I’m sitting here, typing away in the comfort of my own home - but I’m still trying not to make any noise … why is this you may ask? The answer quite simply is because a) our two cats are ‘sleeping’ in the same room and b) I have in front of me a rather ‘noisy’ bag of Whiskas Adult Chicken & Vegetable Nuggets …

It’s a bit like trying to unwrap some of your favourite sweets in your pocket, hoping no one else will hear the rustling because your down to your last couple - not that I will be fighting for a place by their feeding bowls!

Chloe and Kizzi are brother and sister and are 9½ years old. Technically speaking - they are Seniors now in the cat world, which means they can be expected to be less active. This could not be further from reality with these two and they are still livewires who show no signs of hanging up their catnip toys just yet!

Shopping for cat food is a painstaking business. Cats are notoriously fussy eaters, whose whims and fancies change like the wind. One week could see them relishing a gravy based tinned food, whilst the next will see them turn their little pink noses up in disgust at the very same meal. Cats vote with their feet, and will simply walk away from the bowl and offer you filthy looks until it is filled with something else. I appreciate that I myself would not like to eat the same meal everyday, and make the effort to get a variety of flavours whilst doing a shop. A couple of days ago, I bought some of those individual pouches and popped a chicken one in Chloe’s bowl and a Beef one in Kizzi’s. No sooner had I put the bowls down, they looked up, sniffed each other’s bowl and changed places! Fussy or what!

Getting back to my review though …

Whiskas has always been seen as my cats’ favourite brand - it really doesn’t matter what you ’choose’ to feed your cat, if they don’t like it then it goes uneaten. Far better to buy what your cat ’tells’ you to buy and have no waste! Don’t get me wrong, they will eat other brands - Kitekat is a good second choice! But, overall you can see that they love Whiskas.

At the moment, they (who will be obeyed) have gone off tinned food for now and are enjoying a bit of dry food.

Whiskas products look distinctive on the shelves, with their purple coloured packaging and famous ‘silver’ cat gracing all of their product range. The dry cat food they have comes in bag form - with a glossy waxy finish to the bag, they do stand apart from the boxes of other dry food on offer. The bowl of cat biscuits - or nuggets, as Whiskas prefer to call them shown on the packaging look wholesome and are accompanied by a selection of fresh vegetables, emphasising the fact that there is some vegetables present in there (well, extracts!).

What I really like about these bags, is that they are contained in a ‘resealable fresh pack’ - basically once you have snipped this open it can be popped back together again at the seal so they won’t dry up and lose their freshness. This tends to happen with the boxes, once you open the cardboard although you can fit the cardboard flap back in place - it won’t be airtight.

Opening up the bag you will get a fairly pleasant whiff of meatiness - not unlike a packet of Bovril crisps. By this point, our two will be jumping excitedly around my ankles trying to get to these nuggets and miaowing hungrily! Some boxes of biscuits - especially the cheaper brands, do not smell very appetising and look less than wholesome.

The nuggets themselves are a good bit smaller than I expected after looking at the photo on the packaging, but this matters none when I know how much they both love them. The nuggets vary in colour from green and orange to a majority of browns. I assume the lighter ones are supposed to be vegetable flavour? A quick read of the ingredients tells me that the green ones are in fact pea flavour, the orange is carrot, lights brown is chicken and dark brown is ’meaty’. Silly me.
There looks to be plenty of essential vitamins packed into these, I won’t go into specifics but the breakdown is clearly given on the side of the bag.

The Whiskas website should you be interested in having a look is www.whiskas.co.uk I have found this site to be full of interesting points on nutrition - and also for a whole heap of interesting cat facts. In brief (and my own interpretation!) here is a low down of what your cat’s dietary requirements are …

*Vitamins* are essential for any cats’ well being and these care for their bones, eyesight and the efficiency of their metabolism

*Minerals* such as calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc to name but a few are needed and help maintain strong teeth and good bones

*Essential Fatty Acids* , which can be found in poultry, animal fats and vegetable oils. These will help give your cat keep a healthy looking coat

*Carbohydrates* for energy. These can be found in grains like rice, corn and wheat

*Proteins* essential for the maintenance of your cat’s muscle, skin and nails. These can be found in meat, fish and eggs - amongst others

Whiskas seem fairly sorted when it comes to offering a specific range for different stages in your cat’s life. As they get older, their needs differ as regards diet and vitamins. These nuggets are available in packs especially for Kittens, Adult or Senior. They come in the following flavours that I have found so far!

Lamb & Carrots
Lamb & Vegetables
Tuna & Vegetables
Chicken & Vegetables

They are available in bags of:
400g = 99p, 1Kg = £1.98 and 2 Kg = £3.68

All said and done Whiskas seem to have the market sewn up, what with their tinned food, pouches, foil sealed, dry cat food and even kitten milk!

Our two devour these nuggets, but make sure you always have a bowl of fresh water on stand by as they are thirsty work. Also remember, that these swell up once moist (if you’ve ever seen these in a plug hole you will know this to be true!) so with this in mind don’t overfeed - allow for them swelling up inside.

Thanks for reading - check out the pussycat piccies!