Cat foods - moist

Wet or Dry?
From a veterinary perspective, the high incidence of bladder problems in cats fed on processed diets favours a wet diet, though for dogs this is much less of a concern.

For a very informative website dealing with cat nutrition, check out www.catinfo.org/, written by American vet Dr. Lisa Pierson. Her main recommendation though is to convert cats to tins. We would recommend raw meaty bones as tops, followed by ground whole prey, with pouches coming third, & high quality kibble last.
In summary, we should be aiming for
  • a high meat content
  • avoidance of 'meat & animal derivatives' 
  • low carbohydrate content. 

We stock Nature's Menu, but Applaws also has a pretty good nutritional profile.

Food presentation variety protein carbs  first ingredient daily cost meat content
Whiskas pouch Oh So meaty 12 7 Meat and animal derivatives 96p 14%
Tesco Premium  cuts in gravy canned jelly    7.5  5 Meat and animal derivatives 34p  4%
Purely adult Pouch  Chicken 9.5 6 Chicken 99p 54%
Natures Menu  pouch Chicken & Turkey 11 1 chicken 94p 70%
Felix pouch mixed variety 7 11 Meat and Animal Derivatives 78p 4%
Sheba tubs  Prime Cuts Adult 13 3 Fish Fillets £1.74 30%
Deli Cat  canned Tuna with Tiger Prawns 13 5 tuna £1.71 55%
Applaws canned   19 3 Chicken £1.15 75%
Pete's Meatymix frozen beef & lamb or chicken 70 0 beef & lamb or chicken 20p 100%

 

daily cost based on feeding a 4kg cat at the lowest rate suggested by the manufacturer
carbohydrates calculated as 100% minus moisture/ash/protein/oils:  value is approximate
Making the change

Swapping a cat to a moist or raw diet is not always easy - see the following websites for useful information on making the transition:

http://www.raywinterborne.plus.com/

http://rawfedcats.org/

www.catinfo.org