... Take, for instance, Felix Pouches. That was a good joke… Not.
As I’ve mentioned before, sometimes my human stops on the way home from work to buy some treats for me and Minna. I wait on the doorstep until she comes home, when I give her a ‘Nice to see you, is it dinnertime yet?’ miaow and ... Read review
Advantages: 'Single serve' portions, less waste Disadvantages: More expensive than tinned catfood
...of humour. Take, for instance, Felix Pouches. That was a good joke… Not.
As I’ve mentioned before, sometimes my human stops on the way home from work to buy some treats for me and Minna. I wait on the doorstep until she comes home, when I give her a ‘Nice to see you, is it dinnertime yet?’ miaow and accompany her in to see what she’s got in those shopping bags. I was a little bit surprised to see a new cat product earlier this week. ... ...12 POUCHES
Felix is shown holding a pouch with a picture of him on it (what a poser!), as well as the words ‘PURINA’ (this has a little red-and-white Grand Prix flag next to it, maybe Mr Wondercat fancies himself as the next Shoemiaowker), ‘felix’ in rather large letters (but they don’t see very well, do they, humans?), ‘in Jelly’ and a rather corny pawprint ‘TASTED AND APPROVED’ seal. I mean, does he taste every pouch? Bet he lives ... more
I like this human of mine. She knows how to give me lots of fuss when I want it, but understands that sometimes cats just want to be left alone. One of the best things about her, though, is her sense of humour. Take, for instance, Felix Pouches. That was a good joke… Not.
As I’ve mentioned before, sometimes my human stops on the way home from work to buy some treats for me and Minna. I wait on the doorstep until she comes home, when I give her a ‘Nice to see you, is it dinnertime yet?’ miaow and accompany her in to see what she’s got in those shopping bags. I was a little bit surprised to see a new cat product earlier this week. I recognised that rather prissy-looking black and white cat, Felix I think he’s called - bet he fancies himself with the ladies, Mr Short Fur! But instead of the usual cylindrical metal container with those ring-pull things that I’ve been trying to master, the ugly fella’s picture was plastered all over a rectangular-shaped, cardboard box which was mostly blue in colour. I sneaked a look at it while my human was putting the other things away…
Apart from the cat pictures on the front, I read:
‘Poultry Selection’ 3x with Chicken 3x with Turkey 3x with Poultry 3x with Duck 12 POUCHES
Felix is shown holding a pouch with a picture of him on it (what a poser!), as well as the words ‘PURINA’ (this has a little red-and-white Grand Prix flag next to it, maybe Mr Wondercat fancies himself as the next Shoemiaowker), ‘felix’ in rather large letters (but they don’t see very well, do they, humans?), ‘in Jelly’ and a rather corny pawprint ‘TASTED AND APPROVED’ seal. I mean, does he taste every pouch? Bet he lives on smoked salmon and wouldn’t TOUCH this stuff… Where was I?
I found out by reading the side of the box that Purina also produce Felix Kitten, for cats up to 12 months old, and Felix Senior, for oldie cats of 8 and over. You can get a free booklet on either of these life stages by dialling 0800 0366336, otherwise you can get details on the packs. There are also tokens to cut out and collect for goodies like feeding mats and bowls, although they all have pictures of the embarrassingly ugly Felix on them, I'm sorry to say. You can also visit 'Felix's corner of the world wide web', (although I can't imagine why you would possibly want to) at: www.catslikefelix.co.uk
On the back of the box there are more pictures of you-know-who and the information that ‘Felix Pouches are available in a wide and tempting range of multipacks', which appear to include gravy varieties. Don’t go for these myself, I reckon they put glue in the gravy cos it take ages to clean it off your whiskers. I have tried fish, poultry and meat varieties in the jelly range, though.
