I think it takes guts to stand by your honest perspectives on this brand! This is why we watch you videos :D
@lovely.ameeeee485
2 жыл бұрын
This KZitemr just gained a new subscriber. They come off as a very knowledgeable person that genuinely cares about their pets.
@localchumb
2 жыл бұрын
@@lovely.ameeeee485 yea, I haven’t come across another reviewer that sends food products to an independent lab for an unbiased analysis. Plus this channel is cool xD
@eikoqdupree101
2 жыл бұрын
So many others are to chicken to mention names.Or just bypass any challenges. You are refreshing honest, with a backbone of steel. Thank You.,Also your not trying to sale us something. That's so novel these days. And we don't have to wait to the very end to get to the juicy information. WOW AMAZING...Great Job..you are going places. Oh and you don't push your opinions on others, Respects to you. Will always keep up with you, Thanks
@fiji16g8
5 ай бұрын
Dry food is good according to Mallory
@fiji16g8
5 ай бұрын
It takes guts to recommend dry food for cats who hardly drink any water in the first place, dry food usually contains mold unless it's freeze dried
@Jason.cbr1000rr
2 жыл бұрын
Hi mallory.. you and jackson galaxy and senior cat wellbeing are the best cat informative channels!! Thanks mallory you whyte as chick 😃
@vistalite
2 жыл бұрын
Kitten Lady (Hannah Shaw) has a lot of informative videos, too.
@Jason.cbr1000rr
2 жыл бұрын
@@vistalite oh cool i will check her out 😃 🐈 😻 🐈⬛ 🐱
@BVA663
Жыл бұрын
If a product has high protein levels in the food, can this cause kidney problems because as soon as a cat or dog has kidney issues the first thing a vet tells you is to put your cat or dog on a low protein diet? Was interested to hear your views on this as I have looked at foods that can go up to 75% protein value, which sounds good but could this be the problem causing kidney problems?
@VictoriaGates
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your honesty. I had a cat who had serious health issues at 14 and passed. She was a Hills cat from a kitten stage, but we always struggled with her weight, and she would sometimes get randomly sick and refuse to touch a bag of her food, so I'd switch formulas or flavors and she'd be ok again. I thought I was feeding her the best but have since changed my stance with this brand and I want to do better with my 2 new cats.
@jter2839
2 жыл бұрын
I hate that I have to rely on this brand and Royal canin. My boy kitty Puff had a urinary obstruction. I didn't want to put him on either of the diets they were suggesting because of how awful the ingredients are. He kept having problems until I tried the above brands diet for urinary care. He is in perfect health now. I think there is a lot of research that goes into their food and they formulate it specific to an animal's needs. I just wish they would use better ingredients. This food is so expensive, it should have ingredients that match that price.
@gracem6064
2 жыл бұрын
Hills urinary diet was the only food that stopped my cat from blocking but yes I wish they would decrease the carbohydrates & add more meat to their foods . I think of Simbas food as a medication! Yes it’s expensive !Purina makes a urinary cat food but my vet said it wasn’t strong enough to to keep Simba from blocking ? Therefore he should continue on the Hills urinary diet . All I can say is that it works !!
@I-hate-youtube797
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I agree. I will be fair to hills that I’ve heard good things about their prescription diets. But their ingredients are such low quality! Like corn and meat by products? Really?
@yutorzh7144
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly it should be illegal to put herbivore feed into the food of obligate carnivores lol
@traceysimmons4913
2 жыл бұрын
I have used science diet in the past and all my cats liked the foods but the wet food not so much. I believe in some of their prescription diets like CD for urinary infections and KD because I have seen it help many cats over the years. I think it is ok to have opinions on since diet nonprescription diets but the problem is when some folks not you by all means say to take your cats off of these prescriptions diets, when they are life saving in some some cases. All cats need meat and wet food for sure but when it is a medical issue I would leave it up to your vet just my opinion.
@nicholegallo1090
2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@vickiebailey5261
Жыл бұрын
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
@girl-in-a-treehouse
Жыл бұрын
Dry food sucks in general for cats. They need meat and water.
@Connie-sh3kf
11 ай бұрын
Makes me sick that this is what veterinarians recommend, and charge an arm and a leg for it. So SAD…..
@lunaciti
Жыл бұрын
vets push hills bc its part of their curriculum but idk theres bettwr food
@caelenmarshall2674
Жыл бұрын
Hey there, me and my fiance are getting a kitten in about a month. She will be 12 weeks old. We're wondering, what is the best kitten food we can get for her? If anyone has any recommendations, I would really appreciate it
@kelleywyskiel8513
2 жыл бұрын
I have two extremely ancient cats and one refuses wet food and regurgitates anything expect the hills science. We tried, really, but when you’re chasing a cat who eats and runs straight to puke on only the most inconvenient difficult to clean parts of the house….lol, you give him what works.
@pinkpotatoes9849
Жыл бұрын
The Hills lab report seems to be worse than Whiskas in your other review yet more expensive?!
@rickslife
10 ай бұрын
Just like big pharma, big pet food from one of the big 4 are geniuses at marketing. Not great at making nutritious pet food.
