Healthy cat food in UK

I've been having trouble find good healthy cat food here in the UK.  In the states we were feeding them Innova Evo because it was really low in grain and high in protein, but no one carries it here.  I've looked around at pet food stores and online suppliers and even the so-called healthy food often contains corn (maize) which is a filler and not very digestible.  Anyone have any suggestions? 

I've been having trouble find good healthy cat food here in the UK.  In the states we were feeding them Innova Evo because it was really low in grain and high in protein, but no one carries it here.  I've looked around at pet food stores and online suppliers and even the so-called healthy food often contains corn (maize) which is a filler and not very digestible.  Anyone have any suggestions? 

I'm having the same problem. I feed my kids Innova Adult Cat. I'm far from satisfied with my search.

The only food I'm finding is Royal Canin. I think Indoor 27 may be the way I'll be going, but will keep searching for the right food.

http://www.royalcanin.us/products/default.aspx

Here are the ingredients for Indoor 27.

Ingredients: Chicken meal, brown rice, corn, corn gluten meal, rice, chicken fat (naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract and citric acid), chicken, pea fiber, natural chicken flavor, beet pulp (sugar removed), wheat gluten, dried brewers yeast, rice hulls, sodium silico aluminate, fructo-oligosaccharides, soya oil, salmon oil, sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, dried egg powder, potassium chloride, L-lysine, choline chloride, DL-methionine, sodium tripolyphosphate, taurine, Vitamins [dl-alpha tocopherol (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C*), niacin, biotin, riboflavin (vitamin B2), d-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid], Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], L-carnitine, green tea extract.

Have you tried asking your vet?  I order special food for my older cat from them that is not sold elsewhere.

Our indoor kitty is getting a bit of a pudge.  Its a cute little pudge but after having a dog with diabetes and having to give him insulin shots twice a day.... its certainly something I need to change.  Hes on Whiskas at the moment but I think I will need to switch him to something else 

I'm going to keep an eye on this thread.  My sister works in a veterinary hospital so is around licensed dieticians quite often and she SWEARS by the low-grain, high-protein stuff.  She's got my mom on it too and the both love it.  I'm hesistant for cost reasons only, but if I could find something similar in the UK, I would consider it for our cat (who is purely indoors and does NOT need all those fillers).

I'm going to keep an eye on this thread.  My sister works in a veterinary hospital so is around licensed dieticians quite often and she SWEARS by the low-grain, high-protein stuff.  She's got my mom on it too and the both love it.  I'm hesistant for cost reasons only, but if I could find something similar in the UK, I would consider it for our cat (who is purely indoors and does NOT need all those fillers).

Same here (well, except for the sister who works in a vet hospital).

Our cat's get Nature's Best - which is made by Science Plan (Science Diet in the US). I feel fine about it and I tend to judge filler content by the litter tray and there doesn't seem to be too much. 

I'd struggle to believe that spending even more would make that noticable a difference. I get a very big bag (special order from our local pet store) once a month for £23 and there's no way I could justify any more (I'd guess the stuff from the vet would be even more).....

For me it's finding a balance between the super ridiculously expensive and the cheap super market stuff.

James Wellbeloved does a range of cat food. We feed our dog the Turkey and Rice one and she loves it..we also get the light range

James Wellbeloved does a range of cat food. We feed our dog the Turkey and Rice one and she loves it..we also get the light range

We feed our fur babies James Wellbeloved.  Our cats and our Weimaraner love it and I love that it's made from natural ingredients with no additives and its hypoallergenic.  I also really like that they do a reasonable range of varieties so we can swap around so no one gets bored of the same biscuit (especially the Weim!).

The James Wellbeloved treats are fab as well.

I used to belong to the feline diabetes board at www.felinediabetes.com which has many UK members.

It has lots of useful advice and links on healthy eating, which would apply to cats with and without diabetes.

Our cat eats Hill's Science Diet.  Our Persian with special dietary needs also ate this.

My cat eats Hill's Prescription Diet, which is only available from vets. It's good stuff. Definitely not cheap, but a bag lasts me a couple of months, so it works out to be not very much per day.

Have you looked in any small, local shops?  We have a pet shop near us (in Norwich) which specialises in natural pet foods, and they have a good variety.  I've found it very hard to find a dry food without maize.  Mine are eating Royal Canin (indoor formula) at the moment, but I'm not really thrilled about using it and think I will probably start moving my cats on to primarily wet food.  One of mine has some digestive problems, though, so I have to be picky about what I feed them even though they aren't picky about what they eat!

I'm a veterinary nurse here in the US (will be moving soon!) and every vet I've been around recommends Royal Canin or Science Diet.  A Royal Canin rep came into our hospital and did a presentation on their main testing centres in London and Paris and I was quite impressed with all they do.  I think you would do well to go with either of those foods.