el cheapo pet food

kyles101 · Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 6:03 am Post subject: el cheapo pet food

a was looking for some top quality salmon and tuna for pheobes birthday [imaginary date shared with my dog] and mum was talking about phebes as we were looking. a lady walked past and she said 'wow is that for your cat? she must be spoilt rotten' 'she sure is!' i said. i then passed her in the pet isle where i picked up one of the more expensive brands of canned food and whiskas top dry food. 'wow they MUST be lucky, i just buy whatever is on special' .... boy id hate to be those cats. corn must be a very interesting diet, not. its a shame that most people dont know about whats in pet foods, especially cheap ones. apart from word of mouth i wish there was something more that could be done to inform people about what they are feeding their pets. if people knew, im pretty sure they wouldnt be feeding their pets cheapo foods.

Chessmind · Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 6:12 am Post subject:

LOl Kyles. That was a funny story. Mr. Green

I know what you mean about people not being educated on quality foods. You know what the worst part is? Most crappy food like IAMS and Science Diet are recommended by vets! My vet even confided in me that he didn't learn anything about quality foods for animals while in school. He actually had to buy a bunch of books and read up on it himself (that's what I did). That's so ironic as we are what we eat and if you want your pets to be healthy they have to eat quality food.

vene · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 4204

Quality pet food is important in maintaining a healthy and happy pet. I had no idea until I stumbled on this site. I was feeding my kitties Iams and my cats were addicted to them. Yes, that's what our vet recommendec and I thought vets are trustworthy. With the new and improved pet food, my cats not only look healthier, they are happier. Monty Boy has less dander and his fur is not falling out as much. Milo lost weight and he looks very handsome. Rene looks great and I have yet to convince Pumpkin to eat more soft foods. At least she likes Wellness, Chicken soup, Innova and whatever good hard foods that are on sale. They are also affordable if I spend less money on junk foods like soda and chips!

dolly · Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 6:46 pm Post subject:

I don't think that a lot of people realize that in the long run you probably end up saving money when you buy quality food because you feed less, use less kitty litter and the cats/dogs are healthier = less vet costs! My kitties have been on Nutro Natural Choice for years and it seems to work well for them, touch wood.

nern · Moderator Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 5042 Location: NY

When I first got my pets I was clueless about food. I started them out on Purina puppy chow and Purina cat chow simply because it was a brand that was well known.

Chessmind · Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 3:29 am Post subject:

I went to the pet supply shop after work and I was taking a look at all the different pet foods. I also read the ingredients label for Hills Science Diet to see if they have made any changes to their food. Guess what the first two ingredients are in all of their food? 1st: chicken by-products, 2nd: Corn!. Shocked

A quality food would have the first few ingredients as some kind of meat with no by-products and no corn. I call Hills Science Diet: Hills Science Fiction Diet.