To add onto the whole Royal Canin having a research department, one of the biggest reasons so many vets recommend it is because it's one of the "big 5" that meet WSAVA guidelines. Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Iams, Purina Pro Plan, and Eukanuba are all WSAVA compliant and vets tend to stick within these brands because they've researched the food extensively, formulated it with nutritionists, done feeding trials, etc. and are therefore seen as some of the safest foods on the market. Obviously, they don't work for every pet because every pet's body is different, but I hate the narrative that it's pushed so heavily because vets somehow benefit from selling them. This is not true. I will say, though, that vets are not always properly trained in nutrition so they know that these 5 main brands can be generally trusted and they can recommend them because they are safe to feed. Not to say that every cat is gonna do well on Iams or every dog is gonna do well on Royal Canin and so on and so forth (my dog didn't do well on Royal but my friend's dog did phenomenal on the same formula.) It all comes down to feeding what works best for your pet.
Some breeds benefit exclusively from raw food or foods very high in meat based protein due to their digestive tracts. One of the breeds that comes to mind is the Spynx.
I was feeding my kitten Royal Canin kitten loaf wet food. After this review, I found it contains carrageenan. I am switching to Wellness Complete now. Thanks for the review!
Same here. My vet suggested me to feed my cat Royal Canin satiety. But when I look into the ingredients, it contains carrageenan, meat by product, unspecified meat, and gums. The protein level is also lower than many other wet food. So I switched his diet afterwards. Thank you for keeping us informed❤
When I first got my cat, we fed him Royal Canin's kitten food for the first couple days and it gave him really bad diarrhea. We switched him over to instinct's kitten food as fast as we could and didn't have any more problems.
Mine had the same issue when he was little. Diarrhea for weeks until I tried a sample pack of Instinct’s Ultimate Protein. I had to trick him into thinking the kibble was treats, but he got into it pretty quickly. Solid poops, and it gave him a great coat.
There is been a complaint from various customers upset with instinct company. One customer actually did an experiment with instinct and the food has shown to have “grits” I could try to find the customer review so you can see it yourself but be careful
Our senior cat has had chronic diarrhea. The Royal Canine sensitive stomach immediately reduced fecal odor by around 90% and the bouts with explosive diarrhea by a huge percentage . We’ve been trying so many different foods with no success. I am astounded by the incredible improvement.Hoping that it continues.
I really love Mallory and the way she researches ,lab analysis, and in depth look at food you may be giving your pets....ways nobody else really does. She IS the best and need not look any further for this type of content....subscribe.
Thank you for this review! I adopted my cat recently and he's been on Royal Canin dry food his whole life. I'm desperately trying to change his diet (by finding foods via your reviews) but he's a Royal Canin-only kibble addict, and it's been slow. He's on a mostly wet food diet now of varying brands, but he'll still act up sometimes and eat two bites!! The kibble had been giving him terrible smelling poop and he'd throw up a lot. With the wet food, he's doing much better even though it's slow progress!
My late cat grew up with Royal Canin kibbles and wet food before she was rehome with us. I managed to change her kibbles over time but with the wet food, she wasn’t keen on any other brands. I have tried many brands and different selections, she ate minimally. Personally, I would not recommend owners whose cats have not tried this brand to introduce this brand. It’s very hard to try other “better” options after.
@@marquisegempup9149 You gotta make sure they are hungry! No cat is gonna try something unfamiliar when their favorite kibble is there in a bowl for them to snack on. Start feeding meals 3 times a day, and then try different flavors and textures. You could also try adding some water to the kibble your cat eats now to get her used to a different texture without the taste changing.
My Vet prescribed royal canin renal A for my older cat. Said it would be ok for my other cat to eat as well. After 6-7 months on this food my older cat started losing weight and ended up losing TWO of his ten pounds. Vet said it was just age related. Finally he just stopped eating and drinking. And within days my female also stopped eating and she had no health issues. At that point i found an article about other cats suffering the same symptoms on this food so i stopped feeding it and switched to mostly wet food with a different kibble and they both started eating again. It took several months but my older cat gained his weight back and they both returned to health. I would never feed royal canin again!
i buy Royal Canin for my dog its the only food that doesn't give him runny poo so i plan on switching my cat food to royal canin as well, also my vet pushes science diet
But you know what? my cat has a urinary problem, he often gets blockage, but when i switched his food to royal canin Urinary S/O and then now just urinary care, the blockage never returned. We as a pet owner, may research thru the internet for the ingredients lists etc, but it is not just about the ingredients, there are scientific formulation in which when these ingredients are combined together they make a a great benefit.
Just a heads up: Royal Canin S/O works because it has an ingredient called Sodium Bisulfate that acidifies the bladder. It is also very commonly used as a pool cleaner. A much much healthier way to do this is to feed raw food - a raw diet will acidify the digestive tract naturally, without the use of pool cleaners :)
Just same with baking soda its used mostly in cleaning but then we eat them on our baked goods. Just bec it is being used in some other products that you know doesnt mean that it is not safe anymore. We are not food formulators and we lack expertise in terms of these matters, so we cant just tell people about our own personal belief.
@@ProximaSun No matter which way you slice it, Royal Canin is worse for your pet than a prepared raw diet. It is higher in carbohydrates - with even the wet food as high in carbs as a lot of kibbles are - and contains filler ingredients like corn, which can carry the danger of aflatoxin poisoning - it's already killed 70 dogs this year alone just from a single brand. Their wet food also contains carrageenan, a known carcinogen, and xantham gum which has been linked to colitis and IBD. I understand we are not food formulators. But a lot of large company food formulators are in it for the money, not the pet health. Evidence is pretty clear of that considering how full Royal Canin is of corn and byproducts, rather than quality ingredients. My cats have been on the Primal brand raw diet for 5 years now and it has completely solved every single one of their issues. I have switched numerous other cats to raw food as well and sure enough, it has solved their issues as well. Luckily more and more holistic vets are popping up who are willing to talk about raw diets and not push prescriptions. There are plenty of vets nowadays who will advocate for feeding raw - it isn't just "my own personal belief".
I don't want my cats to have Salmonella and listeria monocytogenes by feeding them raw, they are domesticated animals and their body is no longer trained to live in the wild. Almost all food are carcenogen by default but if mixed with other stuff those possibilites are neutralized, that is why food formualtion is very important. Anyway just do what works for you. :)
When I adopted my kitten I did a ton of research on foods, litters, over all care, Ect weeks before hand to make sure I had a good start for it life. I adopted her at 6 weeks, and I really liked the idea of Royal Canins Mother and Baby Cat wet and dry food because its targeted and formulated at, like the name suggests, mother cats, and baby kittens under 4 months of age. Its the only food i have experience with, but I am very happy with it thus far. The packaging is something i appreciate, its nice that its resealable. I mix half of the caned version with 1/8th a cup of the dry version and my cat loves it. It was pricy. But I do plan on sticking with it, maybe when she outgrows this stage ill look into another brand or type.
Love your videos! You make everything sound so interesting; even if I don’t intend on trying something for my cat I still love watching your videos just so I can learn something new
Really eloquently and diplomatically said. Thank you for this . I have often wondered myself why anyone would give dry food to their cat (at all) to treat urinary/kidney issues.
My youngest cat has skin desease and the only cat food that help her are the royal canin hypoallergenic. I don't know how they are made but they works!
Your cat might have allergies to some ingredients. Maybe doing an allergy test and find out what its allergic to would be better? My cat also has otitis externa and after doing an allergy test and get the right food, her ear is getting so much better in just a week
my cat got royal canin (think it was indoor 21?) for years and while reading up on the topic I have tried half a dozen other brands trying to find a healthier kibble. I am not sure it is related but hehas since developed dandruff and an ever persistent case of mild feline acne. I stress less about ingredients that do not sound high quality from a human perspective, since I realized that the frozen chicken breast/tenders I eat are less expensive than the kibbles (1kg bag of tenders/breast= ~5USD, 1kg of royal canin ~8USD here in South Korea). I just give him small piece of chicken every other day to make up for its lack in kibbles. Also, I foudn that if he eats too much actual meat, he seems uncomfortable because his poop will turn into steel bricks (yes I read about canned pumpkin but that's only sold as import here and costs ~8usd per 15oz can if you can believe it). check your chicken prices! if you are in a similar situation I wouldn't stress too much over kibbles containing animal-byproducts or lack of meat as an ingredient because you can fix that yourself and even save money doing so. I also like to think my cat knows when I'm preparing chicken for him and that he bites me more because he is extra grateful... a man can dream. gotta go massage Lord Dubu now. GL.
