Pet Naturals of Vermont Garden Bite Treat for Cats

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I think I was more excited about the veggie nature of these than were the cats of the household. For those overly concerned about the garlic, I don't see the small amount as negative and possibly more of a perk; granted, the garlic debate is a fiery and divided one. I was hoping for a healthy veggie-based treat to add to the kitties' meaty diet and have had success with this brand before in the past. However, this proved to be an "acquired" taste that has yet to be a big hit. One kitty ate two treats and didn't seem excited about anymore. One sniffed at the treats and ignored them, though tried them another day. And these are kitties that aren't too picky about treats, despite having favorites. I don't know. I like the idea of these treats, but while my cats aren't opposed, they aren't a big hit.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Knowing that cats need a lot of protein (way more protein than dogs do), I was surprised to see that this treat only contains 17% protein in each treat. While a cat being fed a quality food would never have to depend on the amount of protein in a treat, I would still rather choose the treat with the most protein.

"Temptations" by Whiskas has 30% protein in one small treat and not only is it about the same size as this Garden Bite, but it is a lot less expensive. Plus it supposedly helps control tartar.

While all three of our cats will eat this treat willingly, I'm going to go back to Temptations when this bag is empty. Especially since the packaging on these Garden Bite treats warns "Keep out of reach of children and animals". Really?!? Really.

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Please don't purchase these treats until they have removed the garlic from them. Garlic is poisonous to cats, and can cause death. The description states there is garlic in these, but this company hasn't listed that in their ingredients. This GREATLY concerns me, as people are buying this without knowing that there is garlic in it, and what effects garlic has on cats. http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/garlic/

I have written the company an email, asking them to respond to me about why garlic is listed in the description, but missing from the ingredients, they won't respond to me. I have talked with a couple people, one of which said the garlic was listed, and another said it wasn't, on their package of treats, in the ingredients. I found a website online where you can report a concern about pet food to the FDA, so I have submitted one, in hopes they will look into this.

Garlic causes anemia in cats. Here is an article that provides specific information in regards to this. http://drpollen.blogspot.com/2009/10/is-garlic-safe-for-cats-and-dogs.html

Please, don't feed your cats this treat until they have removed all garlic from it. I can't believe they are being allowed to sell this, with garlic as an ingredient.

Edited 8/27/13

Pet Naturals contacted me via email today, stating that they don't have garlic in the treats, and that it is a misprint in their description. They sent me a PDF of the list of ingredients that show it isn't in there. I, however, am still leery due to the fact that their advertising states it is in there. They said they would correct the error, and ensured me that they are very selective in their ingredients, and would never put anything in there that would harm an animal.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program We have two cats, one is quite a bit older then the other. I have never seen BOTH cats love a treat as much as they love Pet Naturals of Vermont. One actually woke up from a nap to eat and they both gobbled them down. The treats are fish shaped, have a typical pet food odor, and feel chewy. Garden bites has ingredients such as: spinach, catnip, alfalfa, kelp, kale, dried peas, ground parsley, and rye flour. All I know is I'll be buying more of these in the future.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program My cats like these a lot. I have one cat that loves catnip and one that doesn't, but that doesn't seem to matter, they both go crazy when I open this bag. the treats are shaped a bit like fish and are very moist and dark. They break in half easily, which makes them nice to give to my little kitten, who likes them too, but they are too big for her to eat.

They are all vegetable but list natural liver flavor as the first ingredient. They smell like meat. I grow catnip and they don't smell like catnip at all to me, but meat. Of course I am not sure why anyone would want to insist on vegetables for their cats. That said, I do know that cats do like to eat a bit of greenery now and then. I see my cats eating grass and catnip a lot, so I don't think there's anything negative about a vegetarian cat treat in and of itself, as long as the kitties get lots of meat protein in their diet, because cats are mainly carnivores.

The bag is easy to open and seal back up. There's 120 cat treats per bag. As I'm writing this review, my most spoiled cat is trying to get in the bag. She doesn't like catnip at all but she LOVES these.

All of my cats have tolerated them well. No upset stomachs and no crazy kak-ing. They are rather expensive for cat treats without any particular added benefits like helping with hair balls or particular supplementation that don't have meat in them. They do have brewers yeast in them, which helps a bit with fleas, but in my experience, it really only helps JUST a bit.