Felix cat food: reviews from veterinarians

Cat owners often cannot decide what to feed their pets: regular homemade food or commercially produced special food. The second option is more convenient, more profitable and healthier for animals. Therefore, many are inclined to use industrial feed. But one more problem remains - choosing a specific manufacturer. There is often an opinion among owners that the more expensive the food, the better quality it is and contains all the necessary nutrients and elements that support the health of the pet. But, if we consider all offers from the point of view of price and quality, then we can give preference to Felix food.

The manufacturer claims that it is one of the best economy class

. In this article we will take a detailed look at all the characteristics of this product and its range in order to provide owners with objective information.

Manufacturer

The Felix brand is owned by Purina, founded in the late 19th century by William Danforth, Will Andrews and George Robinson. Initially, oats, corn and molasses were used in feed, but in 1896 production took a different path.

Purina currently produces products for both cats and dogs. Moreover, this is not only food, but also treats, and even fillers. The result of such large-scale activities: a leading position in the Russian market.

The Purina brand, in addition to Felix, includes food Darling, Gourmet, Friskies, Purina One, Cat Chow, Pro Plan (About the Plan).

What food do you buy for your cat?

Darling Felix

Feed class

For the convenience of buyers and veterinarians, cat food is divided into 4 groups: economy, premium, super-premium and holistic. Holistics are the most expensive, but also the best in composition, the most balanced and high in meat, fish, fruits, berries and vegetables. Super-premium is somewhat worse in quality, but the meat content in it is normal. Premium and economy food are cheaper than the above, but their composition is simpler, they almost always contain synthetic additives, and instead of pure meat, they contain meat waste.

Felix cat food belongs to the economy class.

Range

This brand of food is divided into dry and wet, and cat treats are produced separately.

Felix wet food is varied in both shape and taste.

Soups with cod, chicken and beef. Soups contain meat, fish and processed products, vegetable protein extracts, minerals and amino acids, processed plant products, thickeners, yeast, sugar. The percentage of meat and fish is at least 4%.

Pieces in jelly (canned Sensations) with a crunchy topping. There is a fish platter (with trout, cod and salmon), meat (chicken, liver and duck). The composition is almost identical to the above, but there is no yeast or processed plant products.

Appetizing pieces “Double Yummy” in jelly: with lamb and chicken; poultry and beef; trout and salmon; liver and turkey. Meat, poultry and fish - at least 4%. The composition contains dyes, vitamins A, D3, E, iron, copper, manganese, zinc, taurine.

Appetizing pieces in jelly: with chicken (for little ones); for adults - with chicken, lamb, turkey, rabbit, beef, green beans and trout, with salmon. Contains: dyes, vitamins and minerals. No yeast, amino acids or processed plant products.

Felix Sensations in jelly: with beef and tomatoes; with chicken and carrots; with duck and spinach; with salmon and cod. Percentage of meat or fish: 19%.

Felix Sensations in tomato sauce with beef or cod, with turkey in bacon-flavored sauce; with duck in carrot sauce.

Veterinarians point out that vegetable protein extract is worse than animal protein, and it is the latter that cats need! Therefore, choose canned food without it or with a minimal amount.

Dry food. Double delicious with meat, poultry or fish. Ingredients: meat and processed meat products, cereals, vegetable protein extracts, animal fats, glycerin, processed vegetable raw materials, sugar, minerals, preservatives, yeast, dyes, vitamins (D3, A, E, copper, manganese, zinc, selenium, iodine, iron), antioxidants, taurine, crude fiber, linoleic acid, crude ash. Keep in mind that birds are only 4%.

Treats. Sea mix (Felix Party Mix) with salmon, trout and cod flavors; cheese mix; original mix; grill mix. Ingredients: meat (or fish) and its processed products (26%), fats, grains, oils, vegetable protein, various sugars, yeast, preservatives, dyes, vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, milk and its processed products.

The permitted daily intake is usually indicated on the packaging and is calculated from the weight of the animal. Castrated and sterilized cats eat less high-calorie food than active animals, and weakened, sick, pregnant females need an increased diet and more vitamins.

Also keep in mind that you cannot mix different foods. If you decide to give your cat ready-made food, then both dry and wet food should be identical, of the same brand.

Felix cat food - reviews

Felix wet cat food is sold not only in pet stores, but also in regular supermarkets. Therefore, they cannot take away their popularity and, accordingly, there are also a lot of reviews from customers. We've rounded up a few of the newest ones below.

Reviews from veterinarians

Alexandra Viktorovna writes in response to a question about Felix food:

Good afternoon. Felix is ​​not the best food, but with a balanced diet it is unlikely to harm. Canned food and spiders can make up a maximum of 30% of the diet, and the remaining 70% is high-quality super premium dry food.

Customer Reviews

Valya writes:

My cat has been very selective about food since childhood, that is, it’s bad, she’ll sniff it and leave. So I turned my nose up at many foods, but not at Felix. She liked him so much that she immediately begs him when he sees me going into the kitchen. He eats with pleasure, I don’t know whether it’s the ingredients, or the cute kitten on the bag that looks very much like my cat?

