Australian available food?

[Tynans Mum]

I'm very new to this so feeling very overwhelmed!

I've read the spreadsheet about wet foods available here in Australia but have a question.

Am I better off feeding a quality dry food (vet recommended Hills prescription diabetic) or a cheap wet food like Whiskas loaf? Budget is a concern so some of the expensive wet foods aren't viable for us right now.

Any suggestions for a nervous newbie on a budget would be great!

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

Even the "diabetic" prescription dry foods are too high in carbs for a diabetic cat....the whole prescription food industry is really a farce (there's a class action suit against Hills in the US right now...basically for false advertising in suggesting that there's anything special about "prescription" foods)

The Whiska's loaf is a much better choice

Not sure if this is the chart you saw, but I think it's the most recent one we have

 

[Tynans Mum]

Thank you so much, yes that is the chart I saved. Just wrapping my head around the fact that Whiskas loaf is better than vet dry food! I know other wet food would be better but budget is currently tighter at the moment than I'm used to.

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

Just wrapping my head around the fact that Whiskas loaf is better than vet dry food

Here's a great article about the myth behind prescription foods....it's about dog food but the theory remains the same

And here's the article about the lawsuit involving the "prescription" foods in the US