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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: JackSpratt on October 01, 2009, 16:44:18 PM

Title: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: JackSpratt on October 01, 2009, 16:44:18 PM

Lidl sell them both fairly reasonably so thought I'd ask. :)

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: ems on October 02, 2009, 13:08:15 PM

Don't know any of the nutritional stuff JS but they have both passed the test in our house  ;D

The opticat pouches have the definate seal of approval after I bought them in an emergency everywhere else is shut moment.

And the coshida biscuits in the blue cardboard box have also been approved  :evillaugh:

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: JackSpratt on October 02, 2009, 15:15:15 PM

Thanks Ems. Might give them a go....our lot can be a bit odd sometimes with food.

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: Feline Costumier on October 05, 2009, 14:16:42 PM

I've just got some Opticat puches and have given Dave and Chilli half a pouch each of one in jelly and they approve! Don't know about the biccies though as have JWB still so they are getting the good stuff to balance out the not so great wet :evillaugh: Still, they're not bothered, cheap or expensive, foods food to those two!

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: dolcetta46 on October 05, 2009, 14:59:29 PM

I have tried the Coshida tins and Opticat pouches when Oliver was smaller and much less fussy.  I would say the quality is about on a par with the likes of Friskies, Whiskas regular lines, and nutritional value would be about the same also as Shiba, Gourmet Fancy Feast etc.  For example for a chicken flavour the ingredients would read "meat and by products, of which chicken 4%".  Which is not exactly ideal, but passable if you have many cats and just can't provide the top notch brand all the time.

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: JackSpratt on October 05, 2009, 18:20:26 PM

They're currently eating kitekat, after eating classic for a while and deciding they were bored of it. I kind of like to rotate food, so they stay interested in what they're getting.

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: Janeyk on October 05, 2009, 20:07:04 PM

I've never seen either of these  :-: who sells them?

I'm the same JS, I rotate my two's foods but they seem really fussy lately  :tired:

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: Feline Costumier on October 05, 2009, 20:21:10 PM

They are the Lidl brands of cat food.

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: Janeyk on October 05, 2009, 20:27:34 PM

ah right, that's why I've not seen them then -  thanks

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: Mark on October 05, 2009, 20:41:32 PM

The pouches have gone down well but not the tins. I opened a beef one last week and it smelled like Brains Faggots so I assume they have a lot of cereal in  :sick: - None of it was eaten btw.

It is a shame Wilkinsons stopped selling the single tins of go-cat as mine loved it and it was only about 40p a tin.

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: Feline Costumier on October 05, 2009, 21:14:25 PM

I have to say as well, for people like me who are on a serious budget at the moment, at £2.50 for a box of 12 pouches it is great value.

Title: Re: Coshida and Opticat....any good?
Post by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on October 10, 2009, 20:14:23 PM

My 4 cant stand the tins but love the pouches