My lovely cat eats mainly whiskers products! Mainly the wet food in cans and some times their dry food busiquits. And she does enjoy it a lot that ahe eats it so fast, yes yes ik cats naturally eat fast but seems like she loves it
It’s crazy that I’m seeing this brand, because I found this cat milk in my local 99 cents store, I was planning on buying it for my cat but I wasn’t sure. Also can you do a review on tiny tiger cat food, thanks malory
Having 4 cats and having worked in a pet food store I always like that you tell viewers to do research, even though you've done a lot. Thank you for going down the rabbit hole . It's deep for pet food.👍👍👍
@@user-qo8om3zt3g There are people who don't choose to have a cat, in fact most people don't choose to have a cat, starving strays just appears in their homes begging for help and just choose to help the poor buggers, you get chosen by the cat, not the other way around so stop being such an clown. Also home food are cheaper? That depends on the country and their area, fresh food on some are more expensive.
Where i live theres not many good brands we can choose from unless you want an insanely expensive brand which most people cant afford. It’s frustrating how America has so many good food brands but we don’t have even one. Thanks for your reviews
(Living in Australia) I used to feed my cat whiskas when he was a kitten. He had lots of litter box issues, mainly diarrhea, so i took him to the vets. When the vets heard that I was using whiskas they assured me that all of his issues were most likely caused by that and compared whiskas for cats to a human eating McDonalds every single day! That was one year ago and ever since then I have been using Hill's science diet cat food and my now two cats have never had a problem again. Always ask your vet what they feed to their own pets at home!
Thanks for tuning in from Australia! 👋 It's interesting (and concerning) to hear stories like this. Glad to hear that you were able to switch to a diet that suited your cat a bit better.
Hill's science diet may be better than Whiskas, but there are other brands that are much better, as I was told by the owner of an independenty owned pet food store.
For the first few weeks I used Hills’ Science Diet kitten food, then we got Optimum but she did horrible diarhea, changed it and found more Hill’s Science Diet, but then after a small amount of time we switched her main diet to Whiskas kitten dry food all the way until this year. Recently (a few days ago) I noticed she wasn’t eating her Whiskas 1 year plus at all and changed it to Fancy Feast’s tuna and mackerel, i feed 1/4 cup in the morning, 1/6 cup in the evening and then a very small amount at night. Am I feeding her okay?
Our old cat had to be switched to the softest cat food possible, but she was VERY picky. As she was also underweight, our priority was to make her ear, no matter what and she would not accept anything else than whiskas patties, poultry flavored. We tried ALL wet cat food out there, but no, we had to cut her wet food in chunks for her. We've been judged by so many people that, at the store, told us that that food was bad for our cat. But bad food is better than no food, she would just not eat if we gave her anything else. I'm glad you made a review on those!
My cats won’t eat the ‘best’ cat foods! I’ve tried just about every brand of high quality food on the market. Their very favorite is Fancy Feast but I’ve been throwing in the better ones as I am able to. They can read the labels so they know when I’m tricking them!
I fed my previous cats(20 years ago) Whiskas. They loved it, until impossible to find. My current cat, 15 year old Boo-winkle, has a chicken allergy, hyperthyroidism, a bit of dementia, is grieving over the sudden loss of his best friend and litter mate, Rocky, and also had a bad ear infection causing deafness. Poor baby has been through so much yet maintains his sweet disposition. Due to his illness, food is quite an issue and his only joy right now. His allergy and hyperthyroidism doesn't allow anything with chicken or fish and it's practically impossible to find wet food without either one despite the flavor, resulting in putting far, far more down the garbage disposal than into his stomach. He seems to be getting bored with Instinct Limited Ingredients Rabbit or Duck, so for a treat, I bought a case of Fancy Feast Turkey and Gravy. Total junk food ingredients, but surprisingly, no chicken or fish in it. He loves it, of course.
My family and a bunch of friends are on vacation in mexico from the usa rn and i took in a cat from the streets, we couldn’t keep feeding him our tuna packs so we went to the store and they had whiskas and he absolutely loves it❤️
My parents cats both lived until 20 years old! They ONLY ate Whiskas dry food, we tried giving them the more expensive or different brands but they wouldn't eat it. The one cat died of kidney failure (at 20 years) and did vomit too frequently for my liking, the other had no issues but dementia in her last years. (almost 21 years) This is a tricky subject as I can't argue that they didn't live full lives by only eating Whiskas.
Thanks so much for your review ❣️ very helpful. This confirms what Jackson Galaxy said in one of his pet food videos is that even the worst graded wet food is better than any dry cat food because cats should only eat wet or better yet, raw food and tuna is not a good fish for cats, too much mercury for their tiny bodies!
I’m so very glad I found your video’s - you are an EXCELLENT channel and you are a great CaTeacher!!! Love your approach and your input. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS!
I have been binge watching all of your reviews and I LOVE how detailed and knowledgeable they are. I would love to see a review on core wellness, merrick, and crave! Keep up the amazing work!
Malory, I really appreciate your objective analysis of cat foods, giving us the facts and helping us to compare fairly with other known brands. Thank you also for recognizing that many pet owners may not be able to afford high quality foods and for addressing concerns in a way that may not recommend a given food but also doesn’t come down hard on folks who just want to find the best options within their budgets. Especially a challenge during this inflation. Also, I have found that I can often find better pricing for any quality pet foods online- Amazon and other distributors frequently offer 25%-off coupons for your first purchase of a brand, on top of any other discounts.
Haven't seen this brand in stores but just saw your review summary seems like a junk food equivalent to friskies. There's much better quality brands like Instinct, Nulo, Merrick, Wellness, Tiki, Fussie Cat, etc.
My cat Colby got horribly addicted to the temptations treats, like it's all he could think of. He likes to chase thrown treats so I had to find a new tossable treat, the blue buffalo bursts have filled in great for that.
My cat's were addicted to Whiskas but vomited whole chunks frequently and stopped feeding with this brand. It's an addiction to them. They never stopped begging! I started feeding with wet food, any brand reasonably priced, boiled chicken liver and occasionally chicken white meat and it agrees with my cat. Much better!
I tried Whiskas and my cats liked it, but when I found out that they conduct laboratory feeding trials and/or test on animals in other ways it just went of my shopping list.
Good video. I'm in the UK and my cats are currently eating Whiskas canned food. I have 10 cats so the pouches are far too expensive. In the UK, Whiskas is one of the most expensive of the "cheaper" brands at £4.75 ($6.36) for 6 x 390g cans (13.75 oz). In the UK there are certain additives that are banned from food, including E numbers (preservatives, food colouring etc.). I did try my cats on Whiskas dry food but had to stop giving it to them as it was causing several of them to have very loose stools. Switched them to Go Cat (made by Purina) and they're OK with that. However, two of my cats are losing some of their fur. They are all indoor cats and don't have fleas so not that. I can only assume that two of them possibly have a food allergy. The only other canned foods I can get are Felix (made by Purina) but only available from one store - Pets at Home. I think they're called Petsmart in America. At the moment my car is awaiting repairs so I can't get to PaH as it is quite a distance away. The only other canned food we can get is supermarkets own brands and these are usually not very good. Of course, as we all know, cats are fussy and mine will quickly let me know if they don't like something. The ages of my cats range from 3 years to 22 years. They get dry food in the afternoon, not too much and their main meal at night. They also have a 5 litre water fountain so always have access to filtered water. As for the more expensive cat foods, a few months ago there were several high end brands recalled, one being Applelaws because there was something in them that was causing cats to become very ill and many died. I think it might have been something caused by that mould talked about in the video showing that things can go very wrong whether it's cheap cat food or expensive cat food. As far as I'm aware, no real cause has yet been found.
The problem last year was with dried food and affected a number of brands, including some supermarket own label. This also highlighted that Applaws did not make their own dry food, but used a bulk manufacturer, so I would not give my cats any Applaws dried food but do feed them the canned food which they love as it's at least 70% human grade meat or fish with no grains. It also has some interesting fruit and vegetables added, such as pumpkin or seaweed.
