Among the numerous manufacturers of animal food there is. It is interesting to know the opinion of professionals about its Sheba products: reviews from veterinarians and analysis of the contents will help identify the advantages and disadvantages of the product. The mentioned food belongs to the premium class, which means it must consist of natural ingredients.
Among the many pet food manufacturers there are
Brief message about the food
Sheba food is produced in Thailand. The Mars company has many positive reviews about its products. Its range is not very wide. Sheba offers customers wet food that is packaged in pouches (sealed bags) or cans.
One package is designed for one feeding of the pet. The manufacturer believes that by sealing only one serving of food in each package, it provides the animal with fresh and healthy food.
The brand offers three lines of cat food.
- Fusion is a gourmet food consisting of two types of meat. The first option is made from chicken and beef, the second is made from chicken and turkey. Each cat food is seasoned with a special sauce. The meat content in this food is up to 50%.
- Classic is a fillet made from fish and poultry meat. These canned foods have a high meat content - up to 50%.
- Pleasure - steamed dishes. Food is offered in sealed soft bags - spiders. This is a varied and complete food, containing up to 30% meat. In addition, each serving contains minerals and vitamins that cats and kittens need at different times of the year.
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Advantages and disadvantages of food
From the reviews of veterinarians, it can be understood that Sheba food meets the promises of the manufacturers and truly belongs to the premium class. Of the entire range of cat food presented in stores, the product described above justifies the name natural more than others. The advantages of this product include the presence of natural meat components in the composition, special packaging and portion dosing in each jar.
No dyes or chemical ingredients are added to animal food. A varied range of tastes can also be attributed to the positive qualities of the product. It is also important that the products offered by Mars do not need to be washed down. This feature of the dish removes additional stress from the pet’s kidneys. Sheba is suitable for cats and male cats of all breeds.
In Sheba jars, the food looks like small pieces similar to meat, but in fact, any line has its own additives
People consider the high cost of the product to be a disadvantage of the product. In addition, you need to take into account that the food is not recommended for the main diet, but only in the form of a treat. Sheba is not suitable for kittens less than a month old.
Range
There are 5 series of Sheba cat food available:
Sheba Pleasure (“Pleasure”) with several flavors: chicken with turkey and salmon; tuna with salmon; rabbit with beef or lamb; with duck and chicken; veal with tongue; shrimp with trout. Ingredients: meat and offal (the percentage of meat is indicated approximately), taurine, vitamins, minerals. Moisture: 82 g, vitamins E and A, fiber, fats, ash, proteins. The pieces are pressed and filled with liquid sauce. Packaged in sachets (50 and 85 g) and jars (85 g).
Sheba Delicatesso (“Delicacy”): can be bought in the form of pate (pate with slices) and fricassee. Options: chicken with veal; poultry meat; salmon; turkey with Bechamel sauce; duck with rabbit and vegetables; beef. Packaging: polymer jars with foil lids. Ingredients: rabbit (at least 4%), duck (at least 4%), offal and meat, vegetables, cereals, minerals and vitamins. Protein - 8.5%, fat - 5.5 g, fiber - 0.3%.
Sheba Naturalle (“Naturel”) with the following flavors: beef with lamb; turkey with chicken or duck; sea fish. Sorting: 80 g per bag. Energy value: 55 kcal per 100 g. Ingredients: fish products and fish (tuna - 4%, navaga - 4%), animal products, meat and offal, taurine, vitamins (A, E), minerals. Fiber - 0.3%, protein - 6%.
Sheba Mini (“Mini”) includes 4 options: with beef, with salmon, duck and chicken. One bag contains 50 g of food. Components: meat and offal (including chicken meat - at least 4%), cereals, vitamins, minerals.
Sheba Appetito (“Appetito”) is available in the following variations: veal with tongue; turkey with chicken; salmon with tuna; rabbit with beef. in a pack - 28 g (75 kcal). Added vitamins A and E. Fiber - 3 g, protein - 11 g, fat - 3 g.
As treats for cats, we offer:
- assorted duck and chicken;
- sautéed chicken breasts;
- tuna with selected shrimps (cocktail);
- beef and chicken tagliatta;
- tuna in sauce.
Reviews from veterinarians and cat owners
I have been feeding my cat Sheba food for about 2 years now. There are different flavors of this product in stores. The product is packaged in convenient bags with special clasps. The cost of each is about 40 rubles.
Having opened the bag, you can see in it homogeneous pieces that have a brown color and a rather pleasant aroma. My pet Sheba really likes it. However, I use this food only as a supplement to the main diet.
Oleg Patrin, Voronezh
I have a cat named Barsik at home. I buy him Lams dry food and wet Sheba. Previously, I fed him from the common table, but the animal began to experience digestive disorders due to such a diet. Then I consulted with a veterinarian, who recommended feeding the pet with specialized food. Now the animal feels great and shows unprecedented activity. The only disadvantage of Sheba food is its high cost, but a true caring owner will never skimp on his furry pet.
