Showing posts with label home made cat food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home made cat food. Show all posts
Can my baby get sick from eating cat food?
My daughter who is 18 months always snatches and eats my cats food. there is really no place for me to put it without her getting her hands on it. should i be worried?
How to stop my dog from eating the cats food?
My dog is 7 years old and we have never had this problem before. We feed her every morning the same food we have fed her for 7 years, but starting a week ago, she started eating the cats food in the afternoon. Why would she start eating the cat food after 7 years of never touching it? And how do i get her to stop?
Is it ok to start 3 month old kittens on dry cat food?
I am getting a pair of male 3 month old kittens, and i was wondering if it was ok to give them dry cat food. If not what do you recomend? I am also trying to think of names for both, but i will look at their personallitys before naming them.
Why is my cat throwing up after eats food then grass?
My cat eats a lot. He eats some snacks and cat food and then he goes outside to the backyard and sometimeswhen i watch him outside he nibbles the grass and then comes inside and throwsup. What is in the grass that is making my cat throw up? Can he get sick from this?
What do i feed a cat when i have no cat food?
A cat just wandered into my life today, and it will be another few hours before I can get to the store and get him food. He looks very hungry. What do I feed him in the meantime? I have no canned meats and he doesnt want a hotdog.
What can i do to keep ants from getting into cat food?
I am moving to a new house and i am bringing two of my cats with me. They are already outside cats and do fine because their cat food is in the garage. they have a cat door to go through. but whenever i move to my new house there wont be a cat door, so what can i do to keep the ants from getting into it whenever its outiside? Thank you soo much for all you help.
Why do my chickens prefer to eat cat food over chicken feed?
I have to feed the cats early in the morning or late at night while the chickens are locked up in the pen or they will devour the entire pan of cat food. Ironically it is chicken flavored cat food. And the cats do not try to take down the chickens either!
At what age can a kitten start eating regular cat food?
I have a 3 week old kitten. She is being breastfed by her mother. But I think she is teething. When would she be ready to eat cat food?
When do you start feeding a cat quotadultquot cat food?
More specifically, is 5-6 months way too young for the adult food? (the bag of cat food doesnt say what age it is for)
What do i feed my cat when i do not have any cat food?
Hello there, so I am in a pinch here. I have no cat food, and I need tofeed my cat. I cant go into the store at this moment in time. So waht should I feed him for now? I am getting food as soon as I can!
What brand of cat food do you feed your cat?
I have a new turkish angora cat am going to pick up tommorow. What brand of cat food do you feed your cat. It cant be exsesively expensive like science diet or royal canin. Sumthing you can buy in your local supermarket or pet store. Not too cheap like a savon osco brand or FMV, or Pet Pride. What were your results from the cat food.
What food products are absolutely unsafe to feed a dog or a cat?
I have one of each and they mainly eat dog or cat food, but occasionally I give them people treats. What should I avoid?
How safe is it for a dog to eat cat food?
It seems that no matter what brand we buy, the dog is always more interested in cat food. He sometimes goes all day without eating anything. But hell have cat food or our scraps.
Where can i find a quality cat food for cats with food allergies?
My cat recently began losing all his fur and was diagnosed with food allergies after eating the same food his entire life (7 years) Now I need to find a quality food that is also economical.....
How to switch from commercial cat food to natural alternatives like rawhomemade or organic? any experience?
I tried to switch commercial cat can food to homemade cat food. My Cat were not interested at all! Is there any way to do it? Have anybody tried to do it for cats over all health? Thank you!
What cat food is the best cat food out there to buy?
It seems like no matter what kind of cat food we bring home, at least one of our cats will throw up if they eat it. What kind of cat food is the best one for them that wont make them throw it up?
What is a good quality cat food to switch to?
Carina
Ive read innova EVO and wellness are good but they are hard to find where i live and ive also read they can be bad for cats with high protein intolerance. Im thinking of buying Avoderm or California natural. are those ok? they currently eat purina cat chow. Also, do i have to feed them a certain amount? Since i have a lot of cats I usually just pour food on the dish and they come eat when they want.
