Great Fish for Finicky Felines
Written: Feb 13 '02 (Updated Feb 13 '02)
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Pros: No grains, no fillers, just fish
Cons: not all cats like fish, expensive
The Bottom Line: The most superior fish canned food for cats on the market today. It contains nothing but recognizable fish, including skin and bones, and is a superb appetite stimulant.
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| patriciak's Full Review: Pro Plan Sardines with Tuna Canned Food for Cats |
If you are dealing with an aging or ailing feline, you need to know about Pro Plan Sardines with Tuna canned food. As long as your cat is not anti-fish (we all know that cats are just as individual in taste as their owners), this is a superior food worthy of a trial.
Why the Owner Recommends It
It delivers what it promises. "Real fish is the #1 ingredient" is the slogan on the can - and that is all that is in the can. I personally love opening the can to see large chunks of real fish with skin and bones, versus some ground up, pale beige concoction that resembles something regurgitated versus a "real" food my cat might have come in contact with if not domesticated.
I appreciate that there are no added "other meats", no by-products, no grains or fillers, or preservatives such as BHA/BHT.
Ingredients
Sardines
water sufficient for processing
Tuna
Sunflower Oil
Vegetable Gums (Locust Bean, Guar, Carrageenen)
Choline Chloride
Vitamin Supplements (A, E, D-3)
Niacin
Ferrous Sulfate
Zinc Sulfate
Copper Sulfate
Potassium Iodide
Thiamine Mononitrate
Calcium Pantothenate
Riboflavin Supplement
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
Folic Acid
Let's Compare
I have one feline who as part of her treatment for chronic
cystitis (yes, cats get that too)is on a wet food diet. She happens to be a Friskies-freak, and since getting her to adhere to her diet is of importance, I pretty much feed her anything she'll eat. But lets compare one of their "fish" canned foods to the Pro Plan Sardines with Tuna..as I think the ingredients tell the story better than I can. I will give just the top 7 ingredients.
Friskies Ocean Whitefish & Tuna Dinner
Ocean Whitefish
Meat By-Products
Poultry By-Products
Fish Broth
Fish
Liver,
Tuna
My concerns with the above - why is there meat, poultry and liver (and what kind of liver? Is this chicken, poultry, beef liver?)products in my cats Ocean Whitefish & Tuna food? Even if there were no by-products (which can mean hoof/feet/beak/intestines/feathers and more that I won't list) and they had used poultry meat (and by the way, just what is "meat"? Is this beef, pork - what is it?) what if my cat was allergic to these protein sources, and I had grabbed the can based on its name only?
What Really Matters
My cat who needed to gain back two pounds (at the age of 12, you do not want to see weight shifting down significantly on a non-overweight cat), and who was in pain from a health problem under treatment, adores this food (and the other fish varieties by Pro Plan).
I have been pleased to see over 1/2 pound of weight gain in 2 weeks, thanks in part, to his liking this food.
My Other Test
I have two former stray cats that I rescued from the streets, both of whom regard wet food as something akin to spackling compound and won't eat the stuff in any flavor.
When I offered them Pro Plan Sardines with Tuna, they ate every single bit of the fish, including its skin and bones. I think their motto if they could catch my attention (they are this bright) would be "Real Fish for Real Cats".
In conclusion
It is the best "real" food for cats that I have found to date, that I feed with a clear conscience as to its quality; and which stimulates the appetite, assists in weight gain, and is a healthy addition to your cats diet.
Recommended:
Yes
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