Hill's Cat Food Review
Hill's cat food belongs to the premium class (both Science Plan, and Nature's Best, and the Prescription Diet medical line).
The country of production could be France, the Netherlands, the USA - in general, you need to look at the specific packaging. Many people write that Hills food is super premium, but this is not true and to be completely convinced of this, let’s study its composition. A good alternative to Hills is Forza10 cat food rus.forza10.com (link to the official website where you can find out all the details about these dry foods).
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Composition of Hill's cat food
Let's look at the composition of Hill's food using the Science Plan Indoor Cat option (for adult domestic cats) as an example. The first ingredient is poultry meal, which contains at least 40% chicken. According to the AAFCO standard, “poultry meal” must consist of more than half meat, and may also include skin and bones. Other sources of protein in the feed are corn gluten meal and hydrolyzed protein.
Sources of carbohydrates are corn and rice. Animal fat and vegetable oil are rich in saturated fatty acids. Cellulose serves as a source of fiber, and the remaining ingredients are additives to enrich the feed with minerals.
In general, the composition of Hill's cat food is quite poor, regardless of the line - here you will not find various vegetables, fruits, berries, etc. as in holistic feeds.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the advantages:
- there are sources of animal protein;
- contains vitamins and minerals;
- a natural preservative is used;
- widespread, you can buy it in almost every store.
Among the disadvantages:
- quite high price (some super-premiums are cheaper);
- percentages of even the main ingredients are not indicated;
- probably a lot of vegetable protein.
General information
Hill's ready-made food is a super premium cat food produced in the USA and Holland. This food has long established itself on the market as a quality product. In addition, this is the pet food most often recommended by veterinarians. Hill's food produces two types: dry food and canned food. Veterinarians recommend it not only as a complete feed ration, but also as a therapeutic and prophylactic feed.
The company produces 3 types of Hill's ready-made food:
- Science Plan is a line of balanced and complete nutrition for healthy cats.
- Nature's Best - this type of food has a natural, improved composition that strengthens the immune system.
- Prescription Diet is a therapeutic and dietary line of food.
Composition of Hill's cat food
Hill's cat food is designed for different ages of pets. The company produces food for kittens (up to 1 year old), middle-aged (from 1 to 7 years old), elderly (from 7 years to 13 years old), as well as for spayed and neutered pets. Due to the diversity of age groups, the composition of feeds within each line (or type) differs significantly from each other. This is due to the fact that each age category of pets requires its own specific composition, caloric content, nutritional and energy value.
Hills food line
The main composition of the feed contains, regardless of the age group of the animal, as well as the line of feed:
- Poultry, veal, salmon and tuna. These products are the basis of Hill's food. In addition, the food contains by-products of the same meat, which contain fatty acids.
- Cereals – wheat, rice, soybeans and cornmeal.
- Fish oil, vegetables, herbal extracts.
- Vitamins A, B, C and E. In addition, the food contains minerals (such as calcium, iodine, sodium, selenium) and amino acids. To slow down the aging process and improve metabolism, the food contains antioxidants.
- Proteins are substances that fill your pet with energy and help build the animal’s muscles.
Pros and cons of Hill's ready-made food
Hill's ready-made food has a number of significant advantages over other foods:
- balanced and complete feed composition;
- high nutrient content, relatively high energy value of feed;
- affordable pricing policy in the super premium class line;
- huge range of flavors;
- different composition of feeds, depending on the needs of the pet and its age;
- wide availability of food. It can be purchased at any shopping center, pet store and veterinary pharmacy.
Ready-made food from an American company not only has positive aspects, but just like other food, it has a number of disadvantages.
- Low fiber content in the feed;
- feed mainly contains plant ingredients;
- have flavorings and taste stabilizers;
- high content of vegetable protein.
Paying attention to reviews from customers and veterinarians, we can safely say that Hill's cat food is a healthy and nutritious diet for pets.
Hill's cat food - reviews
Review of Hills food for kittens , writes Galina. Just two years ago, we got a five-month-old kitten. She called him Tonic (although the man calls him Tapk), started looking on the Internet about feeding kittens and most wrote that at this age it is already fashionable to start accustoming them to food. For testing, I chose small packages of Hills food for kittens and ProPlan for kittens. The baby did not eat very willingly at first, but then the whims disappeared :-)
I stopped at Hills feed and fed him until he was one year old. Then I switched to food for adult cats. I can say that during these two years there were no problems. The cat's coat is good and his health is not satisfactory. True, I not only feed him dry food - Tonic often asks for something tasty from the table, and it’s hard to refuse him)) I hope my review will be useful and Hill’s food will suit your cats too!
