Advance cat food: reviews, composition analysis, price

May 2, 2018

It is quite difficult to choose food for a picky cat. Pleasing a gourmet is not an easy task, since he has probably already tried so many delicacies that an ordinary street tramp could never dream of. And this one continues to bury the proposed new product with his paw, thereby expressing his contempt and dissatisfaction. And there is no point in trying to convince him and tell him that it is impossible to bury food using air. It is much easier to choose food for your pet that he will like. One option worth offering to a picky cat is Advance food!

Brand history

The Advance brand traces its roots to hot Spain. It has occupied its niche in the ready-made pet food market for fifty years. In its homeland, the manufacturer occupies a leading position in the sale of ready-made food for pets; in Europe, Advance is in an honorable third place, and in the world ranking it is in seventh. These results are quite good and speak for themselves. Every day, 1,100 specialists work on the creation of feed in the Advance headquarters building, and 4 Advance factories supply feed to 20 countries around the world.

Types of cat food Advance

Ready-made food for cats Advance belongs to the premium class and is distinguished by a high level of quality. They are available in packages weighing 0.4 kg, 1.5 kg, 3 kg, 8 kg and 15 kg.

The manufacturer offers a fairly extensive range of flavors that can please even the most picky and spoiled pet. However, it would not be amiss to take a closer look at the existing age gradation of feed.

• The brand has a specialized series of food for kittens Advance Kitten , which is intended for babies aged 2 months and up to one and a half years inclusive. The same food is perfect for a cat who has just recently become a mother and is feeding her kittens or is in the process of pregnancy. It will help make milk more nutritious and help the mother recover faster after childbirth. Each of the foods in this series is saturated with proteins and fats in a proportional ratio of 41/20.
• The series for adult cats is called Advance Cat Adult Chicken and Rice , and the same age group includes a specially designed delicacy menu with salmon - Advance Cat Adult Salmon and Rice .
• The manufacturer took care of creating a special food designed specifically for sterilized cats . It is marketed by Advance under the name Cat Sterilized Salmon & Barley . The finished feed contains a number of substances that stimulate diuresis. This ensures complete control over your pet’s weight. The specialized food contains taurine, lysine and glucosamine, which are necessary for sterilized and neutered cats and female cats.
• For a complete diet for long-haired pets Advance Cat Long Hair food with biotin, zinc and fatty acids. It contains less protein and more oats, which helps remove hair from the body.
• Advance Cat Senior food was developed especially for older , which has a reduced level of phosphorus. Instead, the food is supplemented with delicacies that are certainly beneficial for joint health, such as chondroitin and glucosamine.
• Advance Cat Sensitive is recommended for cats who have problems with their tummy or those whose tests show high blood sugar levels. This food contains inulin! Thus, it is suitable for cats that have diabetes .
• Advance Cat Hairball is a unique type of food designed for cats in the process of shedding . It contains a large amount of plant fibers, thanks to which the removal of wool from the stomach is much better.

In addition, Advance makes soup!

This is a truly unique solution implemented by a Spanish brand, which has virtually no analogues in the pet products market. The soup is exclusively natural and, according to those who were not afraid to try it themselves before treating their cat to soup, very tasty!

Compound

1. Meat ingredients: turkey, chicken, chicken meal, dried pork, duck meat.
2. Salmon.
3. Corn, wheat, corn gluten, barley, rice.
4. Animal fat, plasma proteins, yeast.
5. Broth, egg powder, beets.
6. Other components: natural polyphenols, chondroitin sulfate, citric acid monohydrate, glucosamine, potassium, potassium chloride.

Advantages of Advance feeds

The main advantage of this manufacturer’s feed is its availability. Despite belonging to the premium class (and it’s no secret that the food included in it is quite expensive), Advance food pleases cats with its more or less natural composition, and pet owners with its low cost.

In their reviews of Advance cat food, veterinarians are unanimous in the sense that these products do not contain chemical dyes . But they contain a list of very useful and natural antioxidants - bioflavonoids, the use of which significantly improves the quality of life of pets.

With regular feeding of Advance food, the need for regular brushing of your pet's teeth disappears, since any of the manufacturer's foods is aimed at preventing the formation of tartar .

A significant advantage over some other manufacturers is that the brand has both a line of everyday food and preventive food.

Convenient packaging must be added to the list of advantages - each bag of dry food is equipped with a smart ZIP system.

In addition, each food package is very beautiful. The elegant and eye-pleasing design is quite a tangible advantage, because no matter how you look at it, a beautiful wrapper has never been canceled!

