Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 This is in reply to several emails on this subject ;=) Recently someone very kind on this list (I think) responded to my query about cat food. I was concerned about the contents of commercial catfood, especially about the unhiegenic / unaesthetic / unethical? practice of putting let us say 'unacceptable' meat into petfood. I have since then put my cat on Wellness adult catfood. It has human quality chicken in it and a lot of very very good things as well. (Er, that doesn't mean the chickens are like humans, just that humans could, if they were not vegetarian, eat it safely ;=) Don't you just *love* some of this labelling!? :=) ) Also, another email correspondent - from my Townhounds list, I think - recommended Fidelio catfood, as likewise having human quality meat. Unfortuntely I couldn't get that one here so I happily went for the suggestion from this list - Lee-Gwen I think it was ;=) You *can* it seems safely feed a cat a veggie diet, but oh dear all the supplements etc you have to be sure they get in the proper amounts. And then there is the dispute/worry over whether synthesized taurine or whatever it is does the same as the stuff in meat. I decided I'd rather go this way with meat-containing high-grade food - certainly for now. Meat it is, but it shouldn't be anything tooooo offensive if you're used to feeding your cat regular catfood anyway. I buy the dry kibble and he loves it, as indeed he should, the lucky little lad. It costs a little more, but I figure it's worth it for my peace of mind - not to mention Misha's health ;=) best, pat - in canada -- PAT (In London, Ontario) Email List: townhounds- (townhounds/) Personal Email: SANTBROWN Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " Don't be afraid. Just start the tape. " - Anne Rice * " I don't do pawprints. " -- Snoopy ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 Nope, this one isn't down to me. My cats eat Friskies' Go Cat and won't touch any other brand of dried food. I certainly can't afford to try out the premium brands but I don't think they would eat them anyway. For the various strays who come into our house to eat, I have taken to leaving a bowl of homebrand cat food outside but no-one seems to be touching it yet. I guess they would rather come in and steal from our cats! I am getting a bit worried about one cat who visits every other day or thereabouts and she is why I put the bowl of food outside. She is very thin. I do know what you mean about cats who gorge themselves to the point of making themselves ill. One of our cats, Funny Face (the other is Kitchen Floor Tile, believe it or not - they are both black and white) used to do this a lot, and still does a bit. He was a stray who adopted us and he needs to know that food will be there whenever he wants to check out the bowl. Now his major problem is furballs - and big ones! Oh the joys of a fluffy cat who won't let anyone groom him ... Lee-Gwen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 02:15:13 +1100, you wrote: > He was a stray who adopted us and he >needs to know that food will be there whenever he wants to check out the >bowl. Now his major problem is furballs - and big ones! Oh the joys of a >fluffy cat who won't let anyone groom him ... > I don't know if this will help him or not, but we find that the Pounce Hairball Treats make a real difference for our cat. We give her 3 or 4 of them twice a week. She loves them. And as long as we keep doing this twice a week, she has no hairball troubles. These are with the regular treats in the supermarkets: but they say 'Pounce Hairball Treats'. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 I did look for hairball prevention thingummies when I was at the supermarket the other day but I didn't find anything. I will try again today at a bigger one. We are certainly interested! He throws up very big hunks of hair, particularly after my Lady has given him a hair cut. That can't be comfortable for him - and it certainly isn't comfortable for me because I am the one who has to deal with it (that's the deal - I cope with animal messes and she kills cockroaches about which I am phobic). Lee-Gwen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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