Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys

I’ve been meaning to write a bit about a new line of cat food flavours from Fancy Feast called “Elegent Medleys”.  In all honesty, they seem to be of reasonably good quality, and our cats really love them.  I was surprised to see the cats chow down food with chunks of spinach in it, but they did, and they did it with enthusiasm.  Many of the Fancy Feast flavours have a decent ingredient list (lots of meat, low on by-products, few filler carbs), and I guess that’s partially why they’re so darned expensive.  If you’re buying Fancy Feast in the grocery store because you think it’s less expensive than a “premium” food like Merrick, Wellness, or Eagle Pack, do the math—you might be surprised.  In fact, the only reason my cats had any of these new Elegant Medley flavours was because we were mailed a couple of free promotional cans, and there were good deals on introductory samplers at Petsmart.

I was reminded to write about Elegant Medleys when I received an email this morning about this little treasure:

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Can’t you just imagine how your holiday guests will Oooh and Ahhh when they see your Fancy Feast snow globe?!  Nothing says “‘tis the season” like a plastic white cat in a glass ball, decorated with poorly painted teal and gold accents and made in China.  To get your very own, just send $2.99 and 12 UPC codes (about $10 worth of cat food) to:  Fancy Feast limited edition snow globe ornament order form.  Please don’t order one for me… I’d hate to keep a gem such as this out the of hands of a true snow globe aficionado.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 10/17 at 08:36 PM

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  1. I’m not sure which is more horrifying: The tacky plastic snow globe or that people are willing to save codes and send checks to get one.

    Shudder.

    Posted by Diana  on  10/19  at  02:29 AM

  2. My first reaction when I received my free can of chicken florentine from Fancy Feast yesterday was “oh, is that what they did with all the discarded spinach after the e coli scare?” (joke). In all seriousness however, we buy the Fancy Feast dry as cat treats (not as daily food) for our cats. It’s cheaper than buying tiny expensive pouches of cat treats, the bag is small and resealable, and the cats take to it like catnip.

    Posted by Susan  on  10/19  at  04:41 AM

  3. SURE you don’t want that beautiful and touching snow globe? Hehe.
    I’ve seen those FF cans in the store but the price scared me off. I recently scored two cases of Maxcat canned (same size as the FF ones) for .25/per can, on sale. The ingredient list was way superior to the regular FF, no “meat byproducts” like the FF.

    Posted by Carina  on  10/19  at  11:17 PM

  4. I *sniff* can’t believe you don’t want that snowglobe!  Finnovar has been eating nothing but Fancy Feast for days so he could save up enough to buy you an entire set.

    Posted by Helly  on  10/20  at  01:46 AM

  5. I usually order 6 or 7 Fancy Feast gifts annually, but this year I passed completely. Why? Snow globes hold on average 2% antifreeze which is EXTREMELY toxic to pets. My kitties look forward to Christmas because playtime consists of knocking ornaments off the tree - I shudder to think of one of my babies knocking off this snow globe, licking the contents and dying. I’ve always given the ornaments as gifts to fellow kitty lovers, but this year will be the exception. Maintaining my collection (since 1984) is NOT worth the risk!!! My ornament recipients know about this danger and agree - NO WAY! So, no thanks, Fancy Feast & Purina - We really expected more thought and consideration from you!

    Posted by Rae Luebbers  on  11/24  at  09:48 AM

  6. Out of curiousity, have you addressed this concern to Fancy Feast?  I wondered if this snowglobe does definitely contain antifreeze, or if perhaps they found a way to get around that?

    Also, I understand that if the snowglobe does contain a toxin, it might not belong in the home of a pet owner.  I do think that Fancy Feast assumes that people keep these items away from their pets, though.  The glass is dangerous if broken, the paint could contain lead, past years’ ornaments have had ribbons and bows that could be choked on, etc.  Antifreeze is a special concern because it’s such an immediate killer, but still, I don’t think these items are intended to be left where pets or children can reach them.  Just my two cents.

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  11/28  at  03:26 AM
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