Is Kitekat as useful as they say?

Origin

Let's start our investigation with information about where food for cats is produced. Do you think Kitekat is an overseas food? No matter how it is. A balanced diet, tasty and healthy, as the developers present it, is produced in the Moscow region. To be more precise, in the village of Stupino. The manufacturing company is proudly named Mars.

There are reviews about the quality of Kitekat food. And not the best, actually. If we take the place where food for cats is produced as a starting point, it is already confusing. No, no one is saying that all products in Russia are bad. But in the case of cheap pet food, it is unlikely that it will be made from high-quality products.

Composition of dry food

There is a stamp on the bright green packaging of the food. She claims that veterinarian reviews of Kitekat food are the best. And the Association of Veterinarians recommends it for feeding animals. What is this Association? Where are the specifics? Everything is somehow blurry.

And it is unlikely that specialists with extensive experience will recommend products whose composition is very unclear. If only some freshman, a student at the veterinary academy. And that’s unlikely.

What will the composition tell the common man?

• Cereals come first. What exactly and in what quantities is not indicated.
• Meat and meat products. What is meant by the last word? In general, these are smoked meats, corned beef, and canned meat. Can cat food contain any of the following, given that animals cannot have any of this? And somehow it’s not very clear with the amount of meat.
• Protein plant extracts. Again, it is not specified what is meant and in what quantities.
• Animal fats. Butter or what? Or lard?
• Vegetable oils? What kind of spin, how much?
• Brewer's yeast. This is understandable. Add shine to wool.
• Beet. Probably for coloring products.
• Minerals and vitamins.

From all this we can draw a bold conclusion: reviews of “Kitekat” do not lie. Those that are negative. Why is this, someone asks? Let's take a closer look at the first two components of the food and find out.

Cereals come first. The cat is a predator; it does not eat plant foods. Rice is added to high-quality holistic feeds. But the quantity is strictly indicated there, and the product is not in first place in the composition. They kept silent about what kind of grains are in their products and what their content is in the feed.

Now about the meat. Very vague, questions arise. What kind of meat? What sort of? What kind? And how much is it? Considering the price category of the food, it is unlikely that it contains premium meat. Most likely, you come across meat meal somewhere. Do you know what this is? Ground bones, usually. A useful product for cats, you can't imagine a better one.

By the way, the food contains preservatives. But for some reason this is not mentioned in the composition. And also taurine and flavor enhancers.

What are the reviews about “Kitekat” wet for cats? About the one that is sold in bags and is called a “pouch”. More on this in the subsection below.

What happens if you eat dry cat food?

As mentioned earlier, human and cat bodies require completely different products. What is necessary for one is completely contraindicated for another. But what motivates a person to taste the treats of their pets?

What can you get infected from a cat to a person: symptoms of diseases

The composition contains a considerable amount of flavorings and taste enhancers to attract the attention of animals, while the smell may seem attractive to humans.

For your information! The results of a large number of social surveys indicate that many people like to use dry cat food pads as a beer snack.

If you try the food, nothing bad will happen, but you can’t eat such food for a long time. By overusing dry food, a person may develop problems with the digestive and cardiovascular systems.

Possible consequences of abuse of industrial cat food:

• a dangerous imbalance of substances in the body, which can lead to disruption of the functioning of organs and systems;
• excess iron accumulating in the liver, resulting in the destruction of organ cells;
• excess taurine;
• deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) leads to a decrease in the body’s protective functions;
• inhuman combination of nutrients;
• excess vitamin A.

Consequences if a person consumes cat food

Important! Ready-made pet food contains a high concentration of artificial flavors and taste enhancers, and as we know, they do not carry anything good.

Pouch: feed composition

Manufacturers specify that spider food must be included in a cat’s diet. They are high in calories and give you a feeling of fullness. What will the composition of the proposed food tell us?

• Meat and offal (at least 4%).
• Cereals.
• Vitamins and minerals.

Yeah, the meat component is already indicated as a percentage. We see that the balanced diet, which has been so heavily advertised on TV all these years, contains only 4% meat. The rest is unclear. Again, the types of cereals and their quantities are not indicated.

A small digression: why don’t they advertise good food? Such as "Akana" or "Grandorf"? They are expensive, but the quality is excellent. However, this is not broadcast on TV.

The lower the quality of the product, the more widely it is advertised to the masses.

