As I have said and will continue to say ... read the labels. Google the brand to see if you can get the ingredients listed. I googled Special Kitty Gourmet Blend Wal Mart Brand and got the following:

Animal Digest - Plus 1 point = No animal Digest
Corn - Minus 2 points = corn
Extra Goodies - Minus 1 point = corn listed twice plus lots of artifical added stuff

Total Score = 1/4
Corn is a cheap filler used by pet food companies to reduce production costs. Gluten is a super concentrated mix as is "meal". So the corn in this mix is actually at least 5 times or more the amount listed.

We should take time out from this review to remind ourselves of the good and bad effects of corn in a cat or dog's diet. *Corn, wheat and soy are resonsible for fever, ear aches, ear infections, bad bread, dental disease, hair loss, dry and itchy skin, bloat, tumors, warts, moles, abnormal nail growth, arthritis, deafness, blindness, digestive problems, inflamed liver, inflamed kidneys, bladder problems, heart problems, and death. Oh yeah, for the good effects of corn - reduces the cost of pet food production.

*The label is split so you don't read the bad ingredients first. The way the label is place the reader sees 'natural flavors, chicken, tuna, crab, and lobster' listed first. On careful examination of the label these are only added flavors and are not part of the actual meat in the product. The meat is chicken by-product only
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Maryalice (Mom to Tasha and now Max)

"Know that grief is not measured in time but when the heart is dry of tears and your mind comes to acceptance, you will begin to heal" - Ginny Brancato

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