cats food

[tiffh]

hello folks,
im looking for advice for my kitty food, i live in canada and am looking for suggestions on a top quality dry food for them. here is a run down on them,
sue
female
fixed
12 pounds
kinda overweight
indoor  cat
3 years old
shedding lots
hairballs
always hungry

tiger
male
2years old
fixed
18 pounds
slightly overweight
just a very big cat
indoor cat
hairballs
high energy
shedding LOTS
always hungry
  
ive been feeding them cheap friskies dry food, but need to change to help deal with some of there issues,, they are always hungry i mean always and its driving me nuts, also the shedding, we have a baby coming in march and i need to get it under control, also there little guts sway when the walk.. for being slightly over weight they are full of beans.. im hoping to find something that will keep them fuller longer, also help them poop less, and maybe help with the shedding and hair balls.. as i said i live in canada,, please help thanks

[PrettyKitty1]

Reading posts such as this one is such a delight. It is always good when pet owners decide to improve the health of their animals by switching to better brands of food.  Opus has said it all. I just wanted to commend you for wanting to put effort in giving kitty the best possible life.

[opus88]

p.s. I live in Canada too and most if not all of the ones mentioned are avail at a good pet store....NOT in grocery stores.
I live in a small city and persuaded my local pet store to bring some of these foods in last year, now they tell me they can't keep them on the shelves b/c everyone wants to buy...good luck.

[opus88]

hi and welcome to our cat forum, first of all if you want to improve their coat and physical health YES you most certainly do need to feed them a much better diet and fast!!!
No wonder they are always hungry, they are starving for nutrients.....most foods are filled with grains and animal by products NOT real meat.

Dry food is a no, no.....its full of chemicals to preserve and its lacking in the much need moisture cats need. dry food has 10% moisture cans have 78%. and cats never drink enough to compensate....this will lead to many health problems mostly FLUTD. or crystals in the bladder/blockage and CRF chronic renal failure.

I will give you a site written out by a Vet....she promotes homemade raw food, however towards the end of her site she does give teh name brands of the best quality GRAINLESS CAN foods on the market.
she does say somewhere on that article that even the WORST canned food is BETTER than any dry food!!
the good can foods are more expensive but cats won't require as much and you'll save $$$ in Vet bills down the line.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Cats/GOOD-BRANDS-OF-COMMERCIAL-GRAIN-FREE-CAT-FOOD/show/1442981