@@Pythonaria You? Hoarders neglect their pets all the time because they can't afford to take care of them all. You literally just said it's all too expensive so you have to feed them cheap garbage that's making them horribly sick.
@@VARY78 I have NEVER said it's all too expensive. Go and read my comment again properly. If my cats are so "horribly sick" then do explain why my oldest is 22, followed by 2 17 year olds, a 16 year old, 2 10 years olds and the others younger? My oldest cat lived to 23. None of them would live to such a great age if they were "horribly sick" as you claim. You may have misinterpreted why my car is currently off the road. It is not because I can't afford to repair it, it is because I am having difficulty sourcing parts for it as there is a shortage caused by there not being enough truck drivers in Europe at the moment. Even the garage I use has tried and failed to find parts and it's not a small part that's needed either. As for my cats, I have 10. Until I became disabled due to an accident 18 months ago I fostered for a local rescue and helped with trapping. I can no longer help with trapping and I'm currently only on the foster list for dire emergencies, meaning if I have to foster it is on the strict understanding that the cat or kitten can only stay long enough until a more permanent solution is found, days rather than weeks. The last foster fail I had came to me in a very sorry state. 8 months old, full of cat 'flu, parasites, covered in sores, extremely underweight, very, very scared and she was unspayed. She was a surrender and had been abused by the previous owner. It took over 4 months of regular trips to the vet, lots of medication to get her well enough to be spayed. She was also microchipped. She turned into a beautiful, sleek black cat who is now super friendly and very mischievous and a much loved part of my family as they all are. You might want to look up a dictionary and read what the term "hoarder" means. Hoarders keep on hoarding. They never get medical treatment for the animals they take in and many are left to starve and live in appalling conditions. These people usually have mental health problems as has been shown time and time again. I am physically disabled now but my adult son lives with me and does a lot of the housework I can no longer do such as vacuuming. We would not like to live in a pig sty and I'm sure our cats would not like that either as cats are fastidiously clean animals. You come across as a sanctimonious prat with more money than sense who judges people without knowing them or their circumstances. Simply put, you are a troll but remember this. Pride comes before a fall and boy, are you in for a big fall. Now go away and troll someone else.
I had two cats that lived to be 20 and 21 years old and they are whiskas and meow Mix their whole lives. Healthy girls. Average weight. No issues. They turned their nose up at the expensive stuff. For a treat they had canned tuna three times a week.
In the UK there is this brand called butchers classic which is 70% meat content, no sugar grains or cerials and is cheaper then wiskas. £19 for 24, 400g tins. I suggest anyone in the UK on a budget to buy this food.
GREAT VIDEO! I've been around cats my whole life, 60+ years. A few years ago I noticed one of my cats little teeth on the bottom were broke off. I started looking at the other cats I have, this broken teeth thing looks pretty common, but...I switched so Senior bag cat food, red bag at wallmart, it's small and easier to break. Tender Vittles seems good too.. I've been buying kitten foods too and mixing the bags. I have tested a few bag cat foods I had, and most I could barely break the pieces with pliers...pliers! WTF! The hardest one to break was a TOP name healthy food on the market. On the wet food topic, I have tried many brands, some cats eat it, some don't. Some eat some brands, some don't. Some cans, they won't touch. After watching your video, now I know why. Even some of the top brands, they only eat the gravy. And talking with other pet owners in the cat food isle at the store, everyone says, "I don't know why I buy the can food, they don't eat it." Do a video on plastic bowls and cats getting sick from the plastic. One more thing, I used to work a shipping dock in my younger days, we'd get big bags off the boats the size of volkswagons, filled with stuff that looked like small chunks of Styrofoam, bags would break open and we'd shovel it off the ground. I was told. it was trucked out to a factory and turned into dog food.
My cat also does not like most of the expensive cat foods. I had to send some back for a refund, while he still enjoys Whiskas. However, the price in Australia is about $11 for a box of 12 pouches, which makes it more expensive than what you are paying for it
First time seeing this channel. AWESOME CONTENT! People don’t understand how exhausting and difficult it is to research this information! As a human, Nutritional Therapist and having grown up in a 2 generation Veterinary Clinic, there isn’t another channel as EXCELLENT as yours is, in content information for consumers! I can’t wait to fully watch your channel of videos! Much thanks! BYW, I have to ask 2 questions. Are you aware of the Harvard study of what the BEST food for cats? And, Could you please do an evaluation of “Rabbit” as main or sole protein source cat foods? Keep up the EXCELLENT RESEARCH REPORTING! Thanks 🙏😻😽😺❤️👍
Sry but there is no excuse to feed trash food like whiskas! The Price is the worst argument. Whiskas = 3,00-3,50€/1kg // 350g per day for a 5kg Cat (feeding instructions) Lets take MAC's , not the best one but a realy good low price option= 3,20-4,00€/ 1kg // 180-250g for 5kg cat. Whiskas = 38% meat and animal by-products (4% chicken) e.g this could be fck any trash from meat production + Sugar. MAC's = 45% chicken + 25% beef = 70%! + exactly declared animal by-products like heart, liver... no sugar. The problem with trash food like whiskas are the attractants/sugar. It seems like cats hate everything but Whiskas, Kitekat... but only if they are used to it. You argue, your cant wont eat high quality food? Bullshit, be patient and resolute, most people take the easy way. We got a 10 year old BSH from the shelter who never had good food before + an eating disorder (he ate plastic whenever he had a chance to). It took less then a month to get him used to a high quality brand. Sry for my bad english.
Ugh!!! Since seeing this I feel like such a bad fur-baby-mommy. In the past I’ve made my own cat food but, ever since quarantine it’s been hard to find chicken livers and hearts. Would love to see reviews on fresh (refrigerated) cat food. Also one on healthy cat treats. I’ve never tried out freeze dried treats. I’ve heard that fish isn’t necessarily species appropriate. cats in the wild wouldn’t eat tuna however, they might catch a minnow. Am I taking this too far?
I’m old enough to remember when Whiskas wet food was considered a premier food. Like with Sheba I’ve never had a cat that liked it, but even with my human nose I can tell it smells different than other foods.
Oh, it's great to hear your perspective. Most of our subscribers are in the 25-34 age bracket, so it's always special to hear from someone with a bit more long-term experience with cats and the industry. Thanks for sharing, Mark.
my first fur baby that passed in 2020 only ate Whiskas her entire life (she ate it at the shelter we got her from and just continued it). she threw up a lot and eventually passed from kidney failure after a beautiful 17 years together (but thats common in cats despite food i believe). now it's discontinued where i live. surprised by a lot of the info in this video!
I ALWAYS wondered why Whiskas cat food is branded as KALKAN カルカン here in Japan… now I know!! Thanks Mallory!! We still occasionally buy Whiskas wet Cat food for our three cats in Papua New Guinea (Lamb Mince, Beef Mince and Chicken mince), but recently switched to Felix wet cat food. Whiskas cat biscuits are pretty average, and our cats don’t really like them that much - not to mention our cats have more liquid poop when we give them the Whiskas biscuits... we switched to Royal Canin biscuits as it keeps them fuller longer and is crunchier for their teeth! Now we’re in Japan, we miss them a lot , but I’ll be going back to Papua New Guinea to see them in a few months! 😺😸😺
I give my cat whiskas dry food and wet food as well... And they love it.. But here in India it is really expensive as compared to your prices in your country.. Can u please make a video on the brand Me-O?? About the quality and Its breakdown.. That would be really helpful.. Thanks for ur studies and your videos they are really helpful!
I added a little bit of the Whiskas Salmon pate to my cat Mojo's dry food and he ate the Whiskas and left most of his kibble in his bowl. It was an experiment to see how he would like wet food. Seems like a success. Soon I will let him try a little better wet food.
