KITEKAT - POISON FOR ENERGY CATS reviews

April 23, 2018

What food is best to feed your beloved pet? Can Kitekat claim to be a suitable food? Should I feed my cat this food? In order to answer this question, it is necessary to consider the composition of the product, find out expert opinion and reviews from those who have already purchased Kitiket for their furry pets. Only such an integrated approach to the analysis of this product will allow us to confidently answer the question: is Kitekat suitable for cats for regular consumption?

Types of Kitekat cat food

Dry food from this manufacturer is presented in standard packs of 400 g, 1 kg, 10 kg, 13 kg.

As for wet food , it can be purchased in the form of patches weighing 85 grams. and in the form of canned food packaged in 400 g packages.

According to the opinions of experts and experienced cat owners, Kitiket cat food is one of the foods that it is better not to feed your animal on an ongoing basis. This conclusion is due to statistics according to which 75% of pets who consumed Kitekat for 3 years or more had health problems. Among the complaints and symptoms of deviations from the norm are:

• unsatisfactory appearance of the pet;
• hair loss (both in small quantities and quite significant);
• the presence of colic and vomiting;
• development of obesity;
• problems with stool (often constipation, less often indigestion);
• the presence of urolithiasis and other serious diseases, including kidney diseases;
• significant problems with the gastrointestinal tract (gastritis, ulcers, etc.);
• death.

However, it should be noted that there are a number of positive reviews about Kitiket cat food. Many of them mention the individual characteristics of the pet’s body or the fact that the effect of the vitamins that are part of the product has not yet occurred due to the short period of consumption of the food.

As for the composition, many experts note that it could be better. What is especially alarming is that the manufacturer quite often uses various marketing tricks to hide some of the components of the composition.

Customer reviews about Kitekat food

On trust sites with reviews, buyers share their opinions and, as you can see, they are very contrasting. However, many negative reviews are based on the fact that the cat either did not like the taste or had an allergic reaction to the protein. The latter case cannot be an argument in favor of low quality, because the reaction to the same component (protein) in any other food will be no less obvious.

Here are examples of some reviews:

I feed my cat Kiteket. She's an ordinary yard girl. He has been eating with pleasure for 6 years now. To be honest, I don’t understand why there is so much fuss about these foods. We are fine. She gets a piece from the table and catches mice. Svetlana Vladimirovna, 40 years old

I didn’t buy it regularly at first; I fed the cat natural food. To pamper, I bought inexpensive canned food. Out of curiosity, we tried moisture from Kitiket - Marusya really liked it. The veterinarian told me that I then need to completely switch to ready-made food. As a result, we took it still dry, we’ve been eating this way for a year now, and everything suits not only Maruska, but also me: we don’t have the frequent problems with stool and bad breath on natural food, everything has returned to normal! Masha, 26 years old

My cats, whom I adopted from the street, are not very picky about food, but sometimes they refuse the offered food. But they eat “Veal” from Kitiket with alacrity! They eat right down to the last crumb, but usually they don’t ask for more - they eat enough, I feed them according to the recommendations on the package. Everything is fine with health, the food does not have a repulsive odor. I was worried that there might not be enough protein, but the vet reassured me: my weight is normal, there are no problems! Irina, 32 years old

I didn’t have much hope when I first gave Kiteket to the cat - I thought she would refuse or it would affect her health. But my fears did not come true!))) No sores, beautiful fur without bald spots, just some kind of increased playfulness, he constantly runs after his balls. We only eat moisture, just 2 bags a day is enough! Rinata, 28 years old

Duck in sauce food from Kitekat is our salvation! Both for the budget and for the cats))) They eat with great pleasure, no matter how much you put in (I don’t overfeed). For some reason other flavors didn’t work out, but this one is top notch! By the way, there are no consequences - it’s all like old wives’ tales)) In general, I recommend it! Christina, 24 years old

There are also more detailed reviews about the food, which you can see using the links below.

