Blue Cat Food

[RPM]

Do any of you feed this? I see TV commercials that say it is better than other foods because the first ingredient is meat, but the commercials don’t list the other ingredients. The Blue web site mentions fruits and vegs(?).

Cats are carnivores. They don’t need fruits and vegs.

Just wondering why the Blue people think we would think their food is better for our cats than other brands. I know they’re just trying to sell product.

But are fruits and veggies really any less bad for cats than corn gluten and animal by-products? Maybe if Blue contained blue (or green) grass, that might help with hairballs!

[SouthernHelle]

I decided to log in just to respond to your question. For the longest time we fed the Wilderness line of Blue Buffalo cat food – dry kibble. We liked the idea of grain-free/high protein food. Turns out, if your cat doesn’t drink a lot of water, this can cause serious issues with his/her (usually his) bladder and crystals forming. Luckily we caught it early and adding wet cat food, changing kibble, and buying a flowing waterer saved him from some serious issues. Our vet mentioned that she had seen “a lot of recurring problems with Blue” cat foods.

I’m not advising against Blue, but ensure your animals drink enough water, and if they don’t, that you watch them very carefully.

[cowboymom]

It’s pretty goofy what is in most any pet food any more…

I work at a feed store that sells Blue cat food and I hear all the time about cats that won’t eat it. Don’t know why, just lots of people that try it and their cats won’t eat it. I’ve never tried it for my six but they won’t eat TOTW either so didn’t think it was worth the effort.

I feed mine a lot of canned food and I water it down with chicken broth/bits that I boil up myself. Not many people want to fuss with their cats’ food like that but I have time and don’t mind, I’m cooking dinner anyway. I try to give them as much protein and fluid as I can and not worry about the cranberry and carrots so much…

[RPM]

Thanks for your replies.

I don’t know about the Wilderness line, but the Blue cat food I have seen has grain. “Whole” grains, as if those were supposed to be better than the grains in other cat foods.

I have head the water issue applies to all dry cat foods.

I have tried mixing canned/other food/liquids with dry food and my cats ignore it all.

I have friends who recently switched their cat to Blue so I was just curious. Even with a coupon, I can’t afford it! If it contained ONLY meat, I might consider it, but I can buy people meat cheaper at the store.

Thanks again!

[Swale01]

I feed my two from the Blue line. They love the ‘flaked’ wet food that Blue makes, and absolutely devour it. I was glad to discover it because we have one kitty with mild IBD, and the other is a pickier eater - so a lot of the stuff that our IBD kitty seemed good on, the other wasn’t as interested in eating…with the blue flaked cans (we stick to the turkey and the chicken) both seem healthy and happy. It’s pricey, but if you order it in bulk online it’s a better deal - and it’s really not even as pricey as a lot of the other high-end brands out there.

[fivesocks]

My cats get dry food once a day and currently their dry is Blue Basics grain free turkey. It is one of the few limited ingredient brands available at petsmart. I think the other at petsmart is Wellness Core and my picky cat seems to prefer Blue. I have tried a few other brands but come back to Blue several times mainly because petsmart is closer than the other fancy pet food stores with other non-chicken limited ingredient dry food options.

[Ridinwyoming]

I feed my two elderly cats the Blue Mature kibble. I’ve noticed a big improvement in their coats and they maintain their weight much better. One cat is a long hair that perfers to be out in the pasture hunting so he comes in full of stickers and mats. Since being on Blue his coat is silky and we don’t have as many mats to contend with.

They do get Friskies canned at dinnertime. I know it’s awful but it’s the only canned they will eat. I figure they eat more of the Blue than canned and they look great and are healthy.

[clint]

I feed Blue Wilderness dry to my cats, but I feed them a lot of wet food, and I have never had any cat or kitten like Blue wet food. I don’t really know why that is, but it is. I foster many, many kittens and I gave up years ago trying. I think generally their food is good quality, but not better than other premium foods.

[PRS]

Cats certainly do eat other stuff besides meat…why do you think they sell cat grass to grow inside for your cat? I’ve had cats that would eat houseplants and they all love cat nip. We feed Blue Wilderness weight management kibble to our cat. Our cat eats it just fine after a brief adjustment period. We switched all our dogs and the cat to blue wilderness. We do keep fresh water bowls in multiple places around the house, always have. What we’ve found is that they don’t shed as much, their skin and fur looks, feels and smells better. The couple of dogs that had suffered from allergies and hot spots haven’t had any recurrence since I started feed blue wilderness. While poop still smells like poop it doesn’t smell as bad as it used to and they don’t seem to make as much - this goes for both the cat and the dogs.

[Noms]

[QUOTE=SouthernHelle;7181125]
I decided to log in just to respond to your question. For the longest time we fed the Wilderness line of Blue Buffalo cat food – dry kibble. We liked the idea of grain-free/high protein food. Turns out, if your cat doesn’t drink a lot of water, this can cause serious issues with his/her (usually his) bladder and crystals forming. Luckily we caught it early and adding wet cat food, changing kibble, and buying a flowing waterer saved him from some serious issues. Our vet mentioned that she had seen “a lot of recurring problems with Blue” cat foods.

I’m not advising against Blue, but ensure your animals drink enough water, and if they don’t, that you watch them very carefully.[/QUOTE]

I will second this!.. My cat has serious issues with crystals and I believe its due to feeding blue buffalo dry food. Cant be certain but I did alot of reading on cat BBs and there are many many others who had similar stories, specifically with Blue dry products.

I took all cats completely off dry food of any kind, it was very hard for the stubborn cat with crystals, but she is getting better.

I think its waaayy better for a cat to be on an only canned food diet, even if its low quality like Friskies, than on any of the so called “special prescription” dry food diet. ESPECIALLY if they are prone to urinary tract issues.