I was working as an office manager at a veterinary clinic through most of these recalls. The company offered employees free food in exchange for being able to say "XX clinic staff feeds their pets our product". Not a single person took the offer. NONE of us were willing to chance our pets' health or our professional reputations. There's plenty of good food options out with much better track records so Blue will never be something my boy will be finding in his bowl.
@@beckyberlin1190 On their website! They've got a list of their best rated foods on their website - I believe the link is in the description (they also have the summary video in this channel). And they also have lots of reviews on plenty of other brands.. rated very well imo, they take into account recall history, how appropriate it's for cats, quality, etc. They also have like top 10s on a lot of cat related food and products, it's pretty cool for us kitten enthusiasts. Highly recommend.
@@beckyberlin1190 I know this is late but unless your cat has an allergy to grain please don't feed them grain free. Grain free was invented as a marketing spin from pet food companies but a lot of research has gone in to grain free food and it is linked to heart disease in both cats and dogs
After both of cats got really sick after eating BlueLine, we did our own research rather than relying on Amazon "reviews". After trying out 8-9 different brands, we settled on Solid Gold, truly a "natural" ingredeint product, both cats just got a thumbs up from our vet after being on it for 3-1/5 months. All issues gone.
It certainly is bad. I bought into the hype of its "natural" ingredients but my two cats knew better. They both threw up within 3-4 minutes and never would go near ever again. One would not stop vomiting we took him to the vet late at night and our vet asked what he ate (Blue Buffalo Wilderness Turkey) and said "do not feed that junk to your cats again". The remaining 20+ cans went into garbage that night.
I read this yesterday : Most of the carrageenan hysteria stems from animal studies that implicate carrageenan in the formation of ulcerations and cancerous lesions in the colon. A thorough review of the approximately 45 available animal studies on carrageenan was published in 2001, and at first glance, these studies seem alarming. However, it turns out that the majority of these animal experiments used poligeenan instead of carrageenan, and as I mentioned before, these are two separate compounds with different effects. Poligeenan is significantly more detrimental to the health of lab animals than carrageenan, so the lack of a clear designation between them has given carrageenan a worse reputation than it deserves. One important difference is that while poligeenan can cause cancer on its own when given in high enough concentrations, undegraded carrageenan has only ever been shown to accelerate cancer formation when administered with a known carcinogen. (3) In other words, food-grade carrageenan has not been shown to cause cancer in animal models. That doesn’t necessarily mean carrageenan is in the clear when it comes to cancer, but contrary to popular belief, it is not a known carcinogen. Additionally, poligeenan produces more severe ulceration and inflammation than carrageenan, and at lower concentrations. As an example, a study on rhesus monkeys using poligeenan at 0.5-2% resulted in diarrhea, hemorrhage, and ulcerations, while carrageenan at 1-3% resulted in no colonic changes. (4) (For reference, the concentration of carrageenan in processed food is usually between 0.01% and 1%.) (5)
I'm not from the US but this video gets me to research more about the food I fed me cats despite the "marketing and renown" a brand has. Thank you for this review and so much insight into the topic.
I appreciate this specific brand review. I’ve been feeding my 20+ pound cat the indoor weight loss formula and he has lost a healthy amount of weight and loves the food. I recently adopted another chunky girl and I feed her the blue buffalo indoor health. She has become so grossly underweight and I’ve been wondering if it’s due to feeding her this brand because people always judge me when I tell them what I feed my boy. I was just thinking of doing more research and finding better food for both of their needs and this video is a sign from the universe that I should ❤️
I noticed very soon after starting my cats on the Blue Wilderness Indoor Adult formula that they almost ceased vomiting altogether. It really is extremely rare that they throw up anymore. Based on that alone, I feel that it's a good food.
Are you sure they're throwing up..? I doubt it...more than likely they"re coughing up hairballs.. Good quality dry cat food helps cats pass their hairballs in their stool instead of coughing them up... Just saying...
@@dh2392 What you say in no way makes my comment less accurate. But then....I'm only 72 and have only had cats all my life and only feed 2 other colonies , so I probably don't know anything about cats 🤣
In 2018 Blue Buffalo Ltd was acquired by General Mills. At the time of this video release, the Healthy Gourmet line of canned cat food was being phased out. It was replaced with the new Tastefuls line, though there are now only 9 flavors to choose from. The Gourmet line had about 12 flavors, I believe.
Been feeding my cat the BLUE "Tastefuls" chicken varieties for awhile now. About 6 months ago he developed a pretty bad wet cough. The vet prescribed prednisone and basically after tests was leading me to believe this was a cat asthma situation. My cat was getting no better on the meds, so decided to change food on the off chance this was the trigger. Lo and behold my cat stopped coughing! Its been a few days and he lets out one cough occasionally now where before there would be several hacking events daily. Now to figure out what to feed him -the search is on! I personally would not recommend this brand.
I've been feeding my Adult cat the Blue Wilderness brand, as she loves it. When I first adopted her she was really overweight, and not very active, she couldn't even climb her cat tree because she had no muscle, I had to give her a boost to each platform. After I put her on the Wilderness diet, she became so active, climbs her tree like a pro, and I can actually see her muscles now when she walks. Also her POOP does not stink on this diet. This review is disappointing because I felt I was feeding her healthy food.
I love the format of this video and how you actually go into the details about the supply chain and business practices which is something I NEVER see in product reviews (of any kind) but is absolutely crucial information. Looking forward to more videos like this!
As one of the most popular cat food brands on the market, Blue Buffalo is probably in a few of you guys' pantries right now. What do you think of this brand and does your cat like it? We want to hear your opinion! Click here to sign up for our free recall alert program: allaboutcats.com/recall-tool-email
Crazy that their discontinued products were of the highest quality and rating. No wonder people still believe BB is a premium brand. Still better than the cheaper cereals though.
Wow! We don't have that brand over here but I watched the video out of curiosity. I didn't expect such a detailed video, including all the recalls. Thank you very much! It 's just so interesting to watch 👍🏼
Whenever I see recalls I just remember that ikea had a great recall history but that was only because they refused to recall a dresser that had literally on multiple occasions caused the death of small children. If a company is doing voluntary recalls personally I think thats a good sign tho there's quite a few here
This is a great video and a great series! As a first time cat owner there is still so much I need to learn and Blue Buffalo seemed like the most appealing one on the shelves, now I'm second guessing myself. Definitely watching the rest of these brand food reviews to compare all of them, thank you for the detailed work and review!
I feed my kitten the Blue buffalo healthy growth dry chicken and brown rice recipe and also blue wilderness wet food to make up for the meat he isnt getting from the dry healthy growth recipe. The reason I don't feed him wilderness as dry food is because the healthy growth recipe is more affordable for me but I am still feeding him what I believe to be a balanced diet. Also there are no artificial additions which is important to me.
Yeah I much prefer the ingredients in the blue buffalo kitten dry food to some other brands. It's also pretty affordable for the quality. I know a lot of ppl seem to dislike the brand but my dog has been on it for years (she's 6 yrs old about to be 7 in December) and she is perfectly healthy. Her coat is soft and fluffy, and she is very energetic.
