Nutritional info about Senior Weight Control cat food

29.9.2022 Answers: 5 Elena Benito

Hi I've been feeding my cats with Orijen (and Acana) for all these years, with a terrible exception for this summer with Farmina Lamb and Blueberries, with high impact on their weight. We have discovered a potential cardiopathy in one of my cats, and the vet says to go for Virbac W1, I don't like the idea... I have bought for the first time Brit Care Senior Weight Control, they seem to like it. I see it has a bit more carnitine than Orijen (50mg vs 33mg) but we fear that's too little everyday for a 70mg daily serve. Taurine amount in your weight control food seems to be... fine (unsure). I'd like to know more about Brit Care Senior Weight Control cat food, to be able to do a fair comparison: 1) Energy density: how many of the kcal/kg comes from proteins? fat? carbs? 2) Out of the proteins, what's the % of protein coming from animals? 3) Where is the meat coming from? sustainable farms with run-free chickens? industrial farms? Which country? Czech Republic or other? 4) How much protein comes from fresh meat (and heart, liver, etc)? 5) Does it contain any sugar? 6) The cardiopathies in cats and dogs are mostly caused by food, in many cases because the daily intake of taurine and especially carnitine is too low. Are you thinking about increasing the L-carnitine amount in your weight control series? 7) Any support for joints? 8) Humidity level? Thank YOU for helping us understand!

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  • Elena Benito

    29.9.2022

    I'm checking the Adult Sterilized cat food with duck. Since the protein % is lower (and how much of that protein comes from animals and how much it comes from peas or other legumes?). If I take the NFE formula: 100-32-12-4-9-10= 24% of carbs in the sterilized cat food with duck. 100-34-15-4-9.5-10=27,5% of carbs in senior weight control? Isn't this too much carbs anyways?

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    • Ing. Martin Kváš
      Nutrition specialist

      25.10.2022

      Hello, all these carbs belong to SDS, they have no impact on body condition even of castrated cats. Best regards Martin Kvas

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    • Ing. Martin Kváš
      Nutrition specialist

      31.10.2022

      1) ME: 3,650 kcal/kg total; 1,525 kcal/kg from protein, 1,110 kcal/kg from fat; 1,015 kcal/kg from carbohydrates 2) 90% of crude protein from animal origin 3) mainly local farms, not free run (Czech Republic, Slovakia) 4) 24% of crude protein from fresh meat 5) no suggar or mono-saccharides added 6) not currently, the levels are sufficient 7) not in this product 8) moisture: 10.0%

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  • Elena Benito

    29.9.2022

    *edit: I meant above 70 g for a daily serve for my cat.

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  • Ing. Martin Kváš
    Nutrition specialist

    25.10.2022

    Hello, excuse me I answer You later, I was bussy. Pls, give me time to find all these info for You. Best regards Martin Kvas

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