@brendanhoffmann8402
2 жыл бұрын
I've been using Hills prescription diet multicare (Urinary and stress) for about 3 weeks now and it has really fixed up my cat's urinary problem which the vet said was stress related, she also went on a course of anti-biotics and anti-inflammatories but the food is what really did the trick. She was feral up until I rescued her from my backyard about a year ago. She also has to contend with my other cat who likes to chase her but they are slowly getting to like each other and she is starting to stand her ground more now. I keep them in separate parts of the house most of the time with small doses of introduction time every day.
@nicholegallo1090
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome !
@mommyshark1124
9 ай бұрын
Nice! How are they doing? I have 2 strictly indoor cats, a ginger 3yr old male and a 1yr old hellion female. I want to bring in a stray from my backyard, but idk how they'll react. I sincerely hope all is well with your furbabies
@brendanhoffmann8402
9 ай бұрын
The urinary infection is a distant memory now, my two cats are best of friends now. I still feed them Hills but now just the regular indoor cat one. My little stray sometimes eats too quickly still and can vomit sometimes but she is a great little cat now. Now approx 5 yrs old. My other cat I got as a kitten from the shelter, he loves his sister too. They often play and chase and wrestle with each other, best friends!@@mommyshark1124
@HeronCoyote1234
2 жыл бұрын
Mallory, thank you so much for this review! I wish I could hug you. My four yr old male tabby was recently dx’d w/Feline Idiopathic Cystitis. He was prescribed HSD c/d wet food. (I’ve only ever given him wet food, high protein, low carb, no carrageenan. The FIC was due to stress in the house.) I looked at the ingredients and was shocked. I mentioned my trepidation to both the ER vet and his regular vet. I got shoulder shrugs. This feels like a racket between vets and Hills (like pharmaceutical companies making deals with doctors to push their drugs). I am not a vet either, but I know how to do proper research. I look for pH between 6 and 6.5, low to no calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium, and low to no ash. You don’t need to apologize for an honest review.
@MURZBO
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see your conclusion to not recommend this brand. It’s really sad that this company funds so many veterinarian offices. "To keep them coming back to the vet" reason I've heard which makes sense. When I first got my cat and didn't know any better I tried feeding some of their wet foods he ate em but there's definitely other brands wet foods he eats with much more enthusiasm. I know several cat owners who feed their cats this brand because of their vets as well as a surgery vet who does so too. Just mind boggling.
@juliac3933
2 жыл бұрын
why would a surgical vet feed something that would make their cats sick
@MURZBO
2 жыл бұрын
@@juliac3933 he probably got it for free or big discounts. Another vet I talked to only feeds her cat Purina because Purina funds her clinic.
@shelbeybridgeman3602
2 жыл бұрын
I’m wondering if this is why my vet recommended this brand for my cat with urinary issues. She seems to want us to keep coming back with problems every month! I’m so frustrated with the vet.
@nicholegallo1090
2 жыл бұрын
@@shelbeybridgeman3602 hills prescription diet is NOT the same as the hills science diet - if your on a prescription food stick to it.
@pennysnow6162
2 жыл бұрын
Mallory, excellent review. I am a new kitten mom. I feed my two kittens per your recommendations. You have cleared up so many of my concerns with your research. You pack alot of important & badly needed information into all of your videos. Between you & Jackson, my kitties are flourishing. Please, keep them coming.
@Noell05
2 жыл бұрын
its big expensive rubbish
@MsLouisVee
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your honest review. you have confirmed what I’ve heard and suspected for years. I think this brand is very overrated and overpriced and you know that vets are paid to sell this brand
@localchumb
2 жыл бұрын
Wow this is a little crazy but I just woke up from a dream about my aunts old pup, Freddy. He ate science diet his whole life! This is a little spooky but it was really nice seeing him again :) thanks for the magic, Mallory
@Some1_No1
2 жыл бұрын
Meh, been feeding my 3 cats Hill's Science Diet Sensitive Stomach & Skin (dry) for 9 years now. They love it and I've had no issues. And FWIW, 2 different vets have told me that it's very good cat food.
@pinkpotatoes9849
Жыл бұрын
It's really hard to evaluate how good cat food are given different perspectives and recall backgrounds!
@xlM3RCxl
Жыл бұрын
I am tired of the rx diets. We have a cat with diabetes and were feeding him rx diabetes food for years and giving insulin with no remission. I got tired of it and started feeding him a popular brand that is not rx and a few months later he was in remission.
@eldestkrikorr
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for having the intelligence to base your opinion on measurable quantities rather than veterinarian's recommendations. And for having the courage to share your findings publicly.
@vareesha12
2 жыл бұрын
was recommended hills by the vet for my cats. one for urinary issues. the other for GI issues. after doing similar research and after trying hills, i switched to the stella and chewy freeze dried raw salmon and chicken recipe. no urinary or GI issues since. fur is healthy and soft and the vet can’t believe how good they look in their old age.
@lovely.ameeeee485
2 жыл бұрын
Would you recommend this for adult cats in general or only for elderly cats? Thank you.
@vareesha12
2 жыл бұрын
@@lovely.ameeeee485 mine are 10 and 7 and they are doing great on it. worth a try. expensive though.
@shelbeybridgeman3602
2 жыл бұрын
Please help me! My vet is also recommending the Dr Hills brand to me for my cat with urinary problems... I honestly don’t trust her opinion though with all the problems we have had.