Good review. Their recall history should get your attention. The only reason it's popular is for the reason you pointed out, the founder is a marketing expert and most people don't educate themselves about what they are feeding their animal, they just like the cute commercials and pretty packaging! Not a good company or product.
i highly recommend hound and gatos brand! it seems a lot more expensive but the 24 pack is 5.5oz so if you calculate price per oz, it is actually very affordable and in the range of mainstream brands!!! 98% meat protein!!!
I initially bought Blue Gourmet Kitten food and had no issues - but I found out about carrageenan so I've been buying Instinct, Hound & Gatos, Weruva, BFF, I and Love and You, Solid Gold, and Tiki Cat!
I just got my first kitten, that is how I found your channel. I hope that you review the other brands. Every now and then I would get my dog a can of food as a treat and would never eat the Blue Buffalo brand.
When my kitten was weaning on solids I fed him the Blue Buffalo wilderness kitten wet food because I thought their food was prime cat food brand but it made him vomit and with diarrhea and the his Vet did not detect any parasites or any medical issues.
My kitty loves the blue wilderness buffalo kitten dry formula. She also loves the chicken flavor crunchy treats mixed in with her dry food. Now that she’s 6 months old I’m not sure which variety to choose after I run out of her kitten one. I did buy a small bag of science diet kitten dry food and she liked that brand as well. My girl is pretty picky. She won’t touch store brand treats or store brand wet food.
I feed both my dogs and cats blue wilderness and they absolutely love it and they are so much more healthier on it than other brands I've tried that other people who claim they were better than blue wilderness But my dogs and cats Had Gotten Diarrhea on other brands That also claim to be Safe and "Natural" for my animals but obviously not. I was sceptical of blue wilderness also. I would also like to add a lot of Brands have recalls. My animals are much more active Happy and overall Healthy. Not all animals are going to react well to every brand.some of us can't eat certain things same with animals. I've seen many people Calming this food Killed their dog or cat With no actually evidence.
Thanks for the review. As I was reading the comments, it looks that BB it's not even a good brand. As of tomorrow I will be looking into the instinct brand for my 5 month kitten. I have given him BB and he's totally fine, but since today I had a little free time and decided to research on cat food and turns out that I'm not giving my cat the best food. I only fed him BB because of its popularity to tell you the truth. However, today I did the research and I'll be switching little by little to any of these brands mentioned above. Good thing is that he's not a picky eater. He loves food, but I want the best for him!
This has been so helpful, thank you for bringing such awareness to the different cat food brands I was thinking of putting my cat on Blue Buffalo ... thank goodness I thought to do a review on the product first. Excellent review!!
I have three cats, and they don't have wet food too often. I had no idea that higher amounts of wet food is best. Guess it's time to change up their diet.
Not too terrible by comparison to cheap cat food , cats like it , BUT BUT BUT ITS OVERPRICED BIG TIME ! I've been feeding Purina One Tender Selects for several years... Not cheap but moderately priced.. My cats like it , have thick healthy coats , low flea count , no resperatory issues , and are obviously healthy.
Can you do an in-depth brand review like this for Wellness (I'm not sure if you would want to split the Complete and Core since there are so many products) and Instinct?
Hannah McCracken I’d love to see one specifically on Instinct Ultimate Protein (dry food). I contacted their customer service and they claim just 13% carbs. That’s incredibly low and am thinking about trying it with my kibble addicted cat that I adopted in March (I keep trying several brands of wet and she hardly likes any).
@@AllAboutCatsYT thank you! And correction, the rep said 12% on Ultimate Protein . .chewy.com says 13% on the FAQ’s so I’m a little suspect of both claims . .I found a formula to figure out carbs and the numbers don’t add up but maybe I’m doing it wrong.
My GF just found a ball bearing in a bag of Blue Buffalo cat food. Apparently they don't have great quality control, or metal detectors. The worst part is that she got no response after she emailed them about it.
Recall total is misleading. Some would say a company fixing their problems is better than those who hide them. Forced recall is different. Like with cars. I wouldn’t ding a company who constantly checks the supply and pulls product lots that do not meet standards. This is an ambiguous area at best.
I so glad I watched this video. Thank you! This stuff is garbage! I’m throwing the bag away and I’m just going to cook my little buddy boiled chicken breast. I fed this food to my last cat for years, and I did not know anything about the recalls. He died of a stomach disease, and it was very painful for him and for me. Makes me sick that these places that make this food care nothing about animals. I’m going to watch you from now on. Thank you so much!!! 🐈
With the boiled chicken, are you adding in the other nutrients cats require, such as taurine, and others? 5 yrs ago, I watched a YT video of how to make catfood. She bought the supplement taurine from Amazon to add her recipe. I haven't watched those vids in a long time. After this article from Mallory, I see that I need to go back to that research and learn to make my own cat food.
Because of this video I switched my cat off the indoor kibble! I went to Stella and Chewy's raw coated chicken recipe kibble, and while it still may be dry cat food, the ingredients are so much better :>
Ok I had no idea, I knew of the recall in 2017. Oh wow this is an eye opener. I feed my kitties the wilderness chicken or salmon small amount of kibble. I do always feed wet food I do nulo, fancy feast and I am trying Tiki cat fingers cross they like it. I used to feed my kitties nulo dry but it had chickpeas in it and I thought it was not good for kitties. Any good dry you would recommend just to give a little a long with the wet food?
Only cat food I’ve used that has caused health issues in two cats. May be a coincidence, but once switched to another quality food the health issues all went away.
Oh no! What sort of health issues? I think I know what is going on with my cat now! He had diarrhea for two days now. And the only new product i Introduced to my cat was blue buffalo treats :(
I could use some input here. I have to cats, and feed them the Blue Wilderness currently. They seem pretty healthy, and as long as I keep it relatively close to the "recommended amount" they seem to have good health. I had considered BW to be a compromise between feeding my cat the very expensive foods, and Iams/ Purina (which I am skeptical of). Is there a grocery store happy medium that I could buy that would be better?
I'm glad I found this video of yours reviewing this food cuz I have been feeding this to my cat only because it was suggested since he has issues with constipation and they said it's got good fiber in it but he's 13 years old and I've been trying to find him a good canned food that will be good fiber sources well so if you have any suggestions on a good canned food that would be great.
@@AllAboutCatsYT okay thank you for that I guess I can look through to see which one is the best or at least the one y'all think is the best but y'all picked that's what I was wanting as your opinion on which one y'all think might be the best for him as far as constipation. My bed is mentioned she's not real crazy about these grain-free because since grain-free has been founded in dogs mostly about causing heart issues and she says there's been a few cats as well in the past and I actually have to that have heart murmurs. I believe they're trying to say that maybe what causes it is maybe the green feet free is lacking maybe taurine or something I don't know.. what's your thoughts on that
@@TheMultikitty8 The grain-free thing doesn't really apply to wet food. Wet food has always been grain-free, in most cases, and there's nothing about it that would cause problems for cats. Dry grain-free food, on the other hand, tends to contain legumes and other ingredients that may cause these problems (some speculate that the legumes inhibit nutrient absorption). I think your vet is making a blanket statement without considering the nuance between wet and dry cat food. Hope this clarifies.
