Elizabeth and Bertie
Member Since 2010
Up until now the lowest carb dry food in the UK has been Thrive (and latterly the 'chicken' Thrive) at close to 9% cals from carbs.
But now Feringa are producing a new 'cold pressed' dry food that seems lower in carbs than the Thrive.
This is only available from Zooplus at the moment. And it is more expensive than the Thrive. But it is available in small 400g packs, so it's not a lot of dosh to fork out if you want to try it on a kibble-loving kitty. It may also make a useful 'transition' food when transitioning from high carb dry to low carb wet.
It comes in two flavours, chicken and turkey. The chicken seems slightly lower in carbs than the turkey.
The percentage of calories from carbs seems to be between 3.8% and 5.2% for the chicken flavour, and between 4.5% to 6% for the turkey flavour. (The moisture content - according to email from manufacturer - is between 9.5% and 11%, so I did two calculations for each flavour.)
Note: Do remember that it is important to be hometesting blood glucose on a daily basis before switching to a lower carb diet. Reducing the carb content of the diet can reduce blood glucose, and the insulin dose may need to be reduced accordingly so as to avoid hypo.
Here's the product info on Zooplus:
https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/feringa/1033421
And here's a pic of the food:
Eliz
But now Feringa are producing a new 'cold pressed' dry food that seems lower in carbs than the Thrive.
This is only available from Zooplus at the moment. And it is more expensive than the Thrive. But it is available in small 400g packs, so it's not a lot of dosh to fork out if you want to try it on a kibble-loving kitty. It may also make a useful 'transition' food when transitioning from high carb dry to low carb wet.
It comes in two flavours, chicken and turkey. The chicken seems slightly lower in carbs than the turkey.
The percentage of calories from carbs seems to be between 3.8% and 5.2% for the chicken flavour, and between 4.5% to 6% for the turkey flavour. (The moisture content - according to email from manufacturer - is between 9.5% and 11%, so I did two calculations for each flavour.)
Note: Do remember that it is important to be hometesting blood glucose on a daily basis before switching to a lower carb diet. Reducing the carb content of the diet can reduce blood glucose, and the insulin dose may need to be reduced accordingly so as to avoid hypo.
Here's the product info on Zooplus:
https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/feringa/1033421
And here's a pic of the food:
Eliz
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