Anyway, it also says that pouches are ‘single serve portions’ and ‘just the right size to satisfy your little rascal’s rumbling tum and delight his discerning taste-buds’. This sounds good, I thought to myself, as I stood miaowing weakly by my empty bowl and holding in my stomach whilst attempting to push my ribs out. This is no mean feat, let me tell you, and it took me years to perfect. Minna heard me and rushed through the cat-flap to join in the chorus and before you could say RSPCA we had our first taste of Felix Pouches…
The pouches themselves have a tear-off top that my human seemed to have a little bit of trouble with, but maybe she just needs to get used to them. Once open, she just squeezed out the catfood into our dishes. Easy-peasy and no messy spoon and tin to wash (well, she recycles just about everything!). As to the food itself, well, what shall I say? Some of you may have seen the Felix advert on the telly and if so you’ll know that they make a big thing of ‘clean bowl satisfaction’. I can’t deny that my bowl was clean after my first pouch experience, but that’s because the size of the portion was so small. I licked my bowl like a well-brought-up cat and then looked at my human to show her that I was ready for the main course. Would you believe it, she was ignoring me! Minna is a bit of a slow eater, so I tried to muscle in on her bowl but she adamantly refused to give way. I had to resort to a few cat-tics (no, I’m not dyslexic - some people might think of them as tactics, but I know what they really are). My human had gone back into the kitchen, so I rattled the door knob until she let me in. Then I miaowed a lot, opened the cupboard door and knocked things over, miaowed a lot again and generally got under her feet until she realised that I WAS STILL HUNGRY! She got the box of pouches out and looked all around it. She must’ve found what she was looking for on the bottom. "Ah-ha!" she said (can someone please tell me why humans waste energy on such an expression? What does it mean??). "For an adult cat, feed approximately 3 pouches per day. What a swizz! Hang on…" Another stupid expression, no-one was ‘hanging on’ to anything, unless it was me trying to maintain a grip on my patience. I just wanted more food, I didn’t want to know the economics of the situation, which was obviously what she was trying to work out. But she wanted to tell the old man..
"These bloomin’ pouches only have 100g of food in them! This multi-pack cost £1.86 - about 24p each… that’s 96p for 400g. But a 400g tin of Felix in Jelly only costs 47p!"
The old man immediately administered a glass of the red drink to calm her down. But, give her her due, she was all remorse and didn’t even touch it until she’d cuddled us and told us we were her poor little starving things and given us another pouch each.
I don't think she'll be buying any more of these, unless they're on one of her favourite BOGOF things...
Purrs from Leo =^^=
P.S. Felix pouches are 'complete pet food for adult cats', according to the pack. Nutritional information is given, including vitamins A, D3 and E. There's also a Freephone number for enquiries, comments and suggestions: 0800 212161, and a website address: www.purina.com.
The cats seemed to like them, but I think they're too expensive unless on special offer. I've no idea as to whether they're 'tooth kind' or not, but have to put something! Veterinary opinions gratefully received... Thanks for reading! Catherine
Advantages: Often quite cheap these days with multipack offers Disadvantages: My cats have gone off it!
...2004: I don't know what Felix have done, but I have been struggling to get my cats to eat this lately! I rather suspect that the recipe has been changed, but certainly my cats have gone off it! I would still recommend it to anyone, as it is still good quality, but I guess sometimes cats just have their own tastes. Sheesh!
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"Now even tastier", says the wraparound label on the latest tins of Felix I've bought for my pampered pussies. And "clean ... ...try and get it!
Felix if you don't know is a set of catfood products and playthings from Friskies Petfoods to enrich your cat's life. I'm concentrating here on their range of tinned cat foods.
~Felix in Jelly~
The "jelly" range has got to be their most popular range of tinned food. There are 20 varieties you can get, either singly or in multipacks. Flavours include traditional beef, chicken, tuna etc to more exciting ones like Sardine and Mackerel, ...
cazm17 24.01.2003 (10.03.2004)
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Advantages: Wide range of flavours and products Disadvantages: Quite expensive, are all the products neccessary?
...happy to see tins of Felix as experience tells me these are always popular with my 'guests'.
Felix is the brand I buy most often for my own cats as it is there preferred choice and there is a wide choice to look at.
