Dry Cat Food List

[rebeccaeric18]

how high should the protien be?
and how low should the fat be

[Lilysmommy]

You want to shoot for protein around 30-35% and fat below 15% unless your hedgehog is a runner and needs the extra fat.

[rebeccaeric18]

She runs like crazy! so i think i have the perfect balance right now

[rebeccaeric18]

So i found the chicken soup for the cat lovers soul.. i bought the adult formula.. is was high in protien low in fat..
Should i mix this with the Royal Canin Preventative or the Calorie Control food?
or keep it on its own.

[SnufflePuff]

So i found the chicken soup for the cat lovers soul.. i bought the adult formula.. is was high in protien low in fat..
Should i mix this with the Royal Canin Preventative or the Calorie Control food?
or keep it on its own.

The adult light formula right? 32% protein and 9% fat?

The food on its own is a great food but it is recommended that you do feed a mix of at least 3 or more high quality foods with a "junk food" thrown in (if you're not sure what I mean by junk food, search it up in the food forums - and the royal canin preventative and calorie control aren't really considered "high quality"...I would say those would be more your "junk foods") so I would feed mostly chicken soup as your high quality food and some calorie control as your "junk food", then get at least 1 or 2 other healthy foods (ie. wellness, blue spa, natural balance, solid gold, fromm, foods like that). You can probably leave a little bit of preventative in too.

Make sure you transition slowly though adding the chicken soup.

[rebeccaeric18]

Okay great thank you!

[Sonitus]

Hello,

I new here but i will be getting a young hedge 7-8 weeks old or so in about a week or so im just finishing getting everthing ready. I just wanted to know if this was a good food for him?
Also whats a good way to add more fiber into the diet?
I picked up Wellness Kitten Health.

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Rice, Ground Barley, Ground Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Natural Chicken Flavor, Salmon Meal (Source ofDHA, Docosahexaenoic Acid), Chicken Liver. Cranberries, Tomato Pomace, Olive Oil, Chicory Root Extract, Cranberry Extract Powder, Cranberry Fiber, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Case, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Taurine, Rosemary Extract.

Protein: 36%
Fat:18%
fiber:3%

I've been reading these forums for the last few months, its been a great help in getting things setup.

[Immortalia]

The brand Wellness is already an approved brand on the list.

However, the kitten formula is at 18% fat, and we try to keep their diets low in fat (less than 15%). The Indoor and the Weight Control are at 12% and 8 or 9 % (off the top of my head), so those would be better choices.

[Amy1024]

I've had Hershi for around 5 weeks now. I've been feeding her PurinaOne: Chicken and Rice and last week I introduced Blue Buffalo WIlderness: Chicken to her. She seems to be eating both foods fairly equally without an upset stomach. Today, I bought her Wellness Complete Health: Salmon, Salmon Meal and Deboned Turkey Recipe. Should I add another mix into her diet? And are these choices good for her so far?
She is currently 12 weeks old and weighs around 245g. She is also the active/running type. So should I add a more fattening food to her mix? Thanks!

[SnufflePuff]

I've had Hershi for around 5 weeks now. I've been feeding her PurinaOne: Chicken and Rice and last week I introduced Blue Buffalo WIlderness: Chicken to her. She seems to be eating both foods fairly equally without an upset stomach. Today, I bought her Wellness Complete Health: Salmon, Salmon Meal and Deboned Turkey Recipe. Should I add another mix into her diet? And are these choices good for her so far?
She is currently 12 weeks old and weighs around 245g. She is also the active/running type. So should I add a more fattening food to her mix? Thanks!

PurinaOne:
Chicken, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, wheat flour, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), whole grain corn, fish meal, soy protein isolate, animal liver flavor, phosphoric acid, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, caramel color, salt, choline chloride, taurine, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, Vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite

Purina one isn't considered a high quality food. You want to look for foods that have high quality meats and no corn products in the first 5 ingredients. The food you're feeding currently has brewers rice, corn gluten meal and wheat flour in the top 5 ingredients - which are all fillers that hedgehogs have a hard time digesting. The "poultry by-product meal" basically means chicken feet and beaks and feathers, all nasty stuff you don't want to be feeding either.

Blue Buffalo Wilderness:Crude Protein 40.0% min
Crude Fat 18.0% min
Crude Fiber 3.5% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Magnesium 0.08% min
Taurine 0.15% min
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.9% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 3.5% min

Way too high of protein. Hedgies should be getting 30-35% protein at the most. 40% will cause liver and kidney failure. Try Blue Spa or Blue Longevity instead, same company, more or less same ingredients, just healthier protein levels.

Wellness is a very healthy food.

Since your hedgie is a runner, the 18% fat levels are okay, but I wouldn't feed her a mix that is all 18% fat, unless you think she's really skinny. Mixing in a few lower fat foods might be a good idea, so she doesn't gain too much weight. But, of course that is all up to your judgement if you think she needs the extra fat.

Hope that helps