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Anyone use Vita Gravy supplement? Thoughts?

5.9K views 6 replies 6 participants last post by  Ianthe  
#1 ·
I bought this at a small local pet shop the other day. You can also get it at Petco. It sounds healthy by the description, right? I'm not all that good at determining what's good and what's bad, so what do you guys think about it? Does anyone use it? I especially think it would be good for Muffins, the one who doesn't always like her canned food, plus Macy, the other one, does get hairballs.

Vita Gravy Feline Formula

Give your cat's food a nutritious kick!

Veterinarian recommended dietary supplement combines fresh, wholesome ingredients with important nutrients in a highly digestible, rice based formula.
All natural, whole health formula.
16 vitamins and minerals including antioxidants and taurine.
Contains pineapple pulp and yucca pulp. Both aid in reducing hairballs by helping hair pass safely and naturally through the digestive tract.
Healthy and easy alternative to canned food and vitamin supplements.
No chemicals or preservatives added.
Easy to feed, just add daily to your cat's food.
Formulated for all dry and canned cat foods.


Technical Information
Calories: Approximately 12 Kcal/per 0.6 oz. serving.
Pour on cat food and stir. Approximately one tablespoon per 1/2 cup of cat food.

HealthPro Vita Gravy is intended for supplemental use only.

Shake well.

Refrigerate after opening.

Ingredients
Chicken broth, rice flour, safflower oil, natural chicken flavor, hydrolyzed soy protein, honey, carrots, celery, tomato paste, pineapple pulp, yucca pulp, mineral & vitamin supplement premix (A palmitate, D3 cholecalciferol, E alpha tocopheryl acetate, calcium phosphate, potassium phosphate, magnesium sulfate, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, thiamine HCL, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, folic acid, taurine, B12 cyanocobalamin), lemon juice, caramel color, xanthan gum.

Guaranteed Analysis
per serving (0.6 oz./one tablespoon)
All values are minimum quantities unless otherwise stated below.

crude protein (min.) 1%
crude fat (min.) 3%
crude fat (max.) 4%
crude fiber (max.) 0.1%
moisture (max.) 85.6%
taurine (min.) 0
 
#2 ·
Is this the stuff that looks like salad dressing? From the looks of it, it doesn't seem like it's good for them, but I'll let someone else that's a bit more knowledgable determine if it's bad for them.

If it's not bad for them and it gets them to eat the canned food then I'm all for it.
 
#3 ·
I bought a bottle not too long ago. I tried to mix some meds in it so one of my cats would get her antibiotics. No dice, she took one sniff & walked away.

I'm going to try using it today (without the meds) to see if my gang of 8 will go for it. I'll let you know.
 
#4 ·
I bought some, too, and didn't think too much of it. I don't really think it's bad, just that I can't think of any good it would do. Most cat foods have enough vitamins & minerals in them you don't really need to supplement. I suppose since you've already bought the bottle, might as well give it to them. I just wouldn't do it every day. Maybe they'll like it as a little variety. :)
 
#5 ·
I used it when we got Scully to entice him to eat actual cat food rather than table scraps and it seemed to work... but they show little interest in it now... which reminds me I still have a bottle in my fridge that probably needs throwing out!
 
#7 ·
I bought the dog formula for Howie....too try to get him to eat dry food, which he has been refusing for the last few months. Didn't work. He iked it...but would take, like, 2 bites of his food and it had to be DROWNED in the stuff. So I tossed it and he is still on all-wet. Howie is VERY PICKY, though. :roll: