The Italian company Monge & CSpa has been producing high quality food for cats and dogs for over 50 years. The manufacturing plant is located in an ecologically clean area of the country. There are different lines of cat food: Daily, Functional, Monoprotein, Bwild, Grain Free Veterinary Diets. Monge for sterilized cats is part of the Functional line. When compiling the recipe, veterinary nutritionists took into account the characteristics of pets whose gonads (males) or internal reproductive organs (females) have been removed.
Range
Monge cat food (Monge, Mongee, Monge) belongs to the super-premium class segment.
Daily Line Cat is a classic everyday dry diet based on meat and chicken by-products. This line includes 3 foods: for kittens, adults and the elderly.
Functional Line Cat includes products for cats with special needs. This line includes food made from chicken meat and offal:
- Hairball. It promotes the removal of hair from the stomach naturally (along with feces). This is important for representatives of long-haired breeds.
- Indoor Cat. This is a diet for pets that are constantly indoors. It helps strengthen the immune system and reduces the smell of feces.
- Cat Sterilized. Food for neutered and neutered cats maintains optimal body condition and reduces the risk of kidney and bladder diseases.
- Urinary Cat. The diet is recommended for the prevention of urolithiasis. It maintains a slightly acidic urine pH and prevents the formation of crystals and stones in the bladder.
- Sensitive Cat. The product is intended for feeding pets with digestive problems. It contains an increased content of prebiotics (MOS and FOS), which regulate the balance of intestinal microflora.
Monoprotein Cat is a diet with a single source of animal protein. There are 2 types of monoprotein dry food available:
- Rabbit The only source of animal protein is rabbit meat and offal.
- Duck. The main component is duck meat and offal.
The Bwild line includes food with a high meat content (more than 50%). Food satisfies the needs of obligate predators. There are 2 types of food from the Bwild line:
- Anchovies. The product is made from anchovy meat. Fish is easily digestible, is a source of animal protein, and provides cats with the necessary nutrients.
- Hare. The main ingredient is hare meat. The food supports the functioning of the body and has an attractive taste and aroma.
Grain Free Veterinary Diets are veterinary foods intended for the treatment and prevention of diseases in pets. The line includes the following dry food:
- Urinary Oxalate (for ICD of the oxalate type);
- Urinary Struvite (with struvite type urolithiasis);
- Dermatosis (for skin pathologies);
- Obesity (for weight loss);
- Renal (to treat kidney disease);
- Hepatic (for the treatment of liver diseases);
- Diabetic (for diabetes mellitus).
The Monge company also produces canned food. They are a tasty and healthy addition to dry complete food. With their help you can diversify your pet's diet.
Monge feed composition
The diet for sterilized cats ensures the prevention of obesity. It has a reduced calorie content. Thanks to this, the pet eats enough kibble to be satisfied without gaining weight.
Monge for cats (sterilized) includes the following meat components:
- dehydrated chicken - 26%;
- fresh chicken - 10%;
- hydrolyzed animal protein;
- chicken fat;
- dehydrated salmon;
- salmon oil
To form croquettes, cereals are added to the feed:
- corn gluten meal;
- oats;
- wheat.
The above ingredients are also sources of carbohydrates. They are processed in an extruder, so they are easily digested in the stomach and intestines of cats.
Additional components of the feed are:
- insoluble pea fiber;
- egg powder containing complete protein;
- taurine (essential amino acid) - 0.25%;
- xylooligosaccharides - 3g/kg;
- hydrolyzed yeast;
- Yucca Schidigera.
Monge Sterilized Cat also contains nutritional supplements (vitamins for cat health), processing aids (preservatives in the form of tocopherols and rosemary extract). The composition includes amino acids: L-carnitine (500 mg) and DL-methionine (3 g).
The food is completely balanced. It contains:
- 35% crude protein;
- 10% fat;
- 7% fiber;
- 6% ash;
- 1.2% calcium;
- 1.1% phosphorus;
- 0.08% magnesium;
- 0.2% sodium;
- 8.5% omega-6;
- 1% omega-3.
The percentage of carbohydrates is not indicated, but it can be calculated by subtracting all analytical components from 100%. Yields 29.92% carbohydrates.
Reviews of Monji cat food
You can read reviews about Mongee cat food on the Internet. Overall, this company is very popular.
The main advantages of the product are the presence of various vitamins and beneficial components. As well as products such as salmon, taurine, insoluble pea fiber, tuna fillet.
It is generally accepted that rice is one of the healthy carbohydrates for cats. Due to carbohydrates, the pet receives a large amount of energy. The pet's general health is good.
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To understand whether this food is right for you, you need to test it on your pet.
Advantages and disadvantages
There is no universal food that would suit all cats. Each product has advantages and disadvantages. The main thing is that the food is suitable for the individual pet.
