9Lives Dry Cat Food Rated
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9Lives Cat Food Review
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- Animal Digest - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = Animal Digest
- Corn - 2 points possible
Minus 2 points = corn
- Wheat - 2 points possible
Minus 2 points = wheat
- Soy - 2 points possible
Plus 2 points = no soy
- Gluten - 2 points possible
Minus 2 points = gluten
- The Goodies - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = poultry by-product meal, meat and bone meal
9Lives Cat Food Ratings
Total Score = 2/10
9Lives Cat Food Review
Boots, the cat this product was tested with ate 9Lives rather slowly. The size of the pieces seemed to be right I'm just not sure if she really liked it as well as other foods.
Ingredients
Ground yellow corn, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, ground wheat, animal digest, poultry fat (preserved with BHA), meat and bone meal, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, salt, potassium chloride, yeast culture, titanium dioxide*, tuna meal, choline chloride, taurine, lysine, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), egg product, dl-methionine, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement), zinc oxide. caramel color, yellow 5*, yellow 6*, BHA (used as a preservative), red 40*, natural and artificial flavor (source of grilled flavor), thiamine mononitrate.
*Artificial color.
Animal Feeding test using AAFCO procedures substantiate that 9Lives Urinary Tract Health provides complete and balanced nutrition for maintenance.
Nutritional Information Crude ProteinMin 31.00%Crude FatMin 9.00%Crude FiberMax 3.00%MoistureMax 12.00%CalciumMin 1.00%PhosphorusMin 0.80%MagnesiumMax 0.12%SeleniumMin 0.475 mg/kgVitamin AMin 5000 IU/kgVitamin EMin 50 IU/kgTaurineMin 0.10%
This product is formulated to provide complete nutrition for your adult cat while helping to maintain your cat's urinary tract health by reducing urinary pH. You should avoid mixing this product with other types of cat food not formulated to reduce urinary pH, including 9Lives® canned cat food.
Feeding Guidelines Adult Cat (over 1 year) Cups/Day 3-6 lb.1/4 - 2/3c.6-9 lb.2/3 - 1 c.9 -12 lb.
1 - 1&1/3 c.
Greater than 12 lb. 1&1/3 c. plus 1/3 c. for each additional 3 lb. over 12 lb.
Mixing may prevent 9Lives Plus Care formula from effectively reducing urinary pH. Additionally, this product is not recommended for pregnant or nursing cats or kittens less than one year of age.
A single morning serving will allow your cat to nibble freely throughout the day. The serving size should be adjusted based on your cat's age and activity level.
Water is essential to good cat health. Always provide your cat with a bowl of fresh water.
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Pet Food Recall: PETA Warns That Dry Food at Risk From Vitamin D-3By Lynda JohnsonApr 3, 2007
The pet food recall has owners' worried sick and wondering exactly what is in dog and cat food and treats that is making the animals sick. In a Tuesday update, PETA is asking the FDA to investigate vitamin D3 as a possible culprit in the pet food recall, a release said on Tuesday. The animal rights organization notes that FDA, Menu Foods, and PETA have all received complaints about sick and dying animals who only ate dry food that did not contain wheat gluten. The group is now looking at vitamin D3 based on independent research, a case in Canada from last year, and the similarities in symptoms.
Pet Food Recall: PETA Warns That Dry Food at Risk From Vitamin D-3
The group claims that evidence from reputable laboratories indicates that an excessive amount of vitamin D in pet food may be to blame. Vitamin D overdoses produce symptoms similar to those seen in animals that recently have become sick or died after consuming only dry foods.
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The press release states: PETA Vice President Bruce Friedrich made an urgent appeal to Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, asking the agency to refocus its investigation beyond wheat gluten—which is used almost exclusively in wet foods—and consider other possible contaminants. In his letter, Friedrich points out the following:
1) Last year, a manufacturing error in the production of Royal Canin pet food resulted in excessive amounts of vitamin D3 in the food, causing hypercalcemia, an abnormally high level of calcium in the blood that caused animals’ kidneys to malfunction.
2) Research in endocrinology at Cleveland Clinic has confirmed that high levels of vitamin D3 in animals’ blood causes kidney malfunction.
3) Symptoms associated with excessive vitamin D3 intake appear identical to the symptoms that are being reported in dogs and cats now, leading PETA to believe that vitamin D3 may be implicated in the current spate of pet food contamination.
On Monday, PETA called on FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach to resign over the agency’s mishandling of the pet food crisis. "The FDA is feeding the public a line, and the American people’s faith in the government is dying along with dogs and cats,” says Friedrich. “The agency’s failure to pinpoint the cause of death for animals who have eaten only dry food is cause for the commissioner to resign or be fired."
More info is available at www.PETA.Org