@@AllAboutCatsYT okay well that's good but I've always just given them mostly wet food only give them dry food when I go out of town and that's very rare and I have two that's on prescription cat food and it's not grain free so that makes sense though what you said.. of that list you gave me is there any one of those you like better than the other as far as good for constipation and overall what would be best for my 13-year-old he has no other issues as of right now
@@AllAboutCatsYT since my kitty having issues with constipation i seen your cat food list..my local petstore doesnt carrry weruva so the nest on your list id nulo hes 13 i guess thats still a good food for him?or do you think a hairball can cat food would help..my vet always brings up purina can food like the sesetive duck or hairball..whats your thoughts
I have heard that vets do not recommend this cat food and causes problems for cats. It just so happens I have spent a good deal of time reading cat food labels and being disappointed. I have recently started introducing my cats to a high protein dry cat food in addition to their wet food, however the vet told me that high protein can cause urinary tract problems, therefore I cannot keep it as a total dry choice. Finding this out I'm trying to find something that is non gmo and doesn't contain artificial color and fillers. Unfortunately it is near impossible. I have to choose one or the other.
This is such an amazing channel, very thorough reviews & I 100% trust to buy what you guys tested. I bought the Dr elsey’s ultra premium cat litter and it is BOMB just like you guys recommended. It clumps so well & Low tracking on the wood floor, also no odor (well my cat is on raw so litter has no smell) But I love your channel & get excited at new posts😍💗
Blue Buffalo's Tastefuls line looks very similar to the other canned foods. Overall, my take on it is that they are a bit higher-carb than they ought to be, and, of course, you're still running into the issues that affect all Blue Buffalo lines.
I use Nutrisource dry cat food in conjunction with this wet food. My cat is a Russian Blue & may have an ocean fish allergy. My vet can't determine if it's a spot-on or an ocean fish allergy. So as far as Blue Buffalo goes, I buy chicken, turkey, & duck flavors.
Can you do a deep dive on their more focus dry foods including their veterinary ones. Also compared their similar vet dry food with Hills. My vet tried to prescribe my cat Hills dietary dry food and I asked if there were other alternatives from other brands and she said NO. But I can clearly see BB offers a similar dietary dry food.
Can you please do a review on Purina Beyond please?? :) There's no kitten formula so once my kitten is an adult I intend on switching to Purina Beyond.
Hey there! Yes, we certainly can do a review on Purina Beyond. For now, you might appreciate our written review of the brand: allaboutcats.com/purina-beyond-cat-food-review
Although 99% blue buffalo products are junk, I do find the wilderness high protein chicken wet cat food and Carnivora wet food for the kitten(it labeled for the kitten but you can feed adult without any problem) are top quality in terms of ingredient and nutrition facts. The former one contains only 3% carbohydrates which is 20% of its dry matter and the latter one contains almost 0% carbohydrates. Most cat wet food on the market contains 35% carbohydrates of the dry matter including most premium brands like Orijen/Ziwi. Besides all crude protein in these two products are animal sources not like Merrick which has added pea protein. My only concern about these two products is the blue buffalo's bad reputation. Other great choices are Nulo wet food in 12.5oz can which only has 10% carbohydrates of the dry matter and tiki after dark pate(10% as well). To feed your cat, I recommend buy one can of each of these products and choose the one that your cat has no bad reaction. Sometimes your cats are sick for a product may just because of allergies. It's neither fault of the product nor of the cat. If you have a tight budget, buy 4 packs of blue buffalo wilderness high protein chicken 12.5oz *12 at PetCo now. Petco is offering 50% off for the first repeated delivery subscription of blue buffalo wilderness products. Besides, the dry cat foods I would recommend, based on my research, are instincts ultimate protein and go! solution grain-free chicken duck turkey.
What about the Blue Buffalo Freedom food? I am currently feeding my kitten their indoor formula Freedom and was wondering if you took a look at that line and whether or not it differs any from the other offerings?
Hey Nicholas, the Freedom line features grain-free foods. Aside from the consistent exclusion of grains, their recipes are comparable to those from other lines like Wilderness and the Original Blue.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you for replying back. I understand based on your reviews that Blue Buffalo isn't the top food that it used to be in the past, so are there any comparable brands that I should look at possibly transitioning my cat over to instead?
I think my cat is allergic to Blue Buffalo Products! I just realized the only new thing I gave my cat was blue buffalo cat treats and he has had diarrhea for 2 days. Thankfully, he is acting normal and isn’t dehydrated. Just a heads up for any others that are interested in this brand! Try it out and see how your cat reacts!
Hey Kayla, I'm glad your guy is doing alright! Thank you for sharing this. I'd also recommend letting Blue Buffalo know about this issue. You might also want to do a food trial to rule out any food sensitivities.
Hi Natalie, I'd lean towards American Journey with its superior recall history, though it is a newer brand and hasn't had as much time to prove its strengths. They seem to use slightly better ingredients, too.
Is the chicken brown rice really that bad? I just bought a bag of it and my cat seems quite like it, I'm not sure if i should continue to feed her that food😰😰
Idk, but in the website of the channel (on the description) they've got some lists of their recommendations on many medical issues. Maybe you'll find what you're looking for 👍🏻. It is very useful, with lots of research as in this video.
Sally, you might like our articles on the best cat food for IBD: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-for-ibd and the best food for urinary tract health: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-urinary-tract-health I'm sure you can find something with overlapping benefits. Thank you for stopping by!
Hi there! You might like our videos on the best wet and dry foods: Best Wet Cat Food: th-cam.com/video/AJ9lVK840Bo/w-d-xo.html Best Dry Cat Food: th-cam.com/video/9yDm-Jlr21A/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=AllAboutCats
Hello 🤗,,Can u recommend a dry and wet food brand l can try for my Calico cat Sweetie,, She has food allergies bad,,She gets scrabs and l just don't know,, maybe allergic chicken? Please help
Hi Trisha, I would recommend putting Sweetie on an elimination diet to identify what is causing these symptoms and which ingredients are non-inflammatory. I'd also encourage you to talk to a vet in case there's another issue at play. allaboutcats.com/elimination-diets-for-cats
I have 20 cats to feed daily. They came into my life I didn’t ask for them and now I’m a cat person and I’m learning a lot. I haven’t had a cat since 1993 when I had to put him down for the cat aids virus and he also had a drooling problem and towards the end he couldn’t pee anymore. The urinary problem worries me. I heard we need to feed them wet food so I give them that daily. I’m buying the fancy feast kind now. I started with friskies cans but they leave a lot of meat behind. They prefer watered gravy wet food with very little meat. I can’t find anything that offers that. Pate they don’t care for either so I have to buy pate and those lil gravies packets and mix it to make a paste. It seems to work but they still just lick up the gravy and leave the grinned meat behind. The broths they sell are $1.22 for a little packet. I go to Walmart only. I just buy what they got. My cats love the lil soups from friskies too. I buy those in gross when available. They gotta make them so small though. These companies don’t take into consideration some people got more than one cat. And before you ask I got them all fixed. Two more to go but I might have to pay full price for them because one of their sisters died before surgery and they didn’t do it for the other two and I don’t plan on going back to that low cost place for these cats. I hate to lose these two. It’s ridiculous how much they charge to get your cat fixed at a regular veterinarian clinic. If you have lots of cats like I do get them fixed ASAP and try to get them vaccinated as well. They control my life now lol. But I love them all. I was gonna try Blue buffalo because Walmart has it but I don’t think they will like it any better. I don’t know if fancy feast is good or not but I can’t be choosy. That’s the best I can do on my budget. You all do realize what alley stray cats eat right? Lol they eat crud and drink dirty water on the street etc. I seen some live years and years like that. My cats should be happy for fancy feast and cat chow dry food. I’m sure fancy feast is better than what stray cats eat daily. Think about it that way
Get a pet water fountain, that'll help them drink water. If urinary blocks are an issue, you need to buy food for that issue. Purina makes an affordable option, but do your research. Chewy is a great option for pet supplies, they deliver, and offer sales.
