9Lives Tender Carvings with Beef (Formerly Shredded Beef in Gravy)

• Animal Digest - 1 point possible

Plus 1 point = no Animal Digest

• Corn - 2 points possible

Minus 2 points = high fructose corn syrup

• Wheat - 2 points possible

Minus 2 points = wheat

• Soy - 2 points possible

Minus 2 points = soy

• Gluten - 2 points possible

Minus 2 points = gluten

• The Goodies - 1 point possible

Minus 1 point = meat by-products, bone meal, poultry by-products

Total Score = 1/10

Why did they rename this product something nice? I think I would have chosen .... well, something different! Maybe not so nice. Really, the only thing this product has going for it is it doesn't have manure in it. Here, Kitty, Kitty...supper is served. Sorry we forgot the poop! This one isn't for me!

Ingredients:

Water sufficient for processing, beef, poultry by-products, meat by-products, wheat gluten, wheat flour, high fructose corn syrup, soy protein concentrate, modified food starch, steamed bone meal, guar gum, salt, caramel color, potassium chloride, onion powder, choline chloride, taurine, vitamin supplements (E, A, B12, D3), zinc sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, niacin, manganese sulfate, riboflavin supplement, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin, folic acid, potassium iodide.

Other sites of Interest:

• Del Monte Pet Foods
• 9Lives Cat Food Information