Guide to Buying the Right Cat Food | The Cat Butler

[@ElGato0123]

Before I even got my 2 ragdolls I was researching what the best food would be to feed a cat. I don't do anything on a whim. So I didn't get my 2 ragdolls until 2 years later. After doing my research about the pro's and cons of every type of food. I came to the conclusion to feed my cats a raw diet. Best decision I've made. After half a year my cats are still healthy and energetic.

[@TheCatButler]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@RyHoppo]

I started my kitten on a raw diet from when I first got her thanks to your videos, It's a high quality packaged and whilst being a little bit more expensive it's 100% worth it. Also as a side note, she's now 9 months old and 5KG! She's massive and I love her so much, thank god I found your channel or I wouldn't of gotten a ragdoll cat to begin with ❤️

[@TheCatButler]

Thank you for sharing and the update! Glad your kitten is doing well :). Wish you and your Ragdoll a wonderful holiday season :)

[@landralin8381]

Thank you for all your knowledgeable research on the different types of cat food. I enjoyed this video!

[@TheCatButler]

Landra glad you found it useful!

[@tonymccarthy6713]

Thank you for explaining all the cat food options so well. We try to look after our 4 cats as well as we can.

[@TheCatButler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@patp6835]

Just subscribed after discovering your channel today. I’m beginning to become interested in cats. I’ve fallen in love with my goddaughter’s cats. I’ve always been afraid of cats, but her fur babies were so sweet with me. So, starting my lengthy research now. Thank you.

[@zenqv]

hope everything is going well with you!!

[@hallaloth3112]

Currently we're feeding Petco's Wholehearted canned line. When we can get a freezer that can hold everything I'm planning on switching them to Viva Raw while I go down the rabbit hole of research DIY Raw entails. In the meantime, they get nibbles of any protein I can get my hands on for them to try. We also use a lot of freeze dried 'food' as treats when we're able to. I just wish more people took the time to personally research what is good for their cat. I remember when my mother switched from kibble to raw for the dogs when I was growing up. . .she followed the BARF model for years (and had me held with the grinding). . .I know she's on a loose DIY now using Turkey necks and Chicken Quarters. . .and her dogs have always been health beyond one freak incident with one of her Shepherds who had kidney failure. Her success (and all the evidence I've seen from others) is why I'll eventually get our kitties there.

[@TheCatButler]

Thanks for sharing your years of experience on the topic!!! Much respect to your mom!

[@jennifergalpin1079]

I feed my cats a commercial base raw food. Unfortunately one of my cats got sick recently & I was told to put him on kibble for a bit. His poor stomach didn’t like it at all. He is back on raw now & seems to be so much better.

[@minnikeyangel]

any sudden changes to diet is typically very hard on cats stomaches.

[@XmillieX-wb4cy]

This be perfect I am thinking of getting 4-3 Ragdolls cat so this will help me alot:)

[@TheCatButler]

That is amazing!

[@extremeknucklehead3637]

Are they good on the BBQ as you get the char marks purrrrrrfect? J O K I N G You do realize that with 4 Ragdolls you won't need human conversations as you will be non stop responding to 4 psychology professors

[@Nallenellen]

Good luck with all the fur🥲

[@caseyenglish8376]

Hi! Do you suggest Purina's 'Beyond Organic' wet cat food? I give my cat about 3/4 of a 3 oz can per day. I'm just wondering if he's getting enough protein. I also give 1/8 cup of kibble as i know it's not the best for him.

[@TheCatButler]

took a look and it has a decent amount of protein, but has some carbs as well. In terms of meat it probably is better than purina's other products, but falls short compared to rawz. Hopes that helps!

[@Randi-m2r]

Thanks for explaining this. I bought the Rawz dry one.

[@TheCatButler]

Glad the video was helpful!

[@Toffeeukeeeeee]

Hi cat butler, thanks for the informative video! Subscribed! By the way, what do you think of wet canned food with jelly ingredient or geling agent in them? Is it harmful in the long run?

[@TheCatButler]

Hey Cindy thanks you. Do you know by any chance the exact name of the jelly ingredient?

