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What is the difference between your dry product lines for cats? |
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We currently have 2 product lines for cats: Gold Nutritionals®, and Four-Star Nutritionals®. All of our dry products for cats utilize top quality human-grade USDA inspected ingredients with added vitamins and minerals.
- Our Gold Nutritionals® line is formulated with multiple fresh protein sources including fresh duck, fresh chicken, salmon, and fresh liver. The Gold Nutritionals® line includes formulas for adult cats, senior cats, weight loss, and kittens.
- Four-Star Nutritionals® is all about variety. Each recipe is formulated for all life stages and is suitable for kittens, adults, senior, and lactating cats. Because each recipe has a similar blend of fresh fruits, vegetables, brown rice, and potatoes it is encouraged to switch between each variety monthly, weekly, or even daily.
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Do you have a holistic cat food / Are your cat foods holistic? |
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Yes, all of our cat foods are considered holistic. This includes Gold Nutritionals® and Four-Star Nutritionals® product lines. Holistic cat foods are typically all-natural cat foods that contain no fillers utilizing only ingredients which serve a specific nutritional purpose. A lot of holistic cat foods omit common allergens like wheat and corn. All of our balanced diets (canned & dry) fit this definition in its entirety.
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How do you recommend switching cat food to Fromm from another brand? |
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If possible switch the food gradually, over a period of a week or so. Start with a mixture of 25% Fromm and 75% of your old food and feed that for two or three days, then step it up to 50%-50%, and finally end up with a combo of 75% Fromm, 25% old food. If you don't detect any changes in your cats’ digestion over the week's time, you can start feeding Fromm exclusively. – If you cannot switch the food gradually it is OK to start feeding Fromm exclusively, but allow a short period of time for your cat to become acclimated to the new food. If your cat has a sensitive stomach/stomach irritability it is recommended to switch over a longer period of time (2-4 weeks.)
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What food do you recommend for my adult cat trying to lose weight? |
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Mature Gold. Please follow the "Weight Reduction" feeding guidelines found on the back of the bag.
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My cat has allergies, which food do you recommend? |
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All of our balanced diets (dry and canned) do not contain corn or wheat (the most common food allergens found in cat food.) If your cat has a specific protein allergy we recommend feeding our primary source protein foods. Our primary meat/fish protein source foods include Salmon À La Veg and Duck À La Veg. If your cat is allergic to a specific grain we also offer a grain-free cat food called Surf & Turf.
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My cat has a sensitive stomach, which food do you recommend? |
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Cats with sensitive stomachs need easily digestible ingredients with as little processing as possible. All of our balanced diets for cats contain no fillers and use only highly digestible ingredients to maximize nutrient digestibility. The average digestibilities from on-going feeding trials are as follows: Dry Matter 85%, Protein 85%, Fat 95%, Carbohydrate 90%, and Energy 88%. These consistently repeatable values are a testimony to Fromm’s high quality and commitment to excellence. We recommend any recipe from Gold Nutritionals® or Four-Star Nutritionals® for cats with sensitive stomachs. If you see no change in your cat’s digestibility after two weeks of feeding Fromm exclusively please see your veterinarian.
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My cat has sensitive skin, which food do you recommend? |
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Cats with sensitive skin need a high quality, meat-based diet rich in essential fatty acids and vitamins. An optimal level of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids nourish your cat’s skin and help promote a healthy, shiny coat. We recommend any recipe from Gold Nutritionals® or Four-Star Nutritionals® for cats with sensitive skin. All of our balanced diets for cats have fresh human-grade muscle meat of fish as the primary ingredient and contain an optimum 6:1 ratio of omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids. Pet owners switching to Fromm exclusively from commercial brands often cite a significant reduction in itching and scratching and a drastic improvement in overall coat appearance. For added results supplement Fromm dry recipes by adding more meat or fish to your dog’s diet with our Four-Star cans.
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Which food is best for my kitten? |
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Kittens need higher levels of nutrients that are not normally prevalent in regular commercial dog foods. We have designed a specific formula for kittens in our Gold Nutritionals® line called Kitten Gold. We also recommend feeding any one of our Four-Star Nutritionals® recipes. Like our Kitten Gold recipe, all of our Four-Star Nutritionals® recipes are enriched with the fat soluble and water soluble vitamins, minerals, fats, and other essentials your growing kitten needs.
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What is the difference between guaranteed analysis and typical analysis? |
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The guaranteed analysis numbers found on our packaging and website are the minimum or maximum amount found in the food (designated "Min" for minimum and "Max" for maximum. The typical analysis is the average taken from multiple lab samples.
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Do you offer any prescription diets for cats? |
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We do not offer any prescription diets for cats. Our recipes are often used as a supplement or replacement for certain types of prescription diets but you should always check with your vet first to assure your cats’ needs are being adequately met. When discussing Fromm products with your vet be sure to print out detailed analyses from our website.
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Do you use menadione sodium bisulfate (a source of Vitamin K activity) in any of your cat foods? |
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No we do not use menadione sodium bisulfate in any of our products. We eliminated the use of menadione sodium bisulfate in the winter of 2005. If you currently have a bag with menadione sodium bisulfate listed in the ingredients with a best before date after December 2006 it does not contain menadione sodium bisulfate, we are currently using up an existing stock of old bags.
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Do you use wheat gluten, rice gluten or rice protein concentrates in any of your cat foods? |
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No, we do not use wheat gluten, rice gluten or rice protein concentrates in any of our products, including our canned foods. Wheat gluten is frequently used by other companies in their canned pet food to make a manufactured meat substitute product that can be made to look like chunks and slices or dices of real meat from lower quality meats or inedible (not fit for human consumption) meat by-products. If you see a rubbery chunk of meat in any canned pet food it is likely to be a piece of reformed meat made with wheat gluten. Rest assured, when you open one of our cans, you will only see real cuts of whole meat and vegetables.
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