@vareesha12
2 жыл бұрын
@@shelbeybridgeman3602 vets trust these brands and go with the safest option in their mind. all about cats’ website has a good review of products. raw is probably best, but one of my cats would not have it. its expensive but stella and chewys freeze dried salmon chicken dinner chews worked. they are raw but dry. my cats eat it like dry food. tried everything else for my cat’s vomiting. but it didn’t stopped until i switched to raw. if you have a younger cat they may be more open to wet raw food. but it’s also something you need freezer space for. most urinary issues can be solved if you are on dry food just by switching to a heavily wet food. something like a gravy. tiki cat and weruva have some good variety in their wet food line up.
@kerrynofford4727
2 жыл бұрын
@@shelbeybridgeman3602 One always has to ask.. Is the vet (or teh business they work for) getting paid in any way for promoting a given brand? (Do they sell it themselves or just recommend it?)
@Music4mix
2 жыл бұрын
There are different diets for a reason, sometimes we think we have a healthy pet, but without a Vet visit and a blood and urine test probably we'll never know about future problems, my cat is 3 years old I always make sure that his food doesn't contain grains or by products, he's been eating wet and dry food, make sure he drinks water etc, but 3 month ago he started to have urinary problems, took him to the vet and they did a Xrays, blood and urine test, and surprise he had crystals in his bladder, blood and urine tests, he was high in magnesium and low in something else, he went for bladder surgery to remove the crystals, long story short Veterinarian put him on Hill's C/D diet (wet and dry food), and reading the ingredients that are inside probably I wouldn't buy it, but this is a prescribed food and you can't not buy it without a prescription, my cat is doing very well, he's happy and urinating normally and that's the most important thing to me, in a year I going to take him for the test again and see how good is this food for his condition, sometimes you can give your pet the most expensive, the best ingredients and the best quality food available in the market, but the question is: Is that the food your pet needs?, there are Veterinarians and different kind of food and diets for a reason, as in humans sometimes pets are diabetics, have bladder problems, kidney problems and you don't see it, they look healthy to you.
@dianaoneil5469
2 жыл бұрын
Food for thought.......Sept 2021 when we adopted our cat fromHumane Society we were given a free bag. I did not know until the head of the shelter told us that they, like many vets, have contracts with pet food companies and she could not recommend another food when I asked her. So, it may be the #1 vet choice because they contract with so many vets? Cat lovers, buyer beware.
@KobeLoverTatum
2 жыл бұрын
I work at an animal shelter and we only feed science diet because it’s donated by Hills, they do a lot of contracts, a lot of donations, and a lot of research work - these things have nothing to do with the quality of the food. It is below average.
@canadianliving1
2 жыл бұрын
I volunteer at a Canadian shelter too, and they have to use the Hill's food almost exclusively. The staff, that has no control over what food the shelter orders, knows that the food isn't the greatest but they don't have a lot of choice.
@farmtruck9885
2 жыл бұрын
I rescued this kitten that fell in my window well and was trapped because I have a plastic cover over it and mother cat could not fit to rescue it so I took it in. A friend of mine is a vet tech and I let her take Speedy to work to check him out and get fixed and all the shots. Anyways she told me to feed him Science diet, so I did because I didn't know any better. Fast forward 12 years Speedy got sick and took him to my local vet and found out his kidneys were failing. The vet asked what I fed him, and I told him science diet and he told me that was the worst food and that is why his kidneys failed. 😭Wish I would have known but I believed the vet.
@susangrande8142
2 жыл бұрын
Oh, Golly!! 😭 I’m so sorry, and I just went through the same experience!! My Gracie died of kidney failure at age 10, after being fed Science Diet i/d her whole life. It was prescribed by our vet!!! 😤 😭 It broke my heart!
@jennifer9047
2 жыл бұрын
Same. Exact. Story. Hill's is just demonic!!!😡
@edschulhof6303
Жыл бұрын
If a cat has kidney or UTI problems, feeding it dry food is the last thing you should do. Cats get most of the moisture they require from their food. At least feed wet food. Raw or homemade would be best.
@cjw8817
Жыл бұрын
Hills has absolutely no medicine in prescription foods
@TheDutchRabbitMafia
2 жыл бұрын
Two hundred food scientists couldn’t figure out that feeding cats more plant carbs than meat protein was bad for them lol
@hanacurekovic
Жыл бұрын
OR the 200+ scientists are actually right and random people on KZitem might be.. wrong? Shocking.
@Hayden_Cat
Жыл бұрын
Vet student here if your cat has diabetes or kidney disease feeding your cat excess protein will cause the cats kidney failure to increase
@ArchangelTyrael
Жыл бұрын
What’s the difference between the ‘normal’ data and ‘dry matter’ data?
@AllAboutCatsYT
Жыл бұрын
Good question. The "dry matter" data removes water from the equation so you can look at all the different nutrients as a percentage of the "actual" food, minus water. Think of it like a bucket with a piece of steak at the bottom. If the bucket is empty, we'd say that 100% of its contents are steak, but if it was full of water, we'd say it's perhaps 95% water and 5% steak. And if you had two buckets, one with water and another without, which contained same-sized steaks, the dry bucket would appear to have more steak. So when we "remove" the water, we're able to accurately compare the steak content of both buckets. This is helpful for comparing dry and wet food. Hope that makes sense.