You can add cooked mashed fresh pumpkin to his food. I do that with my cat and it works well. He loves it, Vet says it’s good for him. I give him about a tablespoon twice a week
Surprised to see the ingredient list for the dry food you got! When looking at the ingredients for different Royal Canin cat food in Sweden, the first ingredient is mostly bird protein, and no wheat gluten, only rice and corn, but those are further down in the list
Out of desperation I have given her this brand at times, and she was wild about it. But I didn't like the idea of the bad ingredients. She wasn't thrilled about the wet, but loved the kibble. Seems like when I would give my cat foods she would love with Carageenan she would throw up. Seems it's in even limited ingredient foods like the Applaws mouse. Cat loves and pukes. Thanks for your work!!
hills prescription diet is bad if you're going for its dry food since its heavy in carbs and sometimes it has the flavor rule which states they need 0-2% meat
A few years back, Royal Canin SO Urinary helped my cat’s bladder stones dissolve. We kept her on the food for several years but the past couple of years had switched to another food. Unfortunately , our cat very recently developed another bladder stone and urinary infection. The vet wanted her back on the Royal Canin Urinary so we started her on it and she became very ill with vomiting and diarrhea. I was surprised to find out that Royal Canin recently changed their formula and started putting wheat into almost all of their cat foods including the SO Urinary food. My cat has never tolerated wheat and she even had an allergic reaction. I was very upset that Royal Canin would put wheat into their food when they are supposed to be a superior product. Our only other Urinary options were other foods that also contained wheat. We ended up purchasing the Royal Canin SO Urinary Hydrolyzed Protein food. It has no wheat or gluten and our cat is doing well on it. Plus, she loves the new food.
I’ve been happy with Royal Canin products. My kitten was obsessed with the Persian kitten dry food - there was something about it that made it just absolutely appealing to her as a little baby. Now that she’s older but still technically a kitten I’ve got her on their older kitten dry food (she gets predominantly wet food but gets a small amount of dry food a day) and she likes it as well. I had a long talk with my vet about nutrition and she was extremely enthusiastic about Royal Canin for kittens but recommends switching to a grain free dry food when my kitten turns one. So that’s my plan.
Dude you do realize that the main ingredient in RC is fucking corn? Cat's are obligate carnivores. Vets know shit about nutrition, they get paid to promote cancerous stuff. If you love your cat do some research. Don't fall victim to marketing and corruption
@@opticwannabelol did you even read what i wrote? Vets are getting paid to promote shit food. Sometimes they don't even know it's bad because they were taught by teachers sponsored by those companies. They are not nutritionists.
Royal Canin SO food fixed my cats urinary problem but it's been out of stock for 2 mos. The vet recommended Hills Science diet but my cats hate the taste. I am trying a brand called Wysong, going to mix it with the SO I still have. Great info. Thanks!
Thanks to your channel I learned more about cats' nutritional needs and I found Carnilove food which my cat absolutely loves! Apparently it's more nutritionally dense so she eats less and she also poops less because there's less waste in the food. Her coat and muscles are also much much better than before.
@@meansie Hahaah razumljivo 😁 Brit Care bez ikakvih žitarica i pirinča joj dajem, Carnilove ali ne varijante koje imaju BRAŠNO od neke životinje, nego baš meso, a devojka koja vodi ovaj profil mi je rekla da je i Jaguar dobra hrana. 😊
@@1-seed-slot-pvz-YT thank you!! I’m honestly wanting to take the best care I can of my kitties. I am local to Canada so I bought the cat brand Origen, my cats absolutely loves it and runs to her bowl when it’s feeding time.
Thank you for this great learning video. I feed Royal Canin to my cats. I really don't like all the by-product ingredients and plant-based stuff, but my cats love it and seem to do well on it. I have tried everything available on the market, and the high-end, very expensive, quality ingredient foods are sitting in the pantry ready to be donated to the shelter, because my bunch just simply will not eat them.
Same here. I was thinking rc food probably have a mix of addictive ingredients. That make the cats refuse other cat food if they already taste RC first. That is so frustrating
my family been using royal canin for our cats for a few years now, seems like no problem at all. We always buy Fit, indoor and british short hair, but the indoor seems to be the best for our cats. A few days ago i bought Farmina N&D, I tried it on the big cat and he seems to like it. This product is quite new to our market here, duno if its good for cat or not but it seems to have better ingredient than royal canin
@Marisa Johnson i ve been buying these farmnia products lately, quite expensive and only 2 of my cats like the taste. 3 others have much lower standard, they pick Catsrang out of all the things i bought, like for 14$ u get 5kg of food. Welp, may be i have to come back to royal cannin
When we rescued our kitten we started with Royal Canin baby cat food and he has done very well. He’s had a healthy weight, coat the only thing is it gives him stinky poop lol. I also started giving him Tiki Cat after dark wet food which has great ingredients so I plan to stick with both Tiki Cat and Royal Canin when he becomes an Adult Cat. My kitten loves the Spay and Neuter kitten dry food.
What is wrong with animal by products? "“Meat by-products is the non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially de-fatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hoofs." If we are talking about a species-appropriate and biologically appropriate diet, lungs, livers, brains are all beneficial. Just because WE don't want to eat these, doesn't mean our cats shouldn't.
There’s nothing wrong with by products ……it’s what the manufacturer does to them. They should be eaten fresh not rendered down on a number of occasions.
@@Lucky-wt6fg by-products can also be tumored meat and some unnutritious parts of an animal and remember It's 4d meats dead disease dying and disabled. Specified by-products are usually high quality, Avoid vague by-products such as poultry by-products/by-products meal, meat by-products, meat, and bone meal,etc.
Our kitten came from the breeder eating Royal Canin, canned tuna and raw chicken. We had her at the vet within days because she always had loose stool and ended up lethargic. We don't know if it was the Royal Canin specifically, but didn't like that the first ingredient was chicken by-products. She's doing wonderfully now that we have her on Dr. Elsey's and probiotics.
chicken by-products means, under AAFCO, chicken liver, lungs, etc. All parts of the animal that are incredibly nutritious for cats. By-products do not contain feces or any unclean parts.
I do NOT want to defend Royal Canin, but here in Italy the labels are slighty differents than in the US. Meat or chicken meat and chicken proteins are the first ingredient, yes, it is a vague label, general chicken, general poultry meat or proteins, very vague, but still corn and rice are NOT the first ingredients. Often, unfortunately, Royal Canin or Hill’s are the only really resolutive food for health issues.
Royal Canin changed my cats life. He was getting enemas every few weeks due to horrible constipation 😕 Royal canin fiber response completely fixed that problem 💩
I needed to read this. Our cat is constipated for last 3 days and has had 6 enemas in last 2 days. Wife and I are both in human health care so 72+ hours of not passing stool has us very worried
@@StudyWithM3E46 Oh yea, I 1000% recommend this food. My kitty was on it for years. We gave him an enema to clear him out, then started him on the food. He was pooping perfectly immediately after. Are the enemas not helping your cat go at all?
My kittens were on royal canin baby and mother mouse for the first 4 months. As a vet student it’s the only one I trust. Now they are 4 months old I am transitioning them onto other kitten food.
I wonder about the canned version for urinary tract health. I have bought 3 cans for urinary tract health from a Canadian company called 1st Choice, but this food is not always available in pet food stores, but the RC version is. One pet food store I shop at will not shelve foods with a high recall history. RC used to be on their shelves but they removed it and replaced the products with 1st Choice. Vita is still favouring her FF canned foods especially the medleys but I want to slowly get her to shift to the canned food for urinary tract health. At least with FF, there is no carrageenan. Did you know some human foods contain carrageenan? Those butterball turkey loafs contain carrageenan (in their edible plastic wrap).
One of my cats struggles with anemia. When I put her on a diet of Royal Canin and Fancy Feast wet foods she started gaining muscle mass and her skin and coat looks a lot healthier. From my experience, I would give the food a ten out of ten for meeting bodily needs. In regards to price, I would give them a four out of ten. In regards to taste, I have to give it a ten out of ten because my cats wolf this stuff down. Oddly enough, their favorite food to eat is Friskies Extra Gravy and Chunks. Royal Canin may want to consider improving their gravy formula.
Thank you so much for doing this review. I have heard so many mixed results and this review has really made me realize that the price isn’t worth it. Also just wondering if you would ever consider doing a product review on a raw food brand?
My cat was suffering from constipation. The vet suggested I switch to Royal canin from whiskas wet food. It's 3 times the price of whiskas but it's working. And I'm very well aware of royal canin's extra carbs in their wet and dry food :/
Same thing happened with my cat, he’s been on Royal canin fiber response for years. I’ve tried to switch him to other foods but he goes back to being constipated within days 😫
@@casual3071 I did switch slowly, he just can’t handle any other food. Even sneaking a bit of his brothers food will constipate him. He needs to only eat royal canin in order to poop regularly
When my cat was a kitten I fed her Royal Canin for kittens. I would mix canned and dry food and she did really well. Now I feed my cat dry food only Royal Canin for dental that you can only get from the veterinarian. It’s in a purple bag. They sell another one for dental that you can get from a pet store it’s in a dark grey bag but I haven’t tried that one yet. Don’t know the difference between those lol I used to have a dog that only ate Royal Canin all her life and she did well and lived up to 13 years old
5 years ago I got two cats age 5 and 6 from the animal shelter. I only gave them Royal Canin Indoor (they are not allowed to go outside) and 3 years ago I switched to Royal Canin 7+ Indoor. They love it more than anything else I have tried to feed them, wet or dry. As long as that doesn't change, I will stick to it.
My vet recommended Royal Canin Satiety diet for my cat she deems obese..but he's a male ragdoll cat. Astounded this food is $50 per 7lb bag!! I really don't want to switch his diet. I currently give them Blue Buffalo wet and dry food.
