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Dreamies Cat Treats with Beef
by elfbwillow1
Dreamies - Tempting Beef
We adopted our cat Merlin three weeks ago and are adjusting to life with a new cat in the house. He is such a lovely little cat, very friendly and loving and has recently been let into the outside world for the first time. I never knew having a cat held the same feelings as having a child - I was ... a nervous wreck, and when he didn't return for over 24 hours, I was starting to get worried that he had got lost (or worse though that did not bare thinking about!).
As a new cat mum, I had gone out and bought many different bits and pieces from equipment to food, and one item in particular was a pack of cat treats; Dreamies in tempting beef flavour. To be honest, it was always going to be hit and miss with our new cat as we did not have much to go on with what he liked with regards to food, though the pet shop had these reduced from £1.55 to £1.00 so I figured that even if he did not like them, it would not break the bank!
This particular range of treats come in a few different flavours each with a differing colour packaging. The beef ones come in a bold pink sachet about the size of my hand (although I am not sure why pink and beef supposedly go together!). I am not entirely sure whether cats are overly worried about what the packaging looks like, though for ease of finding on the shelves for us humans, not only is it bright pink but also has a funny fat cartoon cat lying on its back with an image of the treats above (not actual size). The top of the pack has a clip closed easily resealable edging to keep the treats fresh. The bag is a 60 gram bag with 30 plus servings inside. I am not sure how they measure a serving, though I would have guessed a serving would be one treat at a time as that is what we give Merlin, though there are a lot more than thirty in this small bag!
As you can see, I am still very much a newbie when it comes to cats!
The treats themselves are tiny, square and brown. They have a rough outside which crunches when the cats eat them which I have been told is good for their teeth. It does not take much to break the treat open, though, and inside you will find a soft part. Each treat is only 2 calories as well, which I would imagine to be good for cats treats.
The composition of these treats are as follows;
Vegetable protein extracts, cereals, meat and animal derivatives (min. 4% beef), oils and fats, minerals.
These treats are absolutely fine for both kittens and cats.
I do admit that in the past I have tried a cat biscuit (the things you do when you are young and innocent!), though I have no urge to try one again! In any case, it is what my cat thinks of them that is the main thing, and although Merlin obviously can not talk, I can tell he loves them. The reason I mentioned about Merlin getting lost at the beginning of this review is because we used these treats to help find him. He had already fallen for the taste of these treats, and has got to the point of running up to us every time we simply pick up the pack, and so we shook them when hunting for him and when we were in his hearing range, he ran straight to us - crisis averted by Dreamies! I also mentioned that he is a very loving and calm cat, though he gets very excited when eating these treats and is always wanting more! It is weird as he does not seem to like beef cat food, though I suppose he is like a child in many ways - a treat is a treat and there is always room for a treat!
We have not yet tried any other flavoured Dreamies treat with Merlin yet so can not compare, though I am sure we will do soon enough, though at the moment, Merlin is happy just to have these ones, and that makes me happy as it means I always have a way to bribe him to come home again!
In case you are wondering, Merlin has been out a couple more times now and has now managed to be able to locate home without our help!
A five star rating from the cat!
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Dreamies Cat Treats
by Emma
I bought these as they where on offer in Asda. As soon as I gave one to my cat I noticed a problem, cats are fussy eaters, my cat especially, she ate them like she'd been starved and I have never seen that before. She was literally swallowing them whole. After I put the bag away she would sit outside the cupboard where we keep all the ... cat food and meow and scratch, she has never done this before. She always sits on my knee when I watch tv and I could hear her stomach growling and making strange noises and then she kept making movements as if she was going to be sick, I figured she was just burping if cats can burp? Later on in the night she was being a lot more active that usual, she loves to chase imaginary things around the house but never normally jumps on things, she was on tables, behind the tv and trying to get up the curtains! Now this really isn't normal for my cat. Finally when I came downstairs in the morning there where about 3 piles of cat sick on the floor, I could only put it down to the dreamies as she hasn't been outside much the day before because she doesn't like snow. I looked at the ingredients and was shocked, cats are carnivores, we shouldn't even feed them cat biscuits, they can't digest cereals properly and it can make them ill, and also the amount of unnessecary additives must be the reason why she was acting so bat crazy!
Definately not purchasing again!
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Dreamies Cat Treats with Beef
by xxfoxyredxx
When it comes to my lovely kitten Myrtle money really isn't objective. She is my best mate and my heart and I believe in putting pets first!
Because of this whenever I am in a supermarket I find myself browsing at stuff for her and buying her plenty and knowing her love of Dreamies this was a flavour I recently bought her as I ... had never seen them before!
The Packaging:
These Dreamies came in a bright pink plastic on the outside, silver foil on the inside and with a plastic zip action style seam to the top of the bag to do it up and close it to keep the biscuits fresh then on the front of the bag there a picture of a cat shownon there and we are told that they are Dreamies and the flavour which is beef of course is stated and that they are 'The Treats That Cats Crave' and there is a photograph of a broken up in half biscuit and we are told that they are crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside and that the bag weighs 60g and a bag this size contains 30+ servings (these are available in other sizes and flavours too of course). On the back of the bag other information listed includes being told a bit about the product, the ingredients they contain, nutritional advice and feeding advice is all given and contact details for the manufacturer are listed of course. Nice enough bag this is and it is informative enough and I do like the fact that it is simple to open and close the bag as I hate spillage and a mess created everywhere!
The Treats:
These are basically small puffed up squares of treats for kittens/cats. They are a brown in colour and made up of cereals and meat and fish derivatives with 4% of that made of actual beef. They are a handy size for my Myrtle to grab hold on and she absoloutely loves them and so do I knowing that they only contain 2 calories per treat and me having to watch what she is eating as she is very prone to weight gain gives me peace of mind too.
I can give her up to 20 of these a day.....she could well eat more of these but I try to get away with only giving about 10 of them in one sitting/per day but she loves them so much she don't half moan at me and makes me feel guilty but I stick to my guns cos I have to!
These are crunchy sounding, all the bits gets sucked up and she begs for more. I think they are a great quality and snack for my cat, she certainly seems to like them anyway and they are the brand that I tend to buy very often indeed!
Available in all good supermarkets and pet shops but do look about as they are more often than not on offer at about a pound a bag than their recommended price tag of about £1.25 and they are available in a variety of flavours too!
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