In a good family, everyone feels good - the husband and wife, the children, and even the little brothers - cats or dogs. It is in bad and dysfunctional families that the mother can stoop to the point that she does not take care of the normal nutrition of her relatives, and does not even cook banal soup.
Yes, yes, it’s even scary to imagine, but there are families where children consider a piece of fresh bread a blessing...
Unlike such “mothers” there are people who are really responsible both for those they gave birth to and for those they tamed. Here you will find a rationally thought-out diet with dairy, meat, fish products, and fresh “natural” food for your cat every day.
Unfortunately, not every homemaker in our time has as much time as she would like - both financial situation and often public opinion now force women to be not only mothers or kind wives, but also businesswomen. So you have to think through the food for your relatives. Well, we won’t talk about children’s cuisine or typical men’s dumplings here. We will touch on another topic - convenient nutrition for cats.
Yes, sensible canned food or “drying” makes life much easier for modern cat ladies. I opened the jar or tore the bag - and now the cat’s breakfast is ready! But of course, you can’t feed your own little furball with just anything. And who wants to jump from caring and “natural” food to economy-class food - this is not respecting either the cat or oneself! And if you are a truly caring “mother”, you will choose either super premium or holistic.
So let's discuss one of these good options - Farmina cat food (reviews, opinions, thoughts out loud; and of course, let's look inside the packages - is everything so tasty and healthy).
Who produces food under the Farmina brand?
Farmina (“Farmina”) is a well-known Italian family company developing food and various nutritional supplements for pets. was founded back in 1967, and now supplies its products to more than forty countries around the world. It has several brands of dry food that are popular among four-legged pet owners and breeders. The company's products are made from high-quality raw materials produced in Italy, Denmark and France.
The company's enterprises are located in different parts of the world: Italy, Brazil and Serbia (it is from Serbia that products enter the Russian market). The products appeared in our country in 2012, the official supplier of the product is FARMINA PET FOODS LLC.
This company conducts scientific work in the field of pet nutrition; it often organizes seminars and international conferences on various veterinary issues. In 2017, together with the portal Ptichka.ru, it organized a photo competition “Farmina: our happy pets.”
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Price and where to buy
Farmina food has recently appeared on the Russian market and is therefore poorly distributed. You can purchase them at pet stores or online pet stores.
A 1.5 kg package of premium food for spayed and neutered pets costs an average of 930 rubles. For a similar pack of super-premium dry food you will have to pay 1000-1100 rubles. Low-grain holistic in a 1.5 kg package costs 1150-1200 rubles. The average price of a grain-free diet is 1,500 rubles per 1.5 kg.
Advantages and disadvantages of feed
The products cover almost the entire pet food market. Each brand is designed for its own buyer with its own level of requirements and income. But we can highlight the qualities inherent in the entire range.
Table: comparative characteristics of the company's feed
| pros | Minuses |
| High quality components | The product appeared on the market not long ago, so it is not widely distributed in retail trade. |
| A large number of supplements and vitamins beneficial to the animal’s body | Relatively high price of the product |
| Grains are completely excluded from grain-free food | When analyzing the composition of feed, a slightly underestimated fiber content is highlighted |
| Large selection of dietary foods | The manufacturer does not always indicate the percentage of components, even for the main nutritional components |
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of Farmino premium and superpremium food for neutered cats are:
- balanced composition;
- the presence of natural meat and offal;
- absence of harmful aromatic and flavor additives;
- good palatability.
Premium and super-premium diets have the following disadvantages:
- the presence of corn, which sometimes causes allergies;
- high price.
Farminovsky holistic treatments have the following advantages:
- high percentage of meat components;
- low or no grains;
- natural preservative - vitamin E;
- composition with herbs, fruits and vegetables;
- high-quality Italian raw materials;
- balance of minerals and nutrients.
The disadvantage of holistic products is the high level of ash (mineral residue). In order not to harm your pet, it is important to follow the daily dosage indicated on the back of the package. You can't overfeed cats and kittens. An exception is possible if the animal is exhausted.
Feed produced under the Farmina brand
The company's products are of good quality and balanced components. A large assortment allows you to choose the food that suits your pet for regular feeding.
In total, Farmina has five lines of dry cat food:
- Natural & Delicious (N&D);
- Cimiao;
- Matisse;
- Fun Cat;
- Vet Life.
