Best Canned Cat Food

A reason your cat could be vomiting with this food (if it's the canned variety) is that one of the thickening agents is a product called carrageenan, known to cause ulcerative colitis in some subjects. Two of my three cats began vomiting quite violently, and experiencing bloody stools, while eating a canned food with this in it. Took some time and a lot of vet's bills to narrow it down. When I stopped feeding it,and treated them with massive doses of species appropriate pro-biotic, they healed. I too live in the USA and have found only a handful of grain free canned pet food manufacturer who don't use it. They are Natures Variety canned Instinct and Spots Stew. Sorry guys, probably time to make your own food as I don't believe you can get it in the UK.

Ha, ha, you are so right! I am one of those fat Americans. We just got this new chain of supermarkets where the store is so huge I get exhausted by the time we're done walking through it. Cheap prices, huge selection-- we've all been very excited! Large selection does seem to make us consume more- the variety can lead to overindulgance. Even Monty is getting that way--begging for food when he's not hungry because he wants me to crack open another can of tuna, salmon or sardines and share with him. I've been adding fish to my diet, but he always gets a little when I have some!

But I think there's another side to the obesity coin, for humans and pets, and that's appropriate activity level. The only times I've actually been obese according to my BMI are those times in my life when I've been getting very little exercise. Not that exercise is an excuse to eat poorly, but without it even the healthiest diet won't be enough for good health.

The most common cat illness is urinary tract infections (URI).

A number of studies have shown that a cat takes in more water when eating canned cat food than when eating dry cat food. In short cats do not compensate by drinking more when eating dry cat food.

It is soundly argued that the lower intake of water in relation to dry matter leads to a greater chance of contracting a URI. This is because the concentration of the urine is higher leading to a greater chance of crystals forming in the tract leading to blockage and infection.

It is not advised therefore to feed dry cat food only.

I give them Natural Balance, and they seem to love the food. The lowered price ones began to give my cats an upset stomach and were vomiting almost daily.

I recently started buying Bozita cat food and was also impressed with it. I`m sick of trying to find quality cat food for a reasonable price - i have 4 cats! Are their any other comments on this brand?

Hi Everycat, thanks for the advice on Bozita from Sweden. I have never heard of it. Now I have thanks to your comment. It is hard to find really good quality cat food in the UK, I think. The USA are better than us in this regard I feel. It is because they are better at food generally. There is a massive choice of human food at great prices (it is almost an obsession) and that is why there are more fat people in the US than elsewhere.

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This is one occasion when we in the UK could take a leaf out of our American cousin's book.

Our UK cat food is generally dreadful. Applaws might be ok as a yummy special treat food, but I don't think the tins are a complete food. The kitten food is complete though.

I wish Bozita from Sweden would start selling their tetra pack wet foods in the UK in supermarkets - It's excellent made with meat, real meat, no by products, no fillers, no ground up nose and bottom, no rubbish and best of all no damn soy or wheat. It's a complete food and species appropriate as it has about 4% carbohydrate.

I pay 90p for a 370g tetra pack (which is about 7 meals worth) That is not expensive. Higher protein means happier more sated cats, shinier coats, some appropriate weight loss for the cat that needed it too (without the hunger pangs) - it's good stuff. The only cat food I have ever opened, where I haven't immediately had to recoil gagging and retching. Sweden has better farm animal welfare standards then the UK too.

I have to buy it online. Bozita is a secret that should be shared.