Pet Nutritionist Ranks Wet Cat Food
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2021
- We take a look at Fancy Feast, Friskies, Authority, Nulo, Wellness, Rawz, Purina Pro Plan, Royal Canin, Hills Science Diet, Taste of the Wild, Diamond Naturals, Nature's Variety Instinct, Blue Buffalo Wilderness, FirstMate, Fussie Cat, Sheeba, and Weruva. Which cat food is the best? Which is the worst?
Recommended Foods:
Chef's Kiss
Firstmate Salmon - go.magik.ly/ml/20zaj/
Instinct Original - go.magik.ly/ml/20zak/
Rawz - go.magik.ly/ml/20zal/
Oh Hell Yeah
Tiki Cat - go.magik.ly/ml/20zam/
Fussie Cat - go.magik.ly/ml/20zan/
Wellness - go.magik.ly/ml/20zao/
Weruva - go.magik.ly/ml/20zap/
Nulo - go.magik.ly/ml/20zaq/
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“Made with” means at least 3%, so if mom’s cookies are made with love, it could only be 3% love. 🥺💔
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@@TheTattooedDogTrainer also we have to watch out for phosphates and caragreenan in can cat foods.
So then the name should be Mom's Love Cookies
@@jhuh24 why?
@peachxtaehyung bc it's overprocessed crap. Cats are Obligate Carnivores which means they NEED a diet high in protein from animal meat. They cannot be vegetarian/vegan and healthy.
Carageenan is overprocessed seaweed. Cats' digestive system did not evolve to process seaweed. The little bit of vegetable they naturally get is from their prey digesting *their* diet.
Just a small correction (and I hope I don’t seem nitpicky). A “chemical” refers to almost anything made of matter and can be a pure or mixed substance and naturally or artificially derived. A natural flavor is still a chemical and that doesn’t make it bad either.
Yesssssss
😍 TY for the info
Depends on how it’s listed but yeah I agree. Main trend with this list was the worst foods contained way to much by-product/ grains/ added sugar.
@@cg4304 I don’t disagree with her analysis or content whatsoever, it’s an excellent video. Just noting the incorrect usage of the word chemical.
Would that depend on how much is listed still tho? Sorry I’m just tryna understand more and you seem to know what ur on about😂 I just want my cat healthy lmao
Hi. I'm totally blind, and it would be helpful if you made sure to mention the names of each food and whether or not it's considered good in your book. Sometimes I was unclear what the name of the food was you were talking about, and where it ranked, although when you were talking about Friskies, I guessed by ingredients where it resided in your list of foods, but I cannot see what food you're holding or anything like that. I have two cats btw. Thanks for your vids.
She has the cat foods ranked into 5 tiers.
At the top/best is First Mate: Wild Pacific Salmon Formula. Instinct Original: Chicken. Rawz: Turkey and Salmon.
The second tier is Tiki Cat: Succulent Chicken. Fussie Cat: Tuna Formula. Wellness: Chicken entree. Weruva: Chicken and beef dinner. Nulo Freestyle: Turkey and chicken recipe.
Those are the top two categories and I've heard her say that those are what she will typically recommend to people. I hope this helps.
Hi Alaisha, hope you're doing well! Best regards to your pet kitties!
@@ThomasAbe you're a super great guy/gal/pal. 👍
from what i can tell, all of purina is ranked at the lowest - friskies being there as well as its a purina "brand" (or branch? i dont really know what to call it, except that friskies is by purina)
hope that helps out a bit! I wasnt sure if you were simply pointing out a suggestion to make future videos more accessible or asking for help yourself , so if you were asking for clarification where friskies brands ranked, there's one friskies extra gravy product and it is at the lowest tier, then theres two other products by purina also at the lowest tier
Zzz fest
“Could be anyone’s liver” 😂 this is my first video of yours and I really enjoyed and appreciate it! Especially when I have to get more wet food today
Ugh. A few months ago, my old vet asked what I fed my cats and I said that I rotated “Tiki Cat, Weruva and Nulo.” She responded that she’d never heard of these brands before and that a lot of these “boutique brands” (in her words) led to heart issues and that I should switch to Royal Canin or Hill’s instead. Knowing about the nasty by products they use, I was mortified at her rec and switched vets after that. Your video here just validated my cat parenting decisions, so thank you. I’ve never tried Instinct but am going to pick that up next time!
try instincts and Wellness
My vet did the same thing when I mentioned freeze dried raw mixed with instinct wet. I showed her the ingredient list and she was like...alright thats good food. Vet's aren't really taught that much nutrition in school, then after that they have reps from Purina, Royal Canine, and Science Diet shilling and pushing their foods. The vets take it as fact and push those foods.
Sounds like your vet needs to be better educated
Most vets need to better educate themselves on nutrition. I also resent the fact that they push certain foods on us thinking we would just take their words.