I usually buy several bags of Felix at once, with different flavors (I tried them all, and never refused a single one). Of course, I don’t give these pieces every day, but mostly I feed the cat natural food. After all, it is clear that although it is tasty, there is nothing normal in its composition. This applies to any prepared food.

In general, I recommend these wet pieces as a treat for pampering your pet. But do not forget that the main food should be natural and truly healthy.

Every housewife thinks about what to feed her cat. My Pussy eats natural food, but sometimes there are situations when I don’t have time to cook for him. In such cases, I go to the store and buy commercial food. I don’t have any preferences regarding manufacturers, I went to the supermarket, went to the pet food, and took any that was for cats.

I remembered that I already took KiteKat, Whiskas, and recently I came across Felix, and I’ll tell you about it. The packaging is ordinary, bright, with large inscriptions on the front about the merits of this food, and on the back in small letters about the composition. Easy to open, the contents of the package are very different from what came in KiteKat and Whiskas. They contained pieces in a thin sauce, but here it looks more like jellied meat with chicken. The pieces themselves are more reminiscent of meat rather than swollen dry food.

The smell of the food is like chicken broth, even appetizing compared to other wet foods. The cat really liked the new food and gobbled it up on both cheeks. The advantages of the food would include convenient packaging, availability, price, delicious aroma, and the fact that the cat liked it. The only drawback is the composition, which contains only 4% meat and for some reason contains sugar.

We fed the cat Felix (as an additive to Pro Plan drying) for almost a year, there was a clear dependence, as soon as the cat heard the crunch of the packaging, he ran and screamed like crazy and demanded this food. But a month ago, on the advice of a veterinarian, we had to give it up, because... The cat began to have blood in his stool, there were fears that he was sick, but as it turned out it was all from Felix.

Now the cat is drying, occasionally I give him Four-Legged Gourmet pate, which he of course does not eat with such enthusiasm, but still eats. The stool improved almost instantly, the cat feels great)

Compound

Felix food contains both natural meat and fish, as well as their processed products. But there is a tiny amount of pure fish or meat fillet (usually no more than 4%), but meat waste is 17%. There is sugar, mineral salts and a flavor enhancer, thanks to which cats gobble up the food with great pleasure. Another component is vegetable protein. On the one hand, it is easily digested and prevents the development of certain diseases, on the other hand, it is not suitable for a growing body. Contains vitamins and mineral components.

For weakened, sick animals, with problems of the gastrointestinal tract, allergies, food from this line is categorically not recommended.

Use Felix on an ongoing basis - i.e. regularly - not worth it. This is the opinion of veterinarians. For complete daily nutrition, you should choose a product of a higher class: super-premium or holistic, or feed the animal natural food. Economy class food is like human chips: if we eat them constantly, we will start to have health problems. And it’s quite possible to indulge occasionally.

Advantages and disadvantages

Felix food, reviews of which are in most cases positive, like any other ready-made food for animals, has certain advantages and disadvantages.
Among the advantages are:

• good balance;
• widespread sale;
• a large assortment;
• many flavor combinations;
• good taste and aroma of canned food;
• presence of macronutrients in feed;
• low cost.

Unfortunately, there were also some downsides.

The main ones are:

• low percentage of meat components;
• the presence of harmful preservatives and flavor enhancers;
• lack of food in the assortment aimed at feeding animals suffering from various diseases of the digestive system.

After weighing all the advantages and disadvantages of the Felix product (cat food), reviews of which note its quality and availability, you can decide whether to buy it for your pets or not.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Affordable price.
• You can buy Felix food not only in a specialized pet store, but also in almost any supermarket that has a stand with products for dogs and cats (Magnit, Karavan, Auchan, etc.) .
• The composition contains natural fish or meat (at least 4%).
• Manufacturers produce for sale not only dry, but also wet food, and also annually expand their line of treats for cats.
• They are produced not only for adult cats: there are separate types for babies.
• Lots of different flavors.

• Allergenic components - like brewer's yeast - are often found in food.
• If your cat needs special therapeutic nutrition, the Felix line, alas, is not suitable for her. There are no preventive feeds there either.
• The composition indicated on the packaging is incomplete; the presence of some components is hushed up.
• Judging by the numerous comments from cat owners, the Felix line of food is addictive.

Cats that eat dry food drink a lot. Therefore, do not forget to pour clean water into your pet’s bowl and change the liquid 2 times a day: morning and evening.

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Feed to replace "Felix"

"Felix" can be replaced with other feeds of different classes, except economy. Typically, canned food of this brand is replaced with products of 3 classes:

• premium: Royal Canin, Hills Ideal Balance, Pro Plan;
• super premium: Leonardo (“Leonardo”), Iams (“Yams”);
• holistic: Almo Nature, Applaws.

Comparison table: wet food replacements

Photo gallery: food that can replace Felix

Canned food is as close as possible to the cat’s natural nutrition, which facilitates digestion and absorption of substances

In Almo Nature food, the source of protein is by-products, and the source of carbohydrates is rice.

One of the most popular veterinary diets among Russian cat owners is produced under the Royal Canin brand.

Wet food is usually packaged in portions, which makes feeding easier and eliminates worries about the correct dosage of vitamins and minerals in your pet's diet.

Yams is not considered ideally balanced, but this food is cheaper than other super premium products

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