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DRY CAT FOOD COMPARISON CHART

Updated July 24,2010

Have you ever wondered why so many cats are developing kidney disease? 

This health concern has lead me on a search for the answer.  Here is a possibility that I found: http://tedeboy.tripod.com/drmichaelwfox/id88.html ”Purina Research Report presented at the 1998 Purina Nutritional Forum held on 4-6 June 1998 says under the heading "Nutrition and Renal Function" that 80% of cats with kidney failure have metabolic acidosis and goes on to say "….it is likely that the high incidence of uremic acidosis in cats relates, at least in part, to the acidifying nature of many cat foods. It has been speculated that routine use of acidifying diets may contribute to the relatively high incidence of chronic renal failure observed in cats over the past decade". The paper says that alkalizing to counteract all the acidifiers the pet food companies put into the pet food reduces mortality. Therefore the pet food companies are to blame for the high incidence of kidney failure in cats because they load the pet food with carbohydrate and this alkalises the urine which was found to be causing struvite which stops cats passing urine and can kill them within 24 hours if they are not catheterized and taken off dry food altogether and because of this the pet food companies began putting acidifiers such as DL Methionine into the dry pet food but this has been found to be causing metabolic acidosis which can cause kidney failure and calcium oxalate stones in the kidneys which can cause kidney failure. The Purina paper says that acidifying pet food does not cause kidney failure in dogs as much as it does in cats although it does cause kidney failure in dogs too.”  

 

So, it is best for your cat to not feed dry food. But if you are going to feed dry kibbles, you should select  one that has low carbohydrates and is grain free. You can purchase dry grain free cat foods with high meat protein levels that the equally priced to the poorer quality foods.  Your cat will also eat less of the higher quality foods because they contain more meat and are more digestibleBe sure to change your cat’s diet slowly.

Additional links for the protein, fat, carbohydrates in most CANNED and  DRY cat foods.

 

Information about ingredients and cost was obtained from PetFoodDirect on July 24, 2010.

The cost of food does not include shipping 

Ingredients marked in red are cereal GRAINS and need to be eliminated from your cat’s diet.

COMMENTS – It is BEST NOT to not feed any dry food

 

· Some GRAIN FREE cat foods have a lower percentage of carbohydrates. The higher the MEAT protein percentage and fat percentage is: the lower the carbohydrate percentage.  Remember that the cats will eat less of the high protein food so it will cost you less to feed a top quality high protein GRAIN FREE cat food.

 

· Meat: excellent protein source — Meat meal more processed: good protein source

 

· By Product/meal is an inconsistent ingredient of parts after meat and bone removed: poor protein

 

· Cereal GRAINS are cheap protein and carbohydrates which do not supply the nutrition cats need.

 

· Diets high in carbohydrates may cause health issues: diabetes, obesity,  food allergies, and IBD. Cats do not need to be over weight to develop diabetes: long with a wealth of information.

 

· READ the cat food labels.  How to read a label to know how much and what kind of meat is present.

 

Know what you are feeding your cat! Read the post Food not Fit for a Pet  by Dr Wendell O. Belfield, D.V.M   A cat is a carnivore and NEEDS QUALITY MEAT.  This information convinces me that feeding a homemade raw diet to my cats and kittens is the BEST for them. 

Every pet guardian needs to watch this video about the horrors of pet food.   This is a very disturbing video.  It is one thing to read about but another to see pictures.

 

 

Prepare your own cat food.  It is easy to do…..and you know what they are eating.

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CAT FOOD

 

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Protein %

Fat %

Carbohydrate %

 

COST

 

Innova EVO

 

Turkey

Chicken

Chicken meal

Herring meal

Potatoes

Chicken fat

50

22

8 Grain free

 

15.4# @ $2.95/#

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Taste of the Wild

Chicken meal

Peas

Sweet Potato Chicken fat

Potato protein

Venison

42

18

Grain free

 

15# @ $1.79/#

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Wellness Core

 

Deboned turkey

Deboned chicken

Chicken meal

Whitefish meal

Potato

Salmon meal

50

18

11 Grain free

 

12# @ $3.25/#

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Solid Gold

Indigo Moon

Chicken meal

Potato

Canola Oil

Chicken

Chicken Flavor

Salmon oils

46

20

13.5 Grain free

 

15# @  $2.27/#

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Nature’s Variety

Instinct

Chicken meal

Chicken fat

Tapioca

Pumpkinseeds

Salmon Meal

Alfalfa Meal

50

22

7.47 Grain free

 

12.1# @ $2.58/#

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Timberwolf

Serengeti

Chicken meal

Chicken

Chicken fat

Salmon oil

Potato

Fish oils

38

18

Grain free

 