The Mars company is having issues here in Australia too. We are seeing health issues in dogs with at least 2 brands connected to Mars. We are having issues with Baxters and Ivory Coat.
Baxter's has been killing pets for a while now as well as Mars too. Baxter's is probably some of the worst food I've ever seen. They can't even name the meat, they have no idea what it even is. I can't believe people will buy any of these foods and think it's okay. Some recipes even contain "cereal" whatever that is. Nothing about the food is right.
My kittens wouldn't even try the Whiskas kitten wet food or the dry food. Completely refused to eat them. Just kept yelling to be fed even though the Whiskas food was there. We had to give away the unopened wet food pouches and dry food pack and revert back to IAMS (we've since switched to Acana and Scrumbles).
Apparently one of the cats in the video (Forest, I think) shares that opinion. At 7:00 she sniffs the food and seems to think, "Yeah, I can do better."
I also feed my cat Whiskas at times when there is no supply of Brit cat food BUT i rehydrate the dry food and make sure to add more water on the wet food as well as I have had friends who are also cat moms tell me it is salty.
What are some high quality brands then? I can afford anything let me know. My kitty is 5 months old and give him a mix of wet and dry food 2-3 times per day and sometimes a mix of canned tuna (made for cats) with dry food 3 times per week.
Pet foods urk the hell out of me, as a label reader. There are way too many brands that have "natural healthy" looking packaging but when I read the ingredients list, I see corn as the first ingredient. Cats aren't designed to eat corn and corn gluten. READ THE LABELS!
I’m not gonna lie Mallory I really like..that pillow. It is really cute. Holds my attention., sometimes I don’t even catch the content because I’m looking at the pillow. Oh well I snapped out of the fixation on the pillow when you said horse killing operation. I honestly thought it was a myth. Don’t hold it against me because I like the pillow. I’ve always thought the pillow was cute. I’m sure lots of others think the same. I hope you’re doing well God bless.
@@AllAboutCatsYT I actually forgot that I hit send on that comment. 😯😯I was just thinking/ typing out loud. Just being silly. I lost my cute pillow in 1999 😥😥since then I just kind of admire cute pillows from afar. That’s why I have a house full of cats. Such great companions and they don’t want to borrow money like the kids.
loved this video and the whole concept of reviewing and testing brands....that being said I agree with you not the best food to purchase for your furry friends.... Purina, pedigree whiskas, etc they are cheap for a reason !!!! don't buy these for your cats (or dogs) (if you can help it) if you can't afford premium that's ok but try to find an extra 5-10$ depending on the quanity your purchasing for a more mid shelf reputable brand. help your your cat feel healthier, be healthier, live longer with less medical issues down the line. and ultimately live a HAPPIER life. this is equivalent to McDonald's maybe worse. what lab did you use? I've wanted to do this myself with some other brands !!!
@@AllAboutCatsYT thank you!!! have you heard of the brand Merrick purrfect bistro? saw it in my high end pet food store and would love to see one of your highly informative videos :) thank you for all the research you do!!!
@@briimarie2218 We touch on it in our Merrick review here: allaboutcats.com/merrick-cat-food-review We'll consider it for a video review as well! Thanks.
Seriously. You think these people care? They don't. They're brainwashed by their vets into thinking they're good since they simply meet basic AAFCO standards. Most vets are owned by a lot of these companies too. Mars M&Ms owns Banfield, VCA, Bluepearl, and Pet Partners. Vets also take a short class in nutrition and these brands sponsor their college courses and are heavily promoted to them. I am a feline nutritionist and this is why I exist and why vets aren't so skilled in nutrition, would you see your general practicioner for a diet plan and nutritional advice? Highly unlikely. I've seen how deluded people are. Like they are really brainwashed into thinking pets need to eat highly processed foods and that byproducts and dyes are perfectly safe and healthy. If you mention a raw diet to these people they will say their vet claims it will kill their cat or that cats aren't meant to eat raw meat because it's dangerous. It's so frustrating. I wish I could educate enough people to stay away from these dangerous brands.
We are wanting to adopt a cat. Im stressing out about what to feed him/her when we get one. We are in Canada. What food would you recommend we start with. Im feeling overwhelmed with all the options. Thanks
My vet said to stick with Hills Science Diet, Royal Canin, or Purina Pro Plan. I am in Canada too. There is no regulation of pet foods so we need to be able to trust the label.
@@LoriJMarshall Your vet is probably owned by one of those companies. Your vet also doesn't know anything about nutrition because they take a very short course in nutrition where these brands sponsor their courses and promote heavily to them. Would you see your general practitioner for nutritional advice and a diet plan? No you'd probably see a nutritionist. I have been college educated in canine/feline nutrition and any pet nutritionist will STRONGLY advise against these foods. They are DANGEROUS and I see health issues associated with pets eating these foods all the time. They source in China where there's absolutely no regulations and the animals are treated horribly so it's to be expected. You can see their recall history for yourself and it's absolutely appalling. Would you eat unidentified meat full of cancer causing dyes? Didn't think so.
FirstMate and Koha are really awesome brands that are pretty big in your country. They are very reasonably priced for their high quality meats and clean sourcing. No dyes, byproducts, unidentified meats. They're also limited ingredient diets which are highly digestible so your kitty can absorb the nutrients easier. Canadian brands usually have higher standards where as USA standards are pretty mediocre.
Big Country Raw Fare game line! My cats have eaten it for the past 2 years. It's completely balanced for you, they have vet nutritionist that will make a plan for you if you message them!
I never was fond of Whiskas for my kitty who recently passed at 21 yrs old. She didn't like it, she ate a lot of people tuna & Fancy Feast Pate & dry food. Have you done a review on Purina, or specifically Fancy Feast, would you consider it if not?? Thanks!!
My cat loves the jelly range and was given this since he was born. I'd love to find a high quality range of another brand. However, would whiskas cause harm?
Ive just bought a kilo of dry food whiskas since the pet store recommend it to me. My kitten only staying here on us recently thats why im so excited to buy something for my pet. Its been 1 and a half days since my kitten eat this cat food as his meal and he got litter issues and diarrhea thats why i switch him to rice meals and wet food. What to do to these kitten food :(((
My cats dont like Whiskers but dont mind a pouch of Felix (as good as it gets label) They are both on premium dried which they prefer but the wet food is probably for my benefit thinking they want it They lick the gravy or juice and leave all the rest They love their water fountain and of course love a bit of plain chicken I am like a butler with the cats … when my kids were growing up I would say “eat what you’re given” My cats …. Haha they get what they want!
When they say 4% that is the named meat eg lamb, chicken. The rest is other stuff, offal etc. But a cag in the wild eats skin, offal, ears etc so the likes of Whiskas and Felix are not as bad as people make out. How many wild cats eat just chicken breast or lef of lamb? Heck my cat catches and eats flies and moths 😂 A variety of foods would seem a good idea. My cat has Felix, Whiskas Applaws, raw mince, beef steak, occasionally raw prawns and good quality dry like Crave or Applaws.
Hi! I hope you also review the air-dried/freeze dried food. There are a lot now and was hoping for a review to some of them (e.g. MEOW Cat food, ziwi etc)
Mallory, I love your videos! Your so informative! I recently discovered this cat litter that is a subscription, I would love your input on it. It’s called Catalyst cat litter. It’s made of wood. I’d love to see how it stands up to the other sustainably sourced wood litter. Just a thought though. Thank you for your videos!
What’s ur opinion on Tiki cat food (the Essentials) I’ve read ur blogs on the other tiki cat foods but you didn’t go over the essentials one. Is it good? Also it says it’s high protein, will my cat gain more weight?
Their Essentials food is similar to the Born Carnivore line-the only difference is that it's a bit better for cats with food sensitivities. High protein food will not make your cat gain weight and are almost never higher in calories than their lower-protein equivalents.