I get your emails but this is first time I have actually watched your reviews. I will be watching again. Well done. Thank you! Looking forward to seeing more.
Hey jennifer, I have the exact same problem right now tried 2 different brands of kibbles (purina One & instinct) still the same, could you tell me what brand you switched your kitten too.
Loved the video! I'm waiting for the hill's one 🙂 I think this 'classic' brands have a very outdated view on nutrition, and still have a good reputation so they'll think - why change? Sadly for me and two of my cats, they only seem to properly digest hydrolized protein, so I'm stuck with hill's z/d, whose first ingridient is cereals. I would really appreciate if anybody knows a good quality kibble or wet food with hydrolized protein. Thank you very much!!
@@sharonkim5381 thanks! I'll check it out! Edit: unfortunately the protein is not hydrolized. Nonetheless, thank you so much for your suggestion! Let's see if someone else can help
My cat was put on the RC S/O because of urinary crystals, neutered male. I started feeding better/organic brands wet food, and limited organic kibble, all grain free. He then gained good weight, had TONS more energy, and his coat is amazing. This fixed the urinary crystals. Saved much $$$, and have a way healthier/happy middle-aged cat. Working towards a homemade diet, and even the commercial organic food is a little less $$$ than the RC.
I'm using RC Mother & Babycat soft mousse as a first food for a litter of foster kittens and mom. I just reviewed the ingredients which wasn't too bad until I hit the pork by-product, wheat gluten, corn starch and carrageenan, etc. At least it has fish oil and some other good ingredients. I know there's worse foods on the market. I'll be searching for a new food. Love your unbiased reviews...keep up the good work so our fur babies can lead healthy lives! ❤
I really appreciated this video. Thank you for being honest with your review even though it definitely could get some hate. Royal canin is a controversial brand and I think many people choose it because someone they trust recommended it to them. It is very nice to see someone call them out for the bad ingredients. I agree with many that the cat food industry is so difficult to figure out, and a lot of the time there really isn’t a best option. I think vets are taught in school by leaders of these big companies and therefore are really biased. If the company has research showing the food works it makes the vet not responsible if there are issues. My kitties are still on their journey to finding the perfect food, I am hoping for some better raw food options to convert them too. We have been trying Stella and chewys frozen raw (not freeze dried) and it is really hard to find reviews for this. We have been giving it to them along with their normal wet food and they seem to like it but I would love for you to review raw food options so I could learn more about all this. Thanks!
Hello Mallory, Can you Recommend some Raw brand cat food? I would like to introduce my Senior Cat to. I don't feel comfortable making homemade Raw food. What's the Best Raw cat food.
Awesome review! Here in Argentina is the super-premium choice, it's rare to find another brand "valued" as high. My experience with their therapeutic products is really good, but I always wonder about the real quality of the other variety of products since it seems to be the same highly industrialized processed foods as other "premium" brands.
I live in Brazil and we have the same problem, we do have a few better super premium brands, but the best one is ND and it's very expensive. It's stressful seeing that we're way behind on quality.
Can someone give me an alternative to Royal Canin Dental (veterinary edition) my vet has jacked up the price multiple times and I’ve had several bags that don’t even reseal. Pleas help me with a cheaper alternative for my senior male cat I care about
I love your videos.. I lived in indonesia, rc so popular in here and also my vet recommendation rc so i decided to choose rc for my cats, after i research about cat food i realize that rc it's not good for cat. sadly in my country so difficult to find kibble or raw food that you recommend in this channel, if there is a seller will sell at a high price. so can u recommend for affordable and easy to find for kibble or raw food? :(
I've found the UTI formula from Purina one to be effective. I think lower magnesium and calcium are what works. I'm inclined to think the royal canin would be similar. I do use wet food at least once a week tho.
I have my cats on royal canine hydrolyzed protein dry food and royal canine PR protein wet food. Those are both Rx diets because my cats have immune/digestive issues that would benefit from the diet. What are your opinions on those? They cannot have raw type wet/dry food brands like instinct as it almost caused my autoimmune disorder cat to die of anemia several years ago.
Well, some cats seem to do best on that type of hydrolyzed diet, even though it wouldn't be considered nutritionally ideal. If you see that other products cause health issues, I'd encourage you to stick with what works.
@@AllAboutCatsYT so in your professional opinion, what would be a good day food and wet food options for cats that have sensitive stomach issues but also suffer from auto immune issues? I'm looking into Koha limited ingredient wet food for both of them but wasn't for sure if it contained raw food in the canned portions as instinct does.
HEY THERE! =). i was all excited hoping you'd review the Royal Canin Persian. I have been wanting to know forever. Can you tell me if it's all non-sense, vs being actually BETTER for Persians than any other of their formulas?
Hi Lisa, that's a great question. The Persian kibble may be slightly easier for a flat-faced cat to pick up and eat. It's formulated with additonal fatty acids to support coat health and claims to offer highly-digestible ingredients to support GI health, which may be particularly valuable for Persians who tend to ingest more hair during grooming. All of this said, you could get many of the same benefits from choosing another non-breed-specific food that happens to deliver highly-digestible protein and omega-rich fish oil. Overall, this type of breed-specific food may have some benefits, but I'd like to see more tests before making a final call on whether or not they're worth it.
@@AllAboutCatsYT hey great thoughts. i am like you, often wonder about the way things are marketed, not always giving into the hype, etc etc. i imagine another group one might likely ask are Persian show cat owners? or maybe they just "go with the flow" too. I sure sure wish someone would do a study on the BREED specifics from Royal Canin. i wonder if there are any of those out there? suggestions on perhaps where to look?
There is some research coming out that lower phosphorus is more important than reduced protein, so foods like WERUVA Wx might be an option for CKD cats that won't touch Royal Canin, and I don't blame them.
What do you think about the hepatic issues one?they only offer dry.Our vet recommended it or the hill ones ,I'm one who used to hate these carb full brands. But I don't want to be stubborn and hender his health. I'm also giving him hepatiale which is a supplement. . He is 13 years old and fell in love with it ! I used to feed him wet food everyday and he would have a bit of dry for free feeding and he is not overweight. Ever since I got it he doesn't care much about the best wet foods he used to love! I refuse to have him only on dry
Idk I switched diets and my cats eat till they puke and stuff. Low energy. I used to think Royal canin was evil but they seemed healthier on canin. To be fair we are valuing our casual knowledge over expertise when we look at an ingredient list and go “oh wow wheat, cats are obligate carnivores!” And dismiss 50 years of research or so
I really appreciate this review. My vet recommended Royal Canin hydrolyzed protein formula for one of my 3 year old cats that has some chronic intestinal issues. We’ve tried many other foods and treatments in the past and this dry food seems to help more than others. I found it to be more affordable in the dry form and I do feed it to all of my cats, in addition to a commercially produced wet food. I would like to see a review of Blue Wilderness grain free foods. My cats have always done well on them.
Hey there! It doesn't focus heavily on the Wilderness line, but our Blue Buffalo review may be of interest to you: th-cam.com/video/CSyOuxkfNnM/w-d-xo.html
Hi there! Farmina's N&D foods appear to use higher-grade ingredients than do Royal Canin's and the company has an outstanding reputation for quality. According to the All About Cats Standard, we give Farmina a B+ in contrast to Royal Canin's C+ grade.
Hi Charles, good question. I usually remove estimated ash and fiber along with moisture when calculating dry matter values, which results in a higher final percentage.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Is it because ash/fiber content is not always shown? I am puzzled why you calculate it that way and if I should change the way I evaluate cat foot.
Hi Roxanne, you might like this article I wrote for the All About Cats website: Best Cat Food for Senior Cats: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-for-senior-cats For fussy cats, anything with the additive "natural flavor" tends to be very appealing-and yes, cheaper foods like Fancy Feast and other Purina brands tend to go over very well.
my vet said my cat has to be on this for life because he has urinary crystals I was feeding him Tiki BFF, and Weruva before. I'm not sure I agree. I got pretty litter to monitor the crystals and might try switching him back
I’m sure you’re aware, but if not, crystals in male cats can result in a urinary blockage. This is a life threatening situation that needs immediate surgery and hospitalization with a urinary catheter for 24-72hrs, with the potential to reblock. I strongly recommend you follow his DVMs advice, it’s not worth rolling the dice.
@@ariannamarie1871 i was wondering if its still okay to give cats this brand since it has by products and carageenan? Bcs my cat also has to eat the urinary so royal canin
On royal canin now, but am thinking to switch to nulos medal wet food for my kitten. It says its made for both cat and kitten. I dont know how formulated it is for a kitten and was wondering if you recommend?
Hi A T, foods formulated for all life stages generally contain a bit higher levels of minerals like phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium-all of which are needed for kittenhood development. Nulo's foods are among our top recommendations for kittens, so I'd go for it!
Hi. Appreciate what you are doing. Found your site recently and I quite like it. Apologies for multiple comments in the other thread. I don't mean to cause problems. But I thought it was important. P. S. I tried your link to the recall emails. Will it work for South Africa? I am on mobile Firefox if that matters. Will try again when I wake up... It's getting late... or early? I must get to sleep... /grin
Hi Craig, have you tried it again? You should be able to sign up from the link shown in the description. Our recall alerts are for US foods, but you can still join our list to receive regular emails.
our bengals loved the bengal versiopn. royal canin decided to pause production of that one. we cant find it and had to try other brands. now, bengal is ill and we have to take her to vet.she isnt eating well throw's up and losing weight.so mad they paused it.
