.Corn is a nutritionally superior graincompared to others used in pet foods because it contains a balance of nutrients not found in other grains. Corn provides a highly advailable source of complex carbohydrates and substantial quantities of linoleic acid,a essential fatty acid important for healthy skin. Corn also provides essesntial amino acids and fiber.

Corn isnt an allergen either. A quote from the same book," There have only been 6 confirmed cases of allergy to corn reported in veterinary literature out of 253 total cases.This equates to a 2.4% incidence rate. Foods most cited as causing food allergies are beef, dairy products and wheat."

Beef is the number one allergen for both cats and dogs.

 

[DustyDusky]

Just because corn is listed first in the ingredient label does not mean that the food contains primarily corn. The ingredient label has the ingredients listed by weight. Corn being the first ingredient listed just means that it is the heaviest ingredient in the food, not necessarily that there is more of it.

 

[Auggie's Dad]

I have never heard of corn being an allergen either. However the question of whether it is a 'filler' becomes rather semantic as we debate what is meant by filler.

Many wonderful dog foods have corn as an ingredient, but I would stay away from any that have it as the first ingredient. The primary ingredient should be a good source of (digestible) protein. Most often now you'll see chicken, but lamb is becoming more common, and a few 'flashy' foods use duck, rabbit, or buffalo - while good these are a bit over the top. Sometimes if you pack in too much nutrition it just means there's plenty of nutrients left out in your yard.

But that is dog food, and dogs are omnivores. Cats, though they seem smaller and sweeter, are carnivores. They really need meat for their diet, and they need complete proteins and ample taurine which is lacking in plant sources. This is especially an important requirement for pregnant or nursing cats and kittens.

 

[DustyDusky]

Buffalo, Rabbit, duck and lamb are commonly used as a "Novel Protein". Many animals with food allergies you want to feed them a "Novel protein" or a protein they havent had before. Some foods you will also Kangaroo in. Its because in the US Kangaroo is not a major protien source in pet foods so it is less likely animals will be allergic to it. The same goes for the buffalo, rabbit, duck and lamb.