@rachelnguyen1655
6 ай бұрын
Which brand would you recommend for sensitive tummy?
@jeonafide
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always used Science Diet whenever my veterinarian recommended prescription diets for my furbabies, but now have been hesitant. Just because your veterinarian recommends something doesn’t mean it’s right for your situation. It is the patient’s right (fur parents) to seek a second opinion. Thank you for providing this information.
@judyyk
2 жыл бұрын
Please review Orijen cat food!
@egay86292
2 жыл бұрын
NATURAL! ORGANIC! SCIENCE! UNICORNS! LOLLIPOPS! ABRACADABRA! magical thinking can kill.
@skepticaled2940
2 жыл бұрын
Great honest review (as always). While managing my 18 yo girl’s CKD, I tried many, many recommended foods (starting with the K/D line), read and watched your content (among many others), bought Tanya’s food analysis book, and read many vet-produced papers on the subject. In the end, it was a non-operable tumor that took her. Kind of wish I’d’ve just fed her what she liked… Now, my 11 yo boy is having UT issues (not crystals, but mucous plugs). Vet recommended Hill’s C/D (which he carries), but said I should try any of the urinary health brands available (Hill’s, Purina or Royal Canin), from any vendor. With CKD, I was willing to experiment with other non-vet-recommended foods; but a blocked bladder is another thing altogether. Unless my boy proves us wrong, he’s staying on what the vet recommended, regardless of the cost, and I hope the plugs never return. A blocked bladder is NOT something to mess with.
@AllAboutCatsYT
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you're doing a great job. Wishing you and your cat all the best.
@sanyeung1620
2 жыл бұрын
Same thing for my cat (male, neutered), he also suffered from mucous plugs and blocked bladder often. Consistently on C/D but the occurrence keep coming back every few months. He passed last year :( I think the best diet for kitties suffering this kind of issue would be raw diets (homemade or not) or may be try the freeze food diet. I trusted my vet but since my cat's passing I started to have doubts.
@zaprct
2 жыл бұрын
@@sanyeung1620 Sorry to say but any vet actively pushing Royal Canin and Hills as the best options I just never trust anymore. You can see just by looking at the ingredients that they are barely above supermarket-brand quality, and in some cases even worse. Purina wet foods like Fancy Feast offer better protein amounts and seem to have less nasties added which is odd since almost every vet fills their walls with Hills. I don't think they're all doing it as shills of these two companies but some vets are just indoctrinated through their training that these brands are good options without doing their own critical analysis. Most vets probably focus more on treatment side rather than looking at diets like this which most definitely are factors leading to health issues in cats they treat, particularly ones fed only the dry options up to geriatric age.
@skepticaled2940
2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the good dialog here. My boy hasn't had another case of what my vets have determined is sterile cystitis or feline idiopathic cystitis (whichever name you prefer) since being on C/D Stress kibble and Fancy Feast Petites wet (he doesn't like the C/D wet). An article in Veterinary Medicine and Science Vol 6, Issue 1 (Feb 2020), titled "The effect of a therapeutic urinary stress diet on the short-term recurrence of feline idiopathic cystitis," funded by Utrecht University and conducted between 31 cats in Holland, the test cats were fed Hill's C/D wet, dry, or a combination, and it showed to make a difference in FIC reoccurrence (29.4% for test cats vs 78.6% for control cats on owner-controlled diets)... not 100%, but significant. I'm going to keep trying this feeding regimen.
@rob666-rob
2 жыл бұрын
Personally, I found Hill's Science Diet over hyped and definitely over priced.
@Hiililylani
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been feeding my cat Hill’s Science Diet Kitten Kibble in Chicken flavor since he was 2 months old (also mixed with purina pro-plan wet food in chicken and liver entree). He’s 8 months old and extremely healthy and active. Overtime I’ve also incorporated bone broth to help hydrate his food further, and the Instinct Raw Kibble Toppers in Rabbit or Chicken for extra protein. He also has Viralys and Imuquin supplements to help with his eyes and immune system, and I’ve recently been feeding him the Purina Beyond Grain-Free dry food in white chicken and egg recipe along with the Hills. Anyways, my cat is fine and very healthy. My vet recommended hills and pro-plan and I trust her. I’ve looked into her credentials and she’s reliable. Feed the cat that’s in front of you, and if you feel like your vet is giving you questionable advice, just find another vet! But please always consult with experts.
@violetblythe6912
Жыл бұрын
Both my animals mostly eat science diet (I’ve tried a lot of other stuff but always end up going back to it) and they are very healthy. However, I do add wet food and fresh food into their diets regularly. I wonder if part of the reason some peoples cats got sick eating it was that they didn’t have any variety and weren’t absorbing certain nutrients as well from Hill’s. My animals have strong stomachs from variety and only twice have they ever had digestive trouble from switching foods. Just like humans, animals can vary in what forms of nutrients they absorb best. So I feel that varying the diet is the best way to make sure it’s balanced. And although Hill’s has a lot of strong testing behind it, eating only meal bars/meal shakes your entire life would cause issues for some humans, so I think it’s likely to do the same for some animals. I don’t think it’s an unhealthy food whatsoever, I just don’t believe it should be the ONLY thing you ever feed your pet.
