Thats the slogan on the adverts...so lets look at the figures...which I hope I have done correctly, if not, someone will put me right.

I use to feed my cat Felix 'As good as it looks', and for pricing have used the supermarket large 44 pouch 'best value buy' at £12.00 (£2.73kg) compared to Animonda Carny (£2.71kg) delivered free from Zooplus.

MY CAT weighs 5kg.

FELIX £0.273p/g.Feed Rec. 425g. £1.16 per day x 365 = £423.40 year.

A/CARNY £0.270p/g Feed Rec. 270g. £0.72.9p per day x 365 = £266.09 year.

Difference...£157.31 better off and probably a healthier moggy!

and...to be totally realistic to how I use to shop...I use to buy the box of 12 AGAIL which is £3.90kg, cos the big saver box was too big to carry. This meant the cost per day was actually £1.66 or £605 per year. The saving from A. Carny is now £339 per year. I will check my figures, but I think I'm right

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Yikes! I know Felix AGAIL is popular because my kitten has it, but so far only eats up to 2 pouches a day! It is expensive, but seems to be his favourite

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it`s so expensive and filled with junk. unfortunately one of my cats refuses to touch wet food unless it`s whiskas and it had to be a certain type of whiskas too otherwise he still won`t bother, i`ve tried every single wet food and he just won`t touch it then the other cat ends up eating it. if it weren`t for him having a uti history i`d just put him back onto dry since he prefers that but as it is i`m stuck with stupid whiskas and their over priced garbage i have my other cat on animonda carny though and sometimes bozita, she`s not fussy and will eat anything lol

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Whiskas is not good, and smells unappetising! Felix AGAIL looks and smells quite tasty

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I love the smell of Felix and Whiskas

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What happens if you mix in a little tiny bit of 'good stuff' with the Whiskas? Can she still smell it and leave it or does she not notice and scoff it up?

If my lot start to go off a flavour or brand, I mix it up with one they are very fond of and they eat it all ok.

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In my opinion I think Felix AGAIL and other Purina products such as Gourmet Perle are quite cunningly marketed and lead people into thinking they are better quality than they actually are. The chunks are formed to look like pieces of meat however if you actually pick them up and squeeze them / break them open they are just a spongy congealed mass. These brands also contain a significant amount of vegetable protein (I suspect to act as a binder and cheapen the recipe) which cannot be utilised properley by cats but does give them the macro nutrient profile of a high protein food possibly leading people to believe there must be a high meat content in the food. Most also contain colourings and sugars to improve the appearance which the Whiskas equivalent do not.

I agree with Ali82, they may 'look and smell tasty' but they are still full of fillers, jelly/gravy etc which aren't good for your cat. This is why the recommended amount to feed of felix etc is so much more than the likes of animonda carny, smilla etc as ac has such a high meat content and isn't full of jelly etc. This means it takes a lot less to fill them up

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That's interesting. Treacle gets a good share of fresh chicken too, so he's doing well! Will look out for better brands though

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RIP Charcoal my shy girl 1987-2000, Patch the wanderer 1987-?, Tabby my darling fluffball 1988-2002 & Panda the rascal 1988-2008

Wow! That's certainly something to think about and I'll be showing your figures to my sister who feeds a combination of normal Felix and AGAIL to her cats and says she "can't afford" to order in the good stuff on the internet.

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