Yeah I can attest as a technician serous pushing on royal canin and science diet, wellness as well but I didn’t see many recalls on wellness.
Jackson (Galaxy) says the worst canned food is better than the best dry food, so, as long you feed canned, or raw, food, your cat(s) will do just fine.
Acknowledging this comment is a year old, but I’ve seen this Jackson video too and have wondered specifically about Rawz dry food or Rawbble (freeze dried) dry food. Any idea if it’s bad?
Raw food is actually the ideal way to feed your pets, but ONLY if you take the time and energy to do the research needed for all of their vitamins and minerals. It ends up being the healthiest diet while still cheaper than the cost of some wet food brands. In general though, any kind of kibble or dry food is unfortunate for kitties to say the least. This is because they will typically not self regulate as well as they should when it comes to hydration, especially if you only have still water bowls instead of water fountains. There is also the added carbohydrates when it comes to forms of kibble that leads to unhealthier pets in general. Hope that helped - Random internet stranger that coincidentally saw your comment a day later (Oh and freeze dried stuff, generally pretty good stuff as long as you make sure all nutritional requirements are met.)@@andreasmit6454
@@andreasmit6454 the biggest reason dry food is bad is because cats have low thirst drive and won't drink as much water as they should get. Much of their water comes from their food. Out of those 2 the freeze dried may be a good option. I've heard of people adding water back to freeze dried food so that may be a good option.
I can attest to that. Given that my indoor/outdoor cats live between 17 and 23 years each and they have all lived on Friskies and some dryfood. I'll stick with that. I rather adopt more and stretch that dollar because they all get "fixed" and receive annual checkups.
But, each person just needs to do their best ❤
he is a behaviorist not a veterinary professional
Fancy Feast 8:55
Tiki Cat 8:20
Fussie Cat 10:13
Taste of the Wild 10:51
First Mate 12:42
Purina Pro Plan 13:53
Instinct Original 14:45
Royal Canin Adult 16:15
Blue Wilderness 17:10
Note: Not the complete list
Your a hero
Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for this video series, it has been so helpful! It's really helped me learn something about the individual ingredients in my pets' food, and I feel like I have a much better understanding when I'm looking at the back of a label.
Hello! I am a veterinary student learning under the mentorship of a board-certified veterinary nutritionist and would love to give my perspectives surrounding the topic of “good” vs “bad” quality pet foods. Often the ingredient list can be misleading - for instance, the term “meat by-products” refers to any assortment of organ meat that is just as nutritious, but not normally consumed by most people in the US. Because our pets don’t care if they’re eating organ meat or muscle meat, it’s actually a great use of resources and great way of reducing waste when harvesting food production animals. I understand it can seem off-putting to not know exactly what these ingredients are and where they come, but that’s when we skip the ingredient list and look at the guaranteed analysis instead. Protein, fat, and carbohydrates and the 3 macronutrients that we can actually calculate on a gram per calorie basis using percentages of those nutrients from the guaranteed analysis. These are the numbers we should be looking at - not necessarily the ingredient list as a surrogate, because ultimately it matters more that we feed our pets the right nutrients in the right quantities than being particular about the exact sources they are coming from.
As for corn, soy, and wheat, it is actually way less common for dogs/cats to develop food allergies to these ingredients as compared to animal protein. Beef, dairy, chicken, pork, and fish are all MORE likely to trigger food-related hypersensitivities than can result in itchy skin or GI upset. But the bottom line is that you shouldn’t worry about trying to trim down the ingredient list to avoid these unless your pet is actively having these symptoms, in which case your vet can help you start a food elimination trial (which is no easy matter). Corn, soy, and wheat are not harmful to our pets (just like they are not harmful to humans) and provide a great source of carbohydrates and micronutrients. For example, linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid for cats (their only way of getting it is through their diet) which is found in corn oil.
I really appreciate the intention behind this video as I know you want to help pet owners out there to better understand what they’re feeding to their pets. I do think there are a lot of misconceptions about what is high quality or low quality food that are highlighted in this video. I would love to start a conversation surrounding this topic if you are willing!
I really appreciated the detail in this comment, thank you for helping provide more perspective! 💚
i’m sorry if this seems rude but with grain my vet said that grains are not good for your cat. I heard that it can cause lots of health problems and that being said. Another thing that a big issue for a lot of pet owners is not that it says chicken by product or any other meat mignt not be ethically sourced and that’s why many owners research products and brands.
My concern with corn, soy and wheat is that they are all genetically modified and sprayed with Roundup, which is known to cause cancer. So until they ban those things here in Canada like they just did in Mexico, I will continue to limit how much my pets and I consume. It's not good for any of us.
@@cook_2024 lmao just saw a cat that went with their hairy fairy vet recommendations like that. The cat was all skin and bones... It wasn't pretty. I cried and i don't cry at work very often.
