Affinity Advance Adult Cat Sterilized with Turkey and Barley cat food

When studying the composition of ready-made diets for sterilized cats and in the process of preparing their descriptions for our rating, we never cease to be amazed at how different manufacturers have different understandings of what can be included in such foods and what is not necessary. Let's look at the information on the packaging and the list of ingredients of the next food marked Sterilized, this time made in Spain.

The manufacturer characterizes this product as a diet with turkey and barley, and its full name is: Adult Cat Sterilized with Turkey and Barley - we will review its composition below. Our description and characteristics of Affinity Advance food with turkey will reveal its pros and cons, and we hope that comparing it in the rating with other diets for sterilized cats will help our readers make their choice.

Manufacturer

The manufacturer of Advance food is Affinity Petcare SA. It was created in 1963 and initially produced food for dogs, but several decades later the owner decided that it was time to expand the range.
Around the same time, the name also changed: from Gallina Blanca Purina SA to Affinity Petcare SA. The main plant operates in Spain, with subsidiary production facilities built in France (Paris), Italy (Milan) and a number of other European countries.

A representative office was even opened in the United States of America, where this food, by the way, is quite popular.

The company ranks fifth in feed production worldwide, delivering to more than 20 countries.

Advance food for cats

Advance is food for cats and dogs that is produced in Spain. The manufacturer of these foods is Affinity Petcare SA. This company was founded in 1963. At first, Affinity Petcare SA produced only dog ​​food, but in the late 90s, products for other animals appeared. The main production plant for Advance is located in Spain, but there are also subsidiaries in France, Italy and other countries. In addition to Advance, the company also owns other brands: Premium, Brekkies, Ultima, etc.

Affinity Petcare SA produces not only Advance, but also other pet foods

Advance: premium or super premium

Cat food is divided into 4 classes:

• economy - the cheapest food, which may not contain meat;
• premium - may contain some meat, but may also contain artificial additives (dyes, preservatives, etc.);
• superpremium - they have practically no “chemicals”, they contain meat (including fresh), but there are also cheap ingredients - cereals, potatoes, rice, etc.;
• Holistic is the most expensive food, containing up to 90% meat (there are no synthetic components), but you can only buy it from official representatives.

"Advance" belongs to the super-premium class, but some veterinarians call it a premium segment product. The manufacturer clearly distinguishes the ownership of its products. Thus, Advance food is presented as super premium, Premium brand food is positioned as premium, and Brekkies products are positioned as economy class food.

How much does it cost and where to buy

Advance can be purchased in a specialized store or on an online platform. Important: delivery from an online store may require a fee (on average, from 300 to 500 rubles). The price of food depends on the store chosen, the type of food and the volume of packaging:

• packages of 400 g - from 150 to 200 rubles;
• packages of 1.5 kg - from 600 to 780 rubles;
• packages of 3 kg - from 950 to 1250 rubles;
• bags of 12 kg - from 3000 to 5500 rubles.

I try to buy the food that is available in the pet store (so that I can see with my own eyes the composition indicated on the package). My sister orders food on the Internet. She pays for delivery, but she doesn’t have to go anywhere. And if you order several packages at once, you can also save money. And several times stores gave her gifts for orders. Among my friends there are also professional breeders. One of the breeders orders exclusively large bags of food (this is understandable, there are a lot of animals). In this case, the savings are up to 30–40%.

The cost of food depends not only on the store itself, but also on the type of food, as well as on the volume of packaging

Advantages and disadvantages of food

The main advantages of Advance food:

• Components of animal origin are mainly used as a source of protein;
• a wide range (in addition to everyday food, there is preventive food);
• “children’s” recipes with increased amounts of nutrients have been developed;
• the feed contains a lot of vitamins and minerals;
• affordable price (from 300 rubles per 1 kg).

The main disadvantages of Advance:

• inaccurate composition (the main part of the components is indicated in the form of groups: “chicken”, “dry proteins”, etc.);
• some components are not specified (for example, there is a general wording “antioxidants”);
• part of the protein in the feed is vegetable proteins (for example, corn gluten);
• there is no wet ruler;
• ingredients that cause allergies (yeast) were used to produce the food;
• In addition to rice, the feed contains barley - a filler grain.

