Cat food question.
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Tango gets a mix.
30g of Iams for breakfast that he doesnt often finish.
So he gets whats left and a third of a packet of Lilys kitchen or the Encore wet food.
He will then eat the meat and jelly and the dry gets snacked on throughout the night.
Also he gets evaporated milk with both. Its the one thing we spoil him with oh and I give him a meat stick when I leave for work.
30g of Iams for breakfast that he doesnt often finish.
So he gets whats left and a third of a packet of Lilys kitchen or the Encore wet food.
He will then eat the meat and jelly and the dry gets snacked on throughout the night.
Also he gets evaporated milk with both. Its the one thing we spoil him with oh and I give him a meat stick when I leave for work.
rambo19 said:
Lugy said:
Our kitten (fully grown, but always known as the baby!) does this, we find she'll eat the Lidls own brand 'pâté', might be worth a try.
Tried this yesterday, all the cats loved it!!!!!
rambo19 said:
Ive got 3 cats and a dog.
I buy cat food in jelly-whiskers/felix/aldi own brand, but the cats will only eat the jelly!
I'm throwing away the meaty chunks.
Any reccomendations on a jelly only cat food?
Mine will often pick the meat out and leave the jelly. Maybe we could swap details, and once a month, I'll send you a drum of jelly in return for a vat of meaty chunks! I buy cat food in jelly-whiskers/felix/aldi own brand, but the cats will only eat the jelly!
I'm throwing away the meaty chunks.
Any reccomendations on a jelly only cat food?
Athlon said:
Lily's Kitchen is very good but tricky to find, Waitrose sells it, Applaws (sp?) also good.
This is what Bob (the cat) gets.A common ingredient in wet cat food is 'various sugars'.
Ahem, last time I looked at the manual, cats were obligate carnivores, and can't metabolise sugar. (Or carbohydrate in general.)
I can't help thinking that cheap carbs in cat food contribute to diabetes and/or tooth decay.
Buy decent food. It's the least you can do.
Mobile Chicane said:
Buy decent food. It's the least you can do.
Waste of time. Mine will turn their nose up at fresh water, but the black soapy sludge in the gutter as I'm washing the car, they'll lap it up. Plus dead birds and chicks, grass, crumbs on the floor, mice, in fact any old crap. Cat food is a last resort. While we're here, any problem with feeding cats tinned tuna? The spring water kind, drained and then dropped straight get into a bowl.
My two are getting really fussy in their old age, and no longer eat most wet food easily available. They get fat really quickly on dry food alone, so I do dry in the morning then tuna in the evening. Any issues this could cause?
My two are getting really fussy in their old age, and no longer eat most wet food easily available. They get fat really quickly on dry food alone, so I do dry in the morning then tuna in the evening. Any issues this could cause?
Ekona said:
While we're here, any problem with feeding cats tinned tuna? The spring water kind, drained and then dropped straight get into a bowl.
My two are getting really fussy in their old age, and no longer eat most wet food easily available. They get fat really quickly on dry food alone, so I do dry in the morning then tuna in the evening. Any issues this could cause?
Absolutely not. Tuna is far too salty and will wreck their kidneys.My two are getting really fussy in their old age, and no longer eat most wet food easily available. They get fat really quickly on dry food alone, so I do dry in the morning then tuna in the evening. Any issues this could cause?
If your cats are getting fat on dried food, feed less of it and switch to a better quality food. Applaws gets my (and Bob's vote).
However current thinking is that cats should not get entirely dried food. They're evolved from desert-dwellers and 'thirst' is a weak physiological signal.
Applaws chicken pouches are the thing for fussy eaters, however they shouldn't get these entirely as they're intended as a complementary food and not a sole diet.
Ekona said:
While we're here, any problem with feeding cats tinned tuna? The spring water kind, drained and then dropped straight get into a bowl.
My two are getting really fussy in their old age, and no longer eat most wet food easily available. They get fat really quickly on dry food alone, so I do dry in the morning then tuna in the evening. Any issues this could cause?
I wouldn't recommend you feed it them too often! As MC correctly says, it's very saltyMy two are getting really fussy in their old age, and no longer eat most wet food easily available. They get fat really quickly on dry food alone, so I do dry in the morning then tuna in the evening. Any issues this could cause?
However, the stuff in spring water, undrained can be a very good way of getting food & water into them when they aren't getting enough
I (as a treat) mix 1/2 a can with more water & give it to mine, the Vet said it was a good idea of a way to get more fluid into them.
Tinned Tuna in brine...
.....too much salt.
In springwater....
All cats are different.
One of ours quickly devours a bowl full of prawns
The other won't touch them.
You should give them a combination of wet and dry cat food..the crunchy dried stuff is good for their teeth, I was told by a vet.
Regarding what brand etc, you just have to experiment, but if they don't like it they won't eat it, even if they are starving in my experience.....
.....too much salt.In springwater....
All cats are different.
One of ours quickly devours a bowl full of prawns
The other won't touch them.
You should give them a combination of wet and dry cat food..the crunchy dried stuff is good for their teeth, I was told by a vet.
Regarding what brand etc, you just have to experiment, but if they don't like it they won't eat it, even if they are starving in my experience.....
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