Anna Kanunnikova, St. Petersburg
Long-term practice of veterinary specialists indicates that some cat owners give their pets food from their table. However, this can pose a danger to the cat's body, which is explained by the difference in the functioning of the digestive system and other organs. Canned food products (including Sheba) were developed specifically for representatives of the cat family, so they have a balanced composition and contain all the necessary nutrients.
Some cat owners complain about the high cost of Sheba products, but I would not recommend feeding your beloved pet cheap food of dubious origin. The fact is that such complementary foods are made from low-quality raw materials and can lead to the development of serious diseases. Therefore, if the owner values the health and well-being of his pet, it is better not to skimp on its nutrition. I note that this food is best given to animals older than six months. During childhood, the cat's intestines are not yet formed, so at this time it is better to take specialized types of food.
Andrey Boyarsky (veterinarian), Moscow
Cat food rating
Finding an objective assessment of the quality of a particular food is very difficult. Each manufacturer, trying to promote their product, creates ratings and gives leadership positions to their creation.
As for the composition of canned cat food, there is the following classification based on beneficial properties: Natureda, Innova Evo, Hill's, Gourmet, Felix, Brit and Sheba. They are united by the presence of meat, probiotics, and vitamins. The ranking of cat food in terms of availability for 2014 was topped by popular brands: Whiskas, Kitiket, TerraCot.
Advantages and disadvantages
One of the advantages is the content of a sufficient amount of liquid (82 grams in one pack) in the Sheba line. Dry food contains only 10% water, while a cat's natural daily fluid intake should be 78%. And this is important because cats do not have a feeling of strong thirst. Lack of fluid in an animal can cause chronic dehydration. Those cats that eat dry food receive 1/2 less water.
Advantages of Sheba food:
- Convenient packaging.
- Good premium composition.
- No flavors or dyes.
- Availability of vitamins and taurine.
- Nutritional value: 75 kcal per standard 100 grams.
Flaws:
- Lack of special treatment series.
- The price is above average.
- Lack of classification of food according to the age of the animal.
- The entire range is designed for cats over 1 year old.
All the disadvantages of commercial nutrition of this line are reduced to zero after the slogan stated by the manufacturer, that Sheba canned food is not intended as a main food, but as a delicacy.
Is Sheba food suitable for everyone?
Owners and breeders who have repeatedly tested Sheba products on their animals recommend that they not take it as the main food for cats - only as a delicacy, an additive to diversify the regular diet. The majority of veterinarians share the same opinion.
Kittens wouldn't mind trying Sheba either
Cats with special needs (spayed or neutered) will not find a suitable option in the Sheba range - as well as those animals who, due to chronic health problems, require specially formulated medicinal foods. Does not produce the brand or products for feeding kittens and adolescents. Some owners also note that Sheba food is not very well accepted by the digestive system of older animals older than eight to nine years.
We can only hope that the Sheba manufacturer will continue to work in these directions and the brand will develop new, specialized lines for cats of different ages and needs.
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What to do if food is very expensive?
Sheba food, whose average price is 50 rubles per 90 grams, is not affordable for all cat owners. If we convert the product into kilograms, which is how people usually start when calculating the cost of a purchase, then the price turns out to be fabulous - 550 rubles in Russia (or 300 hryvnia in Ukraine). An adult cat, according to the manufacturer's recommendation, needs 3-4 packs per day, that is, 270-360 grams. 2.2 kg per week, and 8.8 kg per month. Then the cost of a furry pet per month will be about 5 thousand rubles (or 2.6 thousand UAH). The amount is not small, so the question arises of what to feed the animal.
The main product should be meat. Not boiled, but frozen. Ground bones or pre-purchased bone meal must be included in the diet. Vegetables at the owner's discretion. Cats do not have enough food enzymes to break down raw vegetables and fruits. If you add them to homemade food, then only in steamed form.
Reviews from veterinary specialists
Pikhtereva O.V., veterinarian:
Many people feed their beloved pets from their own table. This method of keeping animals is not safe. Sheba's dietary canned food is suitable for additional nutrition for adult cats. The food contains a lot of useful minerals and vitamins and normalizes the digestion of animals. Supplements help keep the coat in good condition.
Anatoly, St. Petersburg, veterinarian:
Mars food is an excellent addition to a cat's regular diet. Canned food does not contain soy and vegetable proteins; meat ingredients predominate in the food, i.e. proteins of animal origin. Useful additives regulate the digestion of animals, the food can definitely be used. But do not forget that when feeding you need to watch your pet. Any new food may cause problems with stool in cats. And it happens that an animal simply cannot tolerate a particular product.