Lmao can’t imagine a physician telling a patient that ingredients don’t matter in food and to just look at the protein carb fat analysis. So bizarre and clearly veterinary medicine is much behind people medicine. Also imagine telling people that processed foods composed of added vitamins and minerals are better than natural occurring nutrients from fruits and vegetables etc. Cats who live on kibble filled with corn wheat and even lentils may be convenient for us but is certainly not what is best for them.
Ok cool, so the feral cat I feed eats "Chef's Kiss" and "Oh Hell Yea!" Just because she's feral, doesn't mean she has to eat pee pee poop poo haha
I really like the visual way you’ve laid this out. I’ve watched a couple other cat food rating videos and this was the most straight forward and easy to understand IMO. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Listen to a board certified veterinary nutritionist who went to school for 8+ years to become an expert. She paid for an online degree that anybody could get. Listen to somebody who is actually knowledgeable
I am beyond concerned that Instinct is so highly rated on so many sites and yet lab paperwork that All About Cats had done shows Cyanide and Aluminum in it. I have about 15 cans left and I am getting rid of them immediately.
Even though it's sorta inconvenient, I'd switch to a pouched wet cat food. There is evidence that the cans leach metals that can cause thyroid issues. Why run the risk, right?
I love these types of videos and there aren't many of them out there, so thank you very much for making this! It was very intreresting to hear your opinion and I would love to see even more videos like this in the future!
Listen to a board certified veterinary nutritionist who went to school for 8+ years to become an expert. She paid for an online degree that anybody could get. Listen to somebody who is actually knowledgeable and actually knows that nutrients are the important factor, ingredients are misleading
Another great thing about Nulo is that it is available in 12.5 oz cans much more affordably than in the smaller cans. If you have more than one cat this makes a lot of sense.
Thank you so much in educating me and taken the amount of time it took you to do the research. I really appreciate your interest in educating us.
Thank you so much! It was really helpful!!! Request: Could you do this for cat treats as well?! Thank you!!
So helpful! I didn't use to care about Ingredient listings, but in the last few years I have. Sometimes it can be hard to navigate but your explanation and listing of these different common and uncommon foods are soooo helpful!!! Thank you so much for making this video! ❤
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I’ve been feeding the two feral cats in my back yard weruva for years without doing further research so this made me smile. Maybe when I adopt again I might look at chefs kiss but I’m happy that these two little boys have quality stuff
This video was so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for this insight. It wasn’t only helpful but I love that it was non judgemental. Kudos on a great video ❤
This was so helpful! Thank you so much for the time you put into researching the ingredients and compiling and sharing what you found!
Thank you for “Naming Names “!!! Exactly what we want and need !❤️
I love these videos I own an Earthwise Pet In NJ. We try to tell customers what are good foods and what are probably not so good. Content like this really helps. Thanks for making these videos.
His is so helpful thanks so much! I appreciate all the details and that you actually mention brand names. Thank you!! 🐈
Appreciate all the ranking videos as a dog and cat mom. Chewy has become my best friend finding these foods
I think adding time stamps for each different food would be super helpful 😊
I'm so glad that you finally made this video! I just spent too much time going through and pricing out many of these brands using Chewy and Amazon to see if I can afford to improve what I am feeding my cats. I was actually surprised that Wellness, Instinct and First Mate were more affordable than some of the others in their categories. Sheba was about the same price as Fancy Feast since you get more volume per package, which also surprised me. The thing that stood out to me the most is that with Canned cat food a significant part of the cost is PACKAGING. First Mate was the only one I saw that offers 12.2 oz cans. I'm not going to go over the calculations in detail but even 5.5 oz cans have better prices per oz than 3 oz cans. I am pretty excited that with the larger cans of First Mate I will be able to switch without breaking the bank as long as the kitties approve of it.
Listen to a board certified veterinary nutritionist who went to school for 8+ years to become an expert. She paid for an online degree that anybody could get. Listen to somebody who is actually knowledgeable
Thank you for making your assessment systematic!!! Really helps.
Thank you soo much for all your research❤️
I’m hooked!!!
I was waiting for this video! Thank you so much for educating us on the ingredients we need to look out for. :) Thankfully, I've been able to convert my cat from dry to wet food but the quality of the wet food isn't so great so I'll be transitioning her to a better diet gradually! Love from Canada. 🇨🇦
Listen to a board certified veterinary nutritionist who went to school for 8+ years to become an expert. She paid for an online degree that anybody could get. Listen to somebody who is actually knowledgeable
could you do a video explaining freeze dried raw vs. regular raw vs. raw coated kibble? all these new things on the market is making it confusing as a consumer to pick the right options for my dog :( would be super helpful!!!! love ur videos and ur knowledge has been useful af for me :)
It has to do with how they process it to kill the germs. Freeze dried is like slowly evaporated- adlong as it’s undergone some process it’s okay,just don’t ever feed actual raw meat, it’s filled with tons of germs and contaminates and can make your animal super sick. Raw is just a buzzword, cooking meat takes very little nutrients out, it’s a marketing scam
If i had to take a guess
Raw = the real food st8 out of the market, to your cat
Freeze dried= raw meat gone through a process that contains the meat while still process to keep protein as much as possible but able to be put on shelves with more nutrients mixed in to ensure a proper nutrient diet.
