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Okay, so you've made it. Today I'm going to talk about feed brands, but the ones that I don't want you to give your cats feed, care, kibble, food. Well, you know what I mean. Hello, I'm Carlos, a clinical veterinarian in small animals. Welcome to the Happy Pets and Families Channel. After receiving many questions on the Happy Pets and Families Channel, I've finally decided to talk about feed brands. They're brands that everyone recognizes and that are in supermarkets and stores that usually provide food for our pets. But their composition is not very good and I would not recommend under any circumstances that you give them to your feline companion. And now come the disclaimers. To begin with, there hasn't been a single brand that I've paid me to speak well or badly about. To include it in this ranking or not to include it. Second disclaimer. I'm here to talk to you about a specific product. It doesn't mean that all branded feed sold by you aren't suitable for your pet. For that, as always, read the labels. And if you want to learn how to read labels, I'll leave you the video here where we talk about it here on the channel. And third, during the video I'll refer to some amounts, for example of proteins or fat that are adequate or minimum for a healthy cat. It could be that your cat has different special needs because it has some type of illness or because it's very old or whatever. In that case, this video wouldn't apply. And always consult with your vet, please, because your cat's health is at stake. Well, that's it. Let's go with the worst feeds that you can find in food stores for your cat. As you'll see, they are very, very recognizable brands that we all have close by. I haven't gone online to look for a PORI brand out there that says, well, this is made with cardboard, the worst feed you can give your cat. No, I went looking for foods that you might be interested in and that you don't know if they're suitable or not for your animal companion. The first one is called Libre from the affinity brand. And as you can see, it's a very, very well known brand. Regarding the composition of the ingredients, which I already mentioned in the other video, which is the most important thing for me, we see that cereals are in first position. It says that it has at least 4% barley and then come meats and animal products, dehydrated chicken, 14% vegetable protein extracts, products of plant origin oils and fats, and Mineral substances. What about this food and why have I put it in this ranking? Well, because a cat food can't have cereals as the first ingredient. Cats need to get their energy from animal sources. So it's very important that you always make sure that the first ingredient is of animal origin. Something else very important and that I've already told you about here on the channel is the taurine content. This is a common theme in all bad foods. They usually have a low taurine content and this case is no exception. Regarding taurine, the Fedif, which is the federation that brings together the producers of branded feed here in Europe, recommends that the minimum content be between 1013 milligrams per kilogram of feed. And what about Libra brand feed? It has 700 milligrams per kilogram. So it is quite low and that can have repercussions on your cat's health, as I have already told you. Go here or in the description box. And another thing you have to look at is the analytical composition, I.e. the protein content, fat content, etc. In this case it is 35% protein, 11.7% fat, 5% fiber. In this case it is not too bad. But what happens, most of the proteins are of plant origin and therefore cats lack a series of amino acids that they have to receive from animal proteins. As you can see, in this case we are analyzing a feed in which you see a very large label that is from the Affinity brand, even though it is from the Libra range or the Libra brand. But you say, oh, Affinity, that is a very good brand and you are going to buy it like flies to honey. Although in this case you are buying something that is not very desirable for a cat. And let's go with another well known brand, Friskies, which is from Purina. In this case, the Friskies label tells us that it is made up of cereals, many meats and animal by products, vegetable protein extracts, oils and fats by products of vegetable origin, fish, fish by products, mineral substances, yeasts, vegetables. In the green, orange and white croquettes, 0.13% dehydrated vegetables, the equivalent of one vegetable, equivalent to 4% fish if it's rehydrated fish products. And in the brown and light brown croquettes, the equivalent of 4% white fish. The grains come in different colors and that's a big problem because many cats might try to rummage through the grains and only eat the ones they like the most. They taste different and they're going to be Eating food that, after all, is going to be unbalanced because the composition of the colored grains also differs. The white ones are different from the brown ones and the green ones. When we look at the additives, we see that it has 870taurine, which I've already told you is below the limit recommended by the Federation of Producers. What about this feed? Well, if we also read the analytical components, there's quite a surprise there. Crude protein of 30%, crude