I have 4 cats at home. They both eat wet and dry cat food. When picking their food I look into the ingredients list and try to pick those with highest amounts of protein coming from animal sources. I avoid brands such as Royal canin and purina. This works well for 3 of the cats, but 1 of them (Maine Coon female 1 yo) doesn’t seem to react very well. She eats a lot and seems to enjoy the food but her poop is like an atomic bomb. 😢 I was considering trying one of these sensitive foods from Royal Canin even though I don’t trust their food… but I don’t know. Any tips?
If your vet recommended it, I'm assuming that they have some form of urinary issues or a history thereof. While it shouldn't hurt a healthy cat, it's generally not necessary for a cat with zero history of or predisposition to urinary tract disease.
This is off topic and not about that food. But you think you can help me? I have a kitten currently on science diet from hills & he don’t seem to like it he barely eats. What do you recommend for me to try for kibble. Do you know anything about the instinct brand dry food for kittens would that be a healthy and delicious choice for him..? Please help lol
First off, have you ruled out any health issues? Inappetence could be a symptom of problems. Assuming that your kitten is otherwise doing well, I would absolutely recommend Instinct by Nature's Variety dry food! Theirs is one of the best kitten foods on the market.
He just got checked everything went well but after that appointment he stopped eating so well. I just got him a week ago btw appointment was on Friday a couple days ago. But he plays and act completely normal but just doesn’t eat well. But thank you I actually went and got it today seems like it could be working but we’re getting there. Another question is wet food okay to always have everyday? He seems to like wet food (instinct kitten brand ) in his dry food so I mix it in order for him to eat ,is it okay to always do that or should I try to just get him use to dry food more than wet?
Pretty M ,I have a similar kitty who is now 7 years very very picky needs variety in flavors not a fan of gravies pates only and shreds I too went thru a lot of high end expensive tins and kibble ,it came down to Purina pro plan kibble the wet was also liked but comes in limited flavors until she started throwing up too much undigested kibble started on sensitive stomach dry but I think the brand didn't sit well over the years now is on royal canin sensitive stomach dry cat food , royal canin and Purina proplan are highly accepted by picky eaters from my own cats experiences, as far as wet goes fancy feast has a bad rap but honestly if the cat likes it and no tummy turmoils it's an affordable option for multiple cats and they seem to like the flavors as well lots to select from out there but after breaking an arm and a leg these brands seem to sit well withy cats .proplan is a good option it's easily accepted by cats as long as their system accepts it . Have tried instinct,wellness ,solid gold and some more ,some cats like small kibble ours prefer the larger ones so size wise both royal canin and Purina proplan are winners .Good luck with kitty hope u find whats palatable to her!
I totally agree with you and thank you for the great review. The food, Simba likes to eat at the moment and does very well with his "outtakes" ;) are the "Sterilized" and the " Beauty" one. Well, I don´t really like this kind of foods and would love to feed him foods of higher quality. We tried so much on the market, nearly everything you can buy or do by yourself....but he don´t like it or can´t eat it without many issues. He is a Maine Coon boy and what I learned so far ( maybe helpful for other people too :) ) is: that many cat breeds ( especially when they´re 100% pure ) have problems with many kinds of cat food. Well, good to know, that he isn´t sick or something ( not at the moment, lucky me ). He is just a 5 year old 100% ( sterilized of course ) Maine Coon cat boy. :) Oh and I can´t use two different brands at the time...if the time is there...sometimes after a few month or so...we need a new product....damn, oops sorry.....but ...Royal Canin is the one, which works the longest time so far. :) Hopefully a little longer or so :)
Can you do Schesir cat food? I alternately gave my babies KitCat & Schesir wet food. So far I seem to find anyone does review on Schesir wet & dry food.
so i recently adopted 2 kittens and in their very first week of adoption took them to a vet to make sure their overall health was okay. I told the vet thatI plan to have the kittens on wet food diet and offer kibble only as treats during clicker training. She said once the kittens reach adult cat weights she wants me to think about having kibble as part of their diet so that they get a good volume of food without it being very calorie dense. I told her I was concerned that dry food would mean they'd be susceptible to UTIs. She said thats mostly genetic but for most cats dry food is ok and she even feeds her own cats dry food. Im so confused because all the cat people inlcuding you, jackson galaxy etc all are really cautious about dry food. What do you make of this?
yeah but im sure vets have to stay upto date with the latest research to keep their license to practise veterinary medicine. They must have exams every few years or so- atleast thats how it works for human medicine
@@sidramir3211 I fed my cat only dry food since she was about 8 months until about 7 year old when I learned about wet food and included it in her diet. She never had any health issues besides congestive heart failure which she developed at 13 years and lived one year more. i learned CHF is mostly caused by genetics.
Hi 🙂 I was wondering if you’ve heard of Nutrience cat or dog food. It’s very available here in New Zealand but seems to be a Canadian brand... It’s seems to be one of the better choices of pet food even over Royal Canin or Hills etc. If you are familiar could you please do a review? I personally believe it’s one of the best brands of cat or dog food out there but I value your opinion 🙂
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To add onto the whole Royal Canin having a research department, one of the biggest reasons so many vets recommend it is because it's one of the "big 5" that meet WSAVA guidelines. Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Iams, Purina Pro Plan, and Eukanuba are all WSAVA compliant and vets tend to stick within these brands because they've researched the food extensively, formulated it with nutritionists, done feeding trials, etc. and are therefore seen as some of the safest foods on the market. Obviously, they don't work for every pet because every pet's body is different, but I hate the narrative that it's pushed so heavily because vets somehow benefit from selling them. This is not true. I will say, though, that vets are not always properly trained in nutrition so they know that these 5 main brands can be generally trusted and they can recommend them because they are safe to feed. Not to say that every cat is gonna do well on Iams or every dog is gonna do well on Royal Canin and so on and so forth (my dog didn't do well on Royal but my friend's dog did phenomenal on the same formula.) It all comes down to feeding what works best for your pet.
True. But the ingredients are so shitty. Why in the world would they add meal, corn, and wheat gluten if they researched so much? :-/
@@Finn-uq1nm Melamine and excessive vitamin d3 recalls lowers the trust of this company .
I didn't know this about Ziwi peak and Origins. My cat wouldn't go for either anyway.
Some breeds benefit exclusively from raw food or foods very high in meat based protein due to their digestive tracts. One of the breeds that comes to mind is the Spynx.
@@liveyouryoga just tried Ziwi and my cats hate it. it smells so "gamey" i don't blame them.
I was feeding my kitten Royal Canin kitten loaf wet food. After this review, I found it contains carrageenan. I am switching to Wellness Complete now. Thanks for the review!
I agree . carrageenan is bad
Same here. My vet suggested me to feed my cat Royal Canin satiety. But when I look into the ingredients, it contains carrageenan, meat by product, unspecified meat, and gums. The protein level is also lower than many other wet food. So I switched his diet afterwards. Thank you for keeping us informed❤
I work in a pet store, my wife and I do alot of research and you're on the money. Great job!
Thank you!
which dry food is good for dogs?
When I first got my cat, we fed him Royal Canin's kitten food for the first couple days and it gave him really bad diarrhea. We switched him over to instinct's kitten food as fast as we could and didn't have any more problems.
Mine had the same issue when he was little. Diarrhea for weeks until I tried a sample pack of Instinct’s Ultimate Protein. I had to trick him into thinking the kibble was treats, but he got into it pretty quickly. Solid poops, and it gave him a great coat.
Probably had too much fat, RC is in the higher end fat content
My kitten is having the same thing right now, ill try instincts kitten food with her.
There is been a complaint from various customers upset with instinct company. One customer actually did an experiment with instinct and the food has shown to have “grits” I could try to find the customer review so you can see it yourself but be careful
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Our senior cat has had chronic diarrhea. The Royal Canine sensitive stomach immediately reduced fecal odor by around 90% and the bouts with explosive diarrhea by a huge percentage . We’ve been trying so many different foods with no success. I am astounded by the incredible improvement.Hoping that it continues.
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Thank you for this review! I adopted my cat recently and he's been on Royal Canin dry food his whole life. I'm desperately trying to change his diet (by finding foods via your reviews) but he's a Royal Canin-only kibble addict, and it's been slow. He's on a mostly wet food diet now of varying brands, but he'll still act up sometimes and eat two bites!! The kibble had been giving him terrible smelling poop and he'd throw up a lot. With the wet food, he's doing much better even though it's slow progress!
Kibble is the worst food you can get
i’m so glad i found your channel. it’s so hard to find someone with just facts, and without having a biased opinion🔥🔥🔥
Thank you! Of course, I do have a biased opinion, but I try my best. I hope you find the videos helpful. :)
My late cat grew up with Royal Canin kibbles and wet food before she was rehome with us. I managed to change her kibbles over time but with the wet food, she wasn’t keen on any other brands. I have tried many brands and different selections, she ate minimally. Personally, I would not recommend owners whose cats have not tried this brand to introduce this brand. It’s very hard to try other “better” options after.