Raw coated kibble seems to be same thing as freeze dried except inside each piece of meat theirs kibble (so its kibble food more so though)
Freeze-dried raw: raw food that has had nearly all of the moisture taken out so that it lasts much longer while still retaining the nutrients. Quality depends on the ingredients used.
Regular raw: food that has not been cooked. Quaity depends on the ingredients used.
Raw coated: could be freeze-dried or dehydrated powder over normal kibble. Better than regular kibble, but not by much because kibble by and large is junk. Usually high, HIGH, levels of carbs and chemicals.
Thank you so much. Very informative. Yes, we did screen shot! Thank you for time, knowledge and research! Awesome
Great video. Very helpful! Agree with all of it, but not sure about Instinct being ranked at the top. I found the chart aspect really nice 👍🏼. Thank you!!
Great video! Thank you!
Two comments... First, if you have a cat that won't eat or has stopped eating, obviously the first thing to do is take him/her to the vet and the sooner the better. Once you have that done, Wellness Pate Chicken Entree is like kitty crack for nearly every cat I have or ever had. Just that one flavor. Wellness' other flavors are fine and my cats will eat most of them, but that one they LOVE. That's been what I've used for cats I've had that stopped eating for whatever reason and it usually works. There's also an supplement from Purina called FortiFlora. If you sprinkle a little on top of your cats' food, it will often get them eating again. They love the smell. Don't mix it in, just sprinkle on top and you don't need to use much. One packet will last several feedings.
Second, I would love to see a taste test video of these foods. Unfortunately, I've found that some of the best quality foods I've bought are the ones my cats are least interested in and sometimes they won't eat them at all. So, seeing someone in a video wasting money to test how palatable these foods are to a bunch of hungry cats, instead of wasting my own, would be really nice. I've bought a few premium cat foods that even the feral cats outside wouldn't touch.
Love these videos, AWESOME. Dealing with a very fussing 12 year old cat with big allergies has been a major issue in last few years. Love the Detaied information and your category map. 😼😽
Yes!! Do more videos like this! So informative..I love it!
Super appreciate this!! My mom feeds her Maine Coons some Royal Canin dry cat food and I think because of the aesthetics and logo she thinks she’s feeding them top of the line food… not so much. I’m feeding my two cats Fancy Feast wet food, and though they’ve lost weight and don’t get UTI’s anymore I’m going to try Tiki Cat this payday! Love these videos!!
I read up a lot about what to feed my cats and I’m happy to be in the Hell yeah category with Tiki Cat for my food sensitive cat and Wellness for the less picky one. However my kitties are my babies so I think it’s worth the extra $ to get that chef’s kiss. I’ll be sure to check out the dry food rankings. Thanks so much for this video!
same! I've got tiki, weruva, and wellness here, happy to see that I chose something good lol
My cats LOVE their tiki food so I’m glad to see this particular wet food of theirs was so high up! I’ll have to look and make sure the wet food of theirs we use is along the same lines with ingredients based off what I’ve learned from this video. Not going to lie, what got me was seeing actual chunks of shrimp and calamari mixed in and not just generic looking bits of meat 😅
Thank you for these videos, they are very helpful!
I am so grateful to have found this lady. Couldn’t have come at a better time.
So glad I stumbled onto your podcast. My beautiful German Shepherd is 9 years old and this year we noticed she was barely moving. I started to make my own dog food off of UA-cam videos and she is feeling much better. We also couldn't resist a little tuxedo cat who is 6 months old. He gets the dog moving but I want to make sure we're starting him off right and I want to be sure to get him the best canned food I can.
Thanks so much! I’m transitioning my cats to more of a wet food diet and this is so helpful! I took a screenshot and will be using it!
Listen to a board certified veterinary nutritionist who went to school for 8+ years to become an expert. She paid for an online degree that anybody could get. Listen to somebody who is actually knowledgeable
Thank you thank you thank you! I learned so much!!! Definitely took a screenshot! THANK YOU 🙏🏻 🎉❤
Thank you for making this vid!! Cat food ingredients can be so overwhelming. I literally needed someone to break it down to like a fifth grade learning level. I learned so much from this video and was pleased to know that what I was feeding my cat was in the oh hell yeah category, so that was nice reassurance!
Please do a 2023 updated video if you can!!!!