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Composition of Kitiket feed

• meat and a list of products of animal origin (this includes only waste that is of animal origin: bird beaks, feathers, various tendons, heads and hooves);
• flour made from chicken by-products and fish;
• corn gluten;
• corn;
• list of mineral supplements;
• a number of vitamin supplements;
• carbohydrates;
• rice;
• wheat flour;
• salt;
• a set of preservatives and dyes;
• some list of natural flavors;
• taurine, calcium carbonate, potassium iodide, dried brewer's yeast, methionine, sulfates (manganese, copper, zinc)…

Thus, any cat owner, even without special knowledge in the field of nutrition, can understand that the composition of the Kitekat product is quite dubious. It contains components that are frankly harmful to your pet . This is about:

• yeast and wheat flour - these components can easily provoke an allergic reaction;
• preservatives - they simply poison the animal’s body;
• offal flour is waste that is of animal origin and is not beneficial for pets.

As for the percentage of the composition, it also raises a sufficient number of doubts and questions. The manufacturer states that the food contains 30% protein, fiber - 5%, fat - 12%, moisture - 12%, other - 41% (what is meant by the word other?). Both dry and wet food contain a number of substances that can cause addiction in pets.

Doubts about the quality of the food are also caused by the very low price. The cost of 1 kg of feed is 200 rubles or 85 hryvnia. Natural ingredients of the same mass would cost several times more.

In addition, it is quite doubtful that cats, like drug addicts, are ready to consume this food in large quantities. Kitiket causes them an incomprehensible delight. They even prefer it to natural meat and other “delicacies” that more than one cat cannot resist.

KITEKAT - POISON FOR ENERGY CATS reviews

We had a good cat, beautiful, mischievous, affectionate and completely healthy. We fed him homemade food, and sometimes I bought him cheap sausages. Vaska was happy with everything, and so were we. But when I changed jobs and didn’t come for lunch, Vaska remained hungry all day. That’s when the store advised me to buy dry Kitiket; I sprinkled it on the cat for the whole day, put some water on it, and I don’t have to worry.

Indeed, the cat really liked these dry crispy lumps. He pounced on them so greedily that we thought there really was meat there, because cats are very sensitive to food and won’t eat bad food. We didn’t even bother to find information about this food, and always bought it in bulk.

Gradually, the cat became so addicted to this food that he stopped eating our food altogether. But I understood that dry food is dry food, and it alone can ruin your stomach. Therefore, I constantly poured milk for Vaska. This went on for a year and a half or two. Vaska felt great, played, and only went to the litter box.

But gradually his mood began to change, he became lethargic, sad, and something was bothering him. We removed this Kitiket and tried to feed him food from the table again, but he started yelling and demanding dry food. I don’t know what the manufacturer impregnated it with, but the cat liked the smell. And then we began to notice bloody drops here and there in the house, bald spots appeared on Vaska’s fur, and it became painful for him to go to the litter box.

The veterinarian immediately asked what we were feeding, and when he found out, he said that we had ruined both the cat’s stomach and kidneys with this rubbish. He prescribed various medications, but Vaska was getting worse. He almost stopped eating, and soon died. This was, of course, a blow for us. Kill your favorite animal with your own hands.

Later, I looked for information about the company that produces this poison. This is the famous Mars Petcare corporation, which includes 42 well-known brands. They produce most of the animal feed. But the most important thing is that dry food such as Kitiket, Whiskas and Purina, which are so popular among pet lovers, are of the lowest quality. They consist of flour from cattle hooves, bones and feathers, and there is no more than 5% meat. If it's even there at all. Although there was so much written on the food label that if it were true, then this food would be golden.

Therefore, the company suggests that both manufacturers and sellers conduct aggressive advertising of these feeds to promote them on the market.

I really regret that I didn't read about this earlier. How could you think that the manufacturer would put something useful in cheap industrial food? And all our gullibility and naivety. Any company has one goal - profit at any cost. That’s why they produce various poisons from cheap raw materials. I will never buy any commercial food again in my life.

