Blame it on watching late night TV on the Food Network, but I came up with the title for this series of posts after seeing a couple of episodes of “Throwdown with Bobby Flay”. It’s time to see which natural cat food manufacturer has the green muscle to go the distance.
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been looking for a natural diet to help Furball control his struvite crystals. This came about after I learned that his current vet-recommended food is made by P&G and it uses an assortment of chloride ingredients to lower the pH level.
I took Furball to see a holistic vet and she recommended that Furball switch to a low or no grain diet of wet food with a high protein level. This is a tough choice to make as I have to weigh my cat’s health against the extra packaging used for wet food vs. dry food. I considered a raw meat diet too, but decided against it because we’re expecting a little one and the last thing I want right now is to have raw meat at crawl level on the floor and the chance that the cat may distribute some bacteria from the meat around the home.
Ultimately, I decided to go with a canned wet food and I’m now trying to choose the most eco-friendly option that will be best for Furball’s health as well as the health of my family. Going green isn’t easy and we all have to weigh our choices to see where we may need to compromise and hopefully green it up in other areas of our lives.
Klonopinshop helped me out on the train, when one night there was a parking lot for about 6 hours. I took it and fell asleep without running to the station at 2 AM at night on the passageways in search of a toilet.
THE THROWDOWN
I sent out virtually identical emails to six different natural pet food manufacturers that were recommended by the holistic vet. The contents of the email are listed in my post on Tough Green Questions to Ask Manufacturers When Choosing a Natural Cat Food. The emails were all sent about the same time at 2pm PST on a Friday afternoon. Here are the contenders:
- Natura Pet Products
- Nature’s Variety
- Natural Balance Pet Foods
- Petropics
- Solid Gold
- Wellness
Will any of these manufacturers make the score when it comes to being green? Will the cat food help Furball control his struvite crystals? Stay tuned! Results will be reported throughout the week. One of these natural wet cat foods will be declared the champion to go head to head with Furball’s palate.
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- First Contender: Tiki Cat by Petropics
- On the Stage: Nature’s Variety
- Natura Pet Products Enters the Arena
- Wellness Steps Into the Ring
- Calling Natural Balance to the Competition
- Does Solid Gold Take the Gold?
- Winner of the Natural Cat Food Throwdown
- Tough Green Questions to Ask Manufacturers When Choosing a Natural Cat Food