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Continue to Canada site9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food features the flavors cats love, including chicken, beef, and salmon. Formulated to supply complete and balanced nutrition for all life stages, 9 Lives Daily Essentials combines omega 3 fatty acids for healthy skin and coat, high-quality protein for strong muscle growth, and taurine to help maintain heart and vision health. It’s the great taste cats want, and the nutrition they need to live long, healthy lives.
Item Number | 99879 |
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Weight | 20 pounds |
Season | N/A |
Lifestage | Adult |
Food Form | Dry Food |
Special Diet | With Grain |
Whole Ground Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Meal, Whole Wheat, Beef Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Meat and Bone Meal, Animal Digest, Salmon Meal, Salt, Phosphoric Acid, Choline Chloride, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, BHA (Used As A Preservative), Blue 1, Blue 2, Rosemary Extract.
3430 kcal/kg, 306 kcal/cup
Crude Protein | 30.0% min |
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Crude Fat | 9.0% min |
Crude Fiber | 3.0% max |
Moisture | 12.0% max |
Calcium | 1.0% min |
Phosphorus | 0.8% min |
Iron | 180 mg/kg min |
Selenium | 0.475 mg/kg min |
Vitamin E | 100 IU/kg min |
Taurine | 0.1% min |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 0.12% min |
Kittens (Under 1 Year)
Weight | Daily Feeding (cup) |
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1 - 3 lbs | 1/4 - 3/4* |
> 3 lbs | 3/4 |
*Moistened with water in 3 - 4 small feedings per day. **Plus 1/4 for each lb over 3 lbs
Adult Cats (Over 1 Year)
Weight | Daily Feeding (cup) |
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5 - 9 lbs | 1/2 - 1 |
10 - 14 lbs | 1 - 1 1/3 |
Feed pregnant and nursing cats 2 - 4 times the Adult daily requirement per day.
A single morning serving will allow your cat to nibble freely throughout the day. The serving size should be adjusted based on your cat's age and activity level.
Water is essential to your cat's good health. Always provide your cat with a bowl of fresh water.
When switching your pet's diet, we recommend transitioning from the current diet to the new product over a 5-7 day period. Replace 15-20% of the current diet with the new product each day until they are fully transitioned. If you do not have any of your current formula to mix, reduce the amount of the new product fed for the first few days, feeding smaller more frequent meals and increase over time. As always, we also recommend checking with your veterinarian for the most accurate feeding recommendations for your pet. If your pet is more sensitive to change, please allow 10-14 days to fully transition onto the new formula.
I feed stray and feral cats at my house and where I work. Cat food has gone up a lot recently and this is about the only cat food left that's affordable. Compared to other foods though, they seem to really enjoy this one. It doesn't have the best ingredients, but at the same time it could be worse. It's definitely a good choice whenever you need cat food but can't afford an expensive brand. Or if you're like me and a cat lover and want to feed all the homeless cats. I do have one complaint, within the last few weeks I have been unable to find this food online or in any stores. I don't know what's going on, but I'm getting a little concerned that I won't be able to find any to purchase and it'll force me to change brands. Which I don't like to switch up different foods cause it could mess up the kitties tummies.
Will you be bringing back 9 lives daily essentials? My cats love it
This was my first time ever ordering from chewy and I have to say it came super fast and they actually had the cat food that nobody else has I think god for that what totally recommend to anyone and everyone thank you so much
I've been using this brand for quite some time. even the feral cats outside seem to prefer it to other brands I've tried also. We have one feral who's 9 years old and she looks so healthy and happy with daily essentials, my indoor cat also prefers this However neither cat likes the green bag of 9 lives .
All seemed well in the beginning, but about halfway through the 3rd 28lbs bag (about 4 weeks) about half of our feral cats came down with severe diarrhea, & several were showing a significant weight loss. Started putting the Purina Naturals back out for them & the diarrhea cleared up, & they started to get some of their weight back. I can say that when they were given a choice between the two, of the 4 bowls we keep filled, the 2 bowls of 9 Lives will sit virtually untouched, whereas we'd refill the 2 bowls of Purina Naturals at about a 2 or 3 to 1 ratio vs the 9 Lives. So this 9 Lives is off their menu.
This is one of the last few affordable cat foods Im able to buy for my feral cat feeding stations. The cats like it and the price allows me to buy a lot of it.
Chewy had in stock, while other stores were out in the Fresno, CA, area were out. Received in three days. Great job, Chevy.
Ivan the large likes it, but I do believe he enjoys the Taste of the Wild more.Fergie,my voracious "Scotty-wanna-be", LOVES it!
Our outdoor cats love this food. And you can't beat the price, especially with the 'first time' coupon.
Love your people always kind, caring, considerate and helpful. Never a bad phone call or email!