@thewannabegamer9
9 күн бұрын
The toppers and the supplements are the only things keeping your cats healthy. If you were feeding them the food straight up, they would be having some issues.
@FLWildlife
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for standing up and saying what needs to be said about these big companies that are getting away with keeping our pets sick. Just because it meets nutritional requirements for the species doesn't mean the food is healthy and species appropriate. Any food that has corn, soy, wheat, meat by products, grains for cats isn't in step with the current science. These ingredients are cheap substitutes for the proper food. And we wonder why there is an ever-increasing prevalence of diseases in our pets. As an example, High carbohydrate or Ash content in cat foods, even canned cat food leads to a higher incidence of urinary blockage.
@dantrav1927
2 жыл бұрын
Seriously people I beg you not to buy this food, it is just so bad
@meowrumble
2 жыл бұрын
in my opinion, recalls are good. it means, quality control and observation are present. im more worried on brands without any recall.
@thewannabegamer9
9 күн бұрын
I disagree. I would argue recalls are bad because that means there was a fault in their quality control. Brands that have been recalled multiple times especially close to one another means that they don’t have a thorough quality control process and that they don’t care about their customers. For example, the 2019 recall that Hills Science had still hit store shelves. People’s pets still ate the food. Pets died. My dog was almost one of them. In my eyes, it’s the worst thing a pet food company can do to be so careless as to let something like that happen. This is ESPECIALLY prevalent because the brands that get recalled the most ARE THE ONES THE VETS RECOMMEND. Please explain to me how that makes any sense.
@gwellsgavin
2 жыл бұрын
For those that use Hills for the c/d line what would you recommend instead.
@Yokujiii
2 жыл бұрын
Bumping this cause I really need help! I hope she sees this. My vet prescribed me hills C/D diet for life
@nicholegallo1090
2 жыл бұрын
@@Yokujiii if your vet prescribed you a medicated cat food. Stick with it. Hills prescription is much different then hills science diet
@FarmLifestyle997
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, we aquired our little tabby cat a few days ago. First i bought Optimum and after speaking to my vet he said to buy Hills Science for cats. We decided to go for royal canin which he highly disaproved of. And today i stumbled across your videos and discovered what i should be looking for in cat food. Seems like my vet is somewhat recieving benefits from Hill Science, how could he offer such garbage food to me? So i asked him about Meals For Mutts/ Meows. He told me they're over rated. After looking through your videos, reading the ingredients on Royal Canin we went to the shops and had a look at Meals for Meows. It clearly states the ingredients and we bought it. Im now returning my unopened bag of R. canin tomorrow. Ive noticed that my kitten has severe flatulence build up, even the cheap brand optimum never did that!! Her poos are so sticky that i had to wipe her bottom after she used the litter. I gave her MFM and she accepted tight away! Its an Australian made brand. Thanks for your valiable info! Ive also figured out to read what people NOT vets or big brands say!! Im subscribing :)
@pamela5568
2 жыл бұрын
You're right about veterinarians recommending Hill's. Not sure if there is just a relationship there or if maybe there are some financial benefits involved. Who knows. But, many folks can't afford the high priced pet foods -- especially right now with inflation and shortages. Thanks for doing this review
@laurie8238
2 жыл бұрын
Love the review, I've always thought they paid vets to promote this junk for the price. We sell this and more where I work and I try to promote what is best on our shelves. I hope one day you'd consider reviewing diamond and 4-health. also, did you know victor is now making cat food? We got some at work a few weeks ago.
@hsoderberg9929
2 жыл бұрын
The melamine recall was a big eye opener for me. But now with a 11 plus cat I've started trying it. I haven't found many brands that are designed specifically for senior cats.
@vintageradioman
2 жыл бұрын
It’s garbage and killed our cat.
@victoriaryan1509
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for this - my cat has gastrointestinal issues and was eating Royal Canin but has recently gone off it so I'm looking for alternatives. Hills was on the list, but that low level of decent protein has put me off. I do know however that he doesn't like high protein grain-free foods either! Fussy boy.
@moggridge1
2 жыл бұрын
That's very good research, thank you. I suppose at least one thing one can compliment Hill's on is their expertise in marketing to vets. 🤔
@michaelfried3123
Жыл бұрын
Hill's for sensitive stomach? No way, it made my cat barf daily till I changed to a different brand. Looking at its ingredients, its mostly grain by products. Junk at a high price.
@michaeljohnrizzo6643
Жыл бұрын
Hi Mallory, I really loved hearing your review of Hills. One of my cats has a UTI and we put on C/D Urinary formula when he was very young and it’s been the only food that has kept him from developing stones again. As someone who worked in the pet food industry and who also has two other cats, it has been very difficult for me to know that my Bashful is eating crap food. The ingredient panel irritates me to no end but each time in the last 10 years that I have tried a different food for him his UTI has seemed to be irritated and the peeing out of the box starts up again, etc. making it necessary to resume HIlls. Long story short, have you found any other options for a Urinary tract food that has a better ingredient list with more meat and less carbs and other assorted “junk”? I truly appreciate your time and really value your insight!
@AllAboutCatsYT
Жыл бұрын
Hey Michael, thank you for the thoughtful comment! The only thing I can offer is our article on the best cat food for urinary tract health, which details some of the factors to consider when picking a food for cats prone to these issues. allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-urinary-tract-health Hope this helps!
