My friend fed her cats iams and their weight dropped loads because what they were eating had no substance to it

Yeah it is, we fed it to our old cat but it gave him the shits

I feed my cat IAMS indoor formula hairball and weight control. Iams has some substance to it because when my cat was a kitten I fed him Purina Kitten chow and he would just eat and eat and eat and eat. I could never put food in his bowl and just leave it there. When he hit the 1 year mark I transitioned him over to IAMS and now I can keep his bowl full all day, he doesn't have the need to eat constantly. I give him 1/2 cup 2x a day (once in the AM and once in the late afternoon) and he's a healthy weight and all that.

Iams isn't super cheap either. I mean it's not that expensive but $14 for an 8 lb bag sucks sometimes. Especially since my roomie has a cat too. heh.

I used to feed my cat a mixture of dry food and tinned food, but he got a urinary obstruction, so now he's only allowed tinned food (so as to keep him well hydrated). He's fussy too. He much prefers Wiskas over other brands.