Slowly introduce the new brand not drastically change. You can mix the new kibbles into old one. Day by day increase the kibbles amount
My cats won’t eat anything but kibble and i struggle to get them on a raw or even canned food diet. How did u make the transition?
@@marquisegempup9149 You gotta make sure they are hungry! No cat is gonna try something unfamiliar when their favorite kibble is there in a bowl for them to snack on. Start feeding meals 3 times a day, and then try different flavors and textures. You could also try adding some water to the kibble your cat eats now to get her used to a different texture without the taste changing.
My Vet prescribed royal canin renal A for my older cat. Said it would be ok for my other cat to eat as well. After 6-7 months on this food my older cat started losing weight and ended up losing TWO of his ten pounds. Vet said it was just age related. Finally he just stopped eating and drinking. And within days my female also stopped eating and she had no health issues. At that point i found an article about other cats suffering the same symptoms on this food so i stopped feeding it and switched to mostly wet food with a different kibble and they both started eating again. It took several months but my older cat gained his weight back and they both returned to health. I would never feed royal canin again!
i buy Royal Canin for my dog its the only food that doesn't give him runny poo so i plan on switching my cat food to royal canin as well, also my vet pushes science diet
But you know what? my cat has a urinary problem, he often gets blockage, but when i switched his food to royal canin Urinary S/O and then now just urinary care, the blockage never returned.
We as a pet owner, may research thru the internet for the ingredients lists etc, but it is not just about the ingredients, there are scientific formulation in which when these ingredients are combined together they make a a great benefit.
Same... urinary S/O worked wonders with my cats who also had previous blockage issues
Just a heads up: Royal Canin S/O works because it has an ingredient called Sodium Bisulfate that acidifies the bladder. It is also very commonly used as a pool cleaner.
A much much healthier way to do this is to feed raw food - a raw diet will acidify the digestive tract naturally, without the use of pool cleaners :)
Just same with baking soda its used mostly in cleaning but then we eat them on our baked goods. Just bec it is being used in some other products that you know doesnt mean that it is not safe anymore. We are not food formulators and we lack expertise in terms of these matters, so we cant just tell people about our own personal belief.
@@ProximaSun No matter which way you slice it, Royal Canin is worse for your pet than a prepared raw diet.
It is higher in carbohydrates - with even the wet food as high in carbs as a lot of kibbles are - and contains filler ingredients like corn, which can carry the danger of aflatoxin poisoning - it's already killed 70 dogs this year alone just from a single brand. Their wet food also contains carrageenan, a known carcinogen, and xantham gum which has been linked to colitis and IBD.
I understand we are not food formulators. But a lot of large company food formulators are in it for the money, not the pet health. Evidence is pretty clear of that considering how full Royal Canin is of corn and byproducts, rather than quality ingredients.
My cats have been on the Primal brand raw diet for 5 years now and it has completely solved every single one of their issues. I have switched numerous other cats to raw food as well and sure enough, it has solved their issues as well. Luckily more and more holistic vets are popping up who are willing to talk about raw diets and not push prescriptions. There are plenty of vets nowadays who will advocate for feeding raw - it isn't just "my own personal belief".
I don't want my cats to have Salmonella and listeria monocytogenes by feeding them raw, they are domesticated animals and their body is no longer trained to live in the wild.
Almost all food are carcenogen by default but if mixed with other stuff those possibilites are neutralized, that is why food formualtion is very important.
Anyway just do what works for you. :)
When I adopted my kitten I did a ton of research on foods, litters, over all care, Ect weeks before hand to make sure I had a good start for it life. I adopted her at 6 weeks, and I really liked the idea of Royal Canins Mother and Baby Cat wet and dry food because its targeted and formulated at, like the name suggests, mother cats, and baby kittens under 4 months of age. Its the only food i have experience with, but I am very happy with it thus far. The packaging is something i appreciate, its nice that its resealable. I mix half of the caned version with 1/8th a cup of the dry version and my cat loves it. It was pricy. But I do plan on sticking with it, maybe when she outgrows this stage ill look into another brand or type.
poor cat
@@Mijnnaam-se4ug why?
@@llrainll 6 weeks is way to early... 12 at the least..
Love your videos! You make everything sound so interesting; even if I don’t intend on trying something for my cat I still love watching your videos just so I can learn something new
That's great to hear! Glad that you enjoy them and feel you're learning something new!
Really eloquently and diplomatically said. Thank you for this . I have often wondered myself why anyone would give dry food to their cat (at all) to treat urinary/kidney issues.
My youngest cat has skin desease and the only cat food that help her are the royal canin hypoallergenic. I don't know how they are made but they works!
Good for her! But maybe you should consider to slowly change for better products. First mate, orijen, carnilove, taste of the wild
Your cat might have allergies to some ingredients. Maybe doing an allergy test and find out what its allergic to would be better?
My cat also has otitis externa and after doing an allergy test and get the right food, her ear is getting so much better in just a week
my cat got royal canin (think it was indoor 21?) for years and while reading up on the topic I have tried half a dozen other brands trying to find a healthier kibble. I am not sure it is related but hehas since developed dandruff and an ever persistent case of mild feline acne.
I stress less about ingredients that do not sound high quality from a human perspective, since I realized that the frozen chicken breast/tenders I eat are less expensive than the kibbles (1kg bag of tenders/breast= ~5USD, 1kg of royal canin ~8USD here in South Korea). I just give him small piece of chicken every other day to make up for its lack in kibbles. Also, I foudn that if he eats too much actual meat, he seems uncomfortable because his poop will turn into steel bricks (yes I read about canned pumpkin but that's only sold as import here and costs ~8usd per 15oz can if you can believe it).
check your chicken prices! if you are in a similar situation I wouldn't stress too much over kibbles containing animal-byproducts or lack of meat as an ingredient because you can fix that yourself and even save money doing so. I also like to think my cat knows when I'm preparing chicken for him and that he bites me more because he is extra grateful... a man can dream. gotta go massage Lord Dubu now. GL.
You can add cooked mashed fresh pumpkin to his food. I do that with my cat and it works well. He loves it, Vet says it’s good for him. I give him about a tablespoon twice a week
Surprised to see the ingredient list for the dry food you got! When looking at the ingredients for different Royal Canin cat food in Sweden, the first ingredient is mostly bird protein, and no wheat gluten, only rice and corn, but those are further down in the list
American standards are low.
yes, i bought royal canin kitten second stage dry food here in India and the first ingredient is dehydrated poultry protein. Rice is the second one.
Out of desperation I have given her this brand at times, and she was wild about it. But I didn't like the idea of the bad ingredients. She wasn't thrilled about the wet, but loved the kibble. Seems like when I would give my cat foods she would love with Carageenan she would throw up. Seems it's in even limited ingredient foods like the Applaws mouse. Cat loves and pukes.
Thanks for your work!!
Please do Hills prescription diet
hills prescription diet is bad if you're going for its dry food since its heavy in carbs and sometimes it has the flavor rule which states they need 0-2% meat
A few years back, Royal Canin SO Urinary helped my cat’s bladder stones dissolve. We kept her on the food for several years but the past couple of years had switched to another food. Unfortunately , our cat very recently developed another bladder stone and urinary infection. The vet wanted her back on the Royal Canin Urinary so we started her on it and she became very ill with vomiting and diarrhea. I was surprised to find out that Royal Canin recently changed their formula and started putting wheat into almost all of their cat foods including the SO Urinary food. My cat has never tolerated wheat and she even had an allergic reaction. I was very upset that Royal Canin would put wheat into their food when they are supposed to be a superior product. Our only other Urinary options were other foods that also contained wheat. We ended up purchasing the Royal Canin SO Urinary Hydrolyzed Protein food. It has no wheat or gluten and our cat is doing well on it. Plus, she loves the new food.
I’ve been happy with Royal Canin products. My kitten was obsessed with the Persian kitten dry food - there was something about it that made it just absolutely appealing to her as a little baby. Now that she’s older but still technically a kitten I’ve got her on their older kitten dry food (she gets predominantly wet food but gets a small amount of dry food a day) and she likes it as well.
I had a long talk with my vet about nutrition and she was extremely enthusiastic about Royal Canin for kittens but recommends switching to a grain free dry food when my kitten turns one. So that’s my plan.
Dude you do realize that the main ingredient in RC is fucking corn? Cat's are obligate carnivores. Vets know shit about nutrition, they get paid to promote cancerous stuff. If you love your cat do some research. Don't fall victim to marketing and corruption
@@herbset804 you must know more than vets then
@@opticwannabelol did you even read what i wrote? Vets are getting paid to promote shit food. Sometimes they don't even know it's bad because they were taught by teachers sponsored by those companies. They are not nutritionists.
@@herbset804 source?
@@opticwannabelol I agree with Herbset. The video even states it. Species appropriate diet is certainly not corn !
Royal Canin SO food fixed my cats urinary problem but it's been out of stock for 2 mos. The vet recommended Hills Science diet but my cats hate the taste. I am trying a brand called Wysong, going to mix it with the SO I still have. Great info. Thanks!
Thanks to your channel I learned more about cats' nutritional needs and I found Carnilove food which my cat absolutely loves! Apparently it's more nutritionally dense so she eats less and she also poops less because there's less waste in the food. Her coat and muscles are also much much better than before.
