By Nature Dry Cat Food
By Nature brand cat food is manufactured by the By Nature company. This small manufacturing facility is located in Londonderry, New Hampshire, and is owned by Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. Blue Seal Feeds was first founded in 1868 by Henry K. Webster, as a horse feed manufacturing company. At the time, the company was called the H.K. Webster Company, though was eventually renamed Blue Seal Feeds. Blue Seal currently has nine different manufacturing facilities around the United States, and is a subsidary of Muscatine Foods Corporation of Muscatine, Iowa. None of the By Nature brand cat food formulas are currently on the FDA's recall list.
By Nature Dry Cat Food Reviews
By Nature is currently available in three different dry cat food formulas, one of which is certified organic. In addition to this, By Nature is also available in several different canned cat food formulas. All of By Nature's cat food formulas are made without chemicals, artificial colors, filler ingredients or preservatives. Currently, By Nature is the only pet food company that uses pomegranates in some of their pet food formulas. By Nature brand dry cat food is available in a 1lb bag, a 4lb bag, and a 8lb bag. However, the organic formula is not available in a 4lb bag, and is instead available in a 3.5lb bag.
By Nature Dry Cat Food Formulas:
- By Nature Kitten formula dry cat food is designed for kittens under one year of age, though may also be fed to pregnant or nursing cats. The first five ingredients of this formula are Chicken Meal, Ground Barley, Chicken Fat, Ground Oats and Chicken. Other ingredients include Chicekn Livers, Brown Rice, Flaxseed, Tomato Pomace, Alfalfa and Fish Meal. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 34% Protein and 20% Fat.
- By Nature Adult Cat Formula dry cat food is suitable for all adult cats. The first five ingredients of this formula are Chicken Meal, Ground Barley, Chicken Fat, Chicken and Chicken Livers. Other ingredients include Brown Rice, Vitamin E, Fish Oil, Yeast Culture, Ground Oats, Cranberries and Raspberries. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 33% Protein and 18% Fat.
- By Nature Organics Chicken Formula dry cat food is made with certified organic chicken, as well as several other organic ingredients. It has been certified as organic by the Oregon Tilth (OTCO). The first five ingredients of this formula are Organic Chicken, Chicken Meal, Organic Ground Barley, Organic Ground Oats and Organic Brown Rice. Other ingredients include Organic Peas, Organic Flaxseed Meal, Salt, Taurine, Organic Tomatoes and Organic Carrots. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 32% Protein and 12% Fat.
By Nature Dry Cat Food Consumer Ratings
Most consumer reviews of By Nature brand cat food are positive. The ingredients of By Nature cat food formulas are fairly high-quality, and are easily digested by most cats (with no reported gastrointestinal problems). In addition to this, most cats seem to like the taste of By Nature cat food. By Nature's organic cat food formula was very well-received, and is popular among cat owners looking to feed their cat an organic diet.
September 4th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I have worked at 3 pet stores since I first started working, and I’ve been at my current store for 3 1/2 years, so I’ve learned a lot about pet foods, mainly since I started at the store I’m at now. When I decided it was time for me to get a pet of my own, I went about choosing food very carefully based on the ingredient quality and the price. This was the only food we carried at the time I chose that had an organic option in the adult food. It is also less expensive per ounce than 2 other foods I was considering that did not have an organic option.
I have 2 cats. My first I got at 8 weeks old and immediately started him on By Nature Kitten Food, and he did very well on it. When he turned a year old, I transitioned him to the By Nature Organic Cat Food with no problems. He hasn’t once yet gotten sick, never has hairballs, and his coat is very fine and shiny. My second cat was adopted from a rescue group that our store works with, so he was on Cat Chow when I got him earlier this year. He started eating the same food as my first cat with no transition time and no digestive upset. His fur started out reasonably corse from being a stray and not having very good quality food, but a few months after starting on By Nature, his coat has become noticably softer and thicker (even though it’s summertime now).
In short, I have been very pleased with By Nature Organic Cat Food and would like to say that quality does matter, and when you think about it, you only have to pay a few cents a day to get really good quality food for your pets. Don’t skimp on them, and they should be around and healthy for a much longer time!
January 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
I have 7 cats and was looking for something everyone could digest well. At first By Natures Organic Chicken seemed the perfect product. After 3 months of feeding my cats, the two oldest became very sick. All of my cats started out a little chunky but the By Nature seemed to be thinning them down. I thought I had miracle food!
Two of my cats have now been hospitalized over the product and 3K+ later, all of my cats are now taking supplements for vitamin deficiencies that nearly killed two of them.
They didn’t throw up the food and ate it well but they couldn’t process it.
I expect to get “stuck” with the bill, my vet is also a microbiologist and said its the food. If your cat starts to loose weight quickly, its the food! CHANGE YOUR FOOD. Ours are on California Natural and doing much better.
THANKS By Nature for my 3K vet bill and sick cats!!!!
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If this has happened to you PLEASE CONTACT THE FDA! Let your vet know, save food samples and the bag, receipt if you have it so NO Cats die!
March 1st, 2010 at 9:41 am
What exactly did your vet say? Why did he think it was the food? We’re you also feeding your cats dry food, or just wet? I would like to hear because I just put my cat on by nature can food, he seems to love it compared to the others we have tried.
Thanks for the input.