They all differ in the components from which they are made, the effect on animal health and market value.
Photo gallery: Farmina food lines
Cimiao super premium dry food is intended for both kittens and adult cats, including those with health problems
Economy class dry food Fun Cat is intended only for adult cats Matisse premium dry food is a complete food for kittens and adult cats (a separate type is provided for sterilized animals)
Vet Life Cat dry food has more than ten varieties and is recommended for the dietary nutrition of cats with various diseases
The N&D line is holistic
All products, starting with economy class food, are not only of high quality and use of natural products, but also necessarily include a large number of vitamin and mineral components necessary for the healthy life of pets.
Table: composition of dry food N&D (“N D”) holistic class
| Type of feed | Product Features | Guaranteed nutritional composition | Amount of vitamins (per 1 kg of feed) | List of microelements (per 1 kg of feed) | What is included in the food |
| Grain-free | The grain-free food recipe takes into account the diet of carnivores prone to allergies or with sensitive digestion. They contain 70% components of animal origin, and 30% are plant and mineral additives; no grain ingredients. Taking into account the varied taste preferences of pets, the company’s specialists have developed the following types of products:
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| Depending on the type of food, the main ingredients may be:
The list of other components is the same:
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| Low grain | All foods of this type are intended for adult cats; they contain a small amount of cereal products:
These grains are perfectly digestible by animals. Flavor varieties available:
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| B6 (8.1 mg) has been added to the list of vitamins available in grain-free food. | In addition to the already existing microelements, the addition of aloe vera (1000 mg) and green tea extract (100 mg) was introduced to improve the organoleptic properties of the product. Natural antioxidants are also added. | The main ingredients, depending on the taste of the food, are:
Other ingredients:
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| Grain-free food based on pumpkin | There is an option for pets prone to obesity, with a reduced calorie content and an increased amount of fiber, which significantly improves intestinal function. This is food for adult cats with the following flavors:
| Nutrient content (data for food for sterilized animals is given in parentheses):
| Added vitamin B3 - 150 mg | Same supplements, except L-carnitine | Depending on the taste, the food contains 30% fresh meat (quail, herring, duck, venison) and 28% dehydrated meat (food for sterilized cats has 2% more of these components). The list of other ingredients is the same as the grain-free food, with the exception of minor changes:
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| Food with a reduced protein and fat content for adult cats, containing quinoa (a pseudocereal, a source of vegetable protein). | Adding quinoa to your diet reduces cholesterol levels and has a positive effect on heart function. The following flavor varieties are available:
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| The list of vitamins is the same as in pumpkin food | The list of microelements is the same, but the amounts of some components have changed:
And also for different types of feed, the amount of microelement additives, expressed as a percentage, changes. | All flavors contain 8% quinoa seed extract and other main ingredients as follows:
Other ingredients:
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Table: cost of dry food N&D
| Weight of packing | Grain-free | Low grain | With pumpkin | With quinoa |
| 300 g | From 350 rub. | From 260 rub. | From 460 rub. | About 500 rub. |
| 1.5 kg | From 1300 rub. | From 950 rub. | From 1500 rub. up to 1700 rub. | From 1700 rub. |
| 5 kg | From 3400 rub. | From 2600 rub. up to 3500 rub. | ||
| 10 kg | From 6100 rub. | From 5500 rub. up to 6500 rub. |
Cimiao Line
The Kimiao line of food is declared on the official Farmina website as super premium food, but it does not contain fresh meat, but contains corn gluten. Therefore, this brand rather occupies an intermediate position between super-premium and simply premium. The food has a good composition of components, and is also attractive because it takes into account the differences in the development of the body of cats of different breeds at different periods of their life.
