Trainer: cat food review, composition, reviews

If you are physically unable to prepare food for your pet, ready-made food will come to your aid. Dry crackers, canned food, pates and numerous treats - the fluffy purr will definitely not remain indifferent to tasty aromatic pieces or a delicious pile of soft pate in jelly.

However, it is difficult to choose from the huge number of options: there are many packages and brands - how not to get confused. Now we will tell you about one cat food - Italian Natural Trainer. He is definitely worthy of attention.

Manufacturer

The Natural Trainer brand motto is: “We believe in nature as the source of science and health.” Beautiful, isn't it? NOVAFOODS srl is an Italian company based in the province of Vicenza.

The founding date of the company is 1991, when they began producing food for animals on the basis of an enterprise operating in the catering industry. The launch of the Trainer brand was successful, a website was created and the first laudatory reviews of the products were received.

The feed contains high-quality protein and in general: the raw materials are selected very carefully. The compositions contain cereals, fruit extracts, and healthy additives. Experienced nutritionists and veterinarians carefully develop food formulas, trying to make them as nutritious and easy on the stomach as possible.

The owners of the company officially declare that they follow a program to minimize the negative impact on the environment, and also do not conduct experiments on animals themselves and urge others not to conduct experiments on animals.

Selection rules

The health of your pet primarily depends on feeding.

The cat food market is quite large. Each brand has its own line of diets, focused on the different needs of pets.

When choosing, pay attention to the following:

The food must be marked “For castrated animals.”
If your cat is prone to obesity, preference should be given to low-calorie brands. They are usually labeled "Light". Calorie information can also be found on the packaging.
The ash content of the composition. This is an indicator of the amount of minerals. Ideally, it should not exceed 7%.
The presence of the inscription "Premium". The quality of such feeds is at the highest level, since they use a minimum of plant materials and a maximum of easily digestible proteins.

Range

Trainer Baby Kitten - for kittens up to one year of age, both dry and wet food are available: with chicken and cranberries - a powerful antioxidant, as well as yeast extract and nucleotides.
Trainer Adult Sterilized - for sterilized adults, food is offered with cod, beef, tuna or turkey (wet), or dry with beef (there is an option in sauce), chicken fillet, pork, duck, veal and various types of fish.

Trainer Urinary Adult is a separate food formula for cats with genitourinary problems (namely, incontinence).

Trainer Baby Milk is a milk replacer for very young babies who need to be breastfed.

It consists of whey protein powder, bovine colostrum powder and skim milk, as well as oils, fats, fructo-oligosaccharides and minerals.

It contains many vitamins and antioxidants. Crude fat - 28%, crude fiber - 0.2%, crude protein - 30%.

Remember that it is important for cats who eat dry food to drink plenty of water. Keep an eye on the drinking bowl: it should always be full

Cat food Trainer Natural Adult With fresh Chicken

Hi Hi! I am trying to switch my outbred black and white handsome Kuzyasha to premium cat food, which was recommended to us by the veterinarian. Now Kuzya and I are at the stage of searching for good food at an affordable price, that is, we try and buy a lot in order to ultimately settle on the best option in terms of price-quality ratio!

I have already written about Akana, about Bosh, about Bozita, and again about Bozita, about Yams. And about what kind of food you shouldn’t feed your animal….

In principle, all of the above foods are quite well known and have proven themselves well.

And so, making my next order in the Four Paws online store, I threw into the cart a hitherto unknown super-premium food, Trainer Natural Adult (with fresh Chicken).

After surfing Airek, I was surprised to find that there are very few reviews of cat food from this manufacturer! Well, we need to correct the situation)))

I bought the food for testing, so to speak. I took a package weighing 300 grams.

The current cost of this food in this packaging is 227 rubles on the Four Paws website.

Italian food.

Country of origin: Italy

Manufacturer: Nova Foods

The food comes in a standard zip-lock bag, which is very convenient! Thanks to this simple fastener, excess moisture does not get into the bag, and the food does not lose its smell.

The food itself looks like this:

The granules are neat and small, light brown in color with a characteristic odor. Buttery and light, “crispy”. The cat crunches them))

Description of food from the manufacturer:

A complete diet for adult cats over 1 year of age. Also suitable for sterilized cats who are often outdoors.