oils and fats of 10% and crude ash of 7.5%. But it's okay in terms of protein, right? It has 30% protein, which is much less than the other one. Right now Jose is asking me the basics, the question about proteins. The CEDF recommends that it be between 28 and 32% protein. However, and this is a very important however, this is the minimum, minimum, minimum of the minimum, because proteins are the expensive part of the feed. So normally feed producers tend to lower the animal proteins because that costs them a lot more money. And they usually compensate for these animal proteins. This lack, they usually compensate for with vegetable proteins, which, as I said, are not complete for the cat. Cats need other things. And if you ask my opinion, I recommend that your cat's feed should have at least 35%, but if you want to give it much higher quality, at least 40% and 40% or more, that should be the minimum that we should all aim for. Because there are studies that say that the recommendations of the Fedif, well, actually of the afco, which is the American association, are low compared to the needs of cats. I'll leave the link below in case you want to check out the study, which is very interesting. And that would imply that feed that is on the lower end of the feta minimum would not be sufficiently nutritious for cats. And why is this one worse than the previous one? Well, because there was something on the label that I didn't read, which is that it contains colorings, it has very little definition of the ingredients. It talks about cereals, its animal products. It doesn't really tell you if it has chicken or beef, what type of meat is used to produce it, or what type of cereals or vegetables. As I said, cereals are once again listed as the first ingredient. The price is what you'd expect for feed with these €1 and 97 cents per kilo in Spain at car, for at least very cheap. And that's why you take it home, because it's cheap, from a recognizable brand and well, you think it has a good composition. But for €1 and 97 cents per kilo. I think it was €1 and 97 cents per kilO. What do you expect to take home, Ross? Beef. I'm furious. Are there other Purina feeds that could be suitable for your cat? Sure, of course. You know what you have to do? Read the label. Come on, let's go with the third worst in the ranking. Here we have another of the great feeds that all of you recognize. And when you write me, for example, a comment from Latin America, you also write to me and say, hey, well, I feed this brand. It's Brake Key, which again is from the Affinity brand. That is, it's another range from the same Affinity brand. And do you want to know what the composition of Brake is? You can already imagine it. Ingredients, cereals, meats and animal products, vegetables, vegetable, protein, extracts, oils and fats, minerals and plant based products. Okay, here they tell you that the feed, because it says so down here, I think, contains chicken, vegetables and cereals. But you have to look for the chicken here under a microscope, practically with a magnifying glass. And what about the taurine? You can probably tell me. The result will surprise you. 780, please. 780 mg kg of taurine. Again, below the Cedia recommendations, if we look at the protein composition, notice that in this case it has 34% protein, 3% fiber, 8% inorganic matter and so on. Well, why do I have it here? Well, look, to begin with, because the granules are colored. Again, the cat can choose what to eat and what not. It's an all you can eat buffet for your cat. In addition, we will also have cereals as the first ingredient, which I am telling you. And the proteins are deceiving you because the protein is at 35%, right? 34%. But that protein with that composition of feed is most likely protein of plant origin. It has very, very few foods of animal origin. And that is not good for cats. That is why I always tell you that you have to read the label as a whole. Because here you could be saying, well, it has 34% protein. And nevertheless, I would be deceiving you like a scoundrel. How much do you think it costs? Well, this feed costs €2.72 per kilo. Well, we are reaching the position. Well, the second place of honor or dishonor in this table. Oh my God, it is cat food. Does it ring a bell? Right, it is also made with purine. Hey, here they are always getting the same ones. But anyway, it has been quite distributed, which is A feed that deceives you a lot. As the first ingredient, it has natural cereals. Thank God that cereals are natural. They. They could be, I don't know, cereals that come from outer space. Second ingredient, meats and animal by products, vegetable protein extracts. Again, vegetable proteins. But again, we are including oils and fats without much definition. They are products of vegetable origin. Dehydrated beet pulp, natural parsley, natural vegetables. Again, dehydrated chicory root, carrots, spinach and mineral substances. They also list here many ingredients that you are familiar with, but which are ultimately of vegetable origin. If we continue with the composition of the feed, in this case, it has 38% crude protein, which is, again, what I was telling you before. It is a very misleading feed when it comes to protein. But what also happens is that if we looked at the nutritional additives, taurine does not appear. It may