High-quality diet for domestic cats: food "Go" holistic class

(Go!) for cats

Feed Go! produced by the Canadian company PETCUREAN Pet Nutrition. This company appeared relatively recently (in 1999), but has already established itself as a manufacturer of high-quality pet food. The production concept stated by the company is to create food only based on fresh meat and natural agricultural products. Therefore, all its products belong to the holistic and super premium class. GO! is a well-balanced holistic food.

Other brands of this company:

• Now Fresh - grain-free food for kittens and adult animals;
• SUMMIT Holistic - premium food for cats of all ages;
• Gather organic (Petcurean) is a food produced only using certified and organic ingredients.

All brands have dog food equivalents.

Photo gallery: PETCUREAN Pet Nutrition products for cats

GATHER food is made only from organic ingredients

SUMMIT Holistic has natural taste and maximum nutritional value

Now Fresh is grain-free and contains fresh meat

Go - grain-free holistic food with a balanced content of proteins and fats

Reviews of Gou cat food – breeders and owners

Arkady, breeder of British cats : “I have been breeding British cats for about seven years. I don’t have time to prepare natural food for my number of pets. I buy proven brands of dry food. Now I've switched to GO! Fit + Free Grain Free Chicken, Turkey, Duck Cat Recipe. Unfortunately, the food was not suitable for all cats. Several developed allergies. The vet said it was due to the very high protein content.”

Oksana, owner : “On the advice of the veterinarian, I switched my Maine Coon to mono-protein food with duck, because we had a food allergy to super-premium food. Go's cat food is holistic, and the duck brand is hypoallergenic. The allergy went away within a month.”

Reviews of kitten food

Natalya, owner : “What do I like about Go? The fact that all the food from this company can be given to both cats and kittens. They have a high protein content, and this is what growing babies need. I feed the mother cat and her offspring with dry fish food Sensitivity + Shine Freshwater Trout + Salmon Recipe. The cat is not emaciated, the kittens are actively growing.”

Reviews from veterinarians

Dmitry, veterinarian : “My clients often ask: “Is the GO brand suitable! for castrated animals." To which I answer them: “FOOD GO! have a very high calorie and fat content, which can lead to obesity in neutered animals and cats that lead a sedentary lifestyle.”

Sofia, veterinarian : “I recommend Go food to my clients as high-quality products, the composition of which is an order of magnitude higher than premium food.” Naturally, food with a high protein content must be introduced gradually and carefully, monitoring the animal’s condition.”

Advantages and disadvantages of Go food

PETCUREAN Pet Nutrition produces all its food for feeding both young animals and adults. She explains this position by the fact that in natural conditions there is no division of food for different ages of predators. Because of this feature, dry food granules are quite small and not everyone likes them.

Table: pros and cons of Go! for cats

Price and where to buy

You can buy dry food and canned food of this brand in:

1. "Yandex Market" ():
   Go packaging 1.36 kg - from RUB 1,111;
2. Go packaging 3.63 kg - from RUB 2,139;
3. Go packaging 7.26 kg - from RUB 3,420.
4. "ZooMag"():
   Packaging 1.36 kg - from 1183 rubles;
5. Packaging 3.63 kg - from 2430 rubles;
6. Packaging 7.26 kg - from RUB 3,824.

The above prices are indicative, current in January 2020. For exact prices, check the pet stores using the links above.

The Go! brand range for cats and kittens

All products of this brand contain a large number of meat components of natural origin, contain Omega unsaturated fats, and also include a variety of biological additives necessary for healthy nutrition of pets: taurine, biotin, minerals and vitamins, including B vitamins, which affect for healthy skin and coat. The food does not contain dyes or hormones.

Table: description of the composition of Go dry food

The food bag is quite large, but thanks to the presence of a soft clasp it is convenient to use

Color coding "Go":

• purple - FIT + FREE (with four types of meat);
• green - SENSITIVITY + SHINE (with sea fish);
• red - DAILY DEFENCE (with chicken and salmon);
• yellow - SENSITIVITY + SHINE with duck;
• blue - with pollock.

The cost of food is slightly different for different types and depends on the size of the package.

Table: approximate cost of Go food

Due to the high content of animal proteins, a cat’s daily diet is small and significantly less than the amount of food of a lower class.

Table: feeding rates for Go!

Wet food "Go"

Go! canned food, like dry food, is made only from natural ingredients, does not contain grains and belongs to the holistic class. This food contains vegetable broth, sunflower oil and Yucca Schidigera extract. There are several different pate flavors available, using different types of meat:

• Chicken Stew with Turkey + Duck pate with three types of meat (purple marker on the jar) - contains 30% turkey and chicken and 10% duck;
• Chicken Pate with chicken (pink marker) - 70% chicken;
• Turkey Pate with Turkey (blue marker) - 70% turkey.