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I bought this brand because my vet said to. As I’m researching more about good cat food and understanding their ingredients. I appreciate your videos.
@@1-seed-slot-pvz-YT thank you!! I’m honestly wanting to take the best care I can of my kitties. I am local to Canada so I bought the cat brand Origen, my cats absolutely loves it and runs to her bowl when it’s feeding time.
Thank you for this great learning video. I feed Royal Canin to my cats. I really don't like all the by-product ingredients and plant-based stuff, but my cats love it and seem to do well on it. I have tried everything available on the market, and the high-end, very expensive, quality ingredient foods are sitting in the pantry ready to be donated to the shelter, because my bunch just simply will not eat them.
Same here. I was thinking rc food probably have a mix of addictive ingredients. That make the cats refuse other cat food if they already taste RC first. That is so frustrating
my family been using royal canin for our cats for a few years now, seems like no problem at all. We always buy Fit, indoor and british short hair, but the indoor seems to be the best for our cats. A few days ago i bought Farmina N&D, I tried it on the big cat and he seems to like it. This product is quite new to our market here, duno if its good for cat or not but it seems to have better ingredient than royal canin
@Marisa Johnson i ve been buying these farmnia products lately, quite expensive and only 2 of my cats like the taste. 3 others have much lower standard, they pick Catsrang out of all the things i bought, like for 14$ u get 5kg of food. Welp, may be i have to come back to royal cannin
When we rescued our kitten we started with Royal Canin baby cat food and he has done very well. He’s had a healthy weight, coat the only thing is it gives him stinky poop lol. I also started giving him Tiki Cat after dark wet food which has great ingredients so I plan to stick with both Tiki Cat and Royal Canin when he becomes an Adult Cat. My kitten loves the Spay and Neuter kitten dry food.
Awesome! I know a lot of people have good results with Royal Canin's kitten food. Thanks for your input, Erica!
Just feed raw its better for them and not dry noo
What is wrong with animal by products? "“Meat by-products is the non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially de-fatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hoofs."
If we are talking about a species-appropriate and biologically appropriate diet, lungs, livers, brains are all beneficial. Just because WE don't want to eat these, doesn't mean our cats shouldn't.
A pet nutritionist doesn't approve by product meat as well. Avoid buying unidentified byproducts.
There’s nothing wrong with by products ……it’s what the manufacturer does to them. They should be eaten fresh not rendered down on a number of occasions.
@@Lucky-wt6fg by-products can also be tumored meat and some unnutritious parts of an animal and remember
It's 4d meats dead disease dying and disabled. Specified by-products are usually high quality, Avoid vague by-products such as poultry by-products/by-products meal, meat by-products, meat, and bone meal,etc.
Our kitten came from the breeder eating Royal Canin, canned tuna and raw chicken. We had her at the vet within days because she always had loose stool and ended up lethargic. We don't know if it was the Royal Canin specifically, but didn't like that the first ingredient was chicken by-products. She's doing wonderfully now that we have her on Dr. Elsey's and probiotics.
Perhaps it was the uncooked chicken 🤔🤔
Canned tuna isn't good for cats.
chicken by-products means, under AAFCO, chicken liver, lungs, etc. All parts of the animal that are incredibly nutritious for cats. By-products do not contain feces or any unclean parts.
I do NOT want to defend Royal Canin, but here in Italy the labels are slighty differents than in the US. Meat or chicken meat and chicken proteins are the first ingredient, yes, it is a vague label, general chicken, general poultry meat or proteins, very vague, but still corn and rice are NOT the first ingredients. Often, unfortunately, Royal Canin or Hill’s are the only really resolutive food for health issues.
Royal Canin changed my cats life. He was getting enemas every few weeks due to horrible constipation 😕 Royal canin fiber response completely fixed that problem 💩
Me too🥲
Really?
@@gabrielahenriquez9520 yes, I 100% recommend that food for kitties with constipation :)
I needed to read this. Our cat is constipated for last 3 days and has had 6 enemas in last 2 days. Wife and I are both in human health care so 72+ hours of not passing stool has us very worried
@@StudyWithM3E46 Oh yea, I 1000% recommend this food. My kitty was on it for years. We gave him an enema to clear him out, then started him on the food. He was pooping perfectly immediately after. Are the enemas not helping your cat go at all?
My Two Kitties who were both sick with mystery illnesses and wouldn't eat but did eat Royal Canin so I'm sold.
My kittens were on royal canin baby and mother mouse for the first 4 months. As a vet student it’s the only one I trust. Now they are 4 months old I am transitioning them onto other kitten food.
Which food are you transitioning your kittens to?
@@sal_lppl2318 a blend of wellness core kitten and ziwi east cape
Hi. What food do you feed your cats? 🐈 🐈 Love your channel ❤
Need to know
She won’t answer
I wonder about the canned version for urinary tract health. I have bought 3 cans for urinary tract health from a Canadian company called 1st Choice, but this food is not always available in pet food stores, but the RC version is. One pet food store I shop at will not shelve foods with a high recall history. RC used to be on their shelves but they removed it and replaced the products with 1st Choice. Vita is still favouring her FF canned foods especially the medleys but I want to slowly get her to shift to the canned food for urinary tract health. At least with FF, there is no carrageenan. Did you know some human foods contain carrageenan? Those butterball turkey loafs contain carrageenan (in their edible plastic wrap).
l trust Royal Canin 100%! It's the dentist equivalent of Oral B, or the car mechanic one of Mercedes Benz. My cats love it and they are healthy.
Don't you trust more that carnivore animals shouldn't eat food with so much grain?
What are your opinions on the hills prescription c/d dry/wet food
One of my cats struggles with anemia. When I put her on a diet of Royal Canin and Fancy Feast wet foods she started gaining muscle mass and her skin and coat looks a lot healthier. From my experience, I would give the food a ten out of ten for meeting bodily needs. In regards to price, I would give them a four out of ten. In regards to taste, I have to give it a ten out of ten because my cats wolf this stuff down. Oddly enough, their favorite food to eat is Friskies Extra Gravy and Chunks. Royal Canin may want to consider improving their gravy formula.
My kitty loves the friskies chunks too. Always eats the gravy first, lol.
Thank you so much for doing this review. I have heard so many mixed results and this review has really made me realize that the price isn’t worth it. Also just wondering if you would ever consider doing a product review on a raw food brand?
Hi Ivy, we do intend to cover raw food in the near future! Thank you for your input.
@@AllAboutCatsYT can’t wait! Thanks
My cat was suffering from constipation. The vet suggested I switch to Royal canin from whiskas wet food. It's 3 times the price of whiskas but it's working. And I'm very well aware of royal canin's extra carbs in their wet and dry food :/
Same thing happened with my cat, he’s been on Royal canin fiber response for years. I’ve tried to switch him to other foods but he goes back to being constipated within days 😫
@@jessmendoza510 switch slowly, 7 to 10 days can be enough for the transition
@@casual3071 I did switch slowly, he just can’t handle any other food. Even sneaking a bit of his brothers food will constipate him. He needs to only eat royal canin in order to poop regularly
@@jessmendoza510 try ziwipeak
If a cat has constipation or diarreah pumpkin mash works great for both conditions
When my cat was a kitten I fed her Royal Canin for kittens. I would mix canned and dry food and she did really well. Now I feed my cat dry food only Royal Canin for dental that you can only get from the veterinarian. It’s in a purple bag. They sell another one for dental that you can get from a pet store it’s in a dark grey bag but I haven’t tried that one yet. Don’t know the difference between those lol
I used to have a dog that only ate Royal Canin all her life and she did well and lived up to 13 years old
5 years ago I got two cats age 5 and 6 from the animal shelter. I only gave them Royal Canin Indoor (they are not allowed to go outside) and 3 years ago I switched to Royal Canin 7+ Indoor.
They love it more than anything else I have tried to feed them, wet or dry. As long as that doesn't change, I will stick to it.
Indoors is best, keep it that way! I can't stand people who let their pets out, that is endangering the pet!
could you make a video about what kind of food is suitable for senior cats?
We can! We'll consider it for the future!
My vet recommended Royal Canin Satiety diet for my cat she deems obese..but he's a male ragdoll cat. Astounded this food is $50 per 7lb bag!! I really don't want to switch his diet. I currently give them Blue Buffalo wet and dry food.
Would cooking fresh chicken, fish and other meat for our cats be better?
Nah
I get your emails but this is first time I have actually watched your reviews. I will be watching again. Well done. Thank you! Looking forward to seeing more.
It's great to have you here! Thanks for coming over from the email list.
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You're most welcome!❤
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I JUST took a bag back to the store because it gave my kitten loose stools, I switched him and within a couple of days he was better.
Hey jennifer, I have the exact same problem right now tried 2 different brands of kibbles (purina One & instinct) still the same, could you tell me what brand you switched your kitten too.
@@Mw_-fd7pl hi! I use Whole Earth Farms kitten formula (grain free) , it's in a pink bag...hope this helps!
@@Fourcatz thank you ill be consulting the vet about it and hopefully trying it out !!