In the summer we adopted a terrier puppy, a girl, now she is already 10 months old, but from the first days we accustomed her to home-cooked food. And now she eats absolutely everything, even cucumbers, apples, onions, raw potatoes and feels great. We mostly feed her what we eat ourselves.

I tried to buy her sausages, and not cheap ones, but she sniffed them and left. This means that there is no meat there, but only all sorts of substitutes and flour. And we, idiots, eat it. And then we want to have health.

In general, I have long been convinced that finding high-quality sausage or frankfurters now is very problematic. And not because they forgot how to do it. It’s just that in Soviet times, meat processing plants were on a budget, and possible savings in raw materials would not have affected either the enterprise’s income or the salaries of workers. Now, there is a direct relationship: the lower the production costs, the greater the profit of the enterprise. So everyone tries to save on everything. So, whether you take an expensive sausage or a cheap one, the taste is the same.

The same can be said about animal feed. Expensive food may contain something healthy, but for that kind of money you can buy meat and give your pet normal food.

I have read other reviews about dry food and they are almost all negative. So, it's better not to take risks. Although it will take some extra time to prepare homemade food, your pet will be healthy.

Which type of Kitekat food should you choose for your pet?

It should be honestly noted here that there is no reliable information regarding the composition of Kitekat food types. The official Russian-language website of the Kitiket.ru brand is replete with a large abundance of extremely general words with which the manufacturer praises its product. Therefore, the most that can be said about the types of Kitekat food is to indicate a list of food flavors.

Kitekat dry food :

• meat feast;
• assorted chicken and turkey meat;
• the chicken is delicious;
• fisherman's catch;
• The veal is delicious.

Wet food:

• juicy pieces with beef and carrots in jelly;
• juicy pieces with fish in sauce;
• juicy pieces of beef in sauce;
• juicy pieces of beef in jelly;
• juicy pieces with chicken in jelly;
• simple and tasty with chicken;
• simple and tasty with beef;
• homemade lunch with rabbit;
• homemade lunch with fish.

Brand Kitekat There are no medicinal, specialized or dietary lines under the Kitekat brand.

Pros and cons of brand lines

The popularity of Kitekat food is primarily due to the human factor. Bright bags and a proven brand inspire trust and loyalty. However, if we put aside the emotional component and turn only to the facts, we understand that such a prevalence of food is also due to the fact that it is accessible and perfectly suitable for most pets.

What categorical advantages does this food have?

Let's look at them in a little more detail:

• relatively inexpensive;
• widely known;
• present on the shelves of most stores;
• offers a large selection of flavors for adult cats - even picky eaters and gourmets will find something “of their own” among these options.

Kitekat also has disadvantages - however, we will not deny that every manufacturer has them. Let's give some examples:

• the manufacturer does not produce specialized lines: for kittens, elderly pets, medicinal or dietary;
• Kitekat is shrouded in a lot of myths and speculation about its composition, but popularity always has two sides.

Reviews of Kitiket cat food

Marina A .: “If there is a ranking of the worst cat food anywhere, then Kitiket should top it. This is real poison! What a pity that I realized this only after having a sad experience... My beloved Nikki ate this rubbish for 4 years. After this, her health began to deteriorate sharply. The veterinarian diagnosed kidney stones. Nikki died within just a couple of weeks. And this despite the fact that we actively treated her, put her on IVs and bought a lot of expensive medications!!! Soft clouds to our beauty((After this, I’m ready to scream at every corner - DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP FOR YOUR PETS! IT’S POISON! It’s a pity that Nikki will not be returned((( Never save on the health of your pets... Choose decent food, not just any disgusting."

Mikhail Petrushin : “I’m ready to argue with everyone who sheds dirt on Kitiket - comrades, maybe you simply forget to comply with the basic requirements for caring for your pets? If you feed your cat with ready-made food, you need to follow the rules, such as timely vaccination, regular prevention against worms and fleas. Oh, yes, and it’s also very important to give a lot of water. The cat is thirsty because of the dry food. If you do all this everything will be fine! We have been feeding our cat kitite since he was 3 months old, and every year we take him for an examination to the veterinarian, he takes blood for analysis. Boris is 6 years old and everything is fine!”

