What kind of cat/dog food do you use?

As the title says, what kind do you feed your cats/dogs?

I feed my cats Innova Evo and a raw diet.

I feed two kinds of dry food (yeah, two bowls out all the time so they can choose what they are in the mood for...spoiled brats!)

Iam's Original and Science Diet Oral Care

The two cats split a serving of wet food each day...we feed Whiskas brand for that...we tried different ones but they liked this one best.

I switched to Royal Canin Indoor 27 a few months ago and have been happy with it. There are less fillers and the cats seem to eat less but are in better overall condition.

I should also mention that both cats eat a prey item they caught at least once a day. I wish they wouldn't, but I suppose it's their nature to do so.

Lola (Pit X something-resembling-a-Lab/Ridgeback/Greyhound mix) gets a combo of Abady granulated, Abady raw/Bravo raw, and supplemented with various canned Abady or Innova, especially the tripe & rabbit.

Cats get Abady & California Natural.

K~

i just got a little black lab puppy and the shelter i adopted him from gave me a bag science diet. but as soon as it's almost gone i am going to this local family owned pet food shop, and he is gonna help me set up a nice diet for him.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I switched to Royal Canin Indoor 27 a few months ago and have been happy with it. There are less fillers and the cats seem to eat less but are in better overall condition.

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That's why I feed Evo... no grains or fillers to suppress the immune system, dry the skin or make them more tasty to fleas.

No offense to the Iams/Science Diet people but YIKES! :O Why?

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I should also mention that both cats eat a prey item they caught at least once a day. I wish they wouldn't, but I suppose it's their nature to do so.

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If they're actually hunting and eating what they catch, it's probably because they need the nutrients and proteins that Iams and Science Diet don't provide. Since cats and dogs are carnivores and cats are *obligate* carnivores, they require meat and most processed pet foods (especially all the products made by Iams co. (that includes Eukanuba (sp?) and Science Diet) as well as the cheap store brand foods are nothing but grains (which are bad, bad bad, corn being one of the worst), by products of meat (meal), which is not real meat and fillers.
Let your kitties eat their "prey", it is good for them and will clean their teeth a whole lot better than that SD oral care ever could.

I researched for a long time before choosing the Innova Evo for my kitties (and the dog I use to have). Granted, a 15 lb. bag costs me $40 but that bag will last my two babies for at least 2 months. Since the Evo has *no* grains in it whatsoever, not even rice, unlike the regular Innova that does have some grains, it was, for me, the best, wisest choice for their immune systems and overall health. I would feed a complete raw diet but I don't trust the meat people put out these days. Too many hormones, antibiotics and "mystery solutions" in meat these days.... heck, I'm even afraid to eat it. LOL

My dogs are on two different diets. My Flat Coat eats Euk performance diet for sporting dogs, and the eskie gets an allergy formula that nutro makes that seems to be working well for him. Before I switched them they where both on Merrick. The cat eats Wellness Core.

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Originally Posted by KLG

Lola (Pit X something-resembling-a-Lab/Ridgeback/Greyhound mix) gets a combo of Abady granulated, Abady raw/Bravo raw, and supplemented with various canned Abady or Innova, especially the tripe & rabbit.

Cats get Abady & California Natural.

K~

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You got a dog?? When did that happen?

I feed Science Diet. I've yet to notice supressed immune systems, bad skin, or excessive fleas. In fact, this year is the first in five that I've even needed to use Frontline...it's been exceptionally warm and wet, and the little boogers are out in numbers.

We have soft coats, clear eyes, no allergies whatsoever (barring a very wierd event in one of my kittens, who's been clear for three years now *knocks on wood*), minimal low-volume low-odor stool, and beautiful lean phyisiques.

Really, I think a lot of the "corn is evil" stuff is just hype. Dogs can be allergic to anything, and some dogs are allergic to corn, but most aren't. I've seen more dogs test out allergic to human dander than to corn, LOL. Feed something decent...no Ol'Roy or Big Red, and you'll be fine. If you're not fine, try something else. :-)

I feed Innova Evo Red Meat.

But I did just recently get a sample from the pet store of Solid Gold's Barking at the Moon. My pups seemed to like that as well so I may give that a try also. :gj:

Royal Canin for Chihuahua (my wife has 3 of them). Because Chihuahua are so small they have very bad digestive systems (to small to aborb most long digestion foods (corn, wheat, etc.)) so they get BAD gas. RC is specially made for them and works wonders...every breeder we have spoken to swears by it as do both our vets. We have noticed a world of difference.


It is funny when we walk through the pet stores on the weekends and they have the "reps" in peddling the big name brands as soon as they ask what kind we feed and we tell them RC they shut up...they just know their stuff is junk and cannot compete.:D

The poor dogs get Science Diet Sensitive Skin and the rats get Wellness Senior in their mix. :)

I go Nutro all the way with my dogs and kitties.

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Originally Posted by AzureN1ght

You got a dog?? When did that happen?

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She's my brother's dog. He moved to NJ last month & needed someone to babysit until he's all settled. Since this is the equivalent of doggy day spa & we needed an in-house product tester, it was kind of a no-brainer. ;)

http://bloodpythons.com/forumpics/lola.jpg

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Originally Posted by KLG

http://bloodpythons.com/forumpics/lola.jpg

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She's adorable! I can't wait to meet her when I come up to visit (whenever that is...soon!). :D

Aww, she looks like a Dingo! :)

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

Aww, she looks like a Dingo! :)

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"Maybe the Dingo ate your baby!"

my cats and ferret all eat Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul
but I also like Innova Evo.. this is just more affordable and everyone has been doing great with it

My dog gets a mix of Science Diet Advanced Protection Senior & Purina ONE Senior Formula. She's old and my vet recommended that we mix two foods together. Snick is 10 years old and doing great.

My cat eats 8 in 1 One Earth Holistics Balanced Pet Nutrition. She's got a very sensitive stomach and allergies. She can't eat much of any kind of cat food without having skin and or stomach issues. I've tried just about every brand of cat food from the best stuff to the complete junk foods and even raw and her body just can't handle any of it. She's been that way since she was a kitten. A month or two ago some lady at my vets office told me about this 8 in 1 Holistics brand of food since her cat has a lot of the same problems with cat foods and has done very well on this brand. I finally found it and tried her out on it and so far she's been doing great. No skin issues, no throwing up, no horrible liquid poo, etc.

Nebula gets Nutro Nautral Choice Indoor Cat food. I haven't dared to feed her the wet stuff as an occassional treat since in the giant pet food scare though (some of the stuff I had in the house at the time was recalled, good think I hadn't treated her lately).