Andera
Unless a cat is in end stage kidney failure, the high protein content of EVO and Wellness isnt a problem. Nature made cats to eat an all-meat, high protein diet. California Naturals a great food, and well liked here. Avoderm I have no personal experience with, but they are all surely significantly better than the corn and by-product filled foods you get at the grocery store, like purina and Iams. You can feed them the same as you do now. When switching to a premium food you can anticipate some loose stool (for some cats) as they get used to the new food. Also expect some shedding, as the old coat is replaced by a new healthy coat. And some cats will resist the better food at first - imagine telling a little kid that they arent getting McDonalds for dinner any more. Most cats though take one bite of the food, and say "wow - real meat" and never look back.
Gene
I cant really help you on this as I think you are talking about food which you buy in the USA. However, I wanted to respond the the person who said that IAMS is good because the cats eat less. The reason they do this is because dry food swells in the stomach (drop some in a bowl of water and see what happens). This is definitely not a good sign. There is NO good dry food so, if at all possible, feed a good quality wet food with a small amount of dry (apparently Orijen is good because it is grainless).
Seth
High protein intolerance? Im not a vet but that makes no sense. If youre talking about a cat with kidney problems, then the answer is not low protein, its better protein. Regardless, here are some other good foods in the link. Most if not all include store locators so you can find out if theyre sold in your area. The two brands you mention are ok but perhaps not top of the line.
Hal
Avoderm is good. Feeding them in one big bowl is fine. Here is a link that has a lot of good foods and you can order online. http://search. onlynaturalpet. com/search.…HOPE THIS HELPS:)P. S. iams etc are not good for your cats.
Lanette
Avoderm or the Natural is a quality food. I like the Natural Balance one too. Im assuming you are feeding dry only. I dont like to free feed adult cats - they tend to get too fat. I have scheduled meals for mine (dry in the morning; canned at night).
Elayne
Hi Cats need protein to survive. They are carnivores. No cats (and yes I am including crf cats that are not in the final stages) have high protein intolerance Wellness and innova evo are good brands but if you ae talking about dry foods, I would rather feed a lousy wet then any dry food. Wellness cans as well as innova are great. Since you have multiple cats, wellness has 12 1/2 oz cans for around 2 bucks which makes them cheaper then fancy feast. You can buy food from petfood direct. com. Sign up for coupons and when you get the 20 or 22% off ones, you can buy in bulk. Email me if you have a crf cat. Please learn about feline nutrition. Nutrition since there are so many bad things out there is very important to your cat’s healthContrary to what you may have heard; dry foods are not a great thing to feed a cat. Please read the label on what you are feeding? What are the ingredients? Do you know what they mean? Is the first ingrediant a muscle meat like chicken or meal or other things? http://www. catinfo. org/#Learn_How_To_Rea…http://iml. jou. ufl. edu/projects/Spring04…Dry foods are the number 1 cause of diabetes in cats as well as being a huge contributing factor to kidney disease, obesity, crystals, u. t.i’s and a host of other problems. Food allergies are very common when feeding dry foods. Rashes, scabs behind the tail and on the chin are all symptomsThe problems associated with Dry food is that they are loaded with grains and carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process. Also, Most of the moisture a cat needs is suppose to be in the food but inDry, 95% of it is zapped out of dry foods in the processing. Another thing, most use horrible ingredients and dont use a muscle meat as the primary ingredient and use vegetable based protein versus animal. Not good for an animal that has to eat meat to survive. http://www. catinfo. org/#My_Cat_is_Doing_…You want to pick a canned food w/o gravy (gravy=carbs) that uses a muscle meat as the first ingredient and doesnt have corn at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all. THE BEST CAT FOODS CONTAIN NO GRAINS NO BYPOODUCTS NO MEALCats are meat eaters not cereal or rice eaters Fancy feast is a middle grade food with 9lives, friskies whiskas lower grade canned and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods. I would rather feed a middle grade canned food then the top of the line dry food. Also, dry food is not proven to be better for teeth. Does a hard pretzel clean your teeth or do pieces of it get stuck? http://www. felinefuture. com/nutrition/bp… Please read about cat nutrition. http://www. catinfo. org/ http://www. catinfo. org/feline_obesity. ht… http://maxshouse. com/feline_nutrition. ht… Vetinarian diets The reason your vet thinks so highly of the pet food they sell probably has more to do with money than nutrition. In vet school, the only classes offered on nutrition usually last a few weeks, and are taught by representatives from the pet food companies. Vet students may also receive free food for their own dogs and cats at home. They could get an Iams notebook, a Purina purse and some free pizza. http://iml. jou. ufl. edu/projects/Spring04…
Hailey
IAMS is supposed to be great and it seems as though because it is balanced nutrition, the felines actually eat less, saving money.
