Fat Cat Reviews

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  1. My Cat Is Fat
  2. The Fat Cat Book
  3. Fat Cat Company
  4. The Fat Cat Song

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Review of Natural Balance Ultra Premium Cat Food
Fat Cats

This product is manufactured by Natural Balance Pet Foods. Natural Balance Pet Foods is a subsidiary of Big Heart Pet Brands. In addition to Natural Balance, Big Heart Pet Brands also owns Nature's Recipe, Milk Bone, Meaty Bone, Meow Mix, PupPeroni, Ally Cat, and several other brands.

According to our data, this Natural Balance recipe provides complete & balanced nutrition for the maintenance of adult cats. In other words, this formula is AAFCO approved.

Natural Balance Ultra Premium Cat Food Fat Cats is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for the maintenance of adult cats.

Ingredient Review

We'll begin this review of Natural Balance Ultra Premium Cat Food Fat Cats with a detailed discussion of the ingredients.

The first ingredient is chicken meal. Chicken meal is produced by cooking chicken using a process called rendering. The rendering process dramatically reduces the natural moisture of chicken and thereby results in a highly condensed protein source.

The second ingredient is salmon meal. Salmon meal is produced by cooking salmon using a process called rendering. The rendering process dramatically reduces the natural moisture of salmon and thereby results in a highly condensed protein source.

The third ingredient is pea protein. Pea protein is produced by removing the starchy parts of peas. Pea protein is considered controversial because it provides a substantial plant based protein boost. This boost is undesirable because plant based protein is typically lower in biological value when compared to meat based proteins.

The fourth ingredient is garbanzo bean. Garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas) are an excellent carbohydrate source, naturally rich in dietary fiber and protein.

The fifth ingredient is pea. Peas are starchy members of the legume family. Other than carbohydrates, peas are notably high in plant based protein and various vitamins and minerals.

Because ingredients are listed in order of pre-cooked weight, the remaining ingredients in Natural Balance Ultra Premium Cat Food Fat Cats are not as important as the first five ingredients.

However, collectively they still have a significant impact on the overall quality of the product. Therefore, we'll continue discussing the remaining ingredients in this Natural Balance recipe.

Next we have oat groats. Oat groats are obtained by removing the inedible outer husk of oats. Unlike other ingredients derived from oats, groats are not processed further and therefore contain the whole grain.

Oat groats provide a notable amount of dietary fiber, B vitamins, and various minerals. Whats more, non-contaminated oats are gluten free; however, oats are typically processed and grown near ingredients which contain gluten and therefore contamination is not unusual. Always check the packaging to ensure the product is gluten free if your pet has allergies to gluten.

The next ingredient is dried beet pulp. Dried beet pulp is the by-product which remains once sugar has been extracted from sugar beets. The primary contribution of beet pulp is dietary fiber.

We'd also like to note that beet pulp is fairly controversial in pet food. Proponents claim that beet pulp can promote intestinal health and regulate blood sugar. However, opponents claim that beet pulp is an inexpensive filler.

Then we have pea fiber. Pea fiber is a concentrated dietary fiber source. Fiber can help stabilize blood sugar levels and promote colon health.

Moving on, we have dehydrated alfalfa meal. Dehydrated alfalfa meal is produced from the alfalfa flowering plant. it's rich in plant based protein, dietary fiber, and various vitamins and minerals.

The remaining ingredients in this Natural Balance Ultra Premium Cat Food recipe are unlikely to affect the overall rating of the product.

Our analysis of the ingredients show that this product derives most of its protein from animal based sources. This is an excellent property because meat based protein contains all of the necessary amino acids required by cats. In our option, this is one of the most important properties to judge when reviewing pet food, therefore we believe this is an exceptional product in this regard.

Final Thoughts

In summary, we recognize that this product does not contain any artificial colors, artificial preservatives, or anonymous meat ingredients.

The official PawDiet rating for Natural Balance Ultra Premium Cat Food Fat Cats is 4.5 out of 5.

Remember the Honda ATC? Of course you do. I reckon most of us who are of a certain age remember the small-displacement, big-tired, candy-colored trikes that poured out of Hamamatsu by the ton in the 70s and 80s. Growing up in rural central-Ohio they were everywhere. Well, everywhere but my garage because my old man was overprotective, not that I'm bitter or anything.

That's... Odd...:

Anyway, if you remember the ATC you may remember that by the late-80s Honda was winding down production in the face of public backlash against the trikes' perceived danger and the increasing popularity of four-wheeled ATVs. Right before they completely axed the ATCs, though, Honda rolled out a strange little bike as a response to Yamaha's popular Big Wheel that was both dirt bike and ATC but not entirely either. Friends, let me introduce you to the TR200.

Who but Honda could have built the Fatcat, and who could resist it? Yamaha, the answer is Yamaha.

My Cat Is Fat

Just look at it! It's good, right? Produced for just two years—1986 and 1987—the TR200 is essentially an ATC200X with one of the rear wheels lopped off. It was powered by a detuned version of the ATC200X's 198cc air-cooled, four-stroke single which delivered power to the fat rear wheel through a five-speed gearbox with an automatic clutch. It had standard forks up front, a monoshock aft, and cable-operated drum brakes on both wheels. The suspension was padded out by the big, pillowy off-road tires from the ATC line, and it was apparently a boss in sand and mud.

Honda marketed the TR200 as a gateway machine to dirt bikes and ATVs, and touted its simplicity and friendliness. Along with the automatic clutch, the little bike was equipped with an electric starter with a kickstart backup for ease of operation. It had no gauges, a requisite 80s-era square headlight, and every TR200 made came in two-tone Shasta White with blue highlights with an extremly adorable 'Fat Cat' sticker package. The entire package weighed just over 250 pounds dry and ran $1,498 Yankee dollars (roughly $3,500 in today's dollars).

The Fat Cat Book

I couldn't find any solid production numbers for the TR200, but I don't think Honda made too many of them. Rushed to market to compete in a market already dominated by Team Blue, the Fat Cat never really found its niche and was dead before 1988. You can still find pristine examples of these adorable little scamps here and there on the internet, and for not a lot of money. Problem is, they're still competing with Yamaha after all these years since there are tons of its old nemesis, the BW200, on the used market and the TW200 is still A Thing. I still kinda want one, though, if only to own a bike that hardly anyone has heard of.

Fat Cat Company

If you'd like to know more, our colleagues at Dirt Bike did a killer shootout between the Fat Cat and the BW200 way back in 1986. You can read that article here and draw your own conclusions.

The Fat Cat Song

Photos courtesy of Bike-Urious.