I'm the proud owner of Scratch & Tickle, 4 month old kittens!

But I live in Germany and am completely overwhelmed by the amount of kitten food on offer and would like to have some feedback on what seem to be the most popular food sold over here.

I've decided to feed them only wet food and they're currently eating Kitten Instinctive by Royal Canin, which they enjoy.

However, my local pet store has told me that the wet food by Iams or Hills Science Plan is slightly better and I should consider buying that instead.

As both of these cost more than the RC food, I'm just wondering if this is just a clever marketing ploy by them or whether it would be worthwhile buying this in future.

From what I've read on this site, Whiskas is a no-no!

Thanks for any advice!

I'm not sure about cat foods but Iams and Science Plan aren't very good.

Sounds to me like your pet store has some kind of commission deal going on with these companies as there are definitely far better foods on the market than these. A lot on here use Royal Canin and I've heard much less bad press about this than most others.

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Yes, agree with Nicky, there are definitely better wet foods than Iams and Science Plan, and dare I say, even Royal Canin! Better foods have a higher meat content and no cereals/grains/veggies (cats don't need 'em). Hi Life realmeat is pretty good, also Natures Menu, Forthglade, Bozita, Applaws (applaws adult isnt complete although I believe the kitten one is).

What you want to see when you look at the ingredient list is meat as the first and main ingredient. If the list starts with cereals or rice and meat is third, fourth or further down the list, I'd give it a wide berth.

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Hi, if your kittens are happy on it I would stick to Kitten Instinctive by Royal Canin - it doesnt do them good to keep switching foods.

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Look for a food which has a minimum pure meat content of 60%, and is grain-free. Cats cannot process grains, and they are used as useless fillers in pet-foods. Carbohydrates will damage your cat's health over time. Do not feed dry, if you want your cats to live healthy lives. It's great that you've already decided not to feed them dry, but most wet foods also contain carbohydrates, in the form of cereals, so the following applies also:
The Truth About Dry Cat Food from Blakkatz

Try to find an organic, high-meat, grain-free wet food. That will be the best thing, next to a raw diet, that you can do for your cats. Good luck!