The main disadvantage of Advance food is the imperfection of the composition.

Range

Let's list the Advance feed formulas:

Advance Kitten - This formula comes in just 1 flavor (chicken and rice) and also includes dry pork protein, beets, and a delicious broth. Protein - 41%, fat - 20%, fiber - 1.5%. Energy value - 4360 kcal per 1 kg.

Advance Adult includes diet food, formulas for older cats and for sterilized cats. Their compositions are identical, the only difference is in the source of animal protein. Offer your pet food containing chicken, salmon or turkey.

Advance Sensitive - food for individuals with capricious digestion. Inulin in the composition helps the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, makes the smell of feces less pungent, taurine keeps eyesight sharp, polyunsaturated fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6 give animals shiny and thick fur.

Advance Hairball is a formula for long-haired cat breeds, which, due to this feature, are more prone to the formation of hairballs in the stomach.

This is unsafe, so the manufacturer strongly recommends giving animals either Sterilized Hairball (for long-haired individuals) or simply Hairball.

Advance Urinary is a line for cats whose bladder problems cannot be solved without special food.

It reduces the formation of struvite stones, regulates urine acidity, and restores the urinary tract mucosa. Urinary Stress contains lemon balm, tryptophan and fish peptides, while Urinary Sterilized Low Calorie is rich in fiber.

Negative reviews

Andrey

I decided to change my cat's main food. I purchased Advance for adult cats to try. I switched to it according to the rules, mixing new food with old. The cat immediately liked the taste and ate it with great pleasure. A few days later, after the complete transfer, the cat developed problems with stool, namely diarrhea. For the purity of the experiment, I excluded All cats, which I fed in the evening. The diarrhea has gotten worse. I don’t torture my belly anymore - I’m back on the same food. Not suitable for all animals. Therefore I cannot recommend it.

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Anonym2772592

I bought this food at an attractive price. I made a big mistake. The cat eats other food with great pleasure, but did not eat Advance. At all. This has never happened before. She was hungry for 2 days, but did not touch the food.

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Compound

1. Meat ingredients: turkey, chicken, chicken meal, dried pork, duck meat.
2. Salmon.
3. Corn, wheat, corn gluten, barley, rice.
4. Animal fat, plasma proteins, yeast.
5. Broth, egg powder, beets.
6. Other components: natural polyphenols, chondroitin sulfate, citric acid monohydrate, glucosamine, potassium, potassium chloride.

Information on the packaging

The Affinity Advance brand has the following slogan: Advanced nutrition for optimal health - “Advanced nutrition for optimal health.” This inscription is present on each pack. It is important to say a few more words about the design of the package. There is a photo of the cat here, but it is quite small. We also see an image of a whole turkey carcass and barley grains - such photographs always look attractive and make you and I associate the cat’s nutrition with the products from our table.

The label With Turkey and Barley draws attention to the same two ingredients in the composition. Perhaps they are the main ones in this product? We will clarify this below when we examine the list of components in detail.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Proteins (most) are of animal origin. This is exactly what predators need, and what is better processed by the digestive system.
• The Advance line is wide: it contains not only everyday food, but also special ones.
• There are enough minerals, vitamins and other useful supplements.
• The price of these foods is quite affordable even on a modest budget.

• Not specified, but simply indicated - “chicken” - as a source of animal proteins. Fillet or meat production leftovers?
• There are antioxidants in the composition, but which ones are unknown. But not all antioxidants can be used in cat food!
• Corn gluten flour is a mess on its own, and corn itself is an allergen.
• Contains salt.

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Positive reviews

Katerinavrz1108

Advance food is a godsend for my cats. Before this we tried different foods, but many of them were not suitable. The price is quite affordable. The quality is simply superb. I have three cats, each with their own preferences, but they all started eating Advance. The fur became thicker and stopped shedding. One of the three cats is a Scottish chinchilla and she has digestive problems. As soon as I started eating this food, the problem disappeared, and I started going to the toilet well. The food has a pleasant smell. So I recommend it.

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Lllvvvaaa

We have a cat of the Canadian Sphynx breed. We tried many foods. We feed him Advance for sterilized ones. A month after purchasing the food, tests were taken. And this is the first food that prevents us from accumulating crystals (urolithiasis).