Strengths

Advance feeds have the following advantages:

• A wide range of. There is food for kittens, sterilized and elderly animals, and a line of medicinal foods.
• Balanced food – nutrition for every type of cat.
• The food contains components that prevent the formation of urinary stones and eliminate hairballs.
• Most of the proteins come from animal components. The use of dried blood plasma stimulates the immune system.
• Reasonable price.

Reviews

All current reviews of Advance cat food are generally positive: “I wasn’t there, I wasn’t a member, I didn’t participate...”.

Baby ka Boo : “I feed my Persian cat Lyasechka exclusively with Advance Cat Long Hair food. She is already 4 years old and all this time she eats only this. Only at first I bought food for kittens, I don’t remember the exact name, but also Advance. I am a responsible housewife and constantly take Lyasechka to the veterinarian. According to him, my baby has absolutely no health problems. Therefore, I will continue to feed her with the same food, especially since she eats it with pleasure. I don’t understand owners who feed their cats who knows what. This is terrible! Lyasechka has a good appetite and during the day she can eat about 110 grams of food. Thus, a bag of food that has a volume of 15 kg takes us about 5-6 months, and per day it turns out that my beloved baby eats for 30 rubles, that is, very inexpensive! And this despite the fact that she eats high-quality food, and not junk from Auchan"

Valeria Gosserman : “Our cat is a big eater, and he eats this food with great pleasure. At the same time, he has no problems with his teeth, there is no unpleasant odor from his mouth, and there was nothing unusual with his stool. We have been feeding it for two years now, during which time our sloth has become even more plump, and his fur is simply shiny. I won't buy any other food. Does it make sense if this one fits? And for the price it doesn’t ruin me) All the best)”

Kirill : “I have a purebred Maine Coon. Still a picky guy. I spent a long time selecting food until His Highness agreed to Advance. This is my salvation. But the price is a little off. But I didn’t buy a Maine Coon so expensively just to feed him some wretched whiskey, well, you know what I mean?))”

Reviews from veterinarians

Irina Andreevna Golts, 36 years of work experience: “I have a fairly positive opinion about Advance food. As a professional, I am certainly captivated by the availability of a wide range of specialized foods for pets with various health conditions. I especially often recommend Advance Cat Sensitive to my “problem patients”, since I can name no more than 3 analogues to it, and it is more affordable. And if in the case of food for kittens or for sterilized pets it is still possible to find an alternative, then here the option is the most optimal for both the cat and the owner. In my opinion, these foods are suitable both for the purpose of disease prevention or treatment, and for constant feeding. Separately, I would like to add that every owner who feeds their cat dry food, regardless of the brand, should remember the need to always leave a bowl of water in the access area. Cats that eat dry food need more fluids than other cats."

Vakhtang Vussalovich Mamedov, 21 years of experience: “Well, what can I say about Advance food... Personally, in my opinion, the manufacturer is not bad, and it can be chosen as the main component of the pet’s diet. However, one should not jump to conclusions that I am a supporter of ready-made cat food. Not at all. If it is possible to cook for your pet separately and feed it 3-4 times a day with high-quality food, then it is better not to buy any ready-made food. Any cat can be weaned from eating dry food. No matter how good the prepared food is, it is not able to fully replace the high-quality nutrition of the animal. A cat is, first and foremost, a predator, not a hamster. She needs natural food"

How to replace Advance

Sometimes the owner of a cat experiences situations when the regular food may run out, the store may be closed, etc. In such cases, it is often necessary to replace the usual food with another. You can replace Advance with other brands of food:

• premium: Blitz, Royal Canin, Eukanuba;
• super premium: Arden Grange, Monge, Savarra;
• holistic: Leonardo, Now, Innova Evo.

Among the listed products there are feeds of different price categories, but each of them has rations that can replace specific types of Advance. The widest veterinary line of food is from Royal Canin, Monge and Arden Grange.

Table: cat food to replace Advance

Photo gallery: food to replace Advance

Royal Canine is one of the most popular veterinary food brands in Russia

Arden Grange has food for kittens and adult cats, as well as preventive diets

Blitz is only dry food for kittens and adult cats

Monge are diets designed for cats of different ages, taking into account their physiological characteristics.

Royal Farm is a relatively new brand in the world of pet food

"Leonardo" is an expensive food that can only be bought on online sites, but it is popular among cat owners

Price

A 15 kg package of Advance feed in Russia can be purchased at a price of 7,191 rubles, and the same 1.5 kg feed will cost 1,053 rubles.

The same weight of feed in Ukraine will cost approximately 1,920 UAH, and 1.5 kg will cost 248 UAH.

Interestingly, the logo of this brand is a dog tag, which is often used to decorate pet collars. This virtual token is a symbol of the main concept of Advance - affection!

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