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Valentina writes a review about Hill's cat food. I fed my Tusya whiskey for almost four years. Everything seemed to be fine, the cat was eating and eating. But somehow I came across an article on the Internet about classes of feed, then I looked for more materials and... I was just scared. It turned out that Whiskas was an advertised time bomb for cats. I immediately switched to the best food, but the best brands are expensive, so I had to find a compromise between price and quality. The Hills court became such a compromise - both the composition is much better and the price is acceptable. From time to time I also buy canned food of the same brand.
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Now Tusya looks much better thanks to her shiny coat! Therefore, we can conclude that if Hills is not the best, it is certainly much better than any Whiskas. It’s good that I realized this in time and I hope my cat will please me for a very long time thanks to this! Let everything be fine with your pets!
Review of Hills food for sterilized cats, writes Ruslana. We chose this food on the recommendation of the clinic after castration of the cat. We have been feeding them for more than four years. The cat is happy, and so are we. People, don’t be sorry to spend a little more on food, because if you feed it whiskey or kitikat, it will end up being more expensive. Have pity on your cat! And don’t forget, when feeding dry food there should always be water near it!
Reviews of Hill's products
When a little kitten, a white fluffy miracle, appeared in my house, I had no idea how or what to feed him, so I stocked up on kitite and whiskey in soft packs. My cat Ciri grew up thin, with faded fur, but I didn’t think it was because of her diet. Then it happened that she got sick and I took her to the veterinarian, where, in addition to the prescribed treatment, we were advised to completely change the diet: either premium dry food or completely balanced homemade food. Having calculated in my mind the required amount of beef, egg yolks and other crap, plus the costs of all this, I realized that they don’t always have the opportunity to prepare food even for themselves, and no, not because of financial difficulties, but for the banal reason of lack of time to cook . Therefore, I decided to switch to ready-made high-quality food. At first, the cat did not want to switch from cheap kitickets to premium food. There was Proplan, then I tried Royal Canin, then yams, and then I decided to try Hill's SP Sensitive Stomach & Skin food for cats with sensitive digestion and skin. When I bought it, I gave it a little at once, and the cat began to eat it right away, without a gradual transition, did not turn away, did not snort, in general, she just ate it and that’s it. So, the advantages: Different volumes of packages - I buy a 1.5 kg package, which lasts about three to four weeks. Maybe if I fed it according to the norm, it would last longer, but the food is always in the cat’s bowl, and she eats as much as she wants. The appearance of the food is quite pleasant. Small, fatty granules with the specific smell of all dry food. Not very pronounced. I especially like this. Ciri just has one habit - when she eats, she always goes to thank me with a small poke of her nose into my nose (I always regard this as a kiss). And if before she smelled of this kittykit, now she smelled of nothing. My girl is now always active and mobile. There are no problems with the tummy. The stool is regular and not as foul-smelling as kitticettes. Her appetite is good. Ciri has recovered, and now, by cat standards, she has an attractive, appetizing figure (chubby butt)). The cat weighs 4,300. This is normal for her age. The fur now does not stick out in clumps, it is smooth, shiny, and pleasant to stroke. The food is quite economical. I do not give the cat the portion stated on the package; I pour a full bowl over the eye. She has enough for a day. The cost of food has become less than when I fed economy. Overall, I'm happy with this food. Kitty is happy, healthy, active and playful. So far, of all the foods we have tried, this is clearly the best.
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Conclusions about this food
There are both positive and not so positive reviews about Hill's cat food. But the Murlo website will not recommend it for another reason - its composition is far from the best (percentages are not indicated, generic names of ingredients are used - this is how by-products are hidden), and the price is quite high.
Hills cat food price
- Dry food Hill's Science Plan 400 g - from 235 rubles;
- Dry food Hill's Science Plan 2 kg - about 1580 rubles;
- Dry food Hill's Nature's Best 2 kg - about 1560 rubles;
- Dry food Hills Science Plan 10 kg - from 6,000 to 7,000 rubles;
- Hill's Science Plan canned food 85 g - from 85 rub.
You can buy Hills food at these prices as of March 2017. Since the food is imported, the price may vary depending on the dollar exchange rate. We also note that the Hill's medicinal line of food is a little more expensive than the usual one.