Among super-premium and premium feeds for castrates, Monge stands out for its high quality, excellent taste and aroma characteristics. The advantages of this Italian product are:
- inclusion of natural chicken meat without the addition of growth hormones and antibiotics;
- absence of taste and smell enhancers;
- no soy;
- acceptable price-quality ratio;
- absence of harmful preservatives;
- balanced composition.
Despite the advantages of Monge products, food for sterilized cats from this manufacturer has some disadvantages:
- the presence of wheat and corn, which sometimes cause allergies;
- a high percentage of carbohydrates that are not beneficial for obligate predators;
- the need to dose so that the animal does not overeat.
It is important that cats drink 3 times more liquid than they eat dry food. This is the best prevention of ICD.
Monge food for cats
Compared to some advertised cat foods, this brand is not so widely known, which, however, does not mean its lower quality.
Manufacturer
A large family enterprise, Monge began with a small farm for raising chickens, whose meat was then supplied to expensive and elite Italian cafes and restaurants. Since only selected products were used, after the slaughter of the poultry there was a lot of meat waste and offal. Based on them, the owner and founder of the company, Baldasar Monge, began the production of canned food for pets (dogs and cats) in 1963.
Chickens, turkeys and ducks are raised on our own farms located in areas of Italy with good environmental conditions. It does not use antibiotics, growth hormones or various harmful chemical compounds. Raw materials are processed using the most modern Swiss and American equipment, which allows us to preserve almost all the beneficial properties of meat, as well as its natural taste and smell. Canned fish is made in a factory in Thailand, where only freshly caught tuna and other seafood are supplied.
Monge brand food appeared in Russia in 2015
Today, the Monge concern is one of the largest manufacturers in the field of food for dogs and cats in Italy, possessing innovative feed production technologies and constantly working to improve its own recipes.
What class do Monge products belong to?
The manufacturer positions its products as super premium food that meets all European quality standards. Belonging to this group is indicated by a fairly high content of natural meat component (at least 40%), as well as the complete absence of components that have a harmful effect on the cat’s body and are addictive (flavors, dyes, flavor enhancers, synthetic preservatives, etc.).
Advantages and disadvantages of Monge cat food
The undoubted positive qualities of the Italian diet for Monge cats include the following characteristics:
- safety - this is confirmed by research by Roskachestvo;
- naturalness - the main supplier of protein is only fresh meat;
- balance - optimal ratio of nutrients (proteins, fats and carbohydrates), amino acids, vitamin and mineral supplements;
- all raw materials are of high quality and carefully selected; no impurities or pests are found in the feed;
- environmental friendliness - no artificial or harmful preservatives, dyes, or flavors are used in production (only natural ones - rosemary and tocopherols);
- maintaining the taste of the food until the end of its shelf life;
- a huge range, including a line of medical nutrition.
The Monge range includes a large number of different foods.
Among the disadvantages of Monge food are:
- increased content of corn in some feeds, which is why such products are no longer classified as super premium;
- discrepancy between the actual amount of fat and the declared amount;
- the presence of trace amounts of the pesticides o-phenylphenol, piperonyl butoxide and pirimiphos methyl;
- too much calcium in the feed;
- difficulties with purchasing - food is not always on sale;
- quite high cost.
When analyzing Monge products, I was alarmed by the fact that the manufacturer never uses the word “meat” on food packages in the section on its composition. This worries many cat owners, since it is logical to conclude that the production uses not only pure chicken meat, for example, but also its other parts (skin, cartilage, offal, etc.).
Reviews from veterinarians
Alexandra, 28 years old, Moscow
Castration and sterilization have already become commonplace for everyone. After surgery, it is important to choose good food. I advise my spayed and neutered patients to give Monge. It is completely balanced. Low magnesium levels are a preventive measure for urolithiasis.
Oleg, 36 years old, Kaliningrad
For castrated and sterilized animals, it is important to properly balance minerals: calcium, phosphorus and magnesium. That's why I recommend commercial diets. Can be used to feed Monge for castrati. This is a good super premium product. However, sometimes you may experience an allergy to it.
Price and where to buy
Monge products can be purchased online, at pet markets or in pet stores.
It is better to buy food in packs from the manufacturer. The larger the packaging, the cheaper the price per 100 g.
A 400 g package costs an average of 300 rubles. For a pack of 1.5 kg you will have to pay about 800 rubles. It is most profitable to buy a 10 kg bag. Its cost varies between 3200-3500 rubles.
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Types of cat food
There are two ways to provide food to your pet - natural food or industrial food. Many natural dieters think that feeding their cat homemade human food is completely normal, but this is not the case.
It is important to take into account the breed, body condition and age characteristics of the pet.
Basically, owners prefer to purchase ready-made food, which is enriched with the necessary vitamins and minerals for the development of their pet.
The modern market allows everyone to choose food, taking into account the allocated budget. On the Internet you can see photos of Mongee cat food.