Jelly Kitekat

Many veterinarians recommend including so-called spider food in a cat’s diet, which gives the animal a feeling of fullness, is high in calories, and, due to its soft consistency, does not irritate the stomach and improves digestion. High-quality jelly will contain at least 40% meat, various plant components, enriched with minerals and vitamins.

Kitiket jelly contains the following:

• cereals;
• offal and meat;
• vitamins and minerals.

The packaging of Kitiket jelly does not indicate the exact recipe; it only states that such food will be beneficial for the cat. However, it turned out that pauchi contains 4% meat and offal, which is clearly not enough for a high-quality diet. It is not surprising that most experts do not recommend Kitiket jelly, since it only causes the animal to feel full, while the cat suffers from a lack of protein, which leads to illness and general weakness of the pet.

Feed line

If you believe reviews from veterinarians about Kitekat cat food, they are simply wonderful. We are talking about those “Aibolit” who approved it, as indicated by the seal on the packaging. We looked into the composition and found out that these reviews are a masterful advertising move. No veterinarian who values ​​his reputation would recommend this food for the constant nutrition of an animal.

Meanwhile, producers are not sitting still. The line is quite diverse and pleases the buyer's eye. Dry food includes:

• Assorted chicken and turkey.
• With Chiken.
• With fish.
• Meat feast.
• Veal.

And all these names are accompanied by the words “appetizing”, “catch”, as well as diminutive forms of words. The question arises: who said that the food is appetizing? Have the cats themselves learned to speak and voiced their contentment?

The choice among wet food of this brand is more diverse:

• Beef in sauce.
• Rabbit in sauce.
• Turkey in gravy.
• Chicken in sauce.
• Beef in jelly.
• Rabbit in jelly.
• Chicken in jelly.
• Turkey in jelly.

Assortment and features of feed

The manufacturer offers its customers two types of products:

• dry food (400 g, 1 kg, 2.2 and 13 kg);
• wet food in the form of spiders (85 g each);
• canned food in cans (100 g each).

Dry food Kitekat

Dry food is currently produced in five series:

1. "Meat Feast"
2. “Assorted chicken and fish.”
3. "Chicken".
4. "Fisherman's Catch"
5. "Veal".

Photo gallery: dry food "Kitiket"

The most popular among buyers is the “Appetizing Chicken” series

“Meat feast” is a food with a flavor combination of different types of meat

“Appetizing veal” is a food that is found in stores less often than others

“Fisherman's Catch” is a food with a flavor combination of different types of fish

The flavors of the “Assorted” series may vary (chicken/fish, chicken/meat, etc.)

Composition of Kitekat dry food

Kitiket dry food contains the following ingredients:

• meat and offal (beef, chicken, fish, liver or rabbit);
• protein plant extracts;
• cereals and vegetables;
• animal and vegetable fats;
• Brewer's yeast;
• vitamins (A, D, E, B1, B2, B6, B12, K, etc.);
• minerals (calcium, phosphorus);
• food colors, flavors.

The food packaging indicates the total amount of all protein components, and there may be a minimum amount of meat (for example, 4%). Knowing this can scare away cat owners, but on the other hand, a cat does not necessarily need fresh meat, the main thing is a sufficient amount of animal protein. But here some indicate the composition in such a way that the exact origin of the protein is “blurred”. In this case, the presence of carbohydrates may not be indicated at all.

The composition of the feed is not always accurately and in detail indicated on the Kitiket packaging.

Table: nutritional value of feed

The energy value of 100 g of such food is approximately 330 kcal, so the manufacturer calls its product a complete food.

Kitekat wet food

Canned food "Kitiket" is presented in several series:

1. “Homemade lunch” (rabbit, fish, beef, liver, chicken) - canned food.
2. “Juicy pieces” (with rabbit, turkey, chicken or beef in jelly) - pauchi.
3. “Juicy pieces” (with rabbit, turkey, fish, chicken or beef in sauce) - pauchi.

Photo gallery: Kitiket wet food

Tin cans are equipped with a convenient lid that comes off with one hand movement

Canned food in jars can be eaten in 2-3 servings, but we must not forget about the shelf life

Sometimes the manufacturer changes the range, so new tastes appear

Regardless of the taste of the food, the composition of different series is almost the same

Spiders are produced in sealed bags with a foil-lined inner wall.

