Low carb low fat food in Canada

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Vegetable (GA)

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I'm looking for a low carb & low fat food that is available in Canada. I have no idea what to look for when it comes to low fat. Anyone have some info they can share with me?
 
In Canada the Fancy Feast pate (not gravy), the President's Choice pate, the Co-op pate are all low carb. Friskies pates are on the borderline,with an average 11% carbs. These brands are not necessarily low fat, but fat is not usually a consideration with diabetic kitties.

Hope this helps a bit.
 
Tuxedo Mom said:
In Canada the Fancy Feast pate (not gravy), the President's Choice pate, the Co-op pate are all low carb. Friskies pates are on the borderline,with an average 11% carbs. These brands are not necessarily low fat, but fat is not usually a consideration with diabetic kitties.

Hope this helps a bit.
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Thanks for the info but i'm looking for low card AND low fat. I usually feed veg fancy feast and friskies but she now has to be on a low fat diet as well as low carb. Any ideas what foods are low in fat and carbs?
 
I feed Tiki Cat Chicken (Puka Puka Luau) - it is high protein and very low fat. I believe there are other flavours that have the same profile, but you'll have to check Tiki Cat's website - they list all the nutritional values there (www.tikipets.com). I will warn you, there have been supply chain issues here in Ontario with the chicken flavour, so I'm not sure what the status is in the rest of the country.

Weruva also has some high protein/low fat varieties in all three of their lines. They also list their nutritional stats on their website (www.weruva.com).

Both brands are spendy, but I've found that the Tiki Cat is a bit better value as it is more calorically dense than many of the Weruva flavours, so you don't need to feed nearly as much.

Another option is to look at is raw, either commercial or homemade. Wendy (@Wendy&Neko) will have the info on what's available to you out west.

Edited to add: I've recently started Squeak on a trial of EZ Complete added to raw chicken thighs (boneless, skinless) and am having good results so far (anti-jinx). She's been on and off her food for the last three weeks and the raw seems to be helping. Of course, a Canada Post strike will make it difficult to order as it comes from the U.S., but it's another option to look at. Their website is www.foodfurlife.com.
 
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Elle & Squeak said:
I feed Tiki Cat Chicken (Puka Puka Luau) - it is high protein and very low fat. I believe there are other flavours that have the same profile, but you'll have to check Tiki Cat's website - they list all the nutritional values there (www.tikipets.com). I will warn you, there have been supply chain issues here in Ontario with the chicken flavour, so I'm not sure what the status is in the rest of the country.

Weruva also has some high protein/low fat varieties in all three of their lines. They also list their nutritional stats on their website (www.weruva.com).

Both brands are spendy, but I've found that the Tiki Cat is a bit better value as it is more calorically dense than many of the Weruva flavours, so you don't need to feed nearly as much.

Another option is to look at is raw, either commercial or homemade. Wendy (@Wendy&Neko) will have the info on what's available to you out west.

Edited to add: I've recently started Squeak on a trial of EZ Complete added to raw chicken thighs (boneless, skinless) and am having good results so far (anti-jinx). She's been on and off her food for the last three weeks and the raw seems to be helping. Of course, a Canada Post strike will make it difficult to order as it comes from the U.S., but it's another option to look at. Their website is www.foodfurlife.com.
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Thank you so much for the info! Any idea what percentage of fat I should be aiming for?
 
Vegetable said:
Thank you so much for the info! Any idea what percentage of fat I should be aiming for?
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Honestly, I'm not sure. I started feeding Tiki because the ingredients are very simple (Squeak most likely has IBD and seems to have issues with various added ingredients) and it's low carb/low phosphorus. It was an added bonus that it's low fat too. Hopefully someone else will be able to give you some guidance.
 
Vegetable said:
Any idea what percentage of fat I should be aiming for?
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Ask your vet what the fat percent should be. The food chart on catinfo.org lists the %fat figures and you can from there. If you make your own food, choose chicken breast over chicken thigh. Turkey is usually lower fat than chicken. Other good low fat meats are venison, buffalo and kangaroo. I have the As-Fed numbers for the Red Dog, Blue Kat Deli raw foods which are available in a lot of local pet food stores. They are all low carb. I'd stay away from the beef, lamb and wild boar as they are all rather fattier. You can buy single portion singles so it's a lower investment cost if she decides she doesn't want to eat it. If you want to cook instead of feed raw, the Red Dog/Blue Kat venison, kangaroo and buffalo can all be pan fried in a bit of water as their bone is from bone powder. You want to avoid anything that lists bone as an ingredient cause that cannot be cooked.
 
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