Alyona:
Sheba's ad attracted attention. I started giving this food to my Lusha on the advice of a veterinarian; she used to have a lot of hair loss, and they suspected urolithiasis. Experts did not recommend dry food. Lusha liked the new food; the bowl always remains empty. We have been eating it as a supplement for several months, the fur does not shed, the cat is in a good mood, I think this is a healthy food.
What do veterinarians say?
Sheba food has quite controversial reviews from cat owners, but veterinarians mostly speak positively about these products. And this is a rather important fact, since it is the specialist who is able to make the correct conclusion.
Recently, veterinarians, before voicing their thoughts regarding this or that food, began to practice introducing it into the diet of their animals. And laboratory studies conducted on the basis of analyzes of these pets are a fundamental factor for a truthful conclusion. Sheba food was subjected to the same procedure and the results regarding the health of the pets who consumed it were positive.
In addition, veterinarians pay special attention to the taurine content in this product, which helps the food to be absorbed and relieves the animal of any digestive problems. This process is also facilitated by natural ingredients: meat and vegetables. As a result, no dense substances are formed upon exit, and the stool is timely.
The vegetable fats that make up this food have also been noted by many veterinarians. According to experts, it is thanks to these fats that cats’ fur becomes shiny and their skin becomes healthy!
Categories and requirements
All specified food for pets, depending on the composition and ratio of components, is differentiated into classes of cat food.
The budget option is economy class. The main ingredient here is soy, additional components are flavorings. This type of food has low nutritional value. The animal undoubtedly gets enough of it, but it is not balanced.
The middle class includes canned food for cats made from higher quality products. This diet has medicinal lines aimed at removing hair and preventing urolithiasis.
The premium and super-premium categories of food are the most expensive because they do not contain soy and a large proportion of carbohydrates.
The modern class of food is holistic. The product contains meat of animal origin, grown without antibiotics and other chemicals, and there are no vegetable proteins.
Opinions of doctors and buyers
Anna Pavlovna. I took a couple of bags to try. Gave it to the cat. The cat ate everything and began to demand more. Apparently they add something that cats like. I decided to give, but not on an ongoing basis.
Galina Alexandrovna. I use the food as a dessert for my cat. The food costs less than 30 rubles, I don’t think it will replace a good diet.
Yulia Vladimirovna. The food is cheap and my indoor cat really likes it. I feed him this food periodically. I try to combine it with other foods.
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As you can see from the reviews of Sheba food, a strange opinion has formed. People are wary of this food. But there are no significant reasons for concern.
Many veterinarians recommend Sheba food for cats with poor appetite. And indeed, almost all cats love the taste and smell of this food.
Allergy
In most cases, dry food can cause an allergic reaction in an animal, expressed by baldness, itching, and gastrointestinal disorders. However, do not confuse individual intolerance to any ingredient in food with an allergy.
Until now, a general picture of the allergic reaction of cats to food has not been identified. Initially, it is recommended to exclude from the animal’s diet those foods that it has recently eaten. If positive changes do not appear, then there is a possibility that the antigen is not food at all, but, for example, dust or synthetic bedding. Sheba cat food has positive reviews from veterinarians and pet owners in this regard. Although the product line of this brand does not contain special food for animals with a sensitive gastrointestinal tract. All foods are free of flavors and dyes.
About Sheba advertising
Sheba is known for its "tasteful" advertising. The brand became especially popular after the launch of an advertising video with celebrity Eva Longoria, which was launched in 2012.
The new advertisement for the food “Sheba: 5 Reasons” is again breaking popularity records; the song from the advertisement was liked by many cat owners.
Sheba's video advertising is distinguished by its sophistication, originality and refined taste, which is why it is so popular.
Many promotional videos have gone viral.
Compound
To understand whether this food is harmful for your pets, you need to study the composition of Sheba food. The percentage of protein exceeds eighteen percent - this is a very high result.
Protein is involved in the growth of muscles, hair, bones, etc. Sheba food can be made from a variety of meats. For example, from rabbit meat, fish, beef, chicken.
The composition does not contain soy, which is a good indicator, as well as dyes, flavors and preservatives.
We also found a complex of minerals and trace elements and fiber, which has a beneficial effect on the cat’s digestion.
Price and where to buy
You can buy this food in many pet stores, both in several pieces and in bulk. For example:
- "Old Farm" (link):
- Sheba Naturale wet food 0.08 kg x 24 pcs - 767 RUR;
- Wet food Sheba Pleasure 0.09 kg x 24 pcs - 652 RUR;
- Canned food Sheba Delicatesso 85 g x 22 pcs - 925 rub.
- "ZooPassage" (link):
- Wet food Sheba Pleasure 85 g - from 31 rubles;
- Wet food Sheba Naturale 80 g - from 31 rubles;
- Canned Sheba 80 g - from 96 rub.
Prices shown are current as of late October 2021 and may change over time. For the exact cost, see the pet store websites using the links above.