Have never bought that brand. Never will. Only high quality food for my 23 furry children (not pets). No by-product meal. Grain free. No fillers. Wet and dry food. Expensive but better health for my babies. I experimented with many high quality options. The kids voted with their consumption. Long time cat dad.
Thank you for this helpful video! Not sure if you have one about Science Diet, gonna search now.. I assume it's one of the better dry foods since my vet carries it. My smitten loves their dry kitten food, but my senior bitty bat isn't a fan of their senior kitty food 😻😾
Welp I feel silly!! I watched your video on Science Diet, turns out it's not so great 😿👎 definitely gonna be switching my kitters foods once they've finished their current bags 😺 thanks SO MUCH for all the research you do for these incredible creatures ❤️
My cat goes nuts for the wet food so I was wondering what is in it.. I thought they were deliberately making it addictive.. I always keep her bowl full of dry food and treat her to a pouch of wet food once a day otherwise it gets expensive. Is it ok to mix them, I wonder why my cat is so obsessed with wanting wet food all the time, she is more like an entitled dog than a cat. I don't know if I should be worried or not. I feel like the only reason she comes for attention these days is because she wants wet food and doesn't want the biscuits unless she really get hungry. But her belly feels full most of the time so I don't understand why she is so desperate for wet food. Maybe I'm over thinking it?
They're both pretty good, though I'd generally lean towards Nulo. You can read reviews of both brands here: allaboutcats.com/nulo-cat-food-review allaboutcats.com/merrick-cat-food-review
Similar problem. Only Fancy Feast pate. I to have been mixing. . Meat by product are not as healthy as real meat. Any suggestions on dry same issue. Fancy Feast dry totally artificial. Only other dry is Purina Beyond that my two will eat I keep trying though.
This is an off topic question but I was wondering if you can give me some advice on post-recovery for spayed cats, I dont know if I should go for a playpen that can fit a litterbox wired crate so she wont jump, what to look out for if she in too much pain even with her meds, how often to clean water each day( i do twice a day), what kind of food would be easier for her to eat after 24 hours, what to do if she still wont eat after 24 hours or longer things like that. Im a first time cat owner so Im very nervous for this surgery
You’re right to ask questions because it’s tough, I’ve just been through it with my little one and it was a nightmare at times! For us, there were 3 main issues we had, the first was what to use as a means of preventing her from going for her stitches, a recovery suit was okay but she was cold because it kept her fur too close to her body, the standard cone was okay but she walked with her head down because she couldn’t see where she was going and she had difficulty eating so I had to find a tiny dish that’d fit inside the cone and hold it while she ate, we ended up with a donut style ‘collar’ which was the best for freedom of movement and comfort, once she got used to it and stopped trying to rip it off she was fine (and it was a watermelon which made her look so stinkin’ cute!) The second thing was eating, she had no loss of appetite at all from the get go but I gave her smaller meals more often with extra fluid because her poos are enormous and I didn’t want her popping her stitches plus it made sure she stayed hydrated. The issue was as I described before but small raised and tilted dishes worked best for accessibility. The third thing was keeping her relaxed and restricting her movement, oh boy I knew we’d struggle here because she’s so active and easily overstimulated! I put a small stepladder at the side of my bed where she sleeps and put boxes and even used cushions next to the sofa and other places where she climbs, I had no way of being able to use a crate or similar so kept her in my bedroom for the first few days. Once I let her roam just between the bedroom and living room she was in a much better mood and calmed down some, she did start running around at her own pace, I put on calming music for cats and videos with birds that I found on TH-cam which were a godsend, the music really got us through the first few days, I put all the high energy toys away until her collar came off at 14 days. The first few days were sad because she was nothing like herself and thankfully slept through most of it, after that I felt like I was going crazy trying to keep her occupied with low energy play but we made it! You’ll be given some good advice from the vet for post operative care and I’d say to rely on your instinct, you know your girl and if you feel something isn’t right contact the vet. Good luck!
My cat eats whiskas and one of cats died because of kidney failure and she was just 4 years old. Just wanted to know does Whiskas cause liver or kidney problems?
Hmmmm I'm intrested to find out if our Whiskas (in europe) has a different ingrediënt list...because no way there is more than 10% protein in it! I always say Whiskas is McDo for cats; If I google the website in my country you can't even find the ingrediënts of every product :o
I tried whiskas on my kitten, she didn't eat the whole day and her stomach was upset. She was just sleeping the entire day unlike her usual nature of playing around a lot.
i dont really think ingredients matter too much. its the nutritional content that matters. IF the cat is getting the proper nutrition, it doesnt really matter WHAT is giving it to the cat. be it expensive ingredients or cheap ones. People love to tout sustainability, well, cheaper ingredients IS sustainable, thats why its cheap.
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What do you think about Whiskas cat food? Let us know about it in the comments!
My lovely cat eats mainly whiskers products! Mainly the wet food in cans and some times their dry food busiquits. And she does enjoy it a lot that ahe eats it so fast, yes yes ik cats naturally eat fast but seems like she loves it
There should be more meat in it.
4% isn't acceptable.
It’s crazy that I’m seeing this brand, because I found this cat milk in my local 99 cents store, I was planning on buying it for my cat but I wasn’t sure. Also can you do a review on tiny tiger cat food, thanks malory
Never tried it cant really say
My cat likes whiskas, but she prefers Royal Canin when it comes to dry food and Felix for wet food.
Having 4 cats and having worked in a pet food store I always like that you tell viewers to do research, even though you've done a lot. Thank you for going down the rabbit hole . It's deep for pet food.👍👍👍
i love how she doesn't shame owners who cant afford the more expensive foods
You should be ashamed of yourself if you give your cats that crap
@@user-qo8om3zt3g don’t judge people based on what they feed their cats! Yes some foods aren’t terrible but it’s all some people can afford.
@@juicy9895 I will judge because you can make food at home that's cheaper than Friskies. If you can't afford a cat don't have one.
@@user-qo8om3zt3g making food at home for a cat is extremely Risky. Cats need certain nutritions to thrive. I can’t with ignorant people like you
@@user-qo8om3zt3g There are people who don't choose to have a cat, in fact most people don't choose to have a cat, starving strays just appears in their homes begging for help and just choose to help the poor buggers, you get chosen by the cat, not the other way around so stop being such an clown. Also home food are cheaper? That depends on the country and their area, fresh food on some are more expensive.
Where i live theres not many good brands we can choose from unless you want an insanely expensive brand which most people cant afford. It’s frustrating how America has so many good food brands but we don’t have even one. Thanks for your reviews
You can cook home cat food !!!
Same
(Living in Australia) I used to feed my cat whiskas when he was a kitten. He had lots of litter box issues, mainly diarrhea, so i took him to the vets. When the vets heard that I was using whiskas they assured me that all of his issues were most likely caused by that and compared whiskas for cats to a human eating McDonalds every single day! That was one year ago and ever since then I have been using Hill's science diet cat food and my now two cats have never had a problem again. Always ask your vet what they feed to their own pets at home!
Thanks for tuning in from Australia! 👋 It's interesting (and concerning) to hear stories like this. Glad to hear that you were able to switch to a diet that suited your cat a bit better.
Hill's science diet may be better than Whiskas, but there are other brands that are much better, as I was told by the owner of an independenty owned pet food store.
whats hill's science diet cat food?
For the first few weeks I used Hills’ Science Diet kitten food, then we got Optimum but she did horrible diarhea, changed it and found more Hill’s Science Diet, but then after a small amount of time we switched her main diet to Whiskas kitten dry food all the way until this year. Recently (a few days ago) I noticed she wasn’t eating her Whiskas 1 year plus at all and changed it to Fancy Feast’s tuna and mackerel, i feed 1/4 cup in the morning, 1/6 cup in the evening and then a very small amount at night. Am I feeding her okay?
