My local Kroger's grocery store now sells a top quality premium canned food! It is Lamaderm.

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They only had the canned. The ingredients are very good, abbreviated list below:

LAMB, LAMB BROTH, LAMB LIVER, KIDNEY, GROUND BROWN RICE, PEAS, CARROTS, LECITHIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, FLAXSEED MEAL, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, GUAR GUM, CRANBERRY MEAL, MINERALS (IRON AMINO ACID CHELATE, ZINC AMINO ACID CHELATE, COBALT AMINO ACID CHELATE, COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE, MANGANESE AMINO ACID CHELATE, SODIUM SELENITE, POTASSIUM IODIDE), .....

Unfortunately, my cats did't really like it, but Simon ate decent amount, and three others licked up some, since I added water to make a bit of gravy, especially as it was a bit on the dry side. It is a pate and they prefer shredded meat in gravy.

But, I was amazed and thrilled to finally see something of high quality in the grocery store! Maybe they will get in the dry food next.

Oh, and Purina has a new slightly upgraded line of dry food. It is called "Naturals Plus Vitamins and Minerals". It's by no means a premium level food, but it is a small step up from Purina One and a giant leap above Purina Cat Chow. I'd feel fine serving the new "Naturals" to my cats once-in-a-while if I didn't get a chance to go to the pet store, but could zip on over the grocery, which is much closer.

I am very glad that Purina is finally making some improvements in making better quality food. They should junk that Purina Cat Chow. That is a terrible product to feed cats on a consistent basis.

I should check out my store for that. The pet store is across town and a special trip for me since it is the only thing I do on that side of town. I should see if this food is in the grocery store for the times I run short, like this morning. FB is screaming at me because he feels he was shorted on breakfast. I gave him the last handful of dry and the pet store doesn't open for 5 more hours!! I know he will be just fine, but he doesn't thinks so.

I haven't seen the new Purina line yet.....perhaps they carry it at PetSmart. I'll have to look for it when I go there again (it's a one hour trip just to GET there). Thanks for the update Margaret.



Oh no, Cindy!!!! You ran out of food?????? HOW COULD YOU????? FB must have been doing the "fainting dead away" thing like mine do when they don't get their wet food.... (keep in mind they have 3 flavors of dry food out 24/7). Oh my...... is he alright?????

Thanks for the link for the free sample Margaret - I've gone ahead and "ordered" it.

When I make that trip to PetSmart I don't just go for one or two items.... I buy all my cat litter there (it's PetSmarts brand of feline pine stuff) usually 6 (20 lb) bags or so, get my dog food there (they can only eat ProPlan for Sensitive Stomachs and Skin and it's not available anywhere else around here.... I get the HUGE bag that lasts about 5 or 6 weeks) and I also pick up the cat's dry foods and treats there.... It's a major shopping trip. I have to go about every month and a half to two months anyway.....

I can, however, check at WalMart (30 miles away) because they also carry Purina One brand foods....

I feed the cats premium wet foods and only give them the dry as a supplemental food so it doesn't have to be so expensive. Besides, I've tried all kinds of premium dry foods (except the Precise which I am looking for a sample of....) and they don't seem to like them. I can't tell you how much food I've had to throw out because it sat around and got "stale" for months....

If you have old, stale cat food, throw it into the yard away far from the house for creatures to eat. Bugs will eat it. Birds also eat cat food.

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I feed the cats premium wet foods and only give them the dry as a supplemental food so it doesn't have to be so expensive.

That is a good plan to help with finances, and still get some top quality nutrition into the cats.

It never occurred to me to toss the old stale dry food out into the woods around the house..... !!! What a bonehead I am!!!!! Thanks for the idea for "next time" though!!!!

Cindy:

OK. I'll bite - what does FB stand for?

Mark

To be honest... I've always wanted to know what F.B. stood for too...... thanks for bringing it up Mark.

I'm thinking things like: Fuzzy Butt, Fur Ball, etc.