Help! My cat won't eat blue buffalo weight management cat food anymore. He was eating the indoor one, but still wouldn't lose any weight. We started the weight management one and he was eating it so quickly while whining for more. And now he has completely stopped eating it and its been two days.
Hi Doug, thanks for the comment. Any food can help your cat to lose weight if you make sure to control your kitty's caloric intake. It's going to be easier with a lower-calorie food like Blue Buffalo Weight Control, but something higher-moisture can work better in terms of keeping your cat satisfied. You may be able to get more insights from other commenters.
Since you mentioned pet recalls, it would be helpful to explain the difference between that and “under investigation or observation” such as Fromm. I thought Fromm was high quality, but they are saying their food can increase risk of heart disease. How true is this? I am going by memory here. I am not sure where I found it. They also had one pet food recall in 2016 for dogs due to high vitamin D levels. Fromm is a family owned company (been around for decades). It would be good to do a pet review on them because they have ranked high on some sites (4 out of 5 stars) and that is why I stuck with it. My cat Vita has not had any allergic reactions either, but she has seemed to react to another dry food I bought from a different company.
Hello there! You make a good point-the definition of a recall (and the difference between voluntary and non-voluntary recalls) is not clear or necessarily intuitive. As you know, Fromm is currently under investigation. This is due to recent observations about a potential correlation between grain-free food and increased risk of DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy), particularly in dogs. According to the FDA investigation, it seemed that dogs who ate certain grain-free foods were more likely to develop this condition compared to those who didn't. There were also a few cats in these findings. Again, this is not an issue that's specific to Fromm. Instead, Fromm is among 16 different brands that are currently under investigation (and have been for about 3 years). It's an ongoing investigation and there are multiple theories about why dogs are experiencing these issues, but I see no reason to believe that Fromm food, in particular, is more of a risk to cats than any other brand.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you for checking into this! Good to know. I had a feeing it didn’t just concern Fromm. Going on for 3 years? Vita has been on the Fromm food for 4 years. No issues.
Glad you found it interesting! We calculated the percentages by looking at the guaranteed analyses and converting the values there to a dry matter basis. It's an imperfect system relying on minimums and maximums rather than exact nutrient values. For more precise nutrient values, I would ask the company for a "typical analysis", which provides the average protein, fat, and carbohydrate content of the food. Hope this helps!
One thing i dont understand and wanna know is why vets reccomend so called not so good food brands like hills, purina etc, I heard because these brands follow government guidlines or something but don't the vets see how poor the ingredients are?? I'd love to know if anyone knows further info as to why vets look past the bad ingredients....(like ground corn etc)
Hi Katsumi, that's an excellent question. We do some analysis of this question in our article on vet-recommended cat food: allaboutcats.com/vet-recommended-cat-food
My neighbor asked me if I wanted a Bach of it cause their cat didn’t like it. I gave some to my cat and she only ate a bit of it. I’m researching now why and starting to see their whole advertising scheme. They show a cat in a tv show and everyone claps! The cat likes it. Well now I have two stories that cats are smarter than we think. There has to be a reason my cat and my neighbors cat didn’t eat much of it! Very interesting?
I was working as an office manager at a veterinary clinic through most of these recalls. The company offered employees free food in exchange for being able to say "XX clinic staff feeds their pets our product". Not a single person took the offer. NONE of us were willing to chance our pets' health or our professional reputations. There's plenty of good food options out with much better track records so Blue will never be something my boy will be finding in his bowl.
What's a good food? Our cat will only eat Blue buffalo and I think it's making her fat and sick.
Can u recommend a good grain free cat food that is healthy as well as something they will eat?
@@beckyberlin1190 On their website! They've got a list of their best rated foods on their website - I believe the link is in the description (they also have the summary video in this channel). And they also have lots of reviews on plenty of other brands.. rated very well imo, they take into account recall history, how appropriate it's for cats, quality, etc. They also have like top 10s on a lot of cat related food and products, it's pretty cool for us kitten enthusiasts. Highly recommend.
@@beckyberlin1190 I know this is late but unless your cat has an allergy to grain please don't feed them grain free. Grain free was invented as a marketing spin from pet food companies but a lot of research has gone in to grain free food and it is linked to heart disease in both cats and dogs
After both of cats got really sick after eating BlueLine, we did our own research rather than relying on Amazon "reviews". After trying out 8-9 different brands, we settled on Solid Gold, truly a "natural" ingredeint product, both cats just got a thumbs up from our vet after being on it for 3-1/5 months. All issues gone.
Nicest way anyone could say “This food is shit.” Lol
It certainly is bad. I bought into the hype of its "natural" ingredients but my two cats knew better. They both threw up within 3-4 minutes and never would go near ever again. One would not stop vomiting we took him to the vet late at night and our vet asked what he ate (Blue Buffalo Wilderness Turkey) and said "do not feed that junk to your cats again". The remaining 20+ cans went into garbage that night.
my first go to for cat food reviews
Me too, and Jackson Galaxy!
I read this yesterday :
Most of the carrageenan hysteria stems from animal studies that implicate carrageenan in the formation of ulcerations and cancerous lesions in the colon. A thorough review of the approximately 45 available animal studies on carrageenan was published in 2001, and at first glance, these studies seem alarming. However, it turns out that the majority of these animal experiments used poligeenan instead of carrageenan, and as I mentioned before, these are two separate compounds with different effects. Poligeenan is significantly more detrimental to the health of lab animals than carrageenan, so the lack of a clear designation between them has given carrageenan a worse reputation than it deserves.
One important difference is that while poligeenan can cause cancer on its own when given in high enough concentrations, undegraded carrageenan has only ever been shown to accelerate cancer formation when administered with a known carcinogen. (3) In other words, food-grade carrageenan has not been shown to cause cancer in animal models. That doesn’t necessarily mean carrageenan is in the clear when it comes to cancer, but contrary to popular belief, it is not a known carcinogen.
Additionally, poligeenan produces more severe ulceration and inflammation than carrageenan, and at lower concentrations. As an example, a study on rhesus monkeys using poligeenan at 0.5-2% resulted in diarrhea, hemorrhage, and ulcerations, while carrageenan at 1-3% resulted in no colonic changes. (4) (For reference, the concentration of carrageenan in processed food is usually between 0.01% and 1%.) (5)
I'm not from the US but this video gets me to research more about the food I fed me cats despite the "marketing and renown" a brand has. Thank you for this review and so much insight into the topic.
I appreciate this specific brand review. I’ve been feeding my 20+ pound cat the indoor weight loss formula and he has lost a healthy amount of weight and loves the food. I recently adopted another chunky girl and I feed her the blue buffalo indoor health. She has become so grossly underweight and I’ve been wondering if it’s due to feeding her this brand because people always judge me when I tell them what I feed my boy. I was just thinking of doing more research and finding better food for both of their needs and this video is a sign from the universe that I should ❤️
Someone spent hours of research on this one, tkx 👏.. Between pet & human food, it's a miracle we are alive !