I am so glad Tiki is included. I've fed my cats that once I was financially able for the longest time after much consideration between ingredient listing as you have and my budgets. They're lot less known but my cats never had issues (so far) with it over the years I fed them. I also admit that my older cat has been fed cheaper food Sheba off of market back during my hard times. I remember back then I chose it simply cause I knew Friskies/fancy feast etc were really really bad quality.
I understand sometimes it's just not possible but I do hope people do the best they can to feed the best they can reasonably afford considering bad food equates to possibly more hospital bills down the line. (nevermind the emotional/ethical side)
my cat hates Tiki! And Nulo. Basically all the "healthier" options. I'm so frustrated!
@@ColtraneAndRain if you are free feeding them maybe time to set a schedule for them it worked for my super picky cat
Very helpful! I’m switching to wet, as Jackson said the kibble is heated many times , so devoid of nutrients. Also it’s hard for cats to digest. Good timing to see the wet comparisons.
Tiki has multiple sulphates and should be a hard pass. This list is stunningly bad. Top pics are basically poisonous.
I just watched a video about making my own cat food in big batches and freezing. I already have a meat grinder so I think I’m ready to give it a try. My concern was using cheap meat (US $1.29 a pound?😮) where animals are fed glyphosate riddled corn, but even premium canned food certainly isn’t gonna be better than that in any event…our food supply is so messed up our animals can’t be any better off…the recipe has you add extra taurine and vitamin E, B complex, so it looks a lot better than that heavily processed looking Wellness chicken shreds we’re giving him. Glad it at least made upper tier but still…
This was perfect thank you so much ❤
This is one of the best reviews I have seen throughout the years! My kitties' stomachs thank you!
This is amazing! I just learned about the dangers of raw food and have been researching about other options (especially since my bebe has really bad reactions to certain foods.) This video has been SO helpful and I look forward to more! Instant subscribe :)
I don't believe raw food is dangerous at all. You just have to know what you're doing. It's vets pushing bad vet food that are the ones claiming it's dangerous.
I found a kitten on the side of the highway two weeks ago, thanks for helping me pick her new food ❤ her name is Peanut 🥜😻
God bless you for saving her and taking good care of her. She will love❤ you for it.
I started feed my girl Koha because it was all straightforward ingredients and she loved it. And I would have continued if it didn’t get so expensive. Switched to Weruva and I’m glad to see it’s in Oh hell yes!
Excellent breakdown of the various wet cat foods. I will subscribe and look at your other videos. Thanks
Thank you for your time and knowledge ❤❤❤
A couple of brands I feel like you should review additionally (being one of those viewers who works in a pet store) are:
Feline Natural, Merrick, Nature’s Logic, Ziwi Peak, Evangers, Koha, Kasiks, Pure Vita/NutriSource, Fromm, Weruva’s BFF, PLAY, Truluxe varieties.
These are some of my best sellers that I’m not sure if you’ve reviewed before. I’ve recommended your videos to my customers and I’ve even trained staff off of a few! It’s good to be able to have this kind of content available for all pet owners
I love hearing that my videos have been a help to you and your staff! I have reviewed a few of those brands in videos here and there but I'll certainly add them to my list for future videos as well!
@@TheTattooedDogTrainer I would really love to see a review on Ziwi Peak's and Open Farm's wet and dry food, both for dogs and cats! I have a cat and a dog and am thinking of switching to wet Open Farm and when I don't have time to prepare their wet food meals to feed them dry Ziwi Peak.
@@TheTattooedDogTrainer my cat is obsessed with dine/sheba
I don’t sell Weruva well. For cats I sell canned Chewy’s, Dave’s, and then NutriSource PV and regular. For dogs canned, NS, then Dave’s regular, then Merrick.
@@simplynature2324 Ziwi Peak was recently purchased by a Chinese equity firm. Nulo was purchased by a British equity firm in 2021. I am hoping like heck that they leave the manufacturers alone and don't insist on cheapening the product like past takeovers have done with other small companies.
Just as an add, Taurine & Crude protein are VERY IMPORTENT for cats, the higher you can get those the better for your cats! Any wet food with under 9% crude protein is a huge no-no, for Taurine your looking for .05% or higher (Idealy much higher). I'm rather disappointed that these two things where not brought up as Taurine is ridiculously important for cat to consume!
A couple of the ones higher up on her list do not contain taurine🤔
@@westchristina38 exsactly. That tells me she doesn't know what she's talking about in regards to cat food. Cats will quickly go blind if they don't have a source of Taurine, it's one of the huge reasons why you can't feed dog foods to cats!
My cat's wet food is 16.5% crude protein and high in taurine. The ingredients are: chicken breast 70%, chicken broth 29% and vitamins and minerals 1%.
@@Emanuela-ph2bpwhat brand?