Each pouch is designed for 1 reception, but some divide it into 2 times

An open spider cannot be closed, so it must be consumed as quickly as possible

Sometimes a manufacturer produces single series with one specific taste

Composition of wet food

Kitekat canned food consists of the following ingredients:

1. Meat, offal and flour of animal origin.
2. Cereals and vegetables.
3. Minerals and vitamins (A, E, D).
4. Preservatives.

Table: nutritional value of canned food

The energy value of 100 g of Kitiket wet food is 70 kcal.

The manufacturer of wet food "Kitiket" does not indicate the complete composition

Does Kitiket have medicinal food?

The brand does not have medicinal (veterinary) food. All Kitekat products are designed for everyday nutrition of healthy adult cats from 1 year of age.

Treats from Kitekat

The manufacturer does not produce individual treats. As "special" foods, single lines are sometimes produced, for example:

• pouches “Favorite Portion”;
• pouches “Simple and tasty”, etc.

I feed my cats natural food, but sometimes I buy well-known wet food as a treat. My cats don’t disdain, but since I pamper my animals no more than once a week, they don’t have time to get used to juicy canned food.

Photo gallery: special series of feeds

Rare flavors can be found among both dry and wet food

Some owners bring and order imported “Kitiket” (its taste is also different)

In a regular store you can also find food from popular series, which are released once a year.

Individual Kiteket lines have different packaging designs

Flaws

According to reviews, Kitekat dry food has a number of significant disadvantages.

Incomprehensible composition. We talked about this above, we won’t repeat it.

The basis of a cat's health is a balanced diet. What happens when she is fed cheap food? Internal organs are destroyed. This is not visible at first. But the cat cannot say. Visible signs include hair loss, thinness, and skin allergies, which manifest as small pink or red rashes on the ears. Another evidence that the food is not suitable for the animal is constant vomiting of undigested product.

The presence of preservatives and flavor enhancers, although this is not particularly advertised. Why are flavor enhancers bad? Because they are addictive.

Imbalance. What kind of balance can we talk about if the manufacturer conceals the composition of the produced feed?

Price category

Reviews of dry “Kitekat” make you smile when you read how good the cat looks when eating this food. The coat is shiny, well-fed, and simply radiant with health. And most importantly, the owner does not have to spend much. The food is quite cheap.

A package of dry food weighing 400 grams will cost the buyer around 85 rubles.

800 grams of “balanced and healthy” food costs about 120 rubles.

For 250-260 rubles you can purchase a package weighing 1.9 kg.

For those who do not want to regularly go to the store to buy food for their pet, the manufacturer offers bags weighing 15 kg. The cost of such a bag is about 2000 rubles.

One bag of pouch, which weighs 85 grams, costs from 12 to 18 rubles. Wet food in an iron can - 83-90 rubles per 400 grams.

Should I feed my cat this food?

Despite the reviews about Kitekat food, which are positive, we still do not recommend putting pets on this food. Think about how much treatment at the veterinary clinic will cost if there are side effects. There will be some, that's for sure. And if cats of “noble” blood are still able to survive for some time on such a diet, then purebred pets show the first signs of illness after 2-3 times after eating “Kitekat”. This is expressed by vomiting immediately after eating.

Don't pay attention to this right away - the situation will not get better. It will only get worse.

Feedback from cat owners

Reviews of Kitekat cat food from owners vary. Some people spit and scold the manufacturers, while others are happy. Here's what ordinary people say:

• The cat has been eating for six years now and nothing.
• Normal food, the cat is happy.
• Satisfied with the price and appearance of the pet.
• The food is disgusting and the pet got sick from it.
• It is better to feed natural food than similar food.
• There's nothing good about it. The composition is ugly.

The owner decides what to feed the pet. But in fact, if you don’t have money for good dry food, why not try natural food?

Reviews of Kitekat food from cat owners

I fed the cat Purina, Hills, Royal, Happy Cat, Friskies, Our brand and Kitekat - I honestly didn’t see the difference. Just as a cat had difficulty going to the toilet on liquid food, she went to the toilet on dry food. As soon as we switched to natural food - porridge with liver, fish, chicken eggs - the cat began to go to the toilet normally.

batareyka, forum user

https://otzyvkorm.ru/kitekat-dlya-koshek/

They could have put in more chicken, but for 12.90 rubles it’s probably the best (this includes the store’s trade markup, packaging, and the maintenance of the manufacturer’s staff). I thought that there was only soybean, but the manufacturer draws our attention to the fact that there is NO soybean there!

listok44, forum user

https://irecommend.ru/content/esli-malo-vremeni-kot-ochen-golodnyi-na-pomoshch-pridet-kitekat

Briefly about “homemade” food

Having read reviews about “Kitekat” for cats, I somehow don’t want to offer such food to my beloved animal. It's easier to feed him normal food.