Exactly... reasons I don’t use any of the store brands. I use a local raw company with all the vitamins theanine etc. so amazing
My cat is doing great with Blue Buffalo sensitive stomach. He loves it and hasn't caused any problems since he started eating it in 2018.
I noticed very soon after starting my cats on the Blue Wilderness Indoor Adult formula that they almost ceased vomiting altogether. It really is extremely rare that they throw up anymore. Based on that alone, I feel that it's a good food.
Are you sure they're throwing up..?
I doubt it...more than likely they"re coughing up hairballs..
Good quality dry cat food helps cats pass their hairballs in their stool instead of coughing them up...
Just saying...
@@gainesken52 no, when they throw up, it's most often food. Cats can eat too fast, too much, any number of things can make cats throw up.
@@dh2392
What you say in no way makes my comment less accurate.
But then....I'm only 72 and have only had cats all my life and only feed 2 other colonies , so I probably don't know anything about cats 🤣
@@gainesken52 I was only referring to my cats, and I'm only 5 years behind you.
In 2018 Blue Buffalo Ltd was acquired by General Mills. At the time of this video release, the Healthy Gourmet line of canned cat food was being phased out. It was replaced with the new Tastefuls line, though there are now only 9 flavors to choose from. The Gourmet line had about 12 flavors, I believe.
Been feeding my cat the BLUE "Tastefuls" chicken varieties for awhile now. About 6 months ago he developed a pretty bad wet cough. The vet prescribed prednisone and basically after tests was leading me to believe this was a cat asthma situation. My cat was getting no better on the meds, so decided to change food on the off chance this was the trigger. Lo and behold my cat stopped coughing! Its been a few days and he lets out one cough occasionally now where before there would be several hacking events daily. Now to figure out what to feed him -the search is on! I personally would not recommend this brand.
I've been feeding my Adult cat the Blue Wilderness brand, as she loves it. When I first adopted her she was really overweight, and not very active, she couldn't even climb her cat tree because she had no muscle, I had to give her a boost to each platform. After I put her on the Wilderness diet, she became so active, climbs her tree like a pro, and I can actually see her muscles now when she walks. Also her POOP does not stink on this diet. This review is disappointing because I felt I was feeding her healthy food.
Very indepth review with pertinent information. My takeaway from this video, is to find a better food for my cat. You are Golden Malory!👍👏
I love the format of this video and how you actually go into the details about the supply chain and business practices which is something I NEVER see in product reviews (of any kind) but is absolutely crucial information. Looking forward to more videos like this!
Thank you for the feedback, Yarbles! Looking forward to making more like this.
As one of the most popular cat food brands on the market, Blue Buffalo is probably in a few of you guys' pantries right now. What do you think of this brand and does your cat like it? We want to hear your opinion! Click here to sign up for our free recall alert program: allaboutcats.com/recall-tool-email
Crazy that their discontinued products were of the highest quality and rating.
No wonder people still believe BB is a premium brand. Still better than the cheaper cereals though.
Wow! We don't have that brand over here but I watched the video out of curiosity. I didn't expect such a detailed video, including all the recalls. Thank you very much! It 's just so interesting to watch 👍🏼
I'm very happy I subscribed recently, these videos always have detailed and genuine information.
Whenever I see recalls I just remember that ikea had a great recall history but that was only because they refused to recall a dresser that had literally on multiple occasions caused the death of small children. If a company is doing voluntary recalls personally I think thats a good sign tho there's quite a few here
This is a great video and a great series! As a first time cat owner there is still so much I need to learn and Blue Buffalo seemed like the most appealing one on the shelves, now I'm second guessing myself. Definitely watching the rest of these brand food reviews to compare all of them, thank you for the detailed work and review!
Thanks!
Thank you!
I feed my kitten the Blue buffalo healthy growth dry chicken and brown rice recipe and also blue wilderness wet food to make up for the meat he isnt getting from the dry healthy growth recipe. The reason I don't feed him wilderness as dry food is because the healthy growth recipe is more affordable for me but I am still feeding him what I believe to be a balanced diet. Also there are no artificial additions which is important to me.
Yeah I much prefer the ingredients in the blue buffalo kitten dry food to some other brands. It's also pretty affordable for the quality. I know a lot of ppl seem to dislike the brand but my dog has been on it for years (she's 6 yrs old about to be 7 in December) and she is perfectly healthy. Her coat is soft and fluffy, and she is very energetic.
Just stumbled across your channel. You've got some really good advice. I've got 3 kitties. I found your channel very helpful. Thanks.!
Good review. Their recall history should get your attention. The only reason it's popular is for the reason you pointed out, the founder is a marketing expert and most people don't educate themselves about what they are feeding their animal, they just like the cute commercials and pretty packaging! Not a good company or product.
i highly recommend hound and gatos brand! it seems a lot more expensive but the 24 pack is 5.5oz so if you calculate price per oz, it is actually very affordable and in the range of mainstream brands!!! 98% meat protein!!!
I initially bought Blue Gourmet Kitten food and had no issues - but I found out about carrageenan so I've been buying Instinct, Hound & Gatos, Weruva, BFF, I and Love and You, Solid Gold, and Tiki Cat!
I just got my first kitten, that is how I found your channel. I hope that you review the other brands. Every now and then I would get my dog a can of food as a treat and would never eat the Blue Buffalo brand.
Grade A+ for effort and passion!
Well done Mallory and co. 💖
Thank you, Rico! Your support is appreciated as always!
Excellent delivery of information. Great production. This young lady has skills.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! It's much appreciated. :)
Hello! Thank you for the video. Can you do one about cat accessories? Best nail clippers, bowls, security camera etc :)
Yesssss!! please do this👍🏿👍🏿
Hey Mari! We have a few of those on our video calendar already and I've noted your suggestions for the future! Thank you.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you very much!
When my kitten was weaning on solids I fed him the Blue Buffalo wilderness kitten wet food because I thought their food was prime cat food brand but it made him vomit and with diarrhea and the his Vet did not detect any parasites or any medical issues.
You have to Mix up the new food with the old food For about 2 weeks to avoid Stomach problems.
My kitty loves the blue wilderness buffalo kitten dry formula. She also loves the chicken flavor crunchy treats mixed in with her dry food.
Now that she’s 6 months old I’m not sure which variety to choose after I run out of her kitten one.
I did buy a small bag of science diet kitten dry food and she liked that brand as well.
My girl is pretty picky. She won’t touch store brand treats or store brand wet food.
Did it die yet from lack of wet food?
@@itsyaboi921 what the fuck
I feed both my dogs and cats blue wilderness and they absolutely love it and they are so much more healthier on it than other brands I've tried that other people who claim they were better than blue wilderness But my dogs and cats Had Gotten Diarrhea on other brands That also claim to be Safe and "Natural" for my animals but obviously not. I was sceptical of blue wilderness also. I would also like to add a lot of Brands have recalls. My animals are much more active Happy and overall Healthy. Not all animals are going to react well to every brand.some of us can't eat certain things same with animals. I've seen many people Calming this food Killed their dog or cat With no actually evidence.
