my guy does really well with the purina one sensitive systems food...i get that for him along with either the purina one hairball formula, or the purina one urinary system formula (i rotate his crunchies.....geez, i'm such a slave!)

I recommend getting natural foods without any by-products. A very good brand is INNOVA. It is not that expensive in comparison to Iams or Eukanuba.

I don't think that's really true, that all cats do better eating the same food all the time. I used to feed my cats just the same food all the time, now I give them a different brand at each meal. I know that if they do get the same stuff all the time, gradually introducing a new food is better for their digestive systems, and will help the adjustment for those cats who do not like change.

I feed Wellness, Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul, Merrick, Felidae, Nature's Balance, and a few others. Because they are getting new stuff all the time, I don't have to worry about digestive issues from a sudden introduction to a new food. I like feeding them all kinds of different, high quality foods, because I do not want them to not be able to any changes that might have to be made for any illness that might come up.

I have to say, if we take into consideration the condition of my Meezer's coat, Purina One is as good Science Diet. Eukanuba is better than SD. And the brands I mentioned above are far and away the best things I have fed him. His coat is sooooooo silky soft and shiny, when it used to be fairly coarse before. It was coarse enough that I actually brought it up to the veterinarian, who told me she thought it was just the way some cats' coats are in the summer. (I'd bet she was feeding her cats on SD, so didn't know better). I have found that the higher quality foods are more digestible, so the cats are more satisfied with smaller portions. They poop less, and their poop is a lot less smelly than when they are eating foods with more fillers. The smaller portions helps the expensive foods stretch further, so they are in reality not quite as much more expensive as one might think. And then there are the veterinary costs. So many of the chronic illnesses our pets experience are related to diet. If we feed them a better quality diet, then we can save money at the veterinarians' too.

Last year at this time, I had the added bonus of not finding any of the foods I regularly buy for my cats on the recall lists, as none of them contain wheat gluten. Cat's don't need to eat wheat gluten. It's not needed, and it's often not good for them. Why feed it at all? Why pay for fillers, when there are brands that don't require you to pay for stuff that's not good for your pets anyway?

Hm. Apparently I feel strongly about this. I know we are all trying to do the best we can, balancing our knowledge of what is best with our budgets.

My kitties puke everyonce in a while. No bothers on a hard floor surface. Purina One has nutrured our kitties for 5 years now they are the picture of health and happiness. Thank you for such a good cat food.

If you are going to switch, I highly recommend you do it gradually over a 7 - 10 day period.

i do also feed my guy some wet food in addition to the purina one; i switch flavors and brands (trying to get him onto the real healthy brands, but he doesn't like the wet food if it's too dry ....hm, maybe he understands it's supposed to be WET food!!!!).

anyway....wanted to mention that my guy gets the nervous barf fest once in a while....has some words with neighbor cat, comes home, wolfs down food (either wet or dry) and then barfs it up. i think cats, like humans, can have 'nervous stomachs' where they're barfing and runs are more emotional than the food (though if it's consistently all the time, i'd suspect the food myself).

i think your kitties will like any of the purina one flavors (and they're a pretty good quality food).

Premium Edge is what I feed my kitties.