@chonklife1809
Жыл бұрын
I've been trying to find a healthier option for my newly diagnosed Hyperthyroid cat. It has to be something completely deplete of iodine...all of the food I've looked at has kelp in it 😩 Hills is the only option out there that I've found 😏
@CinCee-
Жыл бұрын
44% carbohydrates? I wont be feeding that crxap to my cat
@cutejapanesecatsandanimals5338
2 жыл бұрын
As cats age, they sleep more and more. They start sleeping as much as kittens, and some older cats sleep more than 20 hours. As they get older and their strength declines, they spend more time out and sleeping to reduce their activity and conserve energy. Another aspect of this is that they can sleep longer because their hearing deteriorates and they are less likely to notice noises. Cats enter their senior years around the age of seven and gradually begin to show signs of aging, many of which are difficult to notice visually. If they start sleeping longer, it is one of the signs of aging, so start taking care of them according to their age.😻😻😻😻😻😻😘😘😘😘😘😘
@JeannetteShoreland
2 жыл бұрын
A very accurate description of my senior cat.
@roxannesmaldone3465
2 жыл бұрын
I Never will Never give my Peanut Hills Science ,
@bluegoth
2 жыл бұрын
Can you compare this hills science diet Adult to blue Buffalo. I want my cats to stay healthy.
@markpaiste
Жыл бұрын
I bet they still use that rendering plant to render all sorts of gross things.definately a Gamble with that company and vets everywhere love their kickbacks.
@spiralflash6169
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your impartial review of Hill's Science Diet. When I adopted my 7-year-old cat from a friend who was a scientist, she came with a bag of Hill's. Over the past several months, I have done a little research and transitioned her to wet food (still giving her a few grams of kibbles to hold her over mid-day while I am at work). The kinds of wet food she prefers are apparently not the most nutritious, but I plan to eventually switch her to a raw or homemade diet in the future when I have more time to devote to doing it correctly. Now, when I travel, I put dry food in an automatic timed feeder to give her a couple small meals in a day since my sitter can only come in once a day for the canned food. So a bag lasts a long time, but I am needing to repurchase before my holiday travel. After much label-reading, I had switched to Instinct Raw Boost dry food, which has less carbs and grains and additives. I was considering going back to the Science Diet, since she liked it more, but after watching this review, I will not. Thanks again, I love your content.
@yongli4304
Жыл бұрын
An honest review. Hill's Science Diet is no better than many other brands that are half the price or less. They did a great marketing job with the vets and shelters.
@edschulhof6303
Жыл бұрын
Hill's trademarked the term "prescription diet" in 2012. It is a marketing term with no legal standing. The FDA treats all prescription/veterinary diet food as food, not drugs or medicine.
@liquidb7810
7 ай бұрын
Yeah this is good information, I assumed they used better cuttings and etc now I assume its... not great as well
@rdavis7350
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your thoughtful videos. I personally have to follow my cats preferences. I'm trying to break his addiction to the cheapest food (or dryer lint!) as it makes him sick. I am still looking but have found that Science diet is acceptable for him so I use it. I bought a whole flat of blue buffalo cans that he tries to bury or won't even give a sniff. That went to the shelter. I had a much loved cat who died of kidney failure at 12 years old so I worry about Ozzy, he is 6 now. So I am always looking for better food for him.
@eikoqdupree101
2 жыл бұрын
Yes thank you ..I to was disappointed by all that corn in it. And the lack of real meat . And the carbs is crazy high .it now all about profit and greed not our pets. They should take the doctor name out. Tiki is better. High animal protein, cut out corn and all that too much plant. I would like to see some ground raw pumpkin seeds, egg white,
@tesangge
4 ай бұрын
my adopted cat which in november i got spayed, developed skin desease around the face and cheek area. She was so depressed. he was at firts made ti eat hills digestive... but we stopped it after a month. however, we tried thier sensitive tummy and skin, our somy loves it and not her face is healing. so in the morning we are feeding her wet, the purina fancy feast in the morning then the hills dry in the evening. and her coat be omes shiny and her skin desease is drying
@snowpuppies1
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard from vets that said hills representatives actually came to classes when they were “taught” about “nutrition”. I also know that hills does a lot of vet scholarships.
@zaprct
2 жыл бұрын
It's basically sanctioned corporate corruption, the same thing you see in pharma as well with docs pushing certain drugs.
@bertroost1675
Жыл бұрын
I get that vets want to make money but they shouldn't be recommending that a person buy the foods they sell under the guise of being prescription only. Because it's a persons pet they get away with it but it's almost like a hospital tell you in order to get better you need to eat their prescription food.
@jennifer9047
2 жыл бұрын
My 10.5 yr old cat was put on Hill's weight loss w/d (which I just accepted, because he was getting chubby), and one year later had not only NOT lost ANY weight, but he'd also developed full blown diabetes. I assume due to the high amount of carbs in this food. I had to give him insulin shots 2x daily, and he fluctuated wildly between ketoacidosis and diabetic shock. Yet when questioned, my "vet" insisted that Hill's w/d was the best food to keep him on while he figured out my cat's proper dosage levels. After two ER visits, I started doing my own research. I put him on Tiki cat chicken and egg kibble, and introduced wet food twice a day, and within 3 months, he was able to go off insulin completely! He also lost 3 lbs. I monitored his blood glucose levels at home and he was within normal range. Unfortunately, the damage done to his liver and kidneys during my "vet's" period of wild experimentation had shortened his life span and I lost him due to organ failure one year later. That vet and Hill's food killed my cat.