Thanks for the review. As I was reading the comments, it looks that BB it's not even a good brand. As of tomorrow I will be looking into the instinct brand for my 5 month kitten. I have given him BB and he's totally fine, but since today I had a little free time and decided to research on cat food and turns out that I'm not giving my cat the best food. I only fed him BB because of its popularity to tell you the truth. However, today I did the research and I'll be switching little by little to any of these brands mentioned above. Good thing is that he's not a picky eater. He loves food, but I want the best for him!
Same here. BB made my two kittens so sick we had to go to emergency clinic in the middle of the night. We were told to change their diet immediately.
This has been so helpful, thank you for bringing such awareness to the different cat food brands I was thinking of putting my cat on Blue Buffalo ... thank goodness I thought to do a review on the product first. Excellent review!!
I have three cats, and they don't have wet food too often. I had no idea that higher amounts of wet food is best. Guess it's time to change up their diet.
You can also add a little bit of water in their dry food to help with hydration.
I love your show thank you for all the information
Thanks for the support, Terry!
Very good review right down to the wire Mallory let’s us know everything thanks again!
Great info always great smile mallory great info
Not too terrible by comparison to cheap cat food , cats like it , BUT BUT BUT ITS OVERPRICED BIG TIME !
I've been feeding Purina One Tender Selects for several years...
Not cheap but moderately priced..
My cats like it , have thick healthy coats , low flea count , no resperatory issues , and are obviously healthy.
Can you do an in-depth brand review like this for Wellness (I'm not sure if you would want to split the Complete and Core since there are so many products) and Instinct?
Hannah McCracken I’d love to see one specifically on Instinct Ultimate Protein (dry food). I contacted their customer service and they claim just 13% carbs. That’s incredibly low and am thinking about trying it with my kibble addicted cat that I adopted in March (I keep trying several brands of wet and she hardly likes any).
Absolutely! We plan to review both Wellness and Instinct in the future. Thank you for your feedback.
@@AllAboutCatsYT thank you! And correction, the rep said 12% on Ultimate Protein . .chewy.com says 13% on the FAQ’s so I’m a little suspect of both claims . .I found a formula to figure out carbs and the numbers don’t add up but maybe I’m doing it wrong.
I love blue Buffalo cat food. The only food I give my cat 🐈
Very informative. Thank you!
Thanks for the background history
My GF just found a ball bearing in a bag of Blue Buffalo cat food. Apparently they don't have great quality control, or metal detectors. The worst part is that she got no response after she emailed them about it.
This warrants making a report to the FDA: www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/report-problem/how-report-pet-food-complaint
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you.
These are so interesting! Keep it up!
I was under the impression Blue Buffalo sold to a bigger company.
Good comment. It wasn't mentioned in this video, but yes, Blue Buffalo was sold to General Mills in 2018.
good stuff. thank you for this!
Glad it was helpful!
IV been feeding my cat this for a year now. I thought it was the Best 🤕😢😢😢😢😢😢. I just subscribed and dropped a like.
What have you switched to?
Iv been comparing ever since I watched her channel havnt switched to anything specific.
@@henryrivera9816 nulo medal series would be a better option if you can get your hands on it. Thats what I switched to
Same here
@@RicoGoNuts - I agreed, Nulo and Solid Gold, both small batch brands, simple ingredients.
All the info in this vid! Amazing
Thank you for a great video! Very informative.
Thanks for the feedback, Jose! We really appreciate your support.
How do we deal with hairballs and constipation without pant / high carb foods? Any recommendations?
I would like to know as well...
Recall total is misleading. Some would say a company fixing their problems is better than those who hide them. Forced recall is different. Like with cars. I wouldn’t ding a company who constantly checks the supply and pulls product lots that do not meet standards. This is an ambiguous area at best.
Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful! I was thinking about switching to them but have now changed my mind.
My vet is always recommending science diet for my kittens and older cats can you review? It never seems to be in your top 10 so I just am not sure
Hey Whitney, yes! We would be happy to review Hill's Science Diet. Stay tuned.
because they get paid to promote it. Look at the ingredients it's all literal garbage.
Paid to promote it, is bad for your cat.
vets get a commission to promote hills science diet..just read that a couple times..on other reviews
@@MommaZim2 sounds too much like doctors for humans who are incentivised to create drug addicts 🤔
I so glad I watched this video. Thank you! This stuff is garbage! I’m throwing the bag away and I’m just going to cook my little buddy boiled chicken breast.
I fed this food to my last cat for years, and I did not know anything about the recalls. He died of a stomach disease, and it was very painful for him and for me. Makes me sick that these places that make this food care nothing about animals. I’m going to watch you from now on. Thank you so much!!! 🐈
With the boiled chicken, are you adding in the other nutrients cats require, such as taurine, and others? 5 yrs ago, I watched a YT video of how to make catfood. She bought the supplement taurine from Amazon to add her recipe.
I haven't watched those vids in a long time. After this article from Mallory, I see that I need to go back to that research and learn to make my own cat food.
Because of this video I switched my cat off the indoor kibble! I went to Stella and Chewy's raw coated chicken recipe kibble, and while it still may be dry cat food, the ingredients are so much better :>
Ok I had no idea, I knew of the recall in 2017. Oh wow this is an eye opener. I feed my kitties the wilderness chicken or salmon small amount of kibble. I do always feed wet food I do nulo, fancy feast and I am trying Tiki cat fingers cross they like it. I used to feed my kitties nulo dry but it had chickpeas in it and I thought it was not good for kitties. Any good dry you would recommend just to give a little a long with the wet food?
Only cat food I’ve used that has caused health issues in two cats. May be a coincidence, but once switched to another quality food the health issues all went away.
Oh no! What sort of health issues? I think I know what is going on with my cat now! He had diarrhea for two days now. And the only new product i Introduced to my cat was blue buffalo treats :(
I could use some input here. I have to cats, and feed them the Blue Wilderness currently. They seem pretty healthy, and as long as I keep it relatively close to the "recommended amount" they seem to have good health. I had considered BW to be a compromise between feeding my cat the very expensive foods, and Iams/ Purina (which I am skeptical of).
Is there a grocery store happy medium that I could buy that would be better?
I'm glad I found this video of yours reviewing this food cuz I have been feeding this to my cat only because it was suggested since he has issues with constipation and they said it's got good fiber in it but he's 13 years old and I've been trying to find him a good canned food that will be good fiber sources well so if you have any suggestions on a good canned food that would be great.
Hey there! We have a bunch of recommendations for constipation-friendly wet food here: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-for-constipation
@@AllAboutCatsYT okay thank you for that I guess I can look through to see which one is the best or at least the one y'all think is the best but y'all picked that's what I was wanting as your opinion on which one y'all think might be the best for him as far as constipation. My bed is mentioned she's not real crazy about these grain-free because since grain-free has been founded in dogs mostly about causing heart issues and she says there's been a few cats as well in the past and I actually have to that have heart murmurs. I believe they're trying to say that maybe what causes it is maybe the green feet free is lacking maybe taurine or something I don't know.. what's your thoughts on that
@@TheMultikitty8 The grain-free thing doesn't really apply to wet food. Wet food has always been grain-free, in most cases, and there's nothing about it that would cause problems for cats. Dry grain-free food, on the other hand, tends to contain legumes and other ingredients that may cause these problems (some speculate that the legumes inhibit nutrient absorption). I think your vet is making a blanket statement without considering the nuance between wet and dry cat food. Hope this clarifies.