Ive read innova EVO and wellness are good but they are hard to find where i live and ive also read they can be bad for cats with high protein intolerance. Im thinking of buying Avoderm or California natural. are those ok? they currently eat purina cat chow. Also, do i have to feed them a certain amount? Since i have a lot of cats I usually just pour food on the dish and they come eat when they want.
Andera
Unless a cat is in end stage kidney failure, the high protein content of EVO and Wellness isnt a problem. Nature made cats to eat an all-meat, high protein diet. California Naturals a great food, and well liked here. Avoderm I have no personal experience with, but they are all surely significantly better than the corn and by-product filled foods you get at the grocery store, like purina and Iams. You can feed them the same as you do now. When switching to a premium food you can anticipate some loose stool (for some cats) as they get used to the new food. Also expect some shedding, as the old coat is replaced by a new healthy coat. And some cats will resist the better food at first - imagine telling a little kid that they arent getting McDonalds for dinner any more. Most cats though take one bite of the food, and say "wow - real meat" and never look back.
Gene
I cant really help you on this as I think you are talking about food which you buy in the USA. However, I wanted to respond the the person who said that IAMS is good because the cats eat less. The reason they do this is because dry food swells in the stomach (drop some in a bowl of water and see what happens). This is definitely not a good sign. There is NO good dry food so, if at all possible, feed a good quality wet food with a small amount of dry (apparently Orijen is good because it is grainless).
Seth
High protein intolerance? Im not a vet but that makes no sense. If youre talking about a cat with kidney problems, then the answer is not low protein, its better protein. Regardless, here are some other good foods in the link. Most if not all include store locators so you can find out if theyre sold in your area. The two brands you mention are ok but perhaps not top of the line.
Hal
Avoderm is good. Feeding them in one big bowl is fine. Here is a link that has a lot of good foods and you can order online. http://search. onlynaturalpet. com/search.…HOPE THIS HELPS:)P. S. iams etc are not good for your cats.
Lanette
Avoderm or the Natural is a quality food. I like the Natural Balance one too. Im assuming you are feeding dry only. I dont like to free feed adult cats - they tend to get too fat. I have scheduled meals for mine (dry in the morning; canned at night).
Elayne
Hi Cats need protein to survive. They are carnivores. No cats (and yes I am including crf cats that are not in the final stages) have high protein intolerance Wellness and innova evo are good brands but if you ae talking about dry foods, I would rather feed a lousy wet then any dry food. Wellness cans as well as innova are great. Since you have multiple cats, wellness has 12 1/2 oz cans for around 2 bucks which makes them cheaper then fancy feast. You can buy food from petfood direct. com. Sign up for coupons and when you get the 20 or 22% off ones, you can buy in bulk. Email me if you have a crf cat. Please learn about feline nutrition. Nutrition since there are so many bad things out there is very important to your cat’s healthContrary to what you may have heard; dry foods are not a great thing to feed a cat. Please read the label on what you are feeding? What are the ingredients? Do you know what they mean? Is the first ingrediant a muscle meat like chicken or meal or other things? http://www. catinfo. org/#Learn_How_To_Rea…http://iml. jou. ufl. edu/projects/Spring04…Dry foods are the number 1 cause of diabetes in cats as well as being a huge contributing factor to kidney disease, obesity, crystals, u. t.i’s and a host of other problems. Food allergies are very common when feeding dry foods. Rashes, scabs behind the tail and on the chin are all symptomsThe problems associated with Dry food is that they are loaded with grains and carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process. Also, Most of the moisture a cat needs is suppose to be in the food but inDry, 95% of it is zapped out of dry foods in the processing. Another thing, most use horrible ingredients and dont use a muscle meat as the primary ingredient and use vegetable based protein versus animal. Not good for an animal that has to eat meat to survive. http://www. catinfo. org/#My_Cat_is_Doing_…You want to pick a canned food w/o gravy (gravy=carbs) that uses a muscle meat as the first ingredient and doesnt have corn at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all. THE BEST CAT FOODS CONTAIN NO GRAINS NO BYPOODUCTS NO MEALCats are meat eaters not cereal or rice eaters Fancy feast is a middle grade food with 9lives, friskies whiskas lower grade canned and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods. I would rather feed a middle grade canned food then the top of the line dry food. Also, dry food is not proven to be better for teeth. Does a hard pretzel clean your teeth or do pieces of it get stuck? http://www. felinefuture. com/nutrition/bp… Please read about cat nutrition. http://www. catinfo. org/ http://www. catinfo. org/feline_obesity. ht… http://maxshouse. com/feline_nutrition. ht… Vetinarian diets The reason your vet thinks so highly of the pet food they sell probably has more to do with money than nutrition. In vet school, the only classes offered on nutrition usually last a few weeks, and are taught by representatives from the pet food companies. Vet students may also receive free food for their own dogs and cats at home. They could get an Iams notebook, a Purina purse and some free pizza. http://iml. jou. ufl. edu/projects/Spring04…
Hailey
IAMS is supposed to be great and it seems as though because it is balanced nutrition, the felines actually eat less, saving money.
