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The Wilderness Wife

Living, Cooking, Gardening, Crafting in Maine


Cat Food That’s Carefully Selected To Nourish and To Please #InspiredbyCrafted

May 21, 2015 by Sheryl Thompson 1 Comment

Hills Pet Food Ideal Balanced Crafted

To say that the “Cat Boys” aka Chuckles and CJ are finicky about their cat food is to greatly understate the problem!  They remind me of Mikey, the kid from the old Life Cereal commercials who didn’t like anything, as they are so resistant to a change in their diet that they will turn their little black noses up at any new cat food I give them.  CJ will go as far as to starve himself for days unless I break down and give him the crappy, cheap dry cat food from the big box store.  As a “kitty mommy” I feel tremendous guilt as I know that I am not giving my fur babies the type of nutrition that they need for health and longevity. If I had the time and if I thought they would eat it, I would cook gourmet dinners for these two little guys everyday.  But it would probably be a wasted effort, as they won’t even eat canned cat food, chicken from our dinner table, canned tuna – the list of possible food items goes on and on but none appeals to my two “kitty connoisseurs.

cat food, best cat food, Dog food,small batch, slow cooked cat foodEnter Hill’s® Ideal Balanceâ„¢ Craftedâ„¢ cat food! What I love about Hill’s® Ideal Balanceâ„¢ Craftedâ„¢ is that is carefully prepared like its cooked at home – exactly the way I would do it if I could spare the time.  They have painstakingly researched what’s good for cats and also most importantly, what cats like!  Ideal Balanceâ„¢ Craftedâ„¢ Cat products are made in an innovative way through an unusual slow cooking process with unique, and custom shapes that have maximum appeal to finicky feline palates like CJ’s and Chuckles’.  Those innovations are the result of many years of Hill’s® research with cats to understand the importance of texture and shape in improving palatability (I think I just created a word!) for feline gourmets. The well-crafted style: slower, small batch process ensures quality and consistency.  Like other Ideal Balanceâ„¢ brand products brand products, all Ideal Balanceâ„¢ Craftedâ„¢ cat foods are made in the U.S. from only natural ingredients with no corn, wheat or soy. Hill’s attention to detail in the manufacturing process is amazing.

Once the dough is rolled out, it is gently cooked at 250 – 300 degrees to lock in flavor and nutrition. It’s carefully cut into crispy, custom – shaped kibble that cat’s love. Years of taste research ensure each bite is as tasty as it can be.
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I know they don’t look all that excited in the photo below, but they are loving their new gourmet cat food, Hills® Ideal Balanceâ„¢Craftedâ„¢.  Okay, so they look like a couple of “chair potatoes”.  CJ approached his new food cautiously taking one little bite at a time but good old Chuckles just dove in.  They’re liking it but what I love about this the most is the improvement in CJ’s coat.  It was dry and static-filled before.  I actually zapped him every time I went to pet him.  Now it is smooth and luxurious, and there are no more electric sparks when I touch him.  It had gotten so bad he was nervous when I went to pet him and I would have to be sure to “ground” myself before patting him. Hooray….no more static!
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The Cat Boys – Chuckles and Mr. CJ – not the most active guys during the long Maine winters so they really need a healthier cat food!

Now Chuckles is not totally lazy.  He does go out hunting although he is a lover not a killer.  He works on a catch and release program befriending the local rodents rather than harassing them!

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Chuckles was intently keeping an eye on Mr. Chips! Just a little too focused for my liking!

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So if you love your cat the way I love my boys, treat them to Hills®Ideal Balanceâ„¢Craftedâ„¢! They’ll think that you spent the whole day slaving over a hot stove for them! Be sure to check out the savings if you purchase it at Pet 360 – 21% off right now!!!!!!

Filed Under: Our Cats...Chuckles, CJ, and Aiko, Pets

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  1. [email protected] Eco Friendly Homemaking says

    May 31, 2015 at 7:51 PM

    Glad to know about this food. We have two cats and have been feeding them Blue Buffalo so glad to know there are other good brands to choose from.

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