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Old 07-04-2012, 08:57 AM
 
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I have been experimenting with different food with my cat.

I saw this in a separate fridge at Walmart. I would like to know if any of you had your cats tried it and is it worth the hype, is it healthy etc.

Freshpet Fresh Pet Food for Healthy Dogs & Cats | Freshpet Natural Pet Food & Treats
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Old 07-04-2012, 03:36 PM
 
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Old 07-05-2012, 01:34 AM
 
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Not sure what you mean with your above answer about who owns it. Are they terrorists or something they sound like notable executives from several companies?

has your cat tried it? Would you consider having you cat try it?
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Old 07-05-2012, 12:07 PM
 
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I have been experimenting with different food with my cat.

I saw this in a separate fridge at Walmart. I would like to know if any of you had your cats tried it and is it worth the hype, is it healthy etc.

Freshpet Fresh Pet Food for Healthy Dogs & Cats | Freshpet Natural Pet Food & Treats

Mine love it! It took them a bit to actually eat the carrots, but now they devour the stuff. It's worth every penny if they like it. I guess I am one of those...money is no object when it comes to my kitties.
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Old 07-05-2012, 03:21 PM
 
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The ingredients look pretty good to me, but have never tried it. Interesting concept...I'm curious!
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Old 07-05-2012, 06:57 PM
 
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Mine love it! It took them a bit to actually eat the carrots, but now they devour the stuff. It's worth every penny if they like it. I guess I am one of those...money is no object when it comes to my kitties.

you sound like me "Money is no object" RITE ON! Ok I amgoing to get some I really appreciate your input
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Old 07-05-2012, 08:39 PM
 
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Mine love it! It took them a bit to actually eat the carrots, but now they devour the stuff. It's worth every penny if they like it. I guess I am one of those...money is no object when it comes to my kitties.
I always pick the carrots out of any cat food before I serve it. Carrots offer no nutritional benefit to cats, and they are high in sugar. They are nothing but filler.
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Old 07-06-2012, 04:10 AM
 
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I always pick the carrots out of any cat food before I serve it. Carrots offer no nutritional benefit to cats, and they are high in sugar. They are nothing but filler.

ohhhhhhh kayyyyyyyy
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Old 07-06-2012, 04:57 AM
 
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ohhhhhhh kayyyyyyyy
It might be a reasonable idea to educate yourself on the real nutritional needs of cats before making too much fun. I mean, I might not go to the length of pulling out carrots if they happen to be in there (pretty sure I don't get any foods with carrots, but at least one brand that I find to be a good choice in cans does use carrot chunks in a couple of their varieties, large enough that they could be pulled out), but it's not wrong that carrots have about zero nutritional value for cats.

Way too much cat food is designed mainly to make it appealing to HUMANS. A great majority of humans, I would venture, do not realize just how little use a cat has for what appear to us to be healthy vegetables, for example.

With money as no object, one can provide some really fantastic food options I would think. For various reasons I'm not convinced this is one of them. There is fish in all the cat food, for example, even the one that doesn't cite fish in the name has tuna down the list. This is not really ideal on an ongoing basis. Assuming kitty will eat other things it appears to be best to keep fish to an occasional treat (maybe once a week) not an everyday meal.
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Old 07-06-2012, 08:36 AM
 
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I also pick out potatoes and peas. A cat's body has no use for vegetables, it's just filler added to make the unenlightened human think they are feeding the cat a "balanced diet".

I agree with you Greg, especially about the fish. I feed no fish to my cats. Labels do have to be read carefully, because so many cat foods have fish listed, even when it isn't in the name of the food. A good example would be California Natural's Venison and brown rice. The food is labeled Venison, but smells like fish. Then you look at the ingredients and discover no wonder, fishy ingredients are the second third and fourth ingredients.

I feed only two foods that contain any vegetables, and they are not fed frequently in the rotation, but when I do feed them, I pick out the veggies.
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