Loved the video! I'm waiting for the hill's one 🙂 I think this 'classic' brands have a very outdated view on nutrition, and still have a good reputation so they'll think - why change? Sadly for me and two of my cats, they only seem to properly digest hydrolized protein, so I'm stuck with hill's z/d, whose first ingridient is cereals. I would really appreciate if anybody knows a good quality kibble or wet food with hydrolized protein. Thank you very much!!
Farmina digestion formula!
@@sharonkim5381 thanks! I'll check it out!
Edit: unfortunately the protein is not hydrolized. Nonetheless, thank you so much for your suggestion! Let's see if someone else can help
What is the problem and they need hydrolysed protein? Look up vet brands like vet life, vet expert maybe animonda and Trevor. We get these in Europe
@@angelsmokee they are easier to digest and for some cats with allergies are the only ones they can digest.....I'll check those out! Thank you!
My cat was put on the RC S/O because of urinary crystals, neutered male. I started feeding better/organic brands wet food, and limited organic kibble, all grain free. He then gained good weight, had TONS more energy, and his coat is amazing. This fixed the urinary crystals. Saved much $$$, and have a way healthier/happy middle-aged cat. Working towards a homemade diet, and even the commercial organic food is a little less $$$ than the RC.
I just got a 8 week old and he's on iams proactive health for kittens and royal canin wet food. Any suggestions for better brands? Thanks
I'm using RC Mother & Babycat soft mousse as a first food for a litter of foster kittens and mom. I just reviewed the ingredients which wasn't too bad until I hit the pork by-product, wheat gluten, corn starch and carrageenan, etc. At least it has fish oil and some other good ingredients. I know there's worse foods on the market. I'll be searching for a new food. Love your unbiased reviews...keep up the good work so our fur babies can lead healthy lives! ❤
I really appreciated this video. Thank you for being honest with your review even though it definitely could get some hate. Royal canin is a controversial brand and I think many people choose it because someone they trust recommended it to them. It is very nice to see someone call them out for the bad ingredients. I agree with many that the cat food industry is so difficult to figure out, and a lot of the time there really isn’t a best option. I think vets are taught in school by leaders of these big companies and therefore are really biased. If the company has research showing the food works it makes the vet not responsible if there are issues. My kitties are still on their journey to finding the perfect food, I am hoping for some better raw food options to convert them too. We have been trying Stella and chewys frozen raw (not freeze dried) and it is really hard to find reviews for this. We have been giving it to them along with their normal wet food and they seem to like it but I would love for you to review raw food options so I could learn more about all this. Thanks!
11:50 Which ones are the best, in your opinion?
Hello Mallory, Can you Recommend some Raw brand cat food? I would like to introduce my Senior Cat to. I don't feel comfortable making homemade Raw food. What's the Best Raw cat food.
Awesome review! Here in Argentina is the super-premium choice, it's rare to find another brand "valued" as high. My experience with their therapeutic products is really good, but I always wonder about the real quality of the other variety of products since it seems to be the same highly industrialized processed foods as other "premium" brands.
Thank you for your comment. I'm glad that you found it helpful!
Cuando veo como acá se habla de Royal Canin me da ganas de llorar
I live in Brazil and we have the same problem, we do have a few better super premium brands, but the best one is ND and it's very expensive. It's stressful seeing that we're way behind on quality.
Can someone give me an alternative to Royal Canin Dental (veterinary edition) my vet has jacked up the price multiple times and I’ve had several bags that don’t even reseal. Pleas help me with a cheaper alternative for my senior male cat I care about
Could you review meow mix? My Cats loveeee that one but i want to know if it's good for them!
Hi there! We plan to review Meow Mix in the near future. Thanks for stopping by!
Please review hills diet prescription diet id wet food for cats or best limited ingredient wet food. Thank you for all the video, they help alot!!!!
hills is poisonnnn
@@Mijnnaam-se4ug no wonder my kitten refused to eat it lmao
I love your videos.. I lived in indonesia, rc so popular in here and also my vet recommendation rc so i decided to choose rc for my cats, after i research about cat food i realize that rc it's not good for cat. sadly in my country so difficult to find kibble or raw food that you recommend in this channel, if there is a seller will sell at a high price. so can u recommend for affordable and easy to find for kibble or raw food? :(
I really hope there is a review for Royal Canin fit-32. Thank you.
Noted!
What do you think of Pro plan?
Hi great vid! Do you recommend RC for british short hair? My year old adopted BSH is a bit underweight
Everything in this video applies to British Shorthairs as well as cats of any other breed.
Really enjoy your channel. Thank you
I've found the UTI formula from Purina one to be effective. I think lower magnesium and calcium are what works. I'm inclined to think the royal canin would be similar. I do use wet food at least once a week tho.
Hi, you should feed more wet food, not the other way around.@JC.
@@Just_Lurking8Thanks. I did change to mostly wet food due to her age.
@@jc.1191 Good choice, especially animals with UTI problems . Check out Dr. Karen Becker, on TH-cam.
@@Just_Lurking8 Thanks for the tip 🙂
I have my cats on royal canine hydrolyzed protein dry food and royal canine PR protein wet food. Those are both Rx diets because my cats have immune/digestive issues that would benefit from the diet. What are your opinions on those? They cannot have raw type wet/dry food brands like instinct as it almost caused my autoimmune disorder cat to die of anemia several years ago.
Well, some cats seem to do best on that type of hydrolyzed diet, even though it wouldn't be considered nutritionally ideal. If you see that other products cause health issues, I'd encourage you to stick with what works.
@@AllAboutCatsYT so in your professional opinion, what would be a good day food and wet food options for cats that have sensitive stomach issues but also suffer from auto immune issues? I'm looking into Koha limited ingredient wet food for both of them but wasn't for sure if it contained raw food in the canned portions as instinct does.
not sure it just me or not, but the subtitle not sync with Mallory's explanation.
Same for me
This brand is magical my labrador and my cat just love this product. I've never seen them go so crazy over this food.
HEY THERE! =). i was all excited hoping you'd review the Royal Canin Persian. I have been wanting to know forever. Can you tell me if it's all non-sense, vs being actually BETTER for Persians than any other of their formulas?
Hi Lisa, that's a great question. The Persian kibble may be slightly easier for a flat-faced cat to pick up and eat. It's formulated with additonal fatty acids to support coat health and claims to offer highly-digestible ingredients to support GI health, which may be particularly valuable for Persians who tend to ingest more hair during grooming. All of this said, you could get many of the same benefits from choosing another non-breed-specific food that happens to deliver highly-digestible protein and omega-rich fish oil. Overall, this type of breed-specific food may have some benefits, but I'd like to see more tests before making a final call on whether or not they're worth it.
@@AllAboutCatsYT hey great thoughts. i am like you, often wonder about the way things are marketed, not always giving into the hype, etc etc. i imagine another group one might likely ask are Persian show cat owners? or maybe they just "go with the flow" too. I sure sure wish someone would do a study on the BREED specifics from Royal Canin. i wonder if there are any of those out there? suggestions on perhaps where to look?
There is some research coming out that lower phosphorus is more important than reduced protein, so foods like WERUVA Wx might be an option for CKD cats that won't touch Royal Canin, and I don't blame them.
What do you think about the hepatic issues one?they only offer dry.Our vet recommended it or the hill ones ,I'm one who used to hate these carb full brands. But I don't want to be stubborn and hender his health. I'm also giving him hepatiale which is a supplement. . He is 13 years old and fell in love with it ! I used to feed him wet food everyday and he would have a bit of dry for free feeding and he is not overweight. Ever since I got it he doesn't care much about the best wet foods he used to love! I refuse to have him only on dry
Idk I switched diets and my cats eat till they puke and stuff. Low energy. I used to think Royal canin was evil but they seemed healthier on canin. To be fair we are valuing our casual knowledge over expertise when we look at an ingredient list and go “oh wow wheat, cats are obligate carnivores!” And dismiss 50 years of research or so
I really appreciate this review. My vet recommended Royal Canin hydrolyzed protein formula for one of my 3 year old cats that has some chronic intestinal issues. We’ve tried many other foods and treatments in the past and this dry food seems to help more than others. I found it to be more affordable in the dry form and I do feed it to all of my cats, in addition to a commercially produced wet food.
I would like to see a review of Blue Wilderness grain free foods. My cats have always done well on them.
Hey there! It doesn't focus heavily on the Wilderness line, but our Blue Buffalo review may be of interest to you: th-cam.com/video/CSyOuxkfNnM/w-d-xo.html
Very informative, thank you for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
Hello Dear...What’s About N&D Dry Cat Food Is It Better Than Royal Canin!!! Please Explain To Us🙏🏼
Hi there! Farmina's N&D foods appear to use higher-grade ingredients than do Royal Canin's and the company has an outstanding reputation for quality. According to the All About Cats Standard, we give Farmina a B+ in contrast to Royal Canin's C+ grade.
Thanks To Your Answer That’s great News For Me And My Kids I’m Soooooo Happy I’ll Change Their Nutrition
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Is it Dry Food Enough For My Kids With Fresh Water!?!
Royal Canin Urinary Care Dry Cat Food: 31.0% protein and 8% humidity -->31/(100-8)=33.7% protein. How do you explain the difference?
Hi Charles, good question. I usually remove estimated ash and fiber along with moisture when calculating dry matter values, which results in a higher final percentage.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Is it because ash/fiber content is not always shown? I am puzzled why you calculate it that way and if I should change the way I evaluate cat foot.