@jeanmorell1947
11 ай бұрын
Right you are but the veterinarian doesn’t care about your honesty I have used their diets , for urine and to get rid of my cats stones well Apple was put to sleep 3 months after the vet gave him hills diet wet dry and also Royal Canine wet food I still have the hill food but not Apple who was euthanized due to no organ function.
@Chevy9
3 ай бұрын
What do you recommend?
@amckitty
Жыл бұрын
I see a good turn out from science diet then other brands I still mix good other cans
@albertolopez6340
2 ай бұрын
Feed them boiled chicken
@catmccatface6618
2 жыл бұрын
My picky eater cat only eats hill’s…
@ronaldkrikorian4712
2 жыл бұрын
Will probably put him on KD
@vikkirose7854
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great info!! My vet put my overweight cat on dry Hills food. Seriously? I didnt look at the amount of carbs in the food. Thank you for enlightening me. Keep up the good work!
@cjw8817
Жыл бұрын
Hills has had many recalls on pet foods
@madelainebellini7447
4 ай бұрын
Please review Canagan
@Charoletta77
Жыл бұрын
So what dry cat food brand is the best and healthiest
@justtubingby8342
2 жыл бұрын
Would you be able to tell us what percentage of the sales the vets pocket?
@seajay958
2 жыл бұрын
I've settled on Wysong. It's the best bang for buck and they eat it.
@barhernan153
2 жыл бұрын
I'm stuck with hill's for two of my cats because of GI issues. They are only able to digest hydrolyzed protein, so I feed them z/d. I'm mad that at that price point, they offer such low quality ingredients. I know the hydrolyzacion process much be expensive, but still.... But hey, that's what they digest without issues, so.... But if my cats were healthy, there's no way I'd be choosing Hill's. I completely agree with you !
@ArdoMohamed
5 ай бұрын
I completely agree with you. I have new kitten and she was on Hills. She had serious gas issues. I stop giving her now she is like normal. Then I came cross your video, I can only say thank for confirming it.
@paige_hamm
2 жыл бұрын
Any animal I’ve had that’s tried this brand never really seemed to enjoy this food. Thank you for the honest review!
@traceysimmons4913
2 жыл бұрын
Mine have always liked the dry food but the wet food was never a hit.
@Reedmen420
5 ай бұрын
thank you
@thestraycattrio
2 жыл бұрын
I have always been shocked at the price when you see the sad ingredients. I bet feeding raw or a very healthy wet food would help with a lot of the issues people are using this brand for. A urinary dry food is so bizarre to me. A digestive food with corn being the first or second ingredient is so weird.
@kandycandy1
2 жыл бұрын
No the best food for sure.
@kirikamamoru1169
Жыл бұрын
What about the IAMS ProActive Health Adult Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Dry Cat Food? would that be good for weight loss??
@bertroost1675
Жыл бұрын
My cat had/has crystals and my vet said he should eat their Hill's cat food. I just bought $100 worth of this stuff from him. My cat looks at it and tries to bury it, obviously he thinks it is crap. He does eat the off the shelf Purina Pro urinary cat food. Can anyone tell me if it is just as good?
@AllAboutCatsYT
Жыл бұрын
The Hill's Prescription Diet food has been clinically tested and demonstrated to work, so I would lean towards it being a more effective option. However, you can also find great non-prescription diets that might be better for your cat's overall wellbeing (and taste better, too)-see our article on the best foods for urinary tract health: allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-urinary-tract-health
@ronnymatthews4133
Жыл бұрын
Me and my CAT saw commercial with KITTY photoBOMBing camera!😸😸We want this!💞me/you meeeyuoo meWOW!PURRrr!!😸😸
@tahnihinchley5337
2 жыл бұрын
My cat has IBS. My vet recommended Hills Gastrointestinal Biome biscuits and THEY WORK. I use them in combination with a Royal Canin sensitive wet food and no longer have to give her a bum bath every time she goes to the toilet.
@ilovegoodsax
2 жыл бұрын
My senior cat was also diagnosed with IBS, the worse case the vet said she had seen in her 20 year practice. The diagnosis came after surgical biopsy. Long story short, after reading the ingredient list there was no way I was going to feed my cat that Hill's garbage and Royal Canin is just as bad. My cat is on Ziwi Peak wet canned and air-dried lamb, a high-quality probiotic and monthly maintenance of vitamin B-12 injection and is doing great!
@tahnihinchley5337
2 жыл бұрын
@@ilovegoodsax I tried to give my cat Ziwi Peak but she wouldn't eat it. Meanwhile she can't get enough of the Hills biscuits 🤷♀️
@hdguy350
2 жыл бұрын
I like your reviews but I really wish you would have dug deeper into the “prescription” food market and how they differ from regular pet foods, or if they do at all. About 5 months after adopting my adult cat he started vomiting everything I fed him about 2-3x a week. It took me 5 months more of multiple food brands and expensive diagnostic tests to discover that the only food he could keep down was Science Diet Z/D dry. I’m glad I found something because exploratory surgery was the next step. He’s a young cat so to feed him this for the rest of his life will be an expensive proposition. In the end the vet said it would be cheaper than bringing him back for multiple tests, Clearly the food does work and has therapeutic value, so there must be something different about it then the regular supermarket foods.I was hoping to find out what that was from your review.
