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I want to know because indoor cat cat food is cheaper but the weight management is what I am looking for... what is the difference?

Answer: The name. Stop believing that they make such a thing as indoor cat food.There is proper or improper food for the species and that mis it, You also need to know that the price you pay at the store does not include vet bills Nutrition since there are so many bad things out there is very important to your cat’s health Contrary to what you may have heard; dry foods are not a great thing to feed a cat. Please read the label on what you are feeding? What are the ingredients? Do you know what they mean? Is the first ingredient a muscle meat like chicken or meal or other things? http://www.catinfo.org/#Learn_How_To_Rea… http://www.sniksnak.com/ac/petfooddefinitions.html Dry foods are the number 1 cause of diabetes in cats as well as being a huge contributing factor to kidney disease, obesity, crystals, u.t.i’s, constipation, and a host of other problems. Male cats are especially prone to blockages from dry food. Food allergies are very common when feeding dry foods. Rashes, scabs behind the tail and on the chin are all symptoms The problems associated with Dry food is that they are loaded with grains and carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process. ( Have a fat cat?) An even bigger problem is that it IS dry and it dehydrates no matter how much your cat drinks Most of the moisture a cat needs is suppose to be in the food. Cats are not naturally big drinkers. 95% of the moisture is zapped out of dry foods in the processing. Think about it. Another thing, most use horrible ingredients and don't use a muscle meat as the primary ingredient and use vegetable based protein versus animal. Not good for an animal that has to eat meat to survive. http://www.catinfo.org/#My_Cat_is_Doing_Just_Fine_on_Dry_Food You want to pick a canned food w/o gravy (gravy=carbs) that uses a muscle meat as the first ingredient and doesn't have corn at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all. THE BEST CAT FOODS CONTAIN NO GRAINS NO BYPRODUCTS Cats are meat eaters not cereal or rice eaters Fancy feast is a middle grade food with 9lives, friskies whiskas lower grade canned and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods. I would rather feed a middle grade canned food then the top of the line dry food. Also, dry food is not proven to be better for teeth. Does a hard pretzel clean your teeth or do pieces of it get stuck in between. http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=doesdryfoodcleantheteeth http://www.felinefuture.com/?p=470ary&act=sho Please read about cat nutrition. http://www.catinfo.org/ http://www.catinfo.org/?link=felineobesity http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm… Prescription diets It is extremely rare that they should be fed The reason your vet thinks so highly of the pet food they sell probably has more to do with the people pushing it on them with their own research showing how great their food is. Who is going to spend money or research for animals these days. The food companies that is who. Their research is designed not to hurt their bottom line Believe me a company researching their own products are in it for profit Some vets are behind the times when it comes to nutrition but more are reading and becoming up to date Times change information changes over time as more is learned. Please do your research . Notice grants for for this nutritional class in a vet school http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/news_&_events.htm#Nestle_Purina http://www.mndaily.com/2010/02/18/vet-school-relies-external-funding Hills Science Plan, a pet-food brand owned by Colgate-Palmolive, boasts that: 'More vets feed Hills than any other pet food.' Last year, Hills sponsored the British Veterinary Association's 2009 Congress (the biggest meeting on the veterinary calendar). only 10 links allowed so add the www Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1244595/Is-food-youre-feeding-pet-killing--making-vet-rich.html#ixzz0ueidOQFQ dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1244595/Is-food-youre-feeding-pet-killing--making-vet-rich.html
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