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SD FELINE LIGHT ADULT 20-LB BAG

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May be a coincidence..
But I fed nothing but Science Diet to both of my cats for 11 years.
My 14 year old cat, Ollie, died in 2006 of Lymphoma of the digestive tract. A year later in 2007, my 11 year old cat, Baloo, ALSO died of Lymphoma, but it was in the roof of his mouth.
I joined Cat Cancer discussions online and found that MANY cat owners whose cats had died of Lymphoma had been fed Science Diet for most of their lives.
Many sites on the internet discuss the link between diet and cancer in our pets.
Well, for me, since losing BOTH of my friends, I have adopted two cats from the Humane Society, and will be feeding them exclusively ORGANIC, well balanced, wheat free, gluten free, by-product free food. I use Blue Mountain organic. I strongly recommend that animal lovers switch to balanced organic foods for their pets and let these mass producers of these garbage-filled foods go out of business!

Cats are like humans -- they get more sedentary as they age and get fat. That's when most cat owners turn to a product like this, Science Diet's outstanding "light" dry cat food.

As a cat owner that recently added a new one-year-old cat, I am pleased to say my vet approved this product for my younger cat too. She eats a lot of it and still has lots of vigor to run around and do cat stuff. Our older cat also likes it and is thinner since going on a "light" diet.

Science Diet also mixes its light variety with a hairball prevention formula for cats that cough up hairballs. And, best of all, I just called my local pet retailer who told me no Science Diet dry product had been added to the recent recall over wheat glutens.

So, if you are looking for a way to put your older cat on a diet or make sure a younger cat doesn't grow up to be a fatso, this stuff is a big part of the answer. The rest is up to you -- feeding sensibly and making sure the cats stay active.

I am continually surprised that this food is rated as one of the best out there. Look at the ingredients. Cats are obligate carnivores, they require meat, not corn, not wheat, not brewer's rice, not "powdered cellulose" or "soybean mill run." None of the rest of these awful ingredients. Where is the meat in this food?

Please do your research & investigate the ingredients in any pet food you plan to purchase. Your pet's health depends on your knowledge!

We are big believers in Hill's products. We have a bulemic cat (don't even ask..it just is.) He took off weight with the Rx food from Hills, and this maintains his now svelte (if baggy) pelt. The other cat loves this, so we have to give her a sample even though she's not on limited calories. So I assume Hill's made this formula very appealing to most cats. The bulemic cat was really in bad shape and now he's leaping around like a kitten. Our other cat gets elder-cat Hill's and fools the vet into thinking she's 8. She is 16. This is an excellent line of food and seems to keep our cats in fine condition.

For a while I fed my cats a store brand dry light food. After about 8 months on that food one of my cats developed kidney stones. I switched to this Science Diet food and haven't had any trouble with kidney stones since (it's been about 3 years). Another one of my cats also had digestive/hairball issues that have also cleared up since we started this food. I think the increased fiber has really made a difference. It isn't inexpensive but it's more affordable than the prescription diets. I'm happy to pay a little more on food since it equals lower vet bills and happier cats!

I was feeding my cats all organic foods (Petguard) that were kibble and some canned food that's pretty natural (sheba domes). I am worried one of my cats is getting too fat, plus it was difficult to find her food except at one store since it's high quality organic kibble. It got to be too much of a hassle, so I thought I'd try this. I got 2 huge bags and set one in the living room. Within a couple of days my fat cat tried to tear into it because she really liked the smell. I poured it into a bowl and both my picky cats love it. They both went right to it, which was pretty amazing. Plus the fat cat's coat has gotten much shinier and softer.

I love my cats very much. It's frustrating that they use fillers in it like chicken beaks. I don't know if that's a good thing or what because wouldn't the cat normally eat those if it came across a chicken if it was roaming around near a farm? I feel bad about the food not being 100% natural and high quality meat.

However, if it will help my cat lose weight and vets recommend it, I'll try it. They love it, so I'll keep feeding it to them.