@@leoprdsoul1 Hi! I feed my cat 2 different wet food brands: Untamed and Canagan. (He's been transitioned to each one slowly) He's been doing AMAZING on them! It's only been 2 months since he started eating them. His coat is glossy, his eyes are shiny and he plays 4-5 times a day, each play session lasting 10 mins. He is overall much happier. When I remind myself that he's 11 years old, it's really hard to believe! 💙I also stay away from fish and pork. Perhaps I might transition him to a cat food brand called Rawz, I like the fact that it says 'no carrageenan'. I live in the UK so maybe where you live these cat food brands are not availabe.
Yessss thankyou!!! And yes please on one 2 and 3 also could you do one for kitten formulated can food. As well as a treats ranking video???
Haha that’s so freaky I took a screenshot & then you mentioned it at the end lol Thanks for the information. I kinda knew which ones were gonna be at the bottom and knew some would be at the first & second on the top but some of them I never heard of before but the rest I thought would be at the top but they were close & landed on the second but one at the top I knew about but the others I ever heard of. I love the helpful chart ad I’ve been trying to do even more research now again. I did some research a few months back so it’s at that time now since I’m switching slowly of the dry food I can soon introduce them to some different wet foods. Again tysvm🥰🙏🏻
i spent so many hours researching to choose my cats food it’s nice to see i did well in your book
Listen to a board certified veterinary nutritionist who went to school for 8+ years to become an expert. She paid for an online degree that anybody could get. Listen to somebody who is actually knowledgeable and actually knows that nutrients are the important factor, ingredients are misleading, just like she is
This year 2021 I just adopted my first 2 kittens! Thank you SO MUCH for your help!! I really want to give the best food I can afford to my two furry babies!! 🐈♥️🐈⬛
Congratulations!
Well done. Thank you for doing all the research.
Thank you for doing this! It’s very helpful.😻
Recently, my cat's been experiencing food allergies. We originally fed him Taste of the Wild, which was pretty suffice for his needs, however, we had been transitioning between different proteins as trial-and-error. Takeaway, we found out there is an asterisk *May contain contaminates from other products, so we completely evaded Taste of the Wild incase of micro-proteins that may be contaminated so minimize our factors. Long story short, I did research prior to this video and what's funny is your tier list is what I agree with 95%. I'm not a nutritionist, but I am very analytical and Instinct RAW foods, especially the Salmon, has been helping his allergies. I recommend Instinct RAW foods 100%. That would be the food to do trial and error if your cat is experiencing food issues.
I was surprised you haven't come across Montmorillonite clay before in the pet industry. Along with its anti toxin properties its minerals are also naturally chelated making them easier to absorb. Great information as usual, I work for a Pet Food retailer and would agree with all these opinions. Rawz is also amazing for donating their profits to some incredible causes.
So much mixed information about that product. It’s so hard to know what to give your cats
Thank you, I appreciate how you explained how you were evaluating the different cat foods and then, I could compare prices to find high quality cat food I could afford
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Thank you! This is so helpful.
It's crazy to me all the main stores like Walmart, target, and grocery stores primarily only sell the peepee-poopoo category of foods. This needs to change! Blue Wilderness is the top tier stuff I find at these stores and that's only a "cheers".
They do that because those foods are very inexpensive to manufacture (because meat byproduct is essentially garbage from the meat industry) which makes it more accessible to animal owners at lower income levels.
It's extremely frustrating. I check the pet food aisle once in a while just in case but so far all they carry at Walmart that I'd feed our cats are greenies treats. 😿
If they sell in bigger store, the smaller/better manufacturers would need to source much more and then would likely need to compromise quality for quantity. So while it does suck, if it changed, we may lose a lot of great brands
This ranking is bs. Her standards to judge one thing over another are useless, besides obvious things like gluten containing thickeners.
Blue Wilderness is one of the worst in my opinion. For example the chicken can lists “Carageenan” which is cancer causing ingredient.
This was really helpful! In the next video, can you cover the Whole Hearted wet cat food?? It's Petcos store brand
thanks for sharing the info! helps a lot! 🙏
Thanks for this video . I had so many questions and then I found this and it’s been so clarifying for me.
Just as an aside as the video did not go into it at all; Taurine and crude protein are VERY IMPORTANT for cats, the higher you can get those the better for your cats! Any wet food with under 9% crude protein is a huge no-no, for Taurine you're looking for .05% or higher (Idealy much higher). without Taurine in your cats food it will go blind.
I spent a few hours some months ago looking at canned cat food best for my cats, doing the best I could with the limited knowledge I had, and I ended up going with instinct! So happy I have been giving my cats good food since then
I feed my cat Koha wet and Merrick Purrfect wet, all of which are real meat and very low carbs food.
Instinct gives my cats bloody stool.. so I stopped giving them that
My boy would rather starve than eat soft food, including Instinct, Blue Buffalo, and NomNom Now. He'll even take his paw to push the offending food off the plate completely, just in case I'm a bit slow on the uptake. At least he drinks plenty of water. That's my consolation.
