Best diet for cats

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

My bengal is just over a year old and is a very active outdoor cat. I think he could do with carrying some more weight, so, aside from the regular worming sessions, what are the best dried cat foods out there? Has anyone tried a raw diet for cats ? Thanks in advance.

 

[LittleBlackMule]

Natural Instinct to a complete raw food for cats. It is like their dog food - meats with bone and vegetables frozen in a tub, and the cat version has cranberry too for UT health. Mine love it, all except the venison which ended up going to the dog.

 

[LovesCobs]

My part Bengal came to me scrappy and wormy and poorly! He had the natural instinct raw, he couldn't get enough of it and stayed on it until up to full health. He now gets a general dried food like burns or Arden grange

 

[Mrs B]

My two Bengals are also on Natural Instinct - and thriving with glossy coats. We do feed Nature's Best dry food too, although very little of it. I find it interesting that their breath is much less smelly than 'cat breath' normally is and when the younger one was still using a tray before her spaying, you didn't have to fumigate the neighbourhood after she'd had a poo!

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

Fabulous, thank you. Guess that I shall be trying Natural Instinct. Love that it is delivered and that I can 'do' the dog too!

 

[cloverleaf1985]

Those that feed natural instinct, it comes in a big block doesn't it?

Do you defrost a whole block at once and leave it in the fridge?

I want to try my 2 on this but as it's expensive, i don't want to waste money if i have to chuck loads away because it goes off before i use it all....

 

[Mrs B]

Those that feed natural instinct, it comes in a big block doesn't it?

Do you defrost a whole block at once and leave it in the fridge?

I want to try my 2 on this but as it's expensive, i don't want to waste money if i have to chuck loads away because it goes off before i use it all....

Yes, I take them out of the freezer the day before I need them. I reckon that a block lasts 4 to 5 days when de-frosted for 2 cats.

 

[HappyHollyDays]

I really like the look of the NI food. I haven't come across it before and as two of mine get colitis which makes for very messy smelly litter trays I wondered if it would help.