Who makes Felix?
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Felix is produced by Friskies who also produce Go-Cat petfood. It is available at most major supermarkets, petshops and online pet retailers.
What types of food do Felix make?
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... ...The meat chunks in Felix are a generous size, even coloured and does not look grisly or with visible white fat which always looks off putting from my point of view but I'm not a cat - what would I know! The meat meals in gravy whilst not the cats favourite is often a welcome change, the meat chunks look of the same quality as those prepared in jelly, the gravy is always very thick, dark and rich looking. I find if I present this to my cats they more ...
Bobbin 21.08.2001
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Advantages: Yummy Yummy we want more Disadvantages: The cost
...YUMMY YUMMY
Grotty
FELIX AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS....SUCCULENT STEAKLETS
As you can see from Grotty's account I have at last managed to wean her off her addiction to Whiskas Oh so fishy with Felix's premium pouches. So here goes with the review.
PACKAGING.............
The package is the standard cuboid shape with a picture of a tasty looking bowl of cat food. There is an easy tear stripalong the top of the box which rips easily. Not so good for lazy ... ...out from the top of the box so I need to take the box out of my cupboard to extract the pouches.
There is information about the contents of the pouches, and contact details for Purina who manufacture this product.
There are 12 pouches in a box.
The pouches themselves are standard size and open easily with little notches either side to show you where to tear.
WHAT'S IT LIKE............
Opening the pouch releases a very pleasant smell, so good ...
baeswoman 23.08.2006
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Advantages: Plenty of variety Disadvantages: Dubious ingredients?
...smell very tempting! Felix canned meat cuts in jelly -mmmm,my cats definitely prefer this to any of that Whiskas stuff! Available in 400g cans, the price varies from about 40p upwards depending where you buy it but the average supermarket price seems to be about 43p per can. I lose count of the number of varieties they do - tuna, chicken, rabbit, beef, duck & heart, turkey, lamb & turkey, duck & rabbit, salmon & trout, cod, mackerel & plaice to name ... ...are big eaters. There is rarely any waste - they seem to enjoy licking the jelly off first then going straight in for the chunks! Felix also do other cat food such as dry snacks and treats but this is their main food.
My cats recommend it! ...
blurbubble 25.05.2001
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Advantages: nutritionally sound, my cats love it Disadvantages: ridiculously extravagant packaging, extortionately priced
...and Razor - would eat Felix Foil Trays and NOTHING ELSE. Fair enough. Or that's what I thought until I got to the supermarket and found that this was just about the most expensive cat food they sold. So began my attempts to surreptitiously introduce the hitherto spoiled pets to cheaper, less extravagant meals. Alas, they had been used to the finer things in life and all other cat foods remained in their bowls to go rancid while the cats constantly ... ...I am resigned to buying Felix Foil Trays for ever more. So what's so special about them? First, the packaging. This cat food is not in tins but, as its name suggests, is in little gold-coloured foil trays with peel-off lids. Each contains 100g of food which according to the blurb on the tray is enough for the average cat for one day. Not for mine, however, who each eat one and a half trays per day. The food comes in two derivatives: meat or fish. ...
sandrabarber 10.12.2002
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Food according to Life ...
Variety of flavours
Tooth kind?
Nutritional Value
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Advantages: Good variety, good price Disadvantages: Jelly can go liquid
Having quizzed my two 9 years old tom cats on their eating preferences, it transpires their favourite tinned catfoods are KiteKat and Felix!! They always prefer the Chubks in Jelly varieties, never having been keen on the 'meatloaf' type. KiteKat has recently added Sunflower Oil to the recipe of it's large range of catfood. This is beneficial for both the digestive system and the condition of their coats and skin, and, more importantly, they both love it! It has a good balance of jelly and meat chunks with a wide variety of flavours and smells rather tempting, even if I do say so myself. Price-wise it's in the mid-range with other such as Felix and Arthurs, and they are also a long standing manufacturer. I feel it's certainly one of the best currently available and both my cats endorse this opinion! ...
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