be such a minor component that they are not required to include it on the label because taurine is an amino acid and is present in meats and with anything that contains meat. I generally think that it contains some taurine. But if they don't put it on the label, which is also an element that we are all going to look at, I mean, it would also be a commercial claim, because in this case I would interpret that it has very, very little quantity. On top of that, the label says very large, rich in chicken. Well, I already explained to you a little bit about commercial claims in the video on label analysis. I recommend that you watch it if this sounds a bit like Chinese to you, but as you can see, the chicken is there by chance because one day the chicken was passing by and they said, come on, a little bit of chicken inside, but that's it. In other words, chicken is a very, very minor component. You think that you are taking a feed made of chicken when most of the components are of plant origin and therefore they are not nourishing the cat with what it needs. And you may be thinking that you are taking a good purina feed at €3.66 per kilo. And you say my cat is very well nourished with this type of care diet. Well, that probably isn't true. Okay, let's move on to the highest position on our list. This one is going to give you a heart attack, because it really is meant to give you a heart attack. At this level. We have a feed that everyone associates with a lot of quality. And that is Hills feed. Yes, yes, from Hills Hills Science Plan. In other words, it is one of the highest that this brand has. And why am I putting it here? Because look at the composition. Corn first. Yes. First, chicken and turkey meal. Corn gluten meal. Again, thank you. Corn, animal fats, minerals, fish oils. And also in terms of nutritional labeling, we have protein 31.2% crude fat 10.2% fiber 1.2% ash, 5.5% calcium 0.81 well etc. Again, and as has happened with the other feeds, very little definition in the ingredients. Well, here it says chicken and turkey meal, but then it comes and tells you animal fats. Well, okay, from which animals we don't know. Right. And also taurine. Oh my God. I don't know if it's because they haven't added it. I don't really understand why in this case they don't supplement the feed with taurine. And feed normally always has to be supplemented with taurine. I mean, please, that cat needs Taurine, like food, literally. Also, let me look a little bit at the fat here too. According to Fedeof, fat has to be above 9 grams per 100 grams, more than 9%. And, and in this case we have it at 10.29 is again the minimum. I wouldn't be scared if a good cat feed had at least double that. That is from 18, 20%. 15. If you go a little low, we should be aiming for those levels so that the cat receives all the essential fatty acids it requires. Furthermore, this fat cannot come from vegetable fats because once again the essential fatty acids that cats need are found in fats that come from an animal source. Lets not forget that cats are strict carnivores. All the feeds that you see with such low fat levels, well, they should make us think a little. €9 and €99 kilo. As for the one that used to cost €1 and 97 cents, well I was telling you, what can you expect? But for one that costs €10 per kilo, well, you expect to take home something of at least average quality. But in this case, look at what you have in front of you. A feed that has corn as its first ingredient, but corn is once again its third ingredient. Cats, as I've already told you, need the amino acids from meat. And in this case they're missing. Well, that's it. I've already ranked the five worst brands that I've seen so that you can choose which ones to feed your cat. Are there any worse brands? Well, what I want you to do with this video is to learn a little about how to read a label and to be able to make your own critical judgment when you go to the supermarket or at the food store for your cat and to see which are the best and which are the worst options. Don't just let yourself be guided by the fact that a storefront says Purina, because there are Purina feeds that have a much better composition than the ones I've brought you. That's precisely why you shouldn't just go by the brand name, turn it over and look at the label. In addition, there are other brands that are much lesser known that have a much better composition than the feeds I just mentioned from very famous brands. And that's it. Well, let me know in the comments if you were surprised by everything I just said and if you already knew that these brands weren't the best for your cat. That way we can give YouTube a little life and sauce. And that's it for today's video. If you liked it, give it a like and share it with everyone. Remember to subscribe to our channel if you haven't already. And remember that here on YouTube we have a secondary channel called Questions and Answers from a Veterinarian. Go to it and subscribe. And on both, hit the bell so that YouTube will always notify you every time we upload new content. And today we meet this little guy named Ninus who was rescued from the street by Leila from Barcelona. And this interesting pose is from Mais, who is watching us with an eye from France. How nice. Merc Boku. Oh, my God. 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