Good job! 😊
way to follow your *instincts* ;)
Instinct chicken is what I fed my cat before switching to homemade, so I’m glad my commercial choice was a good one! I also always keep some on hand for emergencies, power outages, etc.
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homemade is good. Hopefully supplimenting with taurine too?
Also thank you for the video, i did my own research but it's so difficult to tell what is what since there's so much conflicting information out there. Like you said, its your opinion but you give lots of facts and explain in detail!!
Well I do feel badly that we’ve been feeding Friskies for many years but we usually have seven strays and they have thrived. Recently I had coupons and was so thrilled to afford Fancy feast and Pro plan but disappointed to learn they aren’t rated any better!
Appreciate your ratings because I need a magnifying glass to see print on most cans!
Friskies and fancy known to cause liver problems
I've heard vets say, any wet foods are better than high carb dry foods. But bless you for feeding them. Any foods are better than none. Your strays are hopefully supplimenting wild food too. It's always nice when you can add a special wet food, even once in awhile to supplement with dry... a portion divided... 🙏 ❤❤❤!
Thanks so very much! Yes we are giving more canned food that in the past. One truly feral kitty probably does eat wild, one aggressive formerly house cat has her prey confiscated and the house only ones just eat what’s furnished. They all seem to be thriving
@@susancook1448 🥰 💕 🐾 💕!!!
I would love for you to do more of these for brands like "Only Naturals", "Cat Person", and "Merrick" :)
Love the comparison video; thank you for the information! Can you please review prescription diets next? Specifically, Science Diet since my cat been on it for years; I want to see if it's great quality or if I should look for a better option.
Thanks so much for your videos! They are so informative and I've learned so much; it feels so much better to know that my cat will be eating healthier now!
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@@nikkilukowski3739 I personally think this video was a great introduction to pet nutrition, especially for someone like me who was previously feeding my cat Meow Mix and Fancy Feast 🤦♀️ Regardless, I should do my own research on top of this video instead of using it as my only guideline. Thanks for reminding me that I shouldn't trust everything I hear online.
"Ocean fish" IS NOT a named ingredient. Even "poultry" is more specific.
^this. I refuse to feed my cat anything with "Ocean fish" as an ingredient. Too vague.
Do you mean when it’s in the ingredients list? Some brands sell a flavour “ocean fish” but the ingredients lists salmon and tuna and the exact proportions of each
Due to over harvesting white fish in oceans most high quality brands will still sometimes say "ocean fish" this refers to whitefish of more then 1 type of fish harvested from a fisherman's boat to be made for cat cans or dog cans.. Over harvesting 1 fish has destroyed the breeding cycles of certain white meat fish. There are 100s of white fish in the ocean that are all so similar they are not like a Tuna,salmon and so on for labeling. So seeing white fish just means they put a few types of high quality fish in the food. Now I know it's weird and sketchy but that's how you have to label it. I wondered that for a long time. It would be more scary to see "by product ocean fish meal" gross right.
Ah yes, after i consume this ocean fish i am going to consume this terrestrial animal
This is very helpful. There are so many different cat food brands it's really confusing. I'll be watching for any more of these cat food ranking videos you want to do!
Thank you so much. Wonderful organization !!!! Making life easier !!!!
Nice. Answered my questions perfectly. Thank you 😄
My cat's favorite food is the Nulo duck and tuna recipe! I thought it would be a good option, and I'm really glad to see that it ranks highly here.
I feed my cats Wellness - they LOVE it! One of them will ONLY eat the chicken, so that's what they get. It's more affordable than a lot of other higher-quality brands, too - especially if you get the 12.5oz cans (they also have 5.5oz and the standard 3oz cans)
My cat hates it. :(
My kitten eats Wellness and seems to like it enough. Actually she loves Fancy Feast but that’s one of the offending “pee pee pop pop” brands 😂
I tried Instinct and she won’t touch it. I lamented to my husband how disappointed I was that she won’t eat what’s supposed to be one of the healthiest canned cat foods ever. He said since she’s still a baby, she prefers the junk food like human kids. She’s 8 months.
My cats love Wellness , even over Tiki cat ! I have a little family of kittens that are sort of indoor outdoor and they eat Instinct kitten and fancy feast kitten mixed in with the instinct.
We buy the 12.5 oz cans and keep it in the fridge to feed over a few days.
@@TakeUpYourCross that's what I do as well! Sometimes I use a silicone can cover...and sometimes I divide the can into individual servings (1oz each - most of their food is a prescription kibble) in disposable condiment cups. It makes it easier when I have a low-spoon or otherwise bad disability day.
Great video! I learned much about wet food quality related to ingredients...thank you! I subscribed.
Great straight to the point summary, thank you.
This makes me feel good about giving my cats Tiki Cat! They love it.