@@AllAboutCatsYT okay well that's good but I've always just given them mostly wet food only give them dry food when I go out of town and that's very rare and I have two that's on prescription cat food and it's not grain free so that makes sense though what you said.. of that list you gave me is there any one of those you like better than the other as far as good for constipation and overall what would be best for my 13-year-old he has no other issues as of right now
@@AllAboutCatsYT since my kitty having issues with constipation i seen your cat food list..my local petstore doesnt carrry weruva so the nest on your list id nulo hes 13 i guess thats still a good food for him?or do you think a hairball can cat food would help..my vet always brings up purina can food like the sesetive duck or hairball..whats your thoughts
I have heard that vets do not recommend this cat food and causes problems for cats. It just so happens I have spent a good deal of time reading cat food labels and being disappointed. I have recently started introducing my cats to a high protein dry cat food in addition to their wet food, however the vet told me that high protein can cause urinary tract problems, therefore I cannot keep it as a total dry choice. Finding this out I'm trying to find something that is non gmo and doesn't contain artificial color and fillers. Unfortunately it is near impossible. I have to choose one or the other.
Halo and soild gold are goood brands rawz dry food is baked vs the other way and it has no meat meals
This is such an amazing channel, very thorough reviews & I 100% trust to buy what you guys tested. I bought the Dr elsey’s ultra premium cat litter and it is BOMB just like you guys recommended. It clumps so well & Low tracking on the wood floor, also no odor (well my cat is on raw so litter has no smell) But I love your channel & get excited at new posts😍💗
Pls keep it up 👍🏽 ILY
Thank you for your kind feedback and support! I'm delighted to hear that the Dr. Elsey's litter worked so well for you.
What about the Blue Buffalo Tastefuls cat food. Do you know if that’s any good?
Blue Buffalo's Tastefuls line looks very similar to the other canned foods. Overall, my take on it is that they are a bit higher-carb than they ought to be, and, of course, you're still running into the issues that affect all Blue Buffalo lines.
Can you do one for wellness cat food and kitten food please. Dry and wet.
Yes! We plan to review Wellness in the future. Thank you for your input!
I use Nutrisource dry cat food in conjunction with this wet food. My cat is a Russian Blue & may have an ocean fish allergy. My vet can't determine if it's a spot-on or an ocean fish allergy. So as far as Blue Buffalo goes, I buy chicken, turkey, & duck flavors.
Can you do a deep dive on their more focus dry foods including their veterinary ones. Also compared their similar vet dry food with Hills. My vet tried to prescribe my cat Hills dietary dry food and I asked if there were other alternatives from other brands and she said NO. But I can clearly see BB offers a similar dietary dry food.
Can you please do a review on Purina Beyond please?? :) There's no kitten formula so once my kitten is an adult I intend on switching to Purina Beyond.
Hey there! Yes, we certainly can do a review on Purina Beyond. For now, you might appreciate our written review of the brand: allaboutcats.com/purina-beyond-cat-food-review
@@AllAboutCatsYT Great, thanks!
Although 99% blue buffalo products are junk, I do find the wilderness high protein chicken wet cat food and Carnivora wet food for the kitten(it labeled for the kitten but you can feed adult without any problem) are top quality in terms of ingredient and nutrition facts. The former one contains only 3% carbohydrates which is 20% of its dry matter and the latter one contains almost 0% carbohydrates. Most cat wet food on the market contains 35% carbohydrates of the dry matter including most premium brands like Orijen/Ziwi. Besides all crude protein in these two products are animal sources not like Merrick which has added pea protein. My only concern about these two products is the blue buffalo's bad reputation. Other great choices are Nulo wet food in 12.5oz can which only has 10% carbohydrates of the dry matter and tiki after dark pate(10% as well). To feed your cat, I recommend buy one can of each of these products and choose the one that your cat has no bad reaction. Sometimes your cats are sick for a product may just because of allergies. It's neither fault of the product nor of the cat. If you have a tight budget, buy 4 packs of blue buffalo wilderness high protein chicken 12.5oz *12 at PetCo now. Petco is offering 50% off for the first repeated delivery subscription of blue buffalo wilderness products. Besides, the dry cat foods I would recommend, based on my research, are instincts ultimate protein and go! solution grain-free chicken duck turkey.
Wow, thank you so much for sharing all of these insights!
can you do a hills science diet review
We plan to! Thanks for your input.
What about the Blue Buffalo Freedom food? I am currently feeding my kitten their indoor formula Freedom and was wondering if you took a look at that line and whether or not it differs any from the other offerings?
Hey Nicholas, the Freedom line features grain-free foods. Aside from the consistent exclusion of grains, their recipes are comparable to those from other lines like Wilderness and the Original Blue.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you for replying back. I understand based on your reviews that Blue Buffalo isn't the top food that it used to be in the past, so are there any comparable brands that I should look at possibly transitioning my cat over to instead?
Hi Mallory! Would you recommend the Blue Buffalo Blue Basics line for cats with IBD?
Can you review kitten wet/dry foods for 2022?
I think my cat is allergic to Blue Buffalo Products! I just realized the only new thing I gave my cat was blue buffalo cat treats and he has had diarrhea for 2 days. Thankfully, he is acting normal and isn’t dehydrated. Just a heads up for any others that are interested in this brand! Try it out and see how your cat reacts!
Hey Kayla, I'm glad your guy is doing alright! Thank you for sharing this. I'd also recommend letting Blue Buffalo know about this issue. You might also want to do a food trial to rule out any food sensitivities.
Hi Mallory! How does Blue Buffalo’s dry food compare to American Journey’s? Would you say American Journey is a better choice?
Hi Natalie, I'd lean towards American Journey with its superior recall history, though it is a newer brand and hasn't had as much time to prove its strengths. They seem to use slightly better ingredients, too.
Is the chicken brown rice really that bad? I just bought a bag of it and my cat seems quite like it, I'm not sure if i should continue to feed her that food😰😰
Ikr my boy is so picky but he devours this stuff. I just opened the first bag and hes so happy with it.
What’s your opinion on the instinct dry kitten food? I’m currently feeding the buffalo brand, but after this review I think I’m going to switch.
Hey Madalyne! Instinct's dry kitten food is one of the best on the market. We've recommended it to a few people looking for a good dry kitten food.
Well what cat food do you recommend that is healthy for a young adult cat with ibd and urinary tract disease?
Idk, but in the website of the channel (on the description) they've got some lists of their recommendations on many medical issues. Maybe you'll find what you're looking for 👍🏻. It is very useful, with lots of research as in this video.
Sally, you might like our articles on the best cat food for IBD: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-for-ibd and the best food for urinary tract health: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-urinary-tract-health
I'm sure you can find something with overlapping benefits. Thank you for stopping by!
Can you please make a video of the best food you feed your cat? I really need some safe recommendations for everyday cat feeding...
Hi there! You might like our videos on the best wet and dry foods:
Best Wet Cat Food: th-cam.com/video/AJ9lVK840Bo/w-d-xo.html
Best Dry Cat Food: th-cam.com/video/9yDm-Jlr21A/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=AllAboutCats
My kitty bless her heart has severe food allergy. Will this help her? ive tried so many.
