Are all canned wet foods the same?

• Quality wet cat food like those that are found at Pet Planet are generally higher in protein than their dry counterparts (like kibble).
• Cats are true carnivores which means that they need lots of meat in their daily diet to achieve optimal health. Meat is the best source of protein and fat for cats.
• Cats do not have the same ability to utilize carbohydrates as dogs do.
• Quality canned cat food is lower in carbohydrates than cat kibble. True carnivores do not require any carbohydrates in their diet.
• Canned wet cat foods provide extra water that dry kibble does not. The extra water helps to support the urinary system to try and avoid urinary tract issues that infection and stones.

What is the Advantage?

Quality wet cat foods use higher quality animal protein and more of them. That does increase the cost. Animal protein is the most expensive ingredient in wet cat food.

• Quality canned cat foods as more natural than wet cat food purchased at grocery/mass stores.
• These foods will stand on their own for palatability. Chemical preservatives and flavour enhancers are not necessary when there are high quantities of animal protein in wet cat food.
• Meat by-products are not present in quality wet cat foods. There are no fillers or corn products present in quality we cat foods.
• Easily digestible because all natural ingredients are in the food.
• You feed less of a quality wet cat food as opposed to grocery/mass wet cat food. This equalizes the cost difference, and you get much more nutritious food for your cat.

Wet Canned Cat Food Labels

Pet food labeling is regulated and enforced by government authorities in the United States and Canada. The label standards are set by the American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), and they must be adhered to by manufacturers.

• Cans labeled with a specific animal protein or a combination of proteins, such as Chicken or Chicken and Salmon, or Beef for Cats, must be made up of at least 95% of those ingredients.
• Using words like “Dinner,” Entrée”, “Platter”, “Nuggets”, “Recipe”, or “Formula” in the name of a food, such as “Chicken Dinner”, means that only 25% of that specific ingredient is in the food.
• A pet food label that uses “with,” such as “With Chicken” is only required to have 3% of that ingredient in the food
• When the word “Flavor” is in the label, such as “Chicken Flavor,” only a detectable amount is required in the recipe.

Quality, wet, canned cat foods offer our feline friends so many health advantages. Read the ingredient panels to avoid meat by-products, unneeded carbohydrates and fillers, and harmful preservatives.