Some more Merrick Purrfect Bistro values

[Julia & Bandit (GA)]

I called today and got the as-fed analysis for a few more Merrick foods that I thought might be low carb, and I thought I'd share the results. Most carb values aren't bad, but with an older cat, but the phosphorus levels for all but the Grammy's pot pie are pretty dismal. Looks like Bandit is staying with his current mix of Weruva and Wellness. The Weruva is just so expensive, though! I was hoping one of these might be an alternative.

Merrick’s Duck Pate
Moisture:76.4
Protein: 10.2 (32%)
Fat: 8.70 (62.1%)
Carbs: 1.75 (5.6%)
Ash: 2.70
Fiber: 0.25
Phosphorus: 0.44 (349 mg per 100/kcal)

Grammy’s Pot Pie
Moisture: 76.6
Protein: 10.1 (31%)
Fat: 8.96 (62 %)
Carbs: 1.98 (6.1 %)
Ash: 1.92
Fiber: 0.44
Phosphorus: 0.30 (233 mg per 100/kcal)

Turkey Pate
Moisture: 79.2
Protein: 11.30 (47%)
Fat: 5.08 (48.2%)
Carbs: 0.99 (4.2%)
Ash: 3.08
Fiber: 0.35
Phosphorus: 0.48 (506 mg per 100/kcal)

Chicken Pate
Moisture: 76.8
Protein: 11 (35 %)
Fat: 8.64 (62%)
Carbs: 0.60 (1.9%)
Ash: 2.59
Fiber: 0.37
Phosphorus: 0.49 (395 mg per 100/kcal)

Beef Pate
Moisture: 77.8
Protein: 12.10 (45%)
Fat: 6.01 (50%)
Carbs: 1.26 (4.7 %)
Ash: 2.38
Fiber: .48
Phosphorus: 0.38 (353 mg per 100/kcal)

 

[BJM]

Dr Pierson at Cat Info states you may replace 20-25% of the food with plain meat, poutry, or fish.
Since the ground bone is a large portion of the phosphorus, this may help.

She also does paid consulting, if you're so inclined.

 

[KPassa]

I wanted to link to this thread from a few months back with some more of the values:

Mike went shopping yesterday for more Cowboy Cookout for Gus and the person at the pet food store told him Merrick had decided to totally eliminate Cowboy Cookout...even the new version. So I called Merrick and they said nothing could be further from the truth. Since I had them on the phone, I asked if they had gotten any as-fed results for their new foods. They have gotten the as-feds for Cowboy Cookout and Surf -n- Turf in their new Purrfect Bistro Line:

Cowboy Cookout
Moisture: 78.2%
Protein: 11.04%
Fat: 3.67%
Carbs: 4.49%
Ash: 1.8%
Fiber: 0.8%
Phosphorus: 0.28%

So, using Janet's Calculator, the % calories from carbs is a whopping 18.9% (I remember a member tried it and it raised their kitty's BG and now I know why)! The phosphorus is 294 mg/100kcal. Quite an increase in the %calories from carbs as it used to be 5%.

Surf -n- Turf
Moisture: 79.4%
Protein: 11.2%
Fat: 6.12%
Carbs: 1.28%
Ash: 1.7%
Fiber: 0.3%
Phosphorus: .67%

That puts the %calories from carbs at 4.9% (was 3%) and the phosphorus at 638 mg/100kcal!!!! Holy Cow!!!

 

[Fast Eddie]

Thanks for posting. It's just what I've been looking for. I've been away for about 2 years and I wonder if the composition change to cowboy cookout played a roll in my cat needing insulin again.

 

[Wendy&Tiggy(GA)]

Don't know if you saw my other post but I believe he earned a dose decrease the other day when he dropped under 2.8.. you can reduce by 0.25