Hi Mallory What do you suggest for Senior cats. And Fussie Cats
Hi Roxanne, you might like this article I wrote for the All About Cats website:
Best Cat Food for Senior Cats: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-for-senior-cats
For fussy cats, anything with the additive "natural flavor" tends to be very appealing-and yes, cheaper foods like Fancy Feast and other Purina brands tend to go over very well.
Thorough review as usual.
Royal Mallory😎💕
Thanks, Rico! See you in the next one.
my vet said my cat has to be on this for life because he has urinary crystals I was feeding him Tiki BFF, and Weruva before. I'm not sure I agree. I got pretty litter to monitor the crystals and might try switching him back
I’m sure you’re aware, but if not, crystals in male cats can result in a urinary blockage. This is a life threatening situation that needs immediate surgery and hospitalization with a urinary catheter for 24-72hrs, with the potential to reblock. I strongly recommend you follow his DVMs advice, it’s not worth rolling the dice.
@@ariannamarie1871 i was wondering if its still okay to give cats this brand since it has by products and carageenan? Bcs my cat also has to eat the urinary so royal canin
On royal canin now, but am thinking to switch to nulos medal wet food for my kitten. It says its made for both cat and kitten. I dont know how formulated it is for a kitten and was wondering if you recommend?
Hi A T, foods formulated for all life stages generally contain a bit higher levels of minerals like phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium-all of which are needed for kittenhood development. Nulo's foods are among our top recommendations for kittens, so I'd go for it!
Can you recommend the best dry for urinary?
We discuss that in this article: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-urinary-tract-health
Hi. Appreciate what you are doing. Found your site recently and I quite like it.
Apologies for multiple comments in the other thread. I don't mean to cause problems. But I thought it was important.
P. S. I tried your link to the recall emails. Will it work for South Africa? I am on mobile Firefox if that matters. Will try again when I wake up... It's getting late... or early? I must get to sleep... /grin
Hi Craig, have you tried it again? You should be able to sign up from the link shown in the description. Our recall alerts are for US foods, but you can still join our list to receive regular emails.
Hi... I want to know duvo plus cat food..is it good for cat?
My cat has urinary issues I put her on Weruva. And she has actually improved. I took her off the Urinary SO.
our bengals loved the bengal versiopn. royal canin decided to pause production of that one. we cant find it and had to try other brands. now, bengal is ill and we have to take her to vet.she isnt eating well throw's up and losing weight.so mad they paused it.
Maybe you should try another foods from royal canin? The universal one? Indoor 27, or Protein e.t.c.?
or look at the ingredients and try to find a food that is similar to that one. But i guess you tried that..
In Canada I don't know why people don't recommend said they have false ingredients into the food and harm the cat stomach. 🤔🤔
I’m having a hard time finding the carbohydrate information on the Petco WholeHearted wet cat food.
We've calculated the carbohydrate content of several WholeHearted recipes here: allaboutcats.com/wholehearted-cat-food-review
@@AllAboutCatsYT oh Hank you
@@AllAboutCatsYT so like in general on wet food they don’t list carbohydrates in the analysis?
Thank you for sharing with us a good information.
Would you be good review about ACANA dry and wet food.
Thanks
I have 4 cats at home. They both eat wet and dry cat food. When picking their food I look into the ingredients list and try to pick those with highest amounts of protein coming from animal sources. I avoid brands such as Royal canin and purina. This works well for 3 of the cats, but 1 of them (Maine Coon female 1 yo) doesn’t seem to react very well. She eats a lot and seems to enjoy the food but her poop is like an atomic bomb. 😢 I was considering trying one of these sensitive foods from Royal Canin even though I don’t trust their food… but I don’t know. Any tips?
My adult cat eats friskies wet and purina one dry. My kitten eats many different brands wet kitten food and purina one dry both drink water,ofcourse.
Research is everything 🙌
We have 3 cats and that’s all my cat’s eat . Only the dry food they didn’t like the wet food for some reason. I wish the price would come down .
Vet recommended royal canine urinary so for my 12 year old cat,...can I also give to my healthy cat?
If your vet recommended it, I'm assuming that they have some form of urinary issues or a history thereof. While it shouldn't hurt a healthy cat, it's generally not necessary for a cat with zero history of or predisposition to urinary tract disease.
This is off topic and not about that food. But you think you can help me? I have a kitten currently on science diet from hills & he don’t seem to like it he barely eats. What do you recommend for me to try for kibble. Do you know anything about the instinct brand dry food for kittens would that be a healthy and delicious choice for him..? Please help lol
First off, have you ruled out any health issues? Inappetence could be a symptom of problems. Assuming that your kitten is otherwise doing well, I would absolutely recommend Instinct by Nature's Variety dry food! Theirs is one of the best kitten foods on the market.
He just got checked everything went well but after that appointment he stopped eating so well. I just got him a week ago btw appointment was on Friday a couple days ago. But he plays and act completely normal but just doesn’t eat well. But thank you I actually went and got it today seems like it could be working but we’re getting there. Another question is wet food okay to always have everyday? He seems to like wet food (instinct kitten brand ) in his dry food so I mix it in order for him to eat ,is it okay to always do that or should I try to just get him use to dry food more than wet?
I had kittens/cats before but this one is just different hes very finicky 😳
Pretty M ,I have a similar kitty who is now 7 years very very picky needs variety in flavors not a fan of gravies pates only and shreds I too went thru a lot of high end expensive tins and kibble ,it came down to Purina pro plan kibble the wet was also liked but comes in limited flavors until she started throwing up too much undigested kibble started on sensitive stomach dry but I think the brand didn't sit well over the years now is on royal canin sensitive stomach dry cat food , royal canin and Purina proplan are highly accepted by picky eaters from my own cats experiences, as far as wet goes fancy feast has a bad rap but honestly if the cat likes it and no tummy turmoils it's an affordable option for multiple cats and they seem to like the flavors as well lots to select from out there but after breaking an arm and a leg these brands seem to sit well withy cats .proplan is a good option it's easily accepted by cats as long as their system accepts it . Have tried instinct,wellness ,solid gold and some more ,some cats like small kibble ours prefer the larger ones so size wise both royal canin and Purina proplan are winners .Good luck with kitty hope u find whats palatable to her!
@@haleemamoin7868 thank you I’m trying instinct currently if that don’t go well (which isn’t really 😭) , i do want to try Purina proplan tho!!
I totally agree with you and thank you for the great review.
The food, Simba likes to eat at the moment and does very well with his "outtakes" ;) are the "Sterilized" and the " Beauty" one. Well, I don´t really like this kind of foods and would love to feed him foods of higher quality. We tried so much on the market, nearly everything you can buy or do by yourself....but he don´t like it or can´t eat it without many issues. He is a Maine Coon boy and what I learned so far ( maybe helpful for other people too :) ) is: that many cat breeds ( especially when they´re 100% pure ) have problems with many kinds of cat food. Well, good to know, that he isn´t sick or something ( not at the moment, lucky me ). He is just a 5 year old 100% ( sterilized of course ) Maine Coon cat boy. :) Oh and I can´t use two different brands at the time...if the time is there...sometimes after a few month or so...we need a new product....damn, oops sorry.....but ...Royal Canin is the one, which works the longest time so far. :) Hopefully a little longer or so :)
Can you do Schesir cat food? I alternately gave my babies KitCat & Schesir wet food. So far I seem to find anyone does review on Schesir wet & dry food.
We're set to publish a written review of Schesir very soon!
so i recently adopted 2 kittens and in their very first week of adoption took them to a vet to make sure their overall health was okay. I told the vet thatI plan to have the kittens on wet food diet and offer kibble only as treats during clicker training. She said once the kittens reach adult cat weights she wants me to think about having kibble as part of their diet so that they get a good volume of food without it being very calorie dense. I told her I was concerned that dry food would mean they'd be susceptible to UTIs. She said thats mostly genetic but for most cats dry food is ok and she even feeds her own cats dry food. Im so confused because all the cat people inlcuding you, jackson galaxy etc all are really cautious about dry food. What do you make of this?
I’d say go with your gut, sometimes Vets have outdated information and yanno influencers gotta stay up to date lol
yeah but im sure vets have to stay upto date with the latest research to keep their license to practise veterinary medicine. They must have exams every few years or so- atleast thats how it works for human medicine
@@sidramir3211 I fed my cat only dry food since she was about 8 months until about 7 year old when I learned about wet food and included it in her diet. She never had any health issues besides congestive heart failure which she developed at 13 years and lived one year more. i learned CHF is mostly caused by genetics.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Could you look at diamond cat food Naturals and wet and dry iams indoor and sheba products? Please and thank you
Hi Shannon, we plan to cover some of these in the near future! Thank you for the request.
Hi 🙂
I was wondering if you’ve heard of Nutrience cat or dog food. It’s very available here in New Zealand but seems to be a Canadian brand... It’s seems to be one of the better choices of pet food even over Royal Canin or Hills etc. If you are familiar could you please do a review? I personally believe it’s one of the best brands of cat or dog food out there but I value your opinion 🙂
Hi there! We'll consider reviewing it. Thank you for the request!