Have you chosen natural food for your pet? Remember what you can give:

• The meat is lean. This includes chicken, beef and turkey. One could mention rabbit, but in our country its meat is a luxury. And either very rich people or those who breed eared animals can feed it to their pets.
• Cereals: rice, oatmeal, buckwheat. It is boiled and mixed with meat.
• Vegetables. Cats don't like them, but they eat them in combination with pieces of meat.
• Dairy products. And it’s not milk itself, although it is believed that cats cannot live without it. They really can. Milk is only good for kittens under 3 months. For adult cats, it is more appropriate to offer low-fat kefir, cottage cheese, and yogurt. As a treat - mild cheese.
• Fish. Boiled and carefully removed from the bones.
• Eggs. Can be given raw or cooked.

And the main thing to remember is that cats are fed one thing. Either it is dry food or a natural diet. These two types of food cannot be mixed, because their processing requires completely different enzymes.

Feeding tips

Having read reviews from veterinarians about Kitekat food, analyzed the composition and looked at the price category, we can safely say that this is an economy-class food and does not at all correspond to what the manufacturers claim about it.

How to feed your pet if you don’t want to bother with natural food? You will have to cook it specially, but there is always not enough time. Feed with better quality food. At least super-premium class. It's expensive, but not more expensive than the health of your furry pet.

It is important to remember a few rules:

• Your cat should always have a bowl of fresh water.
• Adults are fed 2-3 times a day.
• Some owners practice feeding throughout the day. This means that the food bowl is always within the cat's reach. There is no need to do this. We poured a portion of food in the morning, but the animal refuses. What should he do now, he will have to endure it until evening. As a rule, in the evening the bowl is licked until it shines, and the cat is no longer capricious.
• If you notice signs of allergies in your pet, change the food.
• Does your cat vomit after feeding? You'll have to visit the vet. Perhaps your pet has stomach problems and needs food for people with sensitive digestion.

Feed disadvantages

• Not a single self-respecting pet owner, who also loves him, will be seriously interested in economy class food. This is an axiom. The fact is that such food contains very little or even practically no meat at all, which is simply necessary for animals, but there are a number of empty ingredients that will saturate the cat, but will not benefit it.
• tasty names compensate for the lack of many necessary components;
• food is intended only for adult animals;
• animals quickly get used to it, but soon refuse other products except Kitiket, which is not a sign of good food. Most likely, the composition contains taste and smell enhancers.

But you can feed your cat this food; you won’t kill it, at least right away.

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Let's summarize

We read reviews from veterinarians about Kitekat. We examined in detail the composition of the feed, found out its advantages and disadvantages. Let's remember the main points of the article:

• "Kitekat" is a Russian-made food. It is made in the village of Stupino, in the Moscow region.
• The manufacturer does not indicate the exact composition of the product and is silent about the number of declared ingredients.
• The food contains preservatives, artificial colors and flavor enhancers.
• One of the advantages of “fast food” for cats is the price. The second is a pretty decent choice.
• You should not feed your pet with Kitekat brand food. This is an economy class product that will do more harm to the animal than good.

Advantages and disadvantages

Kitiket is sold both in pet stores and in hypermarkets, where it quickly sells out, which is explained by the versatility of this food and its affordable price.

The advantages of Kitiket dry food include the following:

• low price;
• availability in pet stores;
• wide range of tastes.

It is also necessary to take into account the numerous disadvantages of such dry and wet food. It belongs to the economy class with all the ensuing problems:

• contains dyes and preservatives of synthetic origin;
• the food contains various allergens;
• lack of a line for allergic cats and kittens.

Unfortunately, many cat owners do not think about the proper diet for their pet. As a result, they choose cheaper food, buying it at the nearest grocery store or hypermarket, without caring about the health of the pet. The absence of disease, activity and appearance of the animal directly depends on the quality of the feed. Kitiket contains practically no vitamins, little protein, and contains dyes and flavoring agents that harm the cat’s body, which leads to numerous diseases and early death of the cat.