Instructions for use for dogs

First, the animal must be weighed. After this, you need to think about the dosage. If a pet weighs 3.5 kg, then a breeding range of “1 to 4 kg” is suitable for it. Such data is indicated on the label. If the pet is more than 4 kg, then it is more difficult to select the concentration of the medication. It is better to have a veterinarian make all the calculations.

First, you should open the package of drops and make the pipette tip permeable. Then the cat’s fur is parted and Advantix is ​​applied to the area between the shoulder blades in the spaces between the awns. When washing, the animal will not reach there.

By pressing the pipette, squeeze out the required volume of the drug. Using a pipette, it is distributed into the space of the fur. If necessary, a new treatment of the pet is carried out no earlier than in a month.

How to protect a cat living nearby?

If a dog and a cat live in the house, the dog is treated separately. The medicine is applied to his back. Therefore, if animals are accustomed to lying together or licking each other, then the components of the drops sometimes end up in the cat's stomach.

In order to avoid unpleasant consequences for people and animals, you need to take into account all the rules:

1. Handling your pet should only be done with rubber gloves.
2. Whatever the number of parasites found, the dosage must be strictly observed.
3. Advantix is ​​applied carefully. It is necessary to ensure that the cat does not twirl, otherwise the liquid will get into his eyes, nose or mouth.
4. If this does happen, the procedure must be interrupted and urgently rinse the area where the drug came into contact with a large volume of tap water.
5. It is better to treat the animal together for more thorough fixation and more careful application of the veterinary agent.
6. After the procedure, gloves should be thrown away and hands should be washed thoroughly with soap.

The medicine is often used to treat dogs, for which it is safe. In such a case, it is better to take the animal outside and leave the cat at home. For the entire treatment period and for the period recommended by the specialist, it is better to prevent contact between two pets.

Description and indications

The veterinary remedy has a long-lasting effect. It spreads over the entire surface of the fur, penetrating deep into the skin.

The main indications for the use of the drug are protection against fleas and ticks. The medication is also used for preventive purposes.

Its use becomes most important for cats that are taken to the country. Animals play in the grass where ixodid parasites live.

The drops have a systemic effect, protecting the pet from insects. Advantix is ​​effective against any individuals at different stages of development. The drug affects their nerve centers, leading to paralysis and rapid death.

The effect of a single application lasts about 5 weeks. The substances included in its composition combine well with other medications.

The medication remains on the surface of the body without being absorbed into the blood. Therefore, the development of an allergic reaction is practically excluded. Typically, Advantix is ​​well tolerated by animals, but when using it, you must carefully study the instructions for use.

Do not forget that the drug belongs to the moderate hazard class. Therefore, its dosage must be observed most carefully.

The manual says that the medicine is for external use. Therefore, sometimes owners think that simply pouring it on their pet is enough. In reality, the quantity must be strictly measured. A smaller volume of solution will not have an effect, and its excess can cause intoxication.

Affinity Advance Adult Cat Sterilized food rating

If we return to the slogan of this brand, we are forced to note the following: it is extremely difficult to call the composition of Affinity Advance food for sterilized cats advanced. The first five components are not encouraging. It is a combination of just 15% turkey with three grains: wheat, isolated corn protein and the corn kernel itself, and also includes dehydrated proteins from unknown poultry species.

The list of ingredients also includes wheat gluten. As a result, we are seeing a relatively rare and completely undesirable picture of two grain splits: on the one hand, these are corn derivatives and on the other, wheat derivatives. This technique allowed the manufacturer to place, frankly speaking, a small proportion of turkey - 15% - in first place in the list of ingredients. Not to mention the fact that isolated plant proteins reduce the cost of diet production by saving on meat components.

Obviously, there is much less turkey and barley in this diet than other components - even in total their share is only 23%. In addition, the disadvantages of the diet include the presence of generically named components (dehydrated poultry proteins, animal fat, fish oil, hydrolyzed animal proteins).

This food is rated based on the first five ingredients in its composition. In total, Affinity Advance Adult Cat Sterilized dry food scores 18 points out of 55 possible in the checkpoint rating, which is not too much.