Feeding Recommendations: Add Trainer Natural Adult gradually at first. If you are already using the food, thanks to the safe transition period, you can change the taste of the diets, at your discretion, within the same Trainer Natural Adult food line. Adapt the daily recommended frequency of meals, as well as the amount of food, according to the needs of your cat. You can mix dry food pellets with Trainer Natural wet diets, while maintaining daily feeding requirements. Make sure that your cat always has free access to fresh drinking water. Store food in a cool, dry place.

My cat is no longer young, but active, a domestic neuter. That is, in principle, according to the description, the food suits us))

I liked that the food contained fresh chicken. Well, of course it’s not particularly fresh there))

Now comes the fun part! Of course the composition!

Ingredients: fresh chicken and turkey (chicken 13.5%), rice, corn gluten, corn, freeze-dried chicken and turkey, fat, tuna meal, freeze-dried veal, hydrolyzed chicken protein, beet pulp, flaxseed, minerals , pea fiber, brewer's yeast 0.6%, FOS (fructoligosaccharides) 0.2%, dried chicory extract 0.1%, seaweed (Schizochytrium spp.) 0.1%, dry mint extract 0.03%, dried extract cranberries 0.02%, propolis 0.01%, apple extract - AppleZin™ 0.0025%. Additives per kg. — Nutritional supplements: vitamin A 27,500 IU, vitamin D3 1,600 IU, vitamin E 510 mg, vitamin C 100 mg, taurine 2,000 mg, choline chloride 2,000 mg, DL-methionine 1,500 mg, L-lysine 1,000 mg, biotin 0.15 mg , copper pentahydrate 20 mg (copper 5 mg), iron carbonate 210 mg (iron 80 mg), anhydrous calcium iodate 4 mg (iodine 0.4 mg), sodium selenite 10 mg (selenium 0.1 mg), zinc oxide 100 mg ( zinc 75 mg), manganese oxide 12 mg (manganese 7.5 mg). Substance content: moisture 8%, crude proteins 33%, crude fats 18%, crude fiber 2%, crude ash 6.5%, calcium 0.95 %, phosphorus 0.8%, magnesium 0.09%, Omega 3 fatty acids 1.03%, Omega 6 fatty acids 3.76%.

The manufacturer itself positions the food as super-premium! But the composition, in my opinion, does not match this super premium! One rice and corn included Yes, there is also freeze-dried meat. But what about fresh chicken? Why mislead buyers? My mistake was not paying special attention to the sucking before purchasing! Then I definitely wouldn’t have bought this food! It contains all sorts of additional benefits, but rice and corn spoil the whole picture.

My cat is not particularly picky about food and ate the food with pleasure. When preparing this review, Kuzya also did not leave the bag of food without his attention)))

No problems with the gastrointestinal tract or stool were noticed. Everything as usual. Activity also remained at the same level. Kuzya’s fur was shedding even before feeding this food, so I don’t associate the shedding with this food.

Conclusions and results: I still do not recommend the food! I give it 2 stars and I won’t buy it for my cat again. Don't skimp on your pets' health! Buy quality food!

Thank you for your attention!

Compound

Meat and meat ingredients: white meat, chicken, duck, beef.
Fish and fish products: salmon, tuna, fatty fish, green-lipped mussel.
Cereals: rice, corn.
Fats, brewer's yeast.
Beet pulp, dried cranberry extract, seaweed, pea fiber, chicory root extract, flaxseed.
Vitamins, minerals and healthy supplements.

Worth a listen

On animal forums, questions are raised about feeding pets. Many advocate dry formulas, in particular the “Trainer” composition:

Svetlana, the owner of a sterilized cat, writes that she bought several types of food for her pet. The cat does not refuse various treats.
New to the conversation, Nikolai also purchases various types of product for his British cat. Reading the description of the product, he saw the substance biotin, which is necessary to make the animal's fur shiny.
Another young man believes that the corn and rice included in the pellets are not premium products. Although his pet happily eats food with any flavor, Stas says that he will not buy this food again.
Veterinarians advise owners who feed their pets only dry food. Firstly, the animal must have a constant bowl of water. Secondly, you need to keep feeding under control and take tests after a certain period to be sure that everything is fine with the animal.

