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Feeding your pet a quality food shouldn't break the bank. Use these tips to find the right diet, and price point, for your pet's meals.
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Hello, and thank you for your question. The most important thing to look for in a pet food is an AAFCO label, which tells you that the diet went through either a clinical trial or met a certain minimum standard when formulating the diet. This will ensure that the diet is complete and balanced. As far as specific brands, I like Royal Canin and Science Diet as reliable, high quality pet store brands. They do have specific wet diets for senior cats. I hope this helps, and that Lilly is happy and healthy!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Thanks for using Boop by Petco! I would switch him to another good high quality diet such as one made by Purina, Royal Canin or Science Diet. Any of these would be good choices for him. You may find this online or at your local pet store. Good luck!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
There are many 'sensitive' ranges available but there is no way we can predict or guarantee that any one of them would automatically suit Bam. It is best to speak to your local vets office and pet store to try and find a food which is available in your area and within budget. Look for a food with limited ingredients with a fixed formula (many cheaper ranges vary batch by batch by sourcing the cheapest ingredients at the time and are likely to cause relapse of symptoms). When transitioning diets in sensitive or picky patients, I recommend converting slowly over 4-6weeks, slowly adding more and more new food. Keep a food diary to track what he is fed each day/week and any new signs or symptoms which may indicate he is not tolerating the new food. Be aware that return of previous symptoms may result in further vets bills and expense which may out weigh the savings!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Great question! Royal Canin has a dry food that is for cats with sensitive teeth, and I will put a link below for it. As for differences between brands, yes there are ones. Cheaper foods will not have as good quality ingredients as the most expensive brands of food, making the price lower. In addition, certain brands of food like Royal Canin and Hill's Science Diet have veterinary nutritionists on staff to ensure the food is formulated to meet the needs of the cat; not all cat food brands have this. Friskies is not one of the supermarket brands I recommend, I personally prefer Purina. Higher quality brands I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. Best of luck, I hope this all helps! https://www.chewy.com/royal-canin-oral-care-dry-cat-food/dp/29863
Updated on September 24th, 2025
This is a tricky situation. Some cats just have very strong preferences. You can try mixing the wet and dry and slowly fading out the wet over the course of 1-2 weeks. You can also try adding some hot water to the dry food and letting it sit for 10 minutes before offering it to Oliver (I will warn you that not many cats are fooled by this, but worth a try). Another idea is to experiment with different dry foods - he may just not like the one you have. Finally, you may have to wait for him to grow out of this. He's still very young. If none of the ideas above work, use coupons and big box stores to get wet food and keep trying with the dry every 2 weeks. Good luck!
Updated on September 24th, 2025