[@Toffeeukeeeeee]

@@TheCatButler the names are different in the ingredient list depending on the brand. I saw: Geling agents, Guar gum, Jelly, thickening agent, agar agar. Are these ingredients ok?

[@TheCatButler]

@@Toffeeukeeeeee yes those are no good, that usually is carbohydrates to glue the food together. They have no nutrition. hope that helps!

[@stephanieallen1197]

hiya. I have 2 ragdolls. Unfortunately 1 has asthma. Her acupuncturist suggested smalls, but both turned up their nose. I've been considering RAWZ product.

[@CarinTibellAhlin]

You truly make great videos and have done so since you got your lovely ragdolls. I do feel you help people who perhaps are unsure about feeding raw and that is a great effort! I would just like to add to feeding raw that cocking my own bone broth has been a great discovery for me and for my cats. It's really easy to do aswell. It can be frozen and it is greatly beneficial for keeping a balanced and healthy gut, combined with raw food. ❤ 🐈‍⬛ By the way, your videos on how to teach a cat to become happy and relaxed around water and bathing are really exemplary! THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK AND ALL THE BEST TO YOUR BELOVED FELINES ❤, Carin in Sweden

[@TheCatButler]

Carin thank you again for the lovely words! It’s always a pleasure to see you comment. Bone broth is wonderful! I add it to their meals as well :). Yes I am a true believer if you are patient and positive your cats will follow your lead :).

[@animatedmoi]

Do you recommend these brands for KITTENS specifically

[@TheCatButler]

yes! some of the brands have kitten specific foods. usually its has more fats and nutrients to support growth

[@emilysnell2409]

Hello, I have checked my nulo freestyle cat dry food and it appears to be good, can you or anyone in the comments tell me if nulo is good?

[@hallaloth3112]

If you have to feed dry Nulo is known for being a pretty decent brand, their wet food is on the upper end too.

[@ericd.4460]

Nulo isn't bad at all, it's just that dry food is so bad for cats. There isn't a good reason for picking the food that doesn't contain the moisture that is vitality important for a cat's health and survival.

[@joehaa6616]

anyone know any good kitten foods for someone in England

[@jenniferomeara6131]

I've used Katkin for my kittens in the UK

[@jenniferomeara6131]

and Bella Duke

[@joehaa6616]

thanks 😁@@jenniferomeara6131

[@reesemaddss]

Is fancy feast an okay brand to feed my cat?

[@TheCatButler]

I recommend rawz if you plan to feed a wet food. Quality wise rawz is better hope that helps!

[@heybigsplendour]

when you make a homemade raw diet, do you freeze the fresh meat for a week or do you just serve it as is? I heard with game meat, you have to freeze it for 3 weeks?

[@lisapark1758]

Thank you for educating me. My cat has benefited from eating hairball management food, what do you think about the nulo hairball management dry food? do you think those are good ingredients?

[@PresKen3920]

