I have 6 indoor cats. One of them is an an elderly cat who has had diabetes for 3 years (probably longer, he was feral and outdoors before that). I have been giving him 5 units of insulin 2X per day for 3 years now.
On the advice of my neighbor who runs a non-profit purebred cat rescue, I tried this “Wellness” food from Petco, which does not contain any grains. It is just veggies and proteins (mostly fish and poultry). I was extremely skeptical about spending more money for the food, as Iams is pretty expensive and that is what I was feeding.
To my complete surprise, it seems that the volume of waste generated by the 6 cats has decreased by about 1/3 – this includes urine clumps and fecal matter. But the amazing thing is that my diabetic Smokey is SO much more healthy after 8 weeks on this food that I brought him back to the vet. He is down to 3 units of insulin 2X per day and his coat is much better and he is much more active.
I am not 100% convinced the food is the difference but this is the best he has been for 3 years and this is the only change I have made. The money I spend on the food is really partially compensated by the less litter I have to buy, and in fact the cats eat less, and seem more satisfied. Instead of feeding a big “soup can” size of canned food, I feed “tuna size” can per day for 6 cats, plus the dry food.
Reluctantly, I think the Wellness food is making an extremely positive impact on my cats, and that is worth any amount of additional money I spend on this food.
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Great review.
I am in the process of transitioning my new 2 yr old kitty to Wellness Core. She loves it! I did a TON of research on all kinds of cat food before deciding on Wellness and even though it's a bit expensive I'm convinced that no grains is the way to go.
Cats are carnivores after all.
Great review.
I am in the process of transitioning my new 2 yr old kitty to Wellness Core. She loves it! I did a TON of research on all kinds of cat food before deciding on Wellness and even though it’s a bit expensive I’m convinced that no grains is the way to go.
Cats are carnivores after all.
Our older cat, Gus, was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 5 … we have had him on PZI insulin since .. he is now only getting one unit once a day and I believe its got to do with Wellness Chicken formula which has the highest protein count and lowest carbs on the market. We feed it to our younger, healthy cat, Rose, because neither my husband nor I have the time to play food monitor to make sure they only eat their own food .. and she loves it and her coat (as well as his) are nice and shiny. Good health means less vet visits which makes the extra cost of good food worthwhile.
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Our older cat, Gus, was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 5 … we have had him on PZI insulin since .. he is now only getting one unit once a day and I believe its got to do with Wellness Chicken formula which has the highest protein count and lowest carbs on the market. We feed it to our younger, healthy cat, Rose, because neither my husband nor I have the time to play food monitor to make sure they only eat their own food .. and she loves it and her coat (as well as his) are nice and shiny. Good health means less vet visits which makes the extra cost of good food worthwhile.
.-= Daryl´s last blog ..wordless wednesday =-.
Grain free cat foods are all I will feed my 7 cats. I began feeding EVO but then Taste of the Wild came along and is about $10 less per bag. I have fed Wellness CORE but my crew are thriving on the Taste of the Wild.
Cats cannot break down the protein in grain and most dry cat foods contain far too many grains.
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Grain free cat foods are all I will feed my 7 cats. I began feeding EVO but then Taste of the Wild came along and is about $10 less per bag. I have fed Wellness CORE but my crew are thriving on the Taste of the Wild.
Cats cannot break down the protein in grain and most dry cat foods contain far too many grains.
If we can be of any help with nutrition or wellness questions, please let us know… you can follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/PetsLovePFD) or friend us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/petfooddirect).
Thanks!