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Cat General => Best Bargains and Prices on Cats Stuff => Topic started by: CharlieFarley on February 13, 2008, 16:05:10 PM

Title: Tescos
Post by: CharlieFarley on February 13, 2008, 16:05:10 PM

Have Hi-Life pouches at £3.68 a box instead of £4.68

Title: Re: Tescos
Post by: tigertail on February 13, 2008, 21:39:20 PM

I wiah I had read that earlier today as I was in the area of my local Tesco store - it is a very long cycle ride away.  I feel I have to go there now.

Title: Re: Tescos
Post by: Mark on February 15, 2008, 09:53:39 AM

I am very wary of hi-life pouches as apart from only being complementary, they have very high levels of Phosphorus. One of the flavours is over 6% which is really dangerous for older cats or any cats with kidney issues (bearing in mind regular catfood is 1 - 1.5%)

Title: Re: Tescos
Post by: CharlieFarley on February 15, 2008, 12:56:24 PM

I'm feeding the kitten pouches which are appaerently 0.24% phosperous?

Title: Re: Tescos
Post by: Millys Mum on February 15, 2008, 16:10:59 PM

Hi life do have some complete products, and if your feeding a complete dry along side your ok.  ;D

Title: Re: Tescos
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on February 17, 2008, 11:31:58 AM

Kitten pouches are complete, I checked yesterday cos I was curious. As MM says, complimentary foods are fine as long as they are fed with a complete dry. I didn't notice this in the Tesco I was in yesterday though (despite just being to PAH, I have to check the cat food aisle in any supermarket in case there are offers).

Title: Re: Tescos
Post by: Mark on February 17, 2008, 17:06:33 PM

Quote from: CharlieFarley on February 15, 2008, 12:56:24 PM

I'm feeding the kitten pouches which are appaerently 0.24% phosperous?

I'm not sure of the exact formula to work it out, but usually the phos figures are given for dry matter so for wet food which is usually around 80% water, the dry matter figure for a wet food that is 0.24% would be around 1% which is good.