Our old cat had to be switched to the softest cat food possible, but she was VERY picky. As she was also underweight, our priority was to make her ear, no matter what and she would not accept anything else than whiskas patties, poultry flavored. We tried ALL wet cat food out there, but no, we had to cut her wet food in chunks for her. We've been judged by so many people that, at the store, told us that that food was bad for our cat. But bad food is better than no food, she would just not eat if we gave her anything else. I'm glad you made a review on those!
My cats won’t eat the ‘best’ cat foods! I’ve tried just about every brand of high quality food on the market. Their very favorite is Fancy Feast but I’ve been throwing in the better ones as I am able to. They can read the labels so they know when I’m tricking them!
Haha yes my cats can read and know the labels too! She touches the cans or the bag of biscuits with her paw for which one she wants 🤣 🐈 😻 🐈⬛ 🐱 😻
Is Fancy Feast considered the “McDonalds equivalent” to human food? I heard more grocery store brands are.
@@lseh no they are high quality...
@@lseh fancy feast pates are actually pretty high quality
Kinda. Realistically, their Classics line is pretty good nutritionally. The main concern is ingredient quality.
I fed my previous cats(20 years ago) Whiskas. They loved it, until impossible to find. My current cat, 15 year old Boo-winkle, has a chicken allergy, hyperthyroidism, a bit of dementia, is grieving over the sudden loss of his best friend and litter mate, Rocky, and also had a bad ear infection causing deafness. Poor baby has been through so much yet maintains his sweet disposition. Due to his illness, food is quite an issue and his only joy right now. His allergy and hyperthyroidism doesn't allow anything with chicken or fish and it's practically impossible to find wet food without either one despite the flavor, resulting in putting far, far more down the garbage disposal than into his stomach. He seems to be getting bored with Instinct Limited Ingredients Rabbit or Duck, so for a treat, I bought a case of Fancy Feast Turkey and Gravy. Total junk food ingredients, but surprisingly, no chicken or fish in it. He loves it, of course.
My family and a bunch of friends are on vacation in mexico from the usa rn and i took in a cat from the streets, we couldn’t keep feeding him our tuna packs so we went to the store and they had whiskas and he absolutely loves it❤️
My parents cats both lived until 20 years old! They ONLY ate Whiskas dry food, we tried giving them the more expensive or different brands but they wouldn't eat it. The one cat died of kidney failure (at 20 years) and did vomit too frequently for my liking, the other had no issues but dementia in her last years. (almost 21 years) This is a tricky subject as I can't argue that they didn't live full lives by only eating Whiskas.
Thanks so much for your review ❣️ very helpful. This confirms what Jackson Galaxy said in one of his pet food videos is that even the worst graded wet food is better than any dry cat food because cats should only eat wet or better yet, raw food and tuna is not a good fish for cats, too much mercury for their tiny bodies!
I’m so very glad I found your video’s - you are an EXCELLENT channel and you are a great CaTeacher!!! Love your approach and your input. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS!
Thank you!
I have been binge watching all of your reviews and I LOVE how detailed and knowledgeable they are. I would love to see a review on core wellness, merrick, and crave! Keep up the amazing work!
Malory, I really appreciate your objective analysis of cat foods, giving us the facts and helping us to compare fairly with other known brands. Thank you also for recognizing that many pet owners may not be able to afford high quality foods and for addressing concerns in a way that may not recommend a given food but also doesn’t come down hard on folks who just want to find the best options within their budgets. Especially a challenge during this inflation.
Also, I have found that I can often find better pricing for any quality pet foods online- Amazon and other distributors frequently offer 25%-off coupons for your first purchase of a brand, on top of any other discounts.
Haven't seen this brand in stores but just saw your review summary seems like a junk food equivalent to friskies. There's much better quality brands like Instinct, Nulo, Merrick, Wellness, Tiki, Fussie Cat, etc.
I try and let people know this info and they just blow u off
My cat Colby got horribly addicted to the temptations treats, like it's all he could think of. He likes to chase thrown treats so I had to find a new tossable treat, the blue buffalo bursts have filled in great for that.
My cat's were addicted to Whiskas but vomited whole chunks frequently and stopped feeding with this brand. It's an addiction to them. They never stopped begging! I started feeding with wet food, any brand reasonably priced, boiled chicken liver and occasionally chicken white meat and it agrees with my cat. Much better!
You're awesome!
My cat throws it up too.
I watch your videos even though I already know my cat won’t eat those foods. It is just entertaining.
I tried Whiskas and my cats liked it, but when I found out that they conduct laboratory feeding trials and/or test on animals in other ways it just went of my shopping list.
What is your country?
@@elizabethwalker7864 Italy
Source?
Good video. I'm in the UK and my cats are currently eating Whiskas canned food. I have 10 cats so the pouches are far too expensive. In the UK, Whiskas is one of the most expensive of the "cheaper" brands at £4.75 ($6.36) for 6 x 390g cans (13.75 oz). In the UK there are certain additives that are banned from food, including E numbers (preservatives, food colouring etc.).
I did try my cats on Whiskas dry food but had to stop giving it to them as it was causing several of them to have very loose stools. Switched them to Go Cat (made by Purina) and they're OK with that. However, two of my cats are losing some of their fur. They are all indoor cats and don't have fleas so not that. I can only assume that two of them possibly have a food allergy. The only other canned foods I can get are Felix (made by Purina) but only available from one store - Pets at Home. I think they're called Petsmart in America. At the moment my car is awaiting repairs so I can't get to PaH as it is quite a distance away. The only other canned food we can get is supermarkets own brands and these are usually not very good.
Of course, as we all know, cats are fussy and mine will quickly let me know if they don't like something. The ages of my cats range from 3 years to 22 years. They get dry food in the afternoon, not too much and their main meal at night. They also have a 5 litre water fountain so always have access to filtered water.
As for the more expensive cat foods, a few months ago there were several high end brands recalled, one being Applelaws because there was something in them that was causing cats to become very ill and many died. I think it might have been something caused by that mould talked about in the video showing that things can go very wrong whether it's cheap cat food or expensive cat food. As far as I'm aware, no real cause has yet been found.
The problem last year was with dried food and affected a number of brands, including some supermarket own label. This also highlighted that Applaws did not make their own dry food, but used a bulk manufacturer, so I would not give my cats any Applaws dried food but do feed them the canned food which they love as it's at least 70% human grade meat or fish with no grains. It also has some interesting fruit and vegetables added, such as pumpkin or seaweed.
This is why you shouldn't have more pets than you can afford.
@@VARY78 Who are you addressing your comment to?
@@Pythonaria You? Hoarders neglect their pets all the time because they can't afford to take care of them all. You literally just said it's all too expensive so you have to feed them cheap garbage that's making them horribly sick.
@@VARY78 I have NEVER said it's all too expensive. Go and read my comment again properly. If my cats are so "horribly sick" then do explain why my oldest is 22, followed by 2 17 year olds, a 16 year old, 2 10 years olds and the others younger? My oldest cat lived to 23. None of them would live to such a great age if they were "horribly sick" as you claim.
You may have misinterpreted why my car is currently off the road. It is not because I can't afford to repair it, it is because I am having difficulty sourcing parts for it as there is a shortage caused by there not being enough truck drivers in Europe at the moment. Even the garage I use has tried and failed to find parts and it's not a small part that's needed either.
As for my cats, I have 10. Until I became disabled due to an accident 18 months ago I fostered for a local rescue and helped with trapping. I can no longer help with trapping and I'm currently only on the foster list for dire emergencies, meaning if I have to foster it is on the strict understanding that the cat or kitten can only stay long enough until a more permanent solution is found, days rather than weeks.
The last foster fail I had came to me in a very sorry state. 8 months old, full of cat 'flu, parasites, covered in sores, extremely underweight, very, very scared and she was unspayed. She was a surrender and had been abused by the previous owner. It took over 4 months of regular trips to the vet, lots of medication to get her well enough to be spayed. She was also microchipped. She turned into a beautiful, sleek black cat who is now super friendly and very mischievous and a much loved part of my family as they all are.
