Arden Grange Light Grain Free Dry Cat Food, Fresh Chicken and Potato, 4kg

Arden Grange Light Cat – Grain Free Fresh Chicken & Potato, 4kg

Arden Grange write this one for a specific cat: less active, overweight or prone to putting weight on — which in practice means neutered cats and cats that live indoors. They add senior cats to the same list, since an older cat usually slows down long before its appetite does.

Lowering the calories has not meant thinning out the meat. Arden Grange declare 26% fresh chicken and 22% chicken meat meal, only a little behind their standard adult recipe, and the food stays grain free with potato carrying the carbohydrate. The 4kg bag is the main household size.

Performance & Benefits

• 26% fresh chicken and 22% chicken meat meal, both declared by Arden Grange.
• Carries Arden Grange's low fat marking, with fewer calories than their standard adult cat food.
• Grain free — no added cereals or grain, with potato as the carbohydrate.
• Prebiotics, joint supplements, krill and yucca extract, as in the rest of the grain free cat range.
• Joint support matters more in a cat carrying extra weight.
• Arden Grange state the range carries no added fillers, artificial flavours, colours or preservatives, and no wheat gluten, soya or dairy.

Suitable For

• Neutered cats, which Arden Grange name directly.
• Indoor cats and any cat whose exercise is limited.
• Cats already overweight or prone to gaining.
• Senior cats, which Arden Grange also list for this recipe.
• Not for kittens, or for a pregnant or nursing queen — those need the Arden Grange Kitten Grain Free Chicken and Potato. An active cat in normal condition does better on the standard Arden Grange Adult Cat Grain Free Fresh Chicken and Potato.

Feeding

• Feed dry as a complete food, with fresh drinking water always available.
• Use the Arden Grange Light feeding chart by bodyweight, printed on the bag, and feed to the cat's target weight rather than its current one.
• Weigh the portion. Cats eat small amounts, so eyeballing it goes wrong quickly.
• Split the daily amount into two or more meals, or use a puzzle feeder to slow things down.
• Weigh the cat monthly and adjust; aim for slow, steady loss.
• Change over from the previous food across seven to ten days.

Composition & Analysis

• Arden Grange declare 26% fresh chicken and 22% chicken meat meal.
• Grain free, with potato in place of cereal as the carbohydrate source.
• Functional inclusions Arden Grange name: prebiotics, joint supplements, krill and yucca extract.
• Arden Grange mark the recipe low fat but publish no fat percentage for it in readable form.
• Arden Grange state the range carries no added fillers, artificial flavours, colours or preservatives, and no wheat gluten, soya or dairy.
• Arden Grange do not publish the declared composition or the typical analysis as readable text on their own website; both are printed in full on the pack, so no protein, oil, fibre or ash figure is stated here.
• 4kg bag. Arden Grange also list 400g, 2kg, 6 x 400g and 3 x 4kg.

Care & Caution

• Never crash-diet a cat. Going without food, or losing weight too fast, can trigger hepatic lipidosis, which is a serious liver condition. Reduce slowly and involve a vet if the cat is very overweight.
• A cat that stops eating for more than a day or two needs veterinary attention, not a longer wait.
• Reduced calories make this the wrong food for kittens and for pregnant or nursing queens.