All canned food contains biological and vitamin supplements (per weight of one jar):

• vitamin D3 - 20 IU;
• taurine - 100 mg;
• calcium iodate - 0.075 mg;
• copper sulfate - 0.05 mg;
• manganese chelate - 0.3 mg;
• zinc chelate - 1.5 mg.

The nutritional value of all varieties is approximately the same:

• protein - from 10.8% to 10.9%;
• fats - from 5.9% to 6.3%;
• fiber - 0.5%;
• ash - 2.5%;
• moisture - 79%.

The cost of all types of Go canned food is the same:

• 100 gram jar - from 124 rubles;
• pack of six canned food - about 640 rub.

Video: review of Go!

The difference between Go food and other brands produced by the same manufacturer

All PETCUREAN products belong to the highest class of animal feed. However, they have some differences in manufacturing strategy. When comparing Go! With other brands you can find the following differences:

1. NOW! offers a range for different ages of cats: kittens, adults (two flavors) and seniors. A special feature of this brand’s food formula is the inclusion of essential polyunsaturated acids DHA and EPA (classified as Omega-3 fatty acids), which affect brain and vision function and promote weight loss.
2. Summit with three types of meat - this brand produces only one type of food, which belongs to the super premium class. The food is intended for pets of all ages, it is not grain-free and contains brown rice and oatmeal. Its price is lower than Go! (1.8 kg - about 830 rubles).
3. Gather introduces one chicken flavored food. The peculiarity of this brand is the use of only organic ingredients, that is, grown without any chemical fertilizers, growth stimulants and other synthetic substances used in agriculture. Everything is only natural and environmentally friendly. The cost of such products is significantly higher than the market average. Therefore, the price of the food is higher than Go!: packaging 3.63 kg - from 3250 rubles.

Go cat food reviews

There are many pages on pet owner forums discussing Go Natural Holistic food from a Canadian manufacturer. Below we have collected several reviews from those who fed/are feeding their cat with this food.

Reviews from veterinarians

There are many reviews online about Go dry food from cat owners. Unfortunately, there were no reviews from veterinarians, there is only one short comment. It says that the composition is good, but there is no personal experience in using Go food.

Customer Reviews

Olesya writes:

We buy Go Natural Sensitivity + Shine food with salmon and trout, the cat is old and has sensitive digestion. In addition, at the shelter she did not eat well, she was very thin and emaciated, so they chose food with a good composition so that the cat would gain weight. The cost of a bag weighing 3.63 kg is about 3,000 rubles, but considering the composition (fish fillet, many vitamins, all natural, no grain), the price is justified.

The smell of the food is very strong, but I am sensitive to such smells, my mother says it smells acceptable. The granules are small, designed for kittens and adult cats of small breeds. Like all foods, the packaging contains dosage information for cats of different weights.

The cat eats this food deliciously, and in just a month she has gained 2 kilograms of missing weight. She began to look much better; before it was impossible to look at her without pity. I think Go food is good, the only downside is the price, which will hit your wallet if you have more than one cat.

There are two tails in our house, a dog and a cat. We selected cat food and tried Pronature holistic, Go Natural and Grandorf. We settled on the latter, but today we’ll talk about the results from Go Natural. After Pronature, it turned out that there was a negative reaction to chicken, and Go with duck, that’s why they chose it.

The granules are small and light. According to feeding standards, our cat needed 36 grams per day, but we had to give more, otherwise she would wake up early in the morning to be fed. The stool became lighter, apparently due to lighter granules, became softer and had a more unpleasant odor. Within a week the small pack sold out and we switched to Grandorf with rabbit.

Why the smell of the stool became stronger, and the feeding standards were not enough is not clear. Maybe at first glance the good composition is not so good, after all, the percentage of meat in it is not indicated. Could chicken fat and powdered eggs also come from chicken eggs? In general, this food is not suitable for cats that are not friends with chicken.

My cat now eats Gou dry food with duck; before that he ate Nau from the same company. First of all, I note that it is cheaper to feed expensive, high-quality food than low-quality, inexpensive food. With a weight of 4 kg, less than a thousand rubles per month are spent on a cat; a 3.6 kg bag is enough for 4 months. This takes into account if you also buy canned food and treats.

Go's food has darker granules than Nau's and has a meatier smell. The cat eats it very well. I also tried giving it to barn cats, they eat even better) The cat always has free access to water and drinks it after every feeding. The coat is in good condition, activity is normal, sometimes he runs here and there, and sometimes he lies on the sofa for half a day. In general, I am satisfied with everything, I recommend Go food.

What food can you choose to replace Go!

The Russian market provides a large selection of feeds, varying in price and composition, including holistic feeds. If you or your pet are not satisfied with Go for some reason, you can choose another one that has the same level of quality.

Table: food to replace “Go”

The Grandorf food line includes six items for cats of different ages and with different health conditions.