Could you do a Wellness core dry cat food? Thanks
Hi Roy, we'll consider it. Thank you!
I love your videos! Will you do a food review on IAMS?
If you are such an expert on cat food, you should be manufacturing your own product. Imagine how perfect it would be!
If you are such an expert on TH-cam reviews, you should be creating your own content. Imagine how perfect it would be!
Hello 🤗,,Can u recommend a dry and wet food brand l can try for my Calico cat Sweetie,, She has food allergies bad,,She gets scrabs and l just don't know,, maybe allergic chicken? Please help
Hi Trisha, I would recommend putting Sweetie on an elimination diet to identify what is causing these symptoms and which ingredients are non-inflammatory. I'd also encourage you to talk to a vet in case there's another issue at play. allaboutcats.com/elimination-diets-for-cats
I have 20 cats to feed daily. They came into my life I didn’t ask for them and now I’m a cat person and I’m learning a lot. I haven’t had a cat since 1993 when I had to put him down for the cat aids virus and he also had a drooling problem and towards the end he couldn’t pee anymore. The urinary problem worries me. I heard we need to feed them wet food so I give them that daily. I’m buying the fancy feast kind now. I started with friskies cans but they leave a lot of meat behind. They prefer watered gravy wet food with very little meat. I can’t find anything that offers that. Pate they don’t care for either so I have to buy pate and those lil gravies packets and mix it to make a paste. It seems to work but they still just lick up the gravy and leave the grinned meat behind. The broths they sell are $1.22 for a little packet. I go to Walmart only. I just buy what they got. My cats love the lil soups from friskies too. I buy those in gross when available. They gotta make them so small though. These companies don’t take into consideration some people got more than one cat. And before you ask I got them all fixed. Two more to go but I might have to pay full price for them because one of their sisters died before surgery and they didn’t do it for the other two and I don’t plan on going back to that low cost place for these cats. I hate to lose these two. It’s ridiculous how much they charge to get your cat fixed at a regular veterinarian clinic. If you have lots of cats like I do get them fixed ASAP and try to get them vaccinated as well. They control my life now lol. But I love them all. I was gonna try Blue buffalo because Walmart has it but I don’t think they will like it any better. I don’t know if fancy feast is good or not but I can’t be choosy. That’s the best I can do on my budget. You all do realize what alley stray cats eat right? Lol they eat crud and drink dirty water on the street etc. I seen some live years and years like that. My cats should be happy for fancy feast and cat chow dry food. I’m sure fancy feast is better than what stray cats eat daily. Think about it that way
Get a pet water fountain, that'll help them drink water. If urinary blocks are an issue, you need to buy food for that issue. Purina makes an affordable option, but do your research. Chewy is a great option for pet supplies, they deliver, and offer sales.
@@om-nj2hw I got two fountains. They use to drink out of often but not as much anymore
Hi, Can you please do a video on the top heartworm/flea prevention meds for cats?
Hey Michelle. Great request. We do have a video on the best flea treatments for cats: th-cam.com/video/dQPn5pLCPtw/w-d-xo.html
Can you do a review for dry cat food from tractor trailer 4health chicken and rice
Can you do a video on Wellness brand foods?
Hi Austin, we plan to review Wellness in the near future. Thank you.
@@AllAboutCatsYT thanks! I'm looking forward to it!
Help! My cat won't eat blue buffalo weight management cat food anymore. He was eating the indoor one, but still wouldn't lose any weight. We started the weight management one and he was eating it so quickly while whining for more. And now he has completely stopped eating it and its been two days.
My cat won’t touch Blue Buffalo. Also, I was shocked to see carrageenan, and so high up, on the label.
So Blue Buffalo is a “no way” food for my cat.
Does the bluebuffallow weight control work ? Anyone out there using it? Thanks
Hi Doug, thanks for the comment. Any food can help your cat to lose weight if you make sure to control your kitty's caloric intake. It's going to be easier with a lower-calorie food like Blue Buffalo Weight Control, but something higher-moisture can work better in terms of keeping your cat satisfied. You may be able to get more insights from other commenters.
Since you mentioned pet recalls, it would be helpful to explain the difference between that and “under investigation or observation” such as Fromm.
I thought Fromm was high quality, but they are saying their food can increase risk of heart disease. How true is this? I am going by memory here. I am not sure where I found it.
They also had one pet food recall in 2016 for dogs due to high vitamin D levels.
Fromm is a family owned company (been around for decades). It would be good to do a pet review on them because they have ranked high on some sites (4 out of 5 stars) and that is why I stuck with it. My cat Vita has not had any allergic reactions either, but she has seemed to react to another dry food I bought from a different company.
Hello there! You make a good point-the definition of a recall (and the difference between voluntary and non-voluntary recalls) is not clear or necessarily intuitive. As you know, Fromm is currently under investigation. This is due to recent observations about a potential correlation between grain-free food and increased risk of DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy), particularly in dogs. According to the FDA investigation, it seemed that dogs who ate certain grain-free foods were more likely to develop this condition compared to those who didn't. There were also a few cats in these findings. Again, this is not an issue that's specific to Fromm. Instead, Fromm is among 16 different brands that are currently under investigation (and have been for about 3 years). It's an ongoing investigation and there are multiple theories about why dogs are experiencing these issues, but I see no reason to believe that Fromm food, in particular, is more of a risk to cats than any other brand.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you for checking into this! Good to know. I had a feeing it didn’t just concern Fromm. Going on for 3 years? Vita has been on the Fromm food for 4 years. No issues.
Thanks for this! It was interesting. Can you tell us how you calculate the percentages?
Glad you found it interesting! We calculated the percentages by looking at the guaranteed analyses and converting the values there to a dry matter basis. It's an imperfect system relying on minimums and maximums rather than exact nutrient values. For more precise nutrient values, I would ask the company for a "typical analysis", which provides the average protein, fat, and carbohydrate content of the food. Hope this helps!
Blue was good until they were sold to a big corporation.
Can you review the Rachel Ray Nutrish dry cat food please!
We plan to! Thank you.
One thing i dont understand and wanna know is why vets reccomend so called not so good food brands like hills, purina etc, I heard because these brands follow government guidlines or something but don't the vets see how poor the ingredients are?? I'd love to know if anyone knows further info as to why vets look past the bad ingredients....(like ground corn etc)
Hi Katsumi, that's an excellent question. We do some analysis of this question in our article on vet-recommended cat food: allaboutcats.com/vet-recommended-cat-food
@@AllAboutCatsYT thank you! :)
Can you please do a video on pet insurance?
Yes! We plan to do so in the near future. Thank you, Sneha!
fancy feast review please!!!!
Sophia, it's in the queue for later this week! Thanks for the input.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thanks!!!
Hello can I feed my 3 month old kitten a whole can of blue Buffalo food 2x a day or half a can 2x a day ?
It depends on the recipe. This guide will help you to decide: allaboutcats.com/cat-feeding-guide
Please do a review on Iams
My neighbor asked me if I wanted a Bach of it cause their cat didn’t like it. I gave some to my cat and she only ate a bit of it. I’m researching now why and starting to see their whole advertising scheme. They show a cat in a tv show and everyone claps! The cat likes it. Well now I have two stories that cats are smarter than we think. There has to be a reason my cat and my neighbors cat didn’t eat much of it! Very interesting?