@AllAboutCatsYT
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, prescription diets are a big one that I would like to cover soon, but this video focused on Science Diet rather than the Prescription Diet line. Stay tuned!
@hdguy350
2 жыл бұрын
@@AllAboutCatsYT I guess my point was that you wrote this review as if Science Diet was a replacement for the usual store bought cat food, but it's not, it requires a prescription from your and is given for specific medical reasons.
@JeannetteShoreland
2 жыл бұрын
You are right about the cost of cat maintenance. The laboratory bill alone for my cat's routine blood work was $600. If your cat is eating, energic, and healthy, I would stay with what is working for him.
@MRxSLEEP
2 жыл бұрын
Prescription diet is absolutely different. There are ingredients that are controlled and have to have a prescription.
@fathertime2020
Жыл бұрын
I had been feeding my cat friskies forever but today I decided to go to a pet store and buy something better. I spent a small fortune on mostly science diet. Then I watched this video unfortunately after. Aaaaaaaahhhhhh. Is it at least a little bit better than Friskies ?
@AllAboutCatsYT
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it seems much more nutritional research and testing is put into Science Diet than Friskies.
@Chapa-pa-pa
2 жыл бұрын
this brand makes my cat poop smell REALLLY bad.
@neomatrix4412
Жыл бұрын
what do you recommend in the mid-range say $25 for 15 lbs. bags
@neomatrix4412
3 ай бұрын
@tensei1710 thanks
@lovely.ameeeee485
2 жыл бұрын
I literally just commented on another video for you to give us your honest opinion on this food. Our vet recommended it to us, but I don’t know. You literally stopped me from heading over to petsmart to buy a new bag. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️
@AllAboutCatsYT
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful, Cece!
@Jekyll_Island_Creatures
2 жыл бұрын
So what's the best dry food then? I try to feed him a 75/25 wet/dry ratio. For wet food he prefers Sheba. He devoured Tiki Cat After Dark the first couple times I fed it to him, but now he doesn't touch it.
@AllAboutCatsYT
2 жыл бұрын
You might appreciate our video on the best dry cat food: kzitem.info/news/bejne/mq9602GApaRjZHY
@roxannesmaldone3465
2 жыл бұрын
Would you Please do a review on Iams cat food. Thank You 😻
@AllAboutCatsYT
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Roxanne, we haven't done a video on it yet, but you might like our written Iams review: allaboutcats.com/reviews/iams-cat-food
@PhillioDoede
2 жыл бұрын
Another really good review, great work! Honestly I think its really hard to find fault with your analysis, conclusion, its not really that great and certainly nothing special and kinda overpriced. Aside from the marketing I suppose I could see vets recommending because of its variety, consistency and in the grand scheme of things is still "good" compared to what is mostly on the shelves. It would be really interesting to get an insight into what a vet actually thinks about the brand but imagine that might be kinda hard to make happen.
@AllAboutCatsYT
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to do that as well-working on it!
@athenarivera251
2 жыл бұрын
We've had our Furbaby for 3months and he came with a bag of science diet for kittens. Naturally we just bought the same when that bag ran out as our kitten seemed to like it a lot. This video gives me great pause on staying with this brand. Thank you for your well thought out research and honesty with your findings. I'm definitely going to look for a dry food with higher meat content
@HeronCoyote1234
2 жыл бұрын
Athena, please reconsider feeding your cat wet food. They need water, and will not seek it out, so most of their water needs to come from their food. Wet canned food has a much higher water content (no matter the brand) than dry (kibble). Also, cats need taurine, so look for that. And, avoid anything that contains carrageenan. Might as well let you kitten smoke a pack of cigarettes a day.
@athenarivera251
2 жыл бұрын
@@HeronCoyote1234 I do feed him wet food. He eats wet food twice a day and the dry once a day. Also he's very good at drinking water. Thanks for the advise though
@HeronCoyote1234
2 жыл бұрын
@@athenarivera251 I’m glad to hear that you feed him wet food.
@roxannesmaldone3465
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Mallory, Have you given your cat Hills Science?
@AllAboutCatsYT
2 жыл бұрын
Only for reviews.
@rebecca81387
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! My cats have been on HSD Rx C/D wet & dry food because of urinary crystals one of our cats developed as a kitten (and has been fine since) and I always wondered about this brand because vets really do sort of push it on you, but in a very subtle way. It doesn’t seem gimmicky or anything, it just seems like there’s this greater understanding that this is the superior cat food. I’m just starting to look deeper into nutritional values in cat food because I want my babies to live as long as possible, and when I was younger it wasn’t even something I thought about. Love your videos!
@pobster88j94
Жыл бұрын
My vet sent out a mailing alerting clients grain free diets are causing heart issues in dogs and cats. They encouraged us to switch to a regular cat food that is balanced.
@thewannabegamer9
9 күн бұрын
And they’re getting sued for almost $3 billion for making that claim.
@elizabethschefers2065
2 жыл бұрын
I like that you stand by the honest side. You are not to concerned with their reputation
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