You might want to look up a dictionary and read what the term "hoarder" means. Hoarders keep on hoarding. They never get medical treatment for the animals they take in and many are left to starve and live in appalling conditions. These people usually have mental health problems as has been shown time and time again. I am physically disabled now but my adult son lives with me and does a lot of the housework I can no longer do such as vacuuming. We would not like to live in a pig sty and I'm sure our cats would not like that either as cats are fastidiously clean animals.
You come across as a sanctimonious prat with more money than sense who judges people without knowing them or their circumstances. Simply put, you are a troll but remember this. Pride comes before a fall and boy, are you in for a big fall.
Now go away and troll someone else.
I had two cats that lived to be 20 and 21 years old and they are whiskas and meow Mix their whole lives. Healthy girls. Average weight. No issues. They turned their nose up at the expensive stuff. For a treat they had canned tuna three times a week.
In the UK there is this brand called butchers classic which is 70% meat content, no sugar grains or cerials and is cheaper then wiskas. £19 for 24, 400g tins. I suggest anyone in the UK on a budget to buy this food.
GREAT VIDEO! I've been around cats my whole life, 60+ years. A few years ago I noticed one of my cats little teeth on the bottom were broke off. I started looking at the other cats I have, this broken teeth thing looks pretty common, but...I switched so Senior bag cat food, red bag at wallmart, it's small and easier to break. Tender Vittles seems good too.. I've been buying kitten foods too and mixing the bags. I have tested a few bag cat foods I had, and most I could barely break the pieces with pliers...pliers! WTF! The hardest one to break was a TOP name healthy food on the market. On the wet food topic, I have tried many brands, some cats eat it, some don't. Some eat some brands, some don't. Some cans, they won't touch. After watching your video, now I know why. Even some of the top brands, they only eat the gravy. And talking with other pet owners in the cat food isle at the store, everyone says, "I don't know why I buy the can food, they don't eat it." Do a video on plastic bowls and cats getting sick from the plastic. One more thing, I used to work a shipping dock in my younger days, we'd get big bags off the boats the size of volkswagons, filled with stuff that looked like small chunks of Styrofoam, bags would break open and we'd shovel it off the ground. I was told. it was trucked out to a factory and turned into dog food.
My cat also does not like most of the expensive cat foods. I had to send some back for a refund, while he still enjoys Whiskas. However, the price in Australia is about $11 for a box of 12 pouches, which makes it more expensive than what you are paying for it
So glad I feed raw. Last 2 years and it's so much less stressful
First time seeing this channel. AWESOME CONTENT! People don’t understand how exhausting and difficult it is to research this information! As a human, Nutritional Therapist and having grown up in a 2 generation Veterinary Clinic, there isn’t another channel as EXCELLENT as yours is, in content information for consumers! I can’t wait to fully watch your channel of videos! Much thanks!
BYW, I have to ask 2 questions.
Are you aware of the Harvard study of what the BEST food for cats? And,
Could you please do an evaluation of “Rabbit” as main or sole protein source cat foods?
Keep up the EXCELLENT RESEARCH REPORTING! Thanks 🙏😻😽😺❤️👍
Thank you, Meowallory!
Sry but there is no excuse to feed trash food like whiskas! The Price is the worst argument. Whiskas = 3,00-3,50€/1kg // 350g per day for a 5kg Cat (feeding instructions)
Lets take MAC's , not the best one but a realy good low price option= 3,20-4,00€/ 1kg // 180-250g for 5kg cat. Whiskas = 38% meat and animal by-products (4% chicken) e.g this could be fck any trash from meat production + Sugar. MAC's = 45% chicken + 25% beef = 70%! + exactly declared animal by-products like heart, liver... no sugar.
The problem with trash food like whiskas are the attractants/sugar. It seems like cats hate everything but Whiskas, Kitekat... but only if they are used to it. You argue, your cant wont eat high quality food? Bullshit, be patient and resolute, most people take the easy way. We got a 10 year old BSH from the shelter who never had good food before + an eating disorder (he ate plastic whenever he had a chance to). It took less then a month to get him used to a high quality brand.
Sry for my bad english.
I love your work and you make wonderful videos, very informative, thank you young lady.
Thanks, Anthony.
This information was definitely helpful. Thanks Mallory 😊
Great informative and professional videos! They have helped me a lot, thank you..Hi from South Australia.🙂
Ugh!!! Since seeing this I feel like such a bad fur-baby-mommy. In the past I’ve made my own cat food but, ever since quarantine it’s been hard to find chicken livers and hearts.
Would love to see reviews on fresh (refrigerated) cat food.
Also one on healthy cat treats. I’ve never tried out freeze dried treats. I’ve heard that fish isn’t necessarily species appropriate. cats in the wild wouldn’t eat tuna however, they might catch a minnow.
Am I taking this too far?
I use to feed my cats Whiskas but haven't been able to find it in my area for years. I'm giving them Fancy Feast now. I wish I could afford better.
My cat ate whiskas all when I was little. I didn’t have him past the age of 6 because we moved…now my new cat 10 years later eats instinct/ hills
I’m old enough to remember when Whiskas wet food was considered a premier food. Like with Sheba I’ve never had a cat that liked it, but even with my human nose I can tell it smells different than other foods.
Oh, it's great to hear your perspective. Most of our subscribers are in the 25-34 age bracket, so it's always special to hear from someone with a bit more long-term experience with cats and the industry. Thanks for sharing, Mark.
my first fur baby that passed in 2020 only ate Whiskas her entire life (she ate it at the shelter we got her from and just continued it). she threw up a lot and eventually passed from kidney failure after a beautiful 17 years together (but thats common in cats despite food i believe). now it's discontinued where i live. surprised by a lot of the info in this video!
I ALWAYS wondered why Whiskas cat food is branded as KALKAN カルカン here in Japan… now I know!! Thanks Mallory!! We still occasionally buy Whiskas wet Cat food for our three cats in Papua New Guinea (Lamb Mince, Beef Mince and Chicken mince), but recently switched to Felix wet cat food. Whiskas cat biscuits are pretty average, and our cats don’t really like them that much - not to mention our cats have more liquid poop when we give them the Whiskas biscuits... we switched to Royal Canin biscuits as it keeps them fuller longer and is crunchier for their teeth! Now we’re in Japan, we miss them a lot , but I’ll be going back to Papua New Guinea to see them in a few months! 😺😸😺
Thank you for all of the great insights! Wishing you a safe trip to Papua New Guinea soon. 🙂
I give my cat whiskas dry food and wet food as well... And they love it.. But here in India it is really expensive as compared to your prices in your country.. Can u please make a video on the brand Me-O?? About the quality and Its breakdown.. That would be really helpful.. Thanks for ur studies and your videos they are really helpful!
Hello there! I'll take note of Me-O and consider it for a future review.
Thank u!
I added a little bit of the Whiskas Salmon pate to my cat Mojo's dry food and he ate the Whiskas and left most of his kibble in his bowl. It was an experiment to see how he would like wet food. Seems like a success. Soon I will let him try a little better wet food.
The Mars company is having issues here in Australia too. We are seeing health issues in dogs with at least 2 brands connected to Mars. We are having issues with Baxters and Ivory Coat.
Baxter's has been killing pets for a while now as well as Mars too. Baxter's is probably some of the worst food I've ever seen. They can't even name the meat, they have no idea what it even is. I can't believe people will buy any of these foods and think it's okay. Some recipes even contain "cereal" whatever that is. Nothing about the food is right.
If I have to go to the cheap brands I make sure I only get the wet food. Wet food is always better than dry food.
Would seriously love for you to review the Aldi From Heart to Tail wet foods!
My kittens wouldn't even try the Whiskas kitten wet food or the dry food. Completely refused to eat them. Just kept yelling to be fed even though the Whiskas food was there. We had to give away the unopened wet food pouches and dry food pack and revert back to IAMS (we've since switched to Acana and Scrumbles).