Larisa A .: “With my review, I want to warn readers against purchasing this food. Incredible, in fact! Sometimes regular food can drive a cat crazy. Not in the sense that rabies is a deadly disease. And to problems with the nervous system - the animal becomes somehow inadequate, runs day and night without stopping, climbs on carpets, curtains, even runs over pieces of furniture!!! The veterinarian recommended changing the type of food to a higher quality one. After this, the cat became the same - playful, affectionate and calm. I don't want to experiment anymore! I don’t like this dangerous circus.”

Reviews from experts

Dmitry Olegovich Abanasimov, 25 years of experience: “I am one of the representatives of the “old veterinary school”, one of those who are against ready-made food as such. If you get a cat, then be kind enough to feed it like a real member of the family, and not get rid of it with a semi-finished product. Most health problems are caused by cheap ready-made food. Kitekat, Whiskas, etc. – these foods are one of the most disgusting options for feeding an animal. Every second cat owner, who prefers to save on food and buy cheap food, then turns to me for diagnostics of the animal’s genitourinary system. And, as a rule, pets have diseases in this particular area. Problems with the urinary system are quite difficult to treat and not always, so as a specialist I do not recommend feeding a cat such food.”

Yana Aleksandrovna Popova, 11 years of experience : “Since clients come to me with different incomes and can afford different pet foods, I often recommend periodically changing the pet’s diet. If the owner cannot afford to constantly feed the cat expensive food (for example, Arden Grange), then periodically it is permissible to replace it with a cheaper option. I do not recommend, but I do allow feeding Kitekat food for a short period of time. Nothing bad will happen. The main thing I would like to remind everyone is that when feeding your pet dry food, do not forget to always leave him access to the sippy cup. A cat needs more water than when fed natural food or wet food.”

Rashid Demidovich Doguzov, 19 years of experience: “I consider Kitiket to be low quality food and recommend avoiding it. But, if you do not have the opportunity to purchase other food, then it is better to give preference to wet food in pouches. It has a less harmful effect on the animal's gastrointestinal tract than dry crackers. But do not forget that you need to store it correctly. Approximately 70% of poisonings occur due to improper storage of leftover feed. Pay special attention to this."

Reviews from veterinarians about Kitekat

You can have different attitudes to the reviews left by the owners: after all, the selection of food is a very individual matter. But it’s not easy to challenge the reviews of nutrition experts - here those who know exactly what food should form the basis of your furry’s diet get down to business. We have collected several reviews from veterinarians who shared their opinions about the Kitekat food lines.

Having extensive experience behind me, I can say one thing: ideal food simply does not exist. Any bag, even at a huge price, may simply not suit your pet, because their digestion and body characteristics are different. However, if we look at the facts about the basics of cat nutrition, we can draw a simple conclusion - Kiteket food has a fairly balanced composition and can be the main diet for every day.

Nutritional value, the presence of a satisfactory protein content, fats, grains and vitamins in the composition - all this ensures the high nutritional value of these diets. R. Solomonova, veterinarian

At work I heard a lot of reviews about economy class food. First of all, I note that the division into classes is quite incorrect, especially considering that the division is made by price category.

For example, Kitekat food, despite its low cost, is characterized by a composition that meets existing pet nutrition standards. After analyzing the ingredients, we can say that this food cannot harm your health. However, it is able to maintain the pet’s health and immunity, which means it can be recommended on a permanent basis. I. Reutova, veterinarian

Do you feed your cat Kitekat food?

Not really

conclusions

The advantages of Kitekat include its affordable price and wide range of food. Disadvantages - composition and possible consequences of its long-term use.

It is enough to enter the name of the food on the Internet, and the search engine will immediately return a huge number of reviews, most of which will be negative, both from veterinarians who recommend weaning cats off from eating cheap food, and from cat owners. The latter, it seems, They are completely angry with the manufacturer and leave angry messages about its products.

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