On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 14:32:09 -0500 (EST),
(---MIKE---) wrote:

Iams used to be considered a quality food. After they were bought by
Procter and Gamble their reputation has gone down hill. I don't know if
the quality has gone down hill or not. I use Wellness (by Old Mother
Hubbard) which might not be sold in the UK. I strongly suggest that
since your cats are males, you try to get them to eat canned (tinned)
food rather than dry. You want to try and prevent urinary crystals from
forming and dry food is thought to be one of the causes of this problem.


-MIKE

Mike,
Thanks for that advice, I wasn't aware of that issue so I did
a bit of research and found one website (
http://www.belfield.com/article4.html ) that mentions that cranberry
extract is effective in preventing crystals. Based on this I think
we'll switch them to James Wellbeloved, which according to their
website contains extarct of cranberry! I know it's not what you
recommended but we've found the dry food more convenient...

Steven.

"Alison" wrote in message
...
Hi Steven ,
James Wellbeloved and Burns are often recommended on UK newsgroups
. You'll find their websites on the search machine Google .
Alison

For reasons I've never understood; far too full of carbs for me.

Steve, ideally you should be aiming to feed tinned food. You might want to
look into Yarrah or Denes. If you need to feed dry food, say when you are
out at work, I'd recommend Royal Canin.

HTH

Helen

"Alison" wrote in message
...
Hi Steven ,
James Wellbeloved and Burns are often recommended on UK newsgroups
. You'll find their websites on the search machine Google .
Alison

For reasons I've never understood; far too full of carbs for me.

Steve, ideally you should be aiming to feed tinned food. You might want to
look into Yarrah or Denes. If you need to feed dry food, say when you are
out at work, I'd recommend Royal Canin.

HTH

Helen

"Helen" wrote in message
...
" Steve, ideally you should be aiming to feed tinned food. You
might want to
look into Yarrah or Denes. If you need to feed dry food, say when
you are
out at work, I'd recommend Royal Canin.

HTH

Helen

Hi Helen ,
I actually feed Kim on Yarrahs and Denes as she has to have a wet
diet. Yarrahs I buy at Waitroses and Denes from a near by garden
centre pet shop . Alison

"Helen" wrote in message
...
" Steve, ideally you should be aiming to feed tinned food. You
might want to
look into Yarrah or Denes. If you need to feed dry food, say when
you are
out at work, I'd recommend Royal Canin.

HTH

Helen

Hi Helen ,
I actually feed Kim on Yarrahs and Denes as she has to have a wet
diet. Yarrahs I buy at Waitroses and Denes from a near by garden
centre pet shop . Alison

"Alison" wrote in message
...

"Helen" wrote in message
...
" Steve, ideally you should be aiming to feed tinned food. You
might want to
look into Yarrah or Denes. If you need to feed dry food, say when
you are
out at work, I'd recommend Royal Canin.

HTH

Helen

Hi Helen ,
I actually feed Kim on Yarrahs and Denes as she has to have a wet
diet. Yarrahs I buy at Waitroses and Denes from a near by garden
centre pet shop . Alison

It's do as I say here, Alison, lol, not do as I do - my cats won't eat
Denes. It's too dry for their taste. Haven't tracked down Yarrah locally,
but there's a Waitrose near my husband's place of work so looks like he'll
now be lugging catfood home with him...

Helen

"Alison" wrote in message
...

"Helen" wrote in message
...
" Steve, ideally you should be aiming to feed tinned food. You
might want to
look into Yarrah or Denes. If you need to feed dry food, say when
you are
out at work, I'd recommend Royal Canin.

HTH

Helen

Hi Helen ,
I actually feed Kim on Yarrahs and Denes as she has to have a wet
diet. Yarrahs I buy at Waitroses and Denes from a near by garden
centre pet shop . Alison

It's do as I say here, Alison, lol, not do as I do - my cats won't eat
Denes. It's too dry for their taste. Haven't tracked down Yarrah locally,
but there's a Waitrose near my husband's place of work so looks like he'll
now be lugging catfood home with him...

Helen