Apparently one of the cats in the video (Forest, I think) shares that opinion. At 7:00 she sniffs the food and seems to think, "Yeah, I can do better."
I also feed my cat Whiskas at times when there is no supply of Brit cat food BUT i rehydrate the dry food and make sure to add more water on the wet food as well as I have had friends who are also cat moms tell me it is salty.
What are some high quality brands then? I can afford anything let me know. My kitty is 5 months old and give him a mix of wet and dry food 2-3 times per day and sometimes a mix of canned tuna (made for cats) with dry food 3 times per week.
Pet foods urk the hell out of me, as a label reader. There are way too many brands that have "natural healthy" looking packaging but when I read the ingredients list, I see corn as the first ingredient. Cats aren't designed to eat corn and corn gluten. READ THE LABELS!
You think people people care lol
Listening to you from Thailand ❤
Thank you for being here! 😊
Whiskas is readily available in Australia. My cat loves the wet food pouches especially the fishy ones. Ours is made in Australia.
Mine loves the jelly texture.
I’m not gonna lie Mallory I really like..that pillow. It is really cute. Holds my attention., sometimes I don’t even catch the content because I’m looking at the pillow. Oh well I snapped out of the fixation on the pillow when you said horse killing operation. I honestly thought it was a myth. Don’t hold it against me because I like the pillow. I’ve always thought the pillow was cute. I’m sure lots of others think the same. I hope you’re doing well God bless.
This was such a fun comment. Thanks, Walter. Glad you like the pillow. :-)
@@AllAboutCatsYT I actually forgot that I hit send on that comment. 😯😯I was just thinking/ typing out loud. Just being silly. I lost my cute pillow in 1999 😥😥since then I just kind of admire cute pillows from afar. That’s why I have a house full of cats. Such great companions and they don’t want to borrow money like the kids.
loved this video and the whole concept of reviewing and testing brands....that being said I agree with you not the best food to purchase for your furry friends.... Purina, pedigree whiskas, etc they are cheap for a reason !!!! don't buy these for your cats (or dogs) (if you can help it) if you can't afford premium that's ok but try to find an extra 5-10$ depending on the quanity your purchasing for a more mid shelf reputable brand. help your your cat feel healthier, be healthier, live longer with less medical issues down the line. and ultimately live a HAPPIER life. this is equivalent to McDonald's maybe worse.
what lab did you use? I've wanted to do this myself with some other brands !!!
It's Pacific Coast Analytical Services, based in San Fernando, California.
@@AllAboutCatsYT thank you!!! have you heard of the brand Merrick purrfect bistro? saw it in my high end pet food store and would love to see one of your highly informative videos :) thank you for all the research you do!!!
@@briimarie2218 We touch on it in our Merrick review here: allaboutcats.com/merrick-cat-food-review
We'll consider it for a video review as well! Thanks.
Seriously. You think these people care? They don't. They're brainwashed by their vets into thinking they're good since they simply meet basic AAFCO standards. Most vets are owned by a lot of these companies too. Mars M&Ms owns Banfield, VCA, Bluepearl, and Pet Partners. Vets also take a short class in nutrition and these brands sponsor their college courses and are heavily promoted to them. I am a feline nutritionist and this is why I exist and why vets aren't so skilled in nutrition, would you see your general practicioner for a diet plan and nutritional advice? Highly unlikely. I've seen how deluded people are. Like they are really brainwashed into thinking pets need to eat highly processed foods and that byproducts and dyes are perfectly safe and healthy. If you mention a raw diet to these people they will say their vet claims it will kill their cat or that cats aren't meant to eat raw meat because it's dangerous. It's so frustrating. I wish I could educate enough people to stay away from these dangerous brands.
Would love to see a video on Iams cat food!
We are wanting to adopt a cat. Im stressing out about what to feed him/her when we get one. We are in Canada. What food would you recommend we start with. Im feeling overwhelmed with all the options. Thanks
My vet said to stick with Hills Science Diet, Royal Canin, or Purina Pro Plan. I am in Canada too. There is no regulation of pet foods so we need to be able to trust the label.
@@LoriJMarshall Your vet is probably owned by one of those companies. Your vet also doesn't know anything about nutrition because they take a very short course in nutrition where these brands sponsor their courses and promote heavily to them. Would you see your general practitioner for nutritional advice and a diet plan? No you'd probably see a nutritionist. I have been college educated in canine/feline nutrition and any pet nutritionist will STRONGLY advise against these foods. They are DANGEROUS and I see health issues associated with pets eating these foods all the time. They source in China where there's absolutely no regulations and the animals are treated horribly so it's to be expected. You can see their recall history for yourself and it's absolutely appalling. Would you eat unidentified meat full of cancer causing dyes? Didn't think so.
FirstMate and Koha are really awesome brands that are pretty big in your country. They are very reasonably priced for their high quality meats and clean sourcing. No dyes, byproducts, unidentified meats. They're also limited ingredient diets which are highly digestible so your kitty can absorb the nutrients easier. Canadian brands usually have higher standards where as USA standards are pretty mediocre.
Big Country Raw Fare game line! My cats have eaten it for the past 2 years. It's completely balanced for you, they have vet nutritionist that will make a plan for you if you message them!
My cat only eats Temptations as a treat! They must have coated them in some addictive substance!
I bought Tiki cat after dark because it seems promising. Any information you can share or advice.
I also use Tiki wet cat food. I have heard that Tiki has low fiber so I also give my kitties cat grass
TikiCat is awesome! Their after dark line is great because it's fish-free and has organs meats in it!
I never was fond of Whiskas for my kitty who recently passed at 21 yrs old. She didn't like it, she ate a lot of people tuna & Fancy Feast Pate & dry food. Have you done a review on Purina, or specifically Fancy Feast, would you consider it if not?? Thanks!!
I believe they have done one for Fancy Feast :)
@@racheldreamslife Thanks for letting me know!! 😸
What if we supplement fresh chicken cooked in conjunction with the wet whiskas? Would that improve the nutrition value?
My cat loves the jelly range and was given this since he was born. I'd love to find a high quality range of another brand. However, would whiskas cause harm?
Another good video on cat food
Can U do a review about Purepet
We'll consider it! Thanks!
Ive just bought a kilo of dry food whiskas since the pet store recommend it to me. My kitten only staying here on us recently thats why im so excited to buy something for my pet. Its been 1 and a half days since my kitten eat this cat food as his meal and he got litter issues and diarrhea thats why i switch him to rice meals and wet food. What to do to these kitten food :(((
You may be able to return it to the retailer or donate it to a charity/food bank.
My cats dont like Whiskers but dont mind a pouch of Felix (as good as it gets label)
They are both on premium dried which they prefer but the wet food is probably for my benefit thinking they want it
They lick the gravy or juice and leave all the rest
They love their water fountain and of course love a bit of plain chicken
I am like a butler with the cats … when my kids were growing up I would say “eat what you’re given”
My cats …. Haha they get what they want!
Wet food is a great source of hydration. Even the cheap stuff.
When they say 4% that is the named meat eg lamb, chicken. The rest is other stuff, offal etc.
But a cag in the wild eats skin, offal, ears etc so the likes of Whiskas and Felix are not as bad as people make out.
How many wild cats eat just chicken breast or lef of lamb?
Heck my cat catches and eats flies and moths 😂
A variety of foods would seem a good idea. My cat has Felix, Whiskas Applaws, raw mince, beef steak, occasionally raw prawns and good quality dry like Crave or Applaws.
J have tried all, my cats love home made food
Hi! I hope you also review the air-dried/freeze dried food. There are a lot now and was hoping for a review to some of them (e.g. MEOW Cat food, ziwi etc)
Mallory, I love your videos! Your so informative! I recently discovered this cat litter that is a subscription, I would love your input on it. It’s called Catalyst cat litter. It’s made of wood. I’d love to see how it stands up to the other sustainably sourced wood litter. Just a thought though. Thank you for your videos!
allergies are from any vaccine...dont vaxx...