Kimiao food has three types of packaging (400 grams, 2 kg, 15 kg), each type of food is represented by its own packaging color
Table: composition of Cimiao dry food
| Name of food | Nutritional value of the product | Nutritional supplements (per 1 kg) | Vitamins (per 1 kg) | Composition of the product |
| Cimiao Kitten (food for kittens up to twelve months). The packaging is dark green. | General composition of the product at 7% humidity:
| Microelements:
| Vitamins:
| Main ingredients:
Additional components:
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| Cimiao Chicken Adult Maintenance (food for adult cats with chicken flavor). The packaging is dark brown. | General composition of the product at 8% humidity:
| Microelements:
| Vitamins:
| Main ingredients:
The additional components are the same as in the line above. |
| Cimiao Fish Adult Maintenance (food for adult cats with fish flavor). The packaging is dark blue. | The general composition of the product is the same as with chicken. | The list of microelements and vitamins completely coincides with the previous type of food | The composition differs only in the number of dried components:
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| Cimiao Light (food for pets prone to weight gain). The packaging is dark olive color. | General composition of the product at 8% humidity:
| The content of some organic substances that affect immunity and general health has been changed:
| The amount of some vitamins has been increased:
| Compound:
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| Cimiao Senior (food for animals over ten years old). The packaging is dark yellow. | General composition of the product at 8% humidity:
| Increased content of choline chloride (2600 mg) and amino acids:
| The amount of vitamins is the same as in the previous food | The list of ingredients is the same, with the addition of green tea and grape seed extracts. |
| Cimiao Neutered Male (for sterilized cats). Blue packaging. | General composition of the product at 8% humidity:
| The amount of choline chloride is 2400 mg, there is no L-lysine and L-cystine, L-carnitine is 300 mg. Increased content of microelements:
| The amount of vitamins is the same | The list of ingredients is the same as Cimiao Light food |
| Cimiao Neutered Female (for sterilized cats). Pink packaging. | General composition of the product at 8% humidity:
| The amount of vitamins and nutritional supplements is the same | The list of ingredients is similar to the previous one | |
| Cimiao Hairball (food for eliminating hairball problems - with high fiber content). The packaging is dark turquoise. | General composition of the product at 8% humidity:
| The list of supplements is the same as for adult cats, with minor changes:
| The content of vitamins A (18000 IU) and D3 (1200 IU) is reduced. | The list of ingredients is similar to the previous one |
| Cimiao Delicious (for cats with sensitive digestion). The packaging is light olive color. | General composition of the product at 8% humidity:
| Compared to the previous food, the amount of DL-methionine (4900 mg) and L-carnitine (350 mg) has been changed, L-lysane is absent | Vitamin content is the same as Cimiao Light | The list of ingredients is similar to the previous one |
| Cimiao Persian (food for Persian cats). The packaging is dark purple. | General composition of the product at 8% humidity:
| The quantity of the following elements has been changed:
| Vitamin content is the same as Cimiao Light | The list of ingredients is similar to the previous one |
Matisse line (“Matisse”)
The Matisse line is a premium class food. It does not contain wheat, has several different flavors, and is well balanced in composition (food for kittens is provided). This brand represents not only dry food, but also wet food.
The Matisse line includes both dry and wet food
Table: composition of Matisse dry food
| Name | Nutritional value of the product | Composition of the product | Mineral and vitamin supplements (per 1 kg) |
| Matisse Kitten (food for kittens up to twelve months, pregnant and lactating cats). The packaging is dark blue. | General composition of the product at 7% humidity:
| Main products:
Other components:
| Vitamins and microelements:
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| Matisse Chicken & Turkey (food for adult cats with poultry flavor) Blue packaging. | The general composition of the product at a humidity of eight percent:
| Main products:
Other components:
| Vitamins and microelements (per kilogram):
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| Matisse Salmon & Tuna (food for adult cats with fish flavor). The packaging is dark blue. | The general composition of the product is the same as Matisse Chicken & Turkey | Main products:
Other components:
| Nutritional supplements like Matisse Chicken & Turkey |
| Matisse Chicken & Rice (food for adult cats with chicken flavor). The packaging is dark burgundy. | The general composition of the product is the same as the previous food | Main products (in percent):
Other components:
| Nutritional supplements, same as previous food |
| Matisse Neutered (food for sterilized cats). The packaging is light gray. | General composition of the product at a humidity of 9%:
| Main products:
Other components:
| The quantity of the following components has been changed:
Added starch - 18.5%. |
Cost of dry food "Matisse":
- 400 g - from 250 rubles;
- 1.5 kg - from 770 rub.;
- 10 kg - from 3400 rub.