Advantages and disadvantages

Trainer food uses real meat - turkey, chicken, tuna. For carnivores, this is exactly what is needed: without protein and taurine, they will be frail and sickly.
The food is rich in minerals and vitamins.
The range is wide: not only dry food is included, but also pouches and canned food.
Trainer cat food is quite common and is available for free sale, not only in specialized stores, but also in large supermarkets.
Natural functional dyes from trusted suppliers are used.

Vegetable protein has been added to the food, namely corn gluten. Although it is in third place on the list, it is essentially absolutely useless. Yes, and it is absorbed worse.
The preservatives and antioxidants used are not specified. There is no such information on the official website either, but there is a note that these components are natural.
If you compare the Trainer line with analogues, you can see a significant difference in price. Many foods with similar composition are much cheaper.

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Preventing diseases with proper nutrition

Urolithiasis disease. After castration, the cat's urinary canal narrows. The risk factors for ICD are as follows: in most cases, males are affected by the disease after two years of life (according to statistics, five-year-olds are most often affected).

It is important to prevent ICD. To do this, you need to have your urine tested at least twice a year.

This will help identify sand or already formed rocks, if any. The disease can go unnoticed for two years, and then surgery will not help. 80% of cases of advanced stage of ICD are fatal.

Obesity. After castration, the cat loses the desire to seek the attention of females and reproduce, so his activity decreases, therefore, he needs to consume fewer calories per day. Special feeds take this into account, so they are more nutritious and lower in calories.

The animal does not get enough of regular food for regular consumption; as a result, it eats more than it should and gains weight. The owner has to switch to dietary products to reduce the pet’s body weight, and this can cost a pretty penny.

Since neutered cats are less active, they drink less liquid. Due to this, they go to the litter box less often, and the concentration of urine increases. In addition to fewer calories, the specialized food has a reduced content of carbohydrates and fats, and also helps control the acidity of urine

This is why it is important to buy food for your pet that is marked “for neutered cats.”

How to replace "Trainer"

Sometimes it happens that the usual food is not available in the store, or the owner does not have the opportunity to go for the right product. In such cases, it may be necessary to replace the feed. Veterinarians do not recommend replacing cat food with a product of another class (for example, it is not advisable to replace holistic food with premium food, etc.). But the owner of the animal may encounter financial difficulties, then he has to look for a more budget-friendly option. The cat may also have an intolerance to the Trainer food (due to certain components), in which case it will need to be replaced. Instead of Trainer food, you can choose a product of the following classes:

Premium (Brit Premium, Organix, Science Plan, Eukanuba, Night Hunter, etc.).
Super premium (1st Choice, Leonardo, Sanabelle, Monge, Savarra, Almo Nature, etc.).
Holistic (Pronature Holistic, Acana, Go Natural, Now, etc.).

Video "Production of Trainer"

We invite you to take an exciting journey into the world of animal feed production from the Trainer brand. You can find out where and how the products are made in this video.

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Conclusion

If we analyze all the reviews from cat owners, as well as recommendations from veterinarians, we can say that Trainer food is in good standing. This is truly the brand that experts recommend in various cases. Especially if your pet has allergies or other health problems. Veterinarians recognize this brand as a good substitute for homemade nutrition.

In addition, the animal owners themselves note that their pets eat well the food of the Italian company and even often refuse to eat when switching to another. No, it’s impossible to say that they add some kind of enhancers there, because cats intuitively always sense tastier and higher-quality meat. Maintaining the health, beauty and activity of a pet, and always a good mood and satiety - what else can a caring owner dream of?

How did customers rate the food?

Not only cat owners speak about the excellent quality of Trainer food, but also veterinarians who have the opportunity to see the excellent condition of many pets who eat this food daily.

The main advantages of Trainer food are the use of only natural products in their production, as well as careful adherence to manufacturing technology. The company guarantees the high quality of all products included in the feed. They undergo thorough testing and have a European quality certificate.

When producing Trainer feed, only fresh products are used.

The disadvantages of the food noted by buyers include the difficulty of purchasing it. Almost the only way to buy Trainer food is to order it in online stores. As a result, the cost of delivery is added to the rather high cost of feed.