16.5# @ $2.69/#

 

Orijen 6 Fresh Fish

Salmon

Salmon meal

Russet potato

Herring meal

Whitefish

Sweet potato

42

20

16 Grain free

 

15.4# @ $3.41/#

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Orijen Cat and

Kitten

Chicken

Chicken meal

Turkey meal

Russet potato

Whitefish

Chicken fat

45

20

15 Grain free

 

15.4# @ $3.12//#

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Felidae Cat and

Kitten

Chicken meal

Turkey meal

Lamb

Potatoes

Potato protein

Peas

39

20

Grain free

 

15# @ $2.20/#

Now Turkey/Duck Kitten

Turkey

Potato flour

Peas

Potato

Dried egg

Canola oil

33

20

Grain free

 

10# @ $4.29/#

Acana Praire Feast

 

Chicken meal

Russet potato

Chicken

Peas

Whitefish

Chicken fat

35

19

Grain free

 

15.4# @ $2.62/#

 

CAT FOOD

 

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Eagle Pack

Kitten

Chicken meal

Ground brown rice

Chicken fat

Ground corn

Corn gluten meal

Chicken

34

21

26

 

16.5# @ $1.76/#

Wellness  Kitten Health

Boned chicken

Chicken meal

Rice

Ground barley

Ground rice

Chicken fat

36

18

26

 

5.88# @ $3.82/#

Royal Canin

Siamese

Chicken meal

Corn gluten meal

Chicken

Barley

Corn

Rice

38

12

 

 

6# @ $3.93/#

Royal Canin

Kitten 34

Chicken meal

Chicken fat

Chicken

Corn gluten meal

Rice flour

Beet pulp

34

20

 

 

5.4# @ $3.33/#

Evolve Kitten

 

Chicken

Chicken meal

Brown rice

Corn meal

Corn gluten meal

Chicken fat

37

18

 

 

7# @ 2.14/#

Eukanuba

Kitten

Chicken

Chick By P meal

Corn meal

Corn grits

Animal fat

Beet pulp

36

23

 

 

8# @ $2.69/#

Pro Plan Kitten Chicken – Rice

Chicken

Chick By P meal

Corn gluten meal

Brewer rice

Beef tallow

Soybean meal

40

18

 

 

8# @ $2.95/#

Eukanuba with Lamb – Rice

Chicken

Chicken By P meal

Corn meal

Corn grits

Lamb

Brewer rice

34

21

 

 

20# @ $2.19/#

Chicken Soup for Cat Lovers

Chicken

Salmon

Chicken meal

Brown rice

Chicken fat

Oatmeal

30

20

28

 

18# @ $1.57/#

Purina One

Healthy Kitten

Chicken

Chick By P meal

Corn gluten meal

Brewer rice

Soy flour

Animal fat

40

18

31

 

16# @ $1.79/#

Max Cat roasted Chicken Kitten

Chicken meal

Corn gluten meal

Wheat flour

Poultry fat

Ground rice

Beet pulp

32

18

25

 

16# @ $2.05/#

Hills Science Diet Kitten

Chick By P meal

Ground corn

Animal fat

Corn gluten meal

Brewer rice

Chick liver flavor

33

23

 

 

17# @ $2.89/#

Iams Kitten

 

Chicken

Chick By P meal

Corn grits

Ground sorghum

Chicken fat

Corn meal

34

22

 

 

20# @ $2.05/#

Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken

Chicken

Chick By P meal

Corn meal

Brewer rice

Ground barley

Chicken meal

33

15

 

 

16# @ $2.56/#

Science Diet

Adult original

Chicken By Prod

Corn gluten meal

Brewer rice

Animal fat

Corn gluten meal

Chicken liver flavor

31.5

22.3

34.3

 

20# @ $2.36/#

Purina One Natural Blends

Chicken

Corn gluten meal

Poultry By Product

Oatmeal

Brown rice

Whole wheat

34

13

 

 

6.8# @ $2.52/#

Science Diet Sensitive Stomach

Brewer rice

Corn gluten meal

Animal fat

Pork meal

Dried eggs

Ground Corn

31

18

32

 

17.5# @ $3.02/#

CAT FOOD

 

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CAT FOOD

 

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CAT FOOD

 

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CAT FOOD

 

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COST

Nutro Complete

Care Kitten

Chicken meal

Ground rice

Corn gluten meal

Poultry fat

Beet pulp

Natural flavors

35

21

 

 

20# @ $2.61/#

Pro Plan Select

Natural Kitten

Chicken

Corn gluten meal

Soy protein concentrate

Chicken meal

Dried egg

Animal fat

41

18

 

 

7# @ $3.51/#

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