To make feeding canned food super-simple, you can download and print…

To make feeding canned food super-simple, you can download and print this list to take with you to the store.[ Watch out
or you'll become a "feline foodie"(like some of the good cat-loving people who have supplied me with these names) and
wind up bringing extra copies of this with you to convert other cat-lovers who don't yet know the importance of feeding wet
food only!].
--Tracie Hotchner, author of The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know, & creator/host of CAT CHAT® on
the Martha Stewart Radio Channel #112 of Sirius Satellite radio

THE LIST OF CAT CHAT® APPROVED CANNED FOODS

There's no doubt that the best food for a cat is high quality protein, which you can either prepare, or
get from one of the better pet food companies.

The easiest way to find any of these foods is to try www.PetFoodDirect.com and you can get a 15%
discount for being a DOG TALK® and/or CAT CHAT® listener. First do what I do - go to the website
and click on "natural" foods (which eliminates most of the very commercial brands), then you can see
what is on sale at that time. If you add that sale price to the 15% discount, you can really score some
great prices. The convenience is not in doubt - food is shipped directly to your door and when you
consider the value of your time, the cost of driving anywhere and the hassle of loading and
unloading the bags, this is really a no-brainer solution to feeding the best possible foods at the best
possible price. In addition, even if you have a premium pet store nearby, they cannot possibly have a
very large selection. The shipping is exactly $1 over what United Parcel charges PetFoodDirect, so
it's most cost effective to make fewer larger orders if you have room for storage.

       IMPORTANT NOTE: Grain-free does not necessarily mean carbohydrate-free.
       You may still need to check the label, since rice and potatoes are still added to some of the grain-free
foods. However, it should mean no corn, wheat or other grains and only minimal fruits or vegetables, if any.



Premium Grain-Free Foods
        Avoderm Natural Select Cuts
        Evo (the high end of Innova)
        Merrick (some contain grains- read label)
        Natures Variety Prairie
        Nutro Natural Choice
        Wellness (double check for rice on some flavors)
        Weruva
        Wysong Au jus (incomplete - requires supplementation)

Good Quality Foods ­ with grains but no wheat, soy or corn
        California Natural
        Canine Caviar for cats
        Eagle Pack
        Evolve Natural Chicken Formula
        Drs Foster & Smith (Chicken Formula)
        Felidae (from the Canidae company)
        Halo's Spot Stew for Cats Original Flavor
        Innova

                                                                 
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      Merrick
      Natural Balance (only the Chicken & Liver pate)
      Natural Life
      Nature's Logic
      Newman's Own
      Nutro Max
      Petguard (check label- some have wheat)
      Pet Promise
      Pinnacle
      Precise
      Solid gold
      Timberwolf organics
      Trader Joe's
      Wysong

There are an impressive number of websites devoted to educating people about good nutritional
health and practices for their cats. They are full of product suggestions and other specific advice for
managing cats who are well and those who aren't. Dr Lisa Pierson is a vet renowned for her
championing of feline nutrition with her website www.catinfo.org. Another excellent site is
www.catnutrition.org. These two and other sites can be accessed through www.felineoutreach.com,
a not-for-profit group dedicated to educating cat caregivers and providing them with assistance.
       

      Revised: 1-JUL-2008




                                                             
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