Matisse wet food line
produces only premium wet food under the Matisse brand. The company offers three varieties of this product with different tastes:
- Pieces in sauce. Nutritional composition: protein - at least 5.5%, fat - 4%, fiber - 0.5%. Added vitamins A, D3 and E. Calorie content - 74 kcal/100 g. Can weight - 450 g, it is designed for the daily feeding requirement for a medium-sized cat. Available flavors: beef;
- beef and chicken;
- chicken;
- beef and turkey with vegetables.
- beef;
Mousses are complete food for cats without dyes or preservatives.
- chicken;
Matisse pates are presented as canned food in metal cans weighing 400 grams
Currently, only mousse of all types is available for sale, its cost starts from 30 rubles.
Fun Cat line
The Fan Ket brand belongs to economy class food, but it contains a fairly large percentage of protein of animal origin. Beet pulp, included in the list of its components, contributes to the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. For its class, this food is a good product. This brand offers only two flavors:
- chicken (composed of 25% chicken meal and 10% meat meal);
- fish (this food also contains 25% chicken meal, 8% fish meal and 5% meat meal).
The food also contains:
- wheat flour;
- corn;
- chicken fat;
- animal proteins;
- beet pulp.
The list of added vitamins is the same as that of other dry foods, but with a reduced content. Nutritional composition:
- protein - 27%;
- fat - 10%;
- fiber - 2.7%.
Two types of packaging:
- 2.4 kg - from 500 rubles;
- 20 kg - from 3100 rub.
Vet Life line
Experts have developed a number of dietary foods under the Vet Life brand for complete nutrition of cats suffering from various diseases. The composition of these foods includes the same ingredients as the Kimiao food, but specially selected additives are aimed at solving pet health problems.
There are many reviews about the positive effect of such a diet on the health of pets, although you can switch to such a diet only after consulting a veterinarian.
The following types of dietary feeds of this line are offered:
- Vet Life Cat Hairball - helps remove hair from the intestines;
- Vet Life Cat Diabetic - recommended for diabetes mellitus, as it is aimed at controlling glucose levels;
- Vet Life Cat Gastrointestinal - intended for nutrition during inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract;
- Vet Life Cat Neutered Male - designed for neutered cats;
- Vet Life Cat Neutered Female - intended for sterilized cats;
- Vet Life Cat Obesity is a weight loss food;
- Vet Life Cat Renal - provides dietary nutrition for renal and heart failure;
- Vet Life Cat Struvite - designed to dissolve struvite uroliths;
- Vet Life Cat Struvite Management - intended for the treatment and prevention of relapses of struvite urolithiasis and idiopathic cystitis;
- Vet Life Cat UltraHypo - recommended for food allergies and/or food intolerances;
- Vet Life Cat Hepatic - used for chronic liver failure;
- Vet Life Cat Cardiac - supports heart function in chronic heart failure.
Cost (depending on the type of feed):
- 400 g - from 280 rub. up to 420 rubles;
- 2 kg - from 800 rub. up to 1900 rub.;
- 5 kg - from 2200 rub. up to 4500 rub.
Video: a veterinarian about the food produced by the company
Farmina food lines
In order for your pet to receive all the beneficial components from its diet, it must contain a sufficient amount of proteins, carbohydrates and fats, as well as vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
It is necessary to take into account the fact that the most favorable source of protein for cats is animal protein, because pets are carnivores by nature. Scientists have proven that they cannot be considered completely domesticated, because they have completely retained all the habits and behavioral patterns of their wild ancestors and brothers.
- For this reason, protein in Farmina food is represented only by animal sources, such as lamb, chicken eggs, chicken, fish, etc.
- To saturate the diet with the required amount of amino acids, fish and chicken fat is used, as well as vegetable oils, including flaxseed.
- Their presence in the diet allows you to control inflammatory processes in the body and also maintain the health of the skin and coat.
The carbohydrate component is taken from corn and oats, the complex type of carbohydrates, as well as fiber are extracted from beet pulp and plant seeds such as plantain.
Absolutely all food lines contain prebiotics, which help ease intestinal function.
What other products for cats does it produce?
Under the VIT-ACTIVE brand, the company produces a number of vitamin complexes to maintain the health of pets. This series includes:
- “Cat Health Formula” is a vitamin and mineral complex that fully meets the needs of healthy and active pets;
- vitamins for neutered cats and female cats - contain substances aimed at preventing urolithiasis;
- complex for cats over seven years old;
- vitamins for kittens;
- vitamins for pregnant and lactating cats;
- the “Cat Hair Health” complex not only helps improve the condition of the skin and coat, but also ensures that physiological needs for vitamins and minerals are met.