What’s ur opinion on Tiki cat food (the Essentials) I’ve read ur blogs on the other tiki cat foods but you didn’t go over the essentials one. Is it good?
Also it says it’s high protein, will my cat gain more weight?
Their Essentials food is similar to the Born Carnivore line-the only difference is that it's a bit better for cats with food sensitivities. High protein food will not make your cat gain weight and are almost never higher in calories than their lower-protein equivalents.
@@AllAboutCatsYT thanks!!! This is better than the Purina naturas grain free food right?
Have never bought that brand. Never will. Only high quality food for my 23 furry children (not pets). No by-product meal. Grain free. No fillers. Wet and dry food. Expensive but better health for my babies. I experimented with many high quality options. The kids voted with their consumption. Long time cat dad.
Thank you for this helpful video! Not sure if you have one about Science Diet, gonna search now.. I assume it's one of the better dry foods since my vet carries it. My smitten loves their dry kitten food, but my senior bitty bat isn't a fan of their senior kitty food 😻😾
Welp I feel silly!! I watched your video on Science Diet, turns out it's not so great 😿👎 definitely gonna be switching my kitters foods once they've finished their current bags 😺 thanks SO MUCH for all the research you do for these incredible creatures ❤️
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Thanks, Mark!
I used whiskas before and my cat loves eat, but now his big already he likes the felix brand.. can you put this on your next video? Tnx
We'll consider it! Thanks.
My cat goes nuts for the wet food so I was wondering what is in it.. I thought they were deliberately making it addictive.. I always keep her bowl full of dry food and treat her to a pouch of wet food once a day otherwise it gets expensive. Is it ok to mix them, I wonder why my cat is so obsessed with wanting wet food all the time, she is more like an entitled dog than a cat. I don't know if I should be worried or not. I feel like the only reason she comes for attention these days is because she wants wet food and doesn't want the biscuits unless she really get hungry. But her belly feels full most of the time so I don't understand why she is so desperate for wet food. Maybe I'm over thinking it?
Oh.. that looks different 🙁 uk has thick jelly and bigger bit harder chunks.. is that better or worse? Will it be same?
I'd think the nutrition offered by the UK version is about the same.
My kitten is pretty picky and doesn't like pates. She likes Nulo and Merrick Backcountry kitten pouch. Any info on these? Are they worth the cost?
They're both pretty good, though I'd generally lean towards Nulo. You can read reviews of both brands here:
allaboutcats.com/nulo-cat-food-review
allaboutcats.com/merrick-cat-food-review
Damm good info bless you for it
Similar problem. Only Fancy Feast pate. I to have been mixing. . Meat by product are not as healthy as real meat. Any suggestions on dry same issue. Fancy Feast dry totally artificial. Only other dry is Purina Beyond that my two will eat I keep trying though.
Dr. Elsey’s clean protein kibble in my opinion is one of the best with great ingredients just a bit pricey though.
This is an off topic question but I was wondering if you can give me some advice on post-recovery for spayed cats, I dont know if I should go for a playpen that can fit a litterbox wired crate so she wont jump, what to look out for if she in too much pain even with her meds, how often to clean water each day( i do twice a day), what kind of food would be easier for her to eat after 24 hours, what to do if she still wont eat after 24 hours or longer things like that. Im a first time cat owner so Im very nervous for this surgery
You’re right to ask questions because it’s tough, I’ve just been through it with my little one and it was a nightmare at times!
For us, there were 3 main issues we had, the first was what to use as a means of preventing her from going for her stitches, a recovery suit was okay but she was cold because it kept her fur too close to her body, the standard cone was okay but she walked with her head down because she couldn’t see where she was going and she had difficulty eating so I had to find a tiny dish that’d fit inside the cone and hold it while she ate, we ended up with a donut style ‘collar’ which was the best for freedom of movement and comfort, once she got used to it and stopped trying to rip it off she was fine (and it was a watermelon which made her look so stinkin’ cute!)
The second thing was eating, she had no loss of appetite at all from the get go but I gave her smaller meals more often with extra fluid because her poos are enormous and I didn’t want her popping her stitches plus it made sure she stayed hydrated. The issue was as I described before but small raised and tilted dishes worked best for accessibility.
The third thing was keeping her relaxed and restricting her movement, oh boy I knew we’d struggle here because she’s so active and easily overstimulated! I put a small stepladder at the side of my bed where she sleeps and put boxes and even used cushions next to the sofa and other places where she climbs, I had no way of being able to use a crate or similar so kept her in my bedroom for the first few days. Once I let her roam just between the bedroom and living room she was in a much better mood and calmed down some, she did start running around at her own pace,
I put on calming music for cats and videos with birds that I found on TH-cam which were a godsend, the music really got us through the first few days, I put all the high energy toys away until her collar came off at 14 days.
The first few days were sad because she was nothing like herself and thankfully slept through most of it, after that I felt like I was going crazy trying to keep her occupied with low energy play but we made it!
You’ll be given some good advice from the vet for post operative care and I’d say to rely on your instinct, you know your girl and if you feel something isn’t right contact the vet.
Good luck!
@@rhonddalesley thank you so much! Honestly this is a big help! :)
My cat eats whiskas and one of cats died because of kidney failure and she was just 4 years old. Just wanted to know does Whiskas cause liver or kidney problems?
Hmmmm I'm intrested to find out if our Whiskas (in europe) has a different ingrediënt list...because no way there is more than 10% protein in it! I always say Whiskas is McDo for cats; If I google the website in my country you can't even find the ingrediënts of every product :o
Can you please make a video on wellness cat food
How do you think of their cat milk? Just looking for some options 😃
Hi thank you for all your videos. Can you do a review about Rawz cat food. Thank
Hi Dave! We did review it on the All About Cats website: allaboutcats.com/rawz-cat-food-review
Gee, I belong to two cat clubs and I know hundreds of cat owners. Not ONCE has the brand name "Whiskas" ever come up among them.
Good point. I guess I was wrong. Thanks for commenting!
@@AllAboutCatsYT TBH I can't even remember the last time I saw Whiskas on any store shelves (in the US). Could be I just wasn't looking for it. 😀
What concerns me is that it says "Meat and animal derivatives (36% natural)" . So what the other % is unnatural?!?
Can you review nulo?
Could you do a review of Raised Right cat food? Thanks.
We'll consider it! In the meantime, you might like our written review here: allaboutcats.com/raised-right-cat-food-review
WELLNESS AND WERUVA NEXT 😁😁
I mix high quality cat food with whiskas as i cant afford to feed only premium food, they get premium biscuits tho
I was shocked to see that a brand that was considered premium here, it's shitty. 4% of meat... You get what you pay for here
I tried whiskas on my kitten, she didn't eat the whole day and her stomach was upset. She was just sleeping the entire day unlike her usual nature of playing around a lot.
Be careful! Cats don't do well if you completely change their food. You need to slowly introduce it to them.
Please review Smart heart.
please make a felix review and there is the one made in persia and the original
In the past I would buy the wet packs food but in the pass six year they are nowhere to buy.
Hi Mallory ☺
Very good review. Forest passed on the food, I see. Do you know of Weruva brand cat food?
Yep, my cats didn't love this one. We reviewed Weruva here: allaboutcats.com/weruva-cat-food-review
please do merrick next
can you do a review on the spayed/ neutered version of the royal canin kitten food 🥺🥺🥺
What about whiskas dry?
Moose my cat and i love your video's. +:)
i dont really think ingredients matter too much. its the nutritional content that matters. IF the cat is getting the proper nutrition, it doesnt really matter WHAT is giving it to the cat. be it expensive ingredients or cheap ones.
People love to tout sustainability, well, cheaper ingredients IS sustainable, thats why its cheap.
Do we need to give whiscas 2x a day, pls reply, march 3,2024