My mom has a new kitten. She has had him for a couple of months now but I did not want to post about it because she was (and still kinda is, but by now I know better) adamant that she was not going to keep him. I would take him home with me but 1. Amber does not tolerate other cats, period. I have had a couple of rescues in my house for very short periods of time and she freaks out, and with her health issues she does not need added stress and 2. Hissyfluff still claws the walls up (and we cut down a bloody tree for her to use as a post) and the other member of my house is understandably not happy and will not put up with the edition of another cat. Thank goodness I convinced him she is too old to declaw (a lie, but justified, as I am sure you will all agree). The kitten does not have an official name, my mom calls him the kitten or bad cat, my niece calls him kitty kitty (she's 2) and I just shorten that to Kit. My sister rescued him from a pizza joint parking lot when he was between 4-5 weeks old. He had runny eyes and was starved nearly to death. I have been buying the food (which honestly stresses my budget quite a bit, but I can't stand what my parents could afford to feed him) and supervising his care and he is now a healthy, mischievious 3ish month old. We have to get him snipped soon.
Now that the back story is out of the way (sorry) I can commence with the questions. I have honestly been out of the commercial food loop for a while and I am trying to figure out what to consistenly feed this little guy. Latest purchase was 60 cans of food from petfooddirect.com that I got for $50 and some change with free shipping (which is basically what I can afford to spend, I am pushing back (not cancelling, I just have to save up) vet visits for Hissyfluff as it is). He has 24 cans of by Nature 95% turkey and turkey liver, 24 cans of BG quail and chicken, and 12 cans of by Nature 95% Salmon, Mackerel & Sardines (I know, but he only gets it once every five days and my mom is old school so it was the only way I could get her to stop giving him tuna, plus it was on sale).
The by Nature Salmon is the old cans and contains carageenan.
The by Nature Turkey & Turkey Liver is the new stuff, and contains carageenan and alfalfa meal (which is fourth on the list, and salt is sixth).
The BG quail and chicken contains carageenan and glycine, and also has salt pretty far up the list.
It bothers me, though it beats the hell out of twinpet (think dollar general Ol' Roy, but worse). I swear this is such a headache. If Evo hadn't sold out he would be getting that b/c of (supposed) ingredients and canned size. I can't do raw with this boy because my niece likes to feed him and my mom is dodgy about her handling raw meat (which I get). Are there ***ANY*** canned brands out there that don't contain some kind of junk in them? Also, I have a new respect for those that can't feed raw food for whatever reason. I don't know how you guys keep your sanity. I am losing my mind and this isn't even my cat!