If you feed your pet natural food, then it is necessary to add vitamins to the diet. In ready-made food, vitamins are already included in the composition and can be included separately in a cat’s diet only on the recommendation of a veterinarian.
Vitamin complexes should be given to your pet only after consultation with a veterinarian
Reviews from veterinarians
Oleg, Astrakhan
A balanced diet is the key to the health of cats. I recommend giving castrates specialized food. What I like most about Farmina is the Natural&Delicious line. It is important to ensure that the animal on dry food consumes a lot of liquid. This is the prevention of ICD.
Olga, Voronezh
Farmina's products have recently appeared. The composition is best in low-grain and grain-free feeds. However, the Matisse and Cimiao lines are also well balanced. If your pet is not allergic to corn, he can eat them. However, you need to regularly take urine and stool tests to know whether the food is being digested.
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Table: which foods may be suitable to replace Farmina products
| Brand name | What can be replaced | Reasons for selection |
| N&D. Grain-free and low-grain dry food of the holistic class. | Grain-free food from Canadian manufacturer Orijen Cat |
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| Cimiao. Super premium dry food. | English food "Arden Grange" |
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| Matisse. Premium dry food. | Swiss food "Husse" | The list of ingredients for these two foods is largely the same. Differences:
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| Matisse. Wet food. | Premium wet food Happy Cat, produced in Germany | The composition of Happy Cat indicates the percentage of the main components:
But there are many vitamins and minerals. |
| Fun Cat. Economy class dry food. | Russian-made Puffins food | It has a good composition for economy class. However, unlike “Fan Ket”, the content of components of animal origin is not indicated in it (this is typical for foods of this group). The total amount of protein is 26%, fat is 12%. Few vitamins and minerals added. |
| Vet Life Cat. Dietary food for cats. | Hill's super premium food produced in the USA and the Netherlands | Offers a large selection of dietary food for pets. There is also food for healthy cats. The products are produced in dry and wet form. |
Photo gallery: food that can replace Farmina
Arden Grange is a super premium English food
Orijen Cat grain-free food belongs to the holistic class
Happy Cat food is premium class
Like any economy class food, Puffins has low nutritional values
Hill's cat food belongs to the super premium class and occupies quite high positions in the modern world market
“Husse” is a Swedish brand, but the Husse food supplied to our country is produced in Belgium
Review results
Food from the Italian company Farmina is recommended as the basis of a dog's diet - be it canned food or regular dry pads. Over thirty years of work, it has built a strong reputation as a strong brand. Dog breeders appreciate the rich composition of Farmina: it includes poultry or animal fillets, rare herbs in the spirit of quinoa and fruits, wild berries and cultivated vegetables. All diets from holistic to premium are low grain, which is why they are considered hypoallergenic or even dietary.
A gradation of food has been developed depending on the composition and age - there is food for adult dogs, for sterilized or old animals, puppies or sick dogs with sensitive digestion, for subspecies of different sizes - for small, medium, large breeds. The feeding chart suggests that any dog will not consume much food. After all, the composition contains the components necessary for a full-fledged existence: meat, purified animal fats, vegetables, fruits and vitamins in their pure form.
Compound
- Proteins make up 44% of the total mass. This is a pretty good indicator. They are represented by dehydrated meat and dehydrated whole
Composition
with egg. These products are in the first two places. They are of high quality and are easily digestible by animals. - The only caveat is that the manufacturer indicates the content of raw meat without bones is 30%. When cooked, the water will disappear and the amount of meat will decrease. Most likely, after dehydration the percentage will be 10.
- The optimal carbohydrate content is 12%. These are mainly potatoes, but more economical series contain wheat, rice, and corn. In general, their number does not exceed the norm, so there is no need to worry.
- Fiber accounts for 1.8%. These are spinach, beets, apples.
- Fat content is in fourth place. The manufacturer specifies chicken and fish fat. These lipids are saturated and will benefit cats.
- A range of fruits have also been added, most likely in dry form. They are sources of vitamins and are essential for animal health.
- The taste is enhanced by medicinal herbs, which are also included in the composition.
- It is worth noting that the content of animal products is significantly higher than the content of plant products. This is a definite plus.