Dry cat food in general is the worst thing you can feed your cat. The BEST dry cat food is always going to be inferior to the WORST wet food. And even then, any kind of balanced raw diet will ALWAYS be better than any dry or wet food. For context, let’s examine the exact cat food you mentioned. Firstly, dried cat food across the board loses many of its important nutrients through its multiple rounds of being cooked in extreme heats. Yes, this makes kibble easier to store and longer lasting but at what cost? Your cat will get barely any nutrients and because a HUGE portion of the nutritional content is carbohydrates, your cat will poop a lot and it will also be very smelly. This is because much of the ingredients used to make dry cat food aren’t able to be absorbed by a cat - like carbohydrates, which a cat lacks the enzyme required to break down therefore it will essentially be passed as waste, hence the frequent smelly poops. More specifically, the packaging of the nulo hairball management food displays the second largest ingredient used is chicken meal which has low-quality meat content as explained in this video. It’s a lot of ground down leftover pieces of meat rather than the good stuff that, say, we would eat as humans (aka human-grade quality meat which you will see advertised on some raw food products and is a good thing). Additionally, there is a high content of those nasty “filler” foods that were also mentioned in this video, specifically chickpeas and whole peas, which aren’t very nutritional to your cat and are likely carbohydrates which, as mentioned above, do nothing for your cat and leave their litter boxes very smelly. Also, taurine - a VITAL nutrient for all cats - is fairly low on the list suggesting less of it than is maybe desired, plus there are sooooo many ingredients in total which, again, suggest that there isn’t much of the necessary nutrients they need and a whole lot of extra stuff they DON’T need. So, what should you do to improve their diet? If you can, switch SLOWLY to a raw diet (whether that’s making it yourself at home or buying from a local pet store that sells it - and btw, most GROCERY stores do NOT sell raw food so be careful of packagaing in there). This can be a lot though so if you want to take smaller steps, simply getting them off the dry food will IMMENSELY improve your cats diet. Literally any wet cat food found in any store will essentially be better than what you are currently using. An extra tip is to look at the ingredients and guaranteed analysis of each wet food brand your local supermarket sells and try to find the best one. It’s not as good as a raw diet but is FAR better than a dry diet. Ignore the instructions on their packaging that say to supplement with dry food - most of these brands also sell dry food so of course they will encourage this but it is TERRIBLE nutritional advice, but very good advertising. I hope this helps :) Don’t feel bad about feeding your cat dry food in the past - most people aren’t aware of cat nutrition and many vets aren’t educated on cat nutrition either as they get a lot of their training sponsored by major cat food brands and will feed pets kibble when they stay overnight. Do your OWN research and please, now that you KNOW dry cat food is the worst thing you can feed your cat, PLEASE make the gradual change to wet food AT LEAST, or raw food if you can! Just make sure the transition to new food is done slowly and gradually otherwise it will shock your cat’s system potentially making them very sick, causing them to vomit and potentially not get any nutrients at all.

[@lisapark1758]

@@PresKen3920 thank you soooo much for this detailed information!! i want my cat to live long and healthy so ill def be making some diet changes. i really appreciate it

[@shaiestacuk2571]

Hi cat butler. I just wanted to ask about the product whiskas.. Do you think it is a fine product for cats. do reply..

[@TheCatButler]

hmm looks like the product is in the UK do you have a specific food you are interested in?

[@shaiestacuk2571]

@@TheCatButler I have not seen many cat foods but what about the wet food like Purina Gourmet or royal canin.. I think Whiskas is a good product. What do you think??

[@shaiestacuk2571]

@@TheCatButler I have seen the Whiskas product in stores in my country too.

[@TheCatButler]

@@shaiestacuk2571 I wouldn't recommend Royal Canin or Purina Gourmet. It contains Carrageenan, which is not good for your cat. And in the US ones they have carbs in it. As for Whiskas I took a quick look at the ingredient list and it looks to be heavy in carbs, and meat by products rather than whole meat. Hope that helps

[@shaiestacuk2571]

@@TheCatButler OK I GOT IT . THANKS! CAN YOU LIST SOME FINE PRODUCTS FOR A HEALTHY CAT?? I'LL TRY MY BEST TO FEED THE BEST FOOD TO MY CAT.

[@psychedianic]

FYI: Anyone considering Smalls but who has a cat who doesn’t like pate style food, don’t buy Smalls. My cat doesn’t like pate but since the food was whole meat I bought some anyway. Waste of money. No one would touch it regardless of the presentation/mix. If your cat loves pate, it’s worth a try.

[@TheCatButler]

Thanks for sharing! Yeah cats can be picky. I heard some cats didn’t take to it. So be up to the individual cat.

[@degenerate8639]

Having cat allergies may suck, but knowing Liveclear is a thing really narrows what I can feed my baby.

[@PinkFlowers365]

thanks so much

[@TheCatButler]

You're welcome!

[@anngordon7487]

Thank you for video. Rawz has phosphates and can’t use

[@성준호成俊虎]

Whea! 🐱🦁🐈🐾❤️

[@NightmareRex6]

dang only an hour for fresh food? even for humans restraunt standard tempature danger zone is 4 hours i guess becuase its near that zone from the fridge?

[@you_are_beautiful14]

❤❤❤❤

[@darkmage-x]

My cat just won't eat anything but dry food.

[@galnagar5773]

You can drop the name, you're not on tv or something🤨

[@kylieanne1588]

I’m a horrible cat mom 😭