I feel good to know that my research has my cat eating from the Chef Kiss and Oh Hell Yeah categories. Makes me feel good for doing the research and your channel just sort of confirms and makes me feel really secure in my decisions on what to feed my cat.
thank you for this! my baby is going to be coming off her prescription diet soon, and i've ben struggling to research a new brand for her! so helpful!
I love how you put it!! You should do one for Maine coon kittens and adults canned food or diet! I would love it even more
You’ve told us which foods are health (THANK YOU!) but what brands are most liked by cats? My cat likes Sheba - and if she doesn’t gët it, she gets mad & scratches me. LOVE THE VIDEOS!!
Completely anecdotal but my cats go wild for Fancy Feast and …Science Diet
Love these sort of videos you make but would find it super helpful if you also wrote this out into a blog sort of thing so I don’t have to refer back to the video every time I want the name/ranking of the foods. Would love to see you try this out in furtive videos! Also a video idea, if you made one of these for urinary tract health foods for cats, that would be fantastic!! I know a lot of kitties struggle with crystals/UTI and I know from first hand experience how difficult it is finding a good quality food for this issue that doesn’t cost a fortune like the vet prescribed ones.
A blog post might not be a bad idea! I would love to do videos related to common issues like UTIs and Kidney Disease, but I'm having trouble figuring out a way to safely do so. Maybe a "this is what causes it and this is how to help prevent it", but I can't safely give specific advice on public accounts (what is safe for one pet may not be for another) and it is always best to work with a team (vet, nutritionist, other relevant pros) for treatment of these illnesses.
I totally understand that. I tried speaking to my vet about other options and unfortunately she just brushed it off and said she could only advise the prescription foods so I was stuck doing the research on my own and found it extremely frustrating and overwhelming!! Thank you for these videos, they are very helpful!
Because this woman is not a veterinarian, she really is not qualified to make any recommendations regarding disease.
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Thank you so much for sharing this vdo. It’s really for me as a new cat owner. Love 💖🙆🏼♀️
Thank you for this awesome and helpful video!
I live in dubai and they don’t sell the pate version of sheba here, we have the canned version and their ingredients are quite good, my cats like it and also i feed them applaws, ziwipeak and other brands as well💕
I used to feed our cat Blue Buffalo, but after stumbling on your videos I wanted to try giving her some higher quality foods. Lately she's been getting Tiki Cat and Weruva. The most surprising change is that she now licks her bowl clean 95% of the time. In the past there was almost always quite of bit of uneaten food that we would throw out. I just assumed that she was full and didn't need more. Even though the cost is more, I'm happy to spend it especially when it's not going to waste!
feeding our ragdoll cat Blue wilderness, maybe time to try another brand.
Thanks 🙏🏻 bless your heart for helping pet parents like us.
Thank you!! This was so helpful!! I've just adopted a lovely cat and I'm trying to transition her from kibble to something very nice and healthy. Although I already had a conversation with the vet about this, I was still so confused about brands and ingredients. Thank you again!
I've been feeding my cats iams forever and my vet said it was good lmao. after watching your dry food list im honestly convinced to spend a bit more for something better for them. My cat Winston is my best friend, and Blue was given to me because he need a place to say. Love these guys. They are worth it
My cat is 12 years old and has been eating iams and purina for as long as i can remember
@@leanyy948wet food, dry food? ty...
New cat mom here. Just came back from our first vet visit. I was recommended Purina pro plan kitten wet and dry food by the vet, so I picked up a bunch of wet and dry of that brand. Someone at PetSmart recommended Instinct wet food. Wished I had listened. I’ll use these up, then make the switch. Thank you for your extensive research, you are truly appreciated.
Yeha, additionally to everything else, cats tend to have a lower thirst drive so it really should be wet food > dry food in most cases. Especially if you have a purebred like Persians who are prone to kidney diseases due to having an ever worse drinking instinct than other breeds- I'm really surprised a vet recommended dry food to a new cat parent!
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I was recommended purina pro plan/ hills science diet by vet; I did a little research online and found out most UA-camrs or channel owners recommend instinct (not sure why). I bought all these brands and mixed all them up, guessing now that my cat has food from all recommended products.
She is incorrect… your vet was correct with the Purina pro plan. Please don’t feed your cat instinct.
Thank you for teaching me what to look for !
Love to see that both of the cat foods I researched and feed my kitties are in the top two categories on you list!
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My cats adore Tiki Cat, I wanted to get them on a better diet so they eat nulo dry food with a can of Tiki Cat, though my one cat is a bit picky and needs the Lobster Consommé one. Glad to know that they are eating good food!
The only wet food my cats will eat is tiki cat. I’ve tried others but they’ll only eat tiki cat wet food
mine loves the mousses and the after dark!
Wet cat food is nearly always better than dry food.
@@susanstein6604especially for geriatric, toothless kitties w/kidney issues, aka all of them if they live past 10 yrs
My cat hated tiki cat lol the only one she somewhat ate is the chicken and duck. She prefers wet food too