Does anyone else spend more on cat litter than they do on cat food?
Paulita
Does anyone else spend more on cat litter than they do on cat food? There seems like something is wrong with this theory. Especially when I have to clean the cat litter. Any certain brand you like best?
Arlette
I mean we have 6 cats. We ONLY feed them organic cat food or we mkae our own...we switch off. We would NEVER feed our "babies" that crap in the Grocery stores....and most of the crap in Pet stores. Everyone needs to read "FOOD PETS DIE FOR" its a must if u love yiour kitties. We only use organic or very natural cat litter. Our one male cat Spike has asthma, so we have to make sure his box has NO dust and even those claiming 99% free are really dusty. We like:Feline PineBreeder’s choiceWegener’s Brandof course I think the food last alot longer than the litter. 6 cat boxes...and we clean them everyother day so it can be expensive as well as exhausting....gotta love the kids though
Candace
I feed stray cats a lot, and my mom allowed me to bring a cat insie for one night. The food was $5 cheaper than the litter! The prices are ridicously high!
Geraldo
I do. The preimum clumping litter is so much cleaner and better than the cheap crap. I dont see any reason to waste money on expensive premium cat food. Even my vet thinks its a waste.
Arlette
Well I spend more on cat food. With 13 cats it is a given. I found the best litter at ingles. It is in a big square tub it cost around eight dollars. It is easy to scoop and it keeps down odor. The name of it is Laura Lynn scoopable liter LOL it is good litter.
Darla
I only have one cat and shes a little on the small side so food isnt really that expensive to keep her full and happy. She is a picky eater only eats Purina dry food and doesnt like treats at all. With the cat litter she doesnt like when its dirty at all so i constantly have to change it. I buy the cat litter in bulk i when its on sale i usually buy a couple of the 40lb bags and they usually have coupons on them :) if i cant get the 40 i usually get the 20lb and that lasts me. I spend more money on cat litter than i do cat food.
Racquel
No, I spend about $60 a month on canned foods from Natural Balance, Natures Variety, and Merrick, etc. Since my cats are happy with pine pellets, I buy 40lb bags from the hardware store for about $4. These last about six weeks. For anyone who wants to try this kind of litter, I advise buying a small bag of Feline Pine, mixing it gradually in with whatever litter you currently use, and then if your cat will use it, find yourself a hardware store that sells pine pellets as fuel for wood stoves, because it is much cheaper.
Camellia
Id rather buy organic food and cheap litter than vice versa. Premium foods are not "crap" like someone else said. Research what by-products, meat and bone meal, rendered meats and artificial preservatives can do to your cats. Vets argue against premium foods because they often sell crappy by-product and artificial chemical enhanced formulas at their office and therefore make money off it.
Janna
Not us - we use the wood stove pellets for litter - $5.00 for a 40 lb bag - better price and IMO better litter for us.
Bao
No, but the reason for that is two fold... I feed the "kids" no-grain, by-product free foods (Taste of the Wild, Healthwise and Innova) that are higher priced but much healthier than supermarket brands... AND their litter is very inexpensive ($4.49/40 lb. bag).Im using wood pellets used for wood burning stoves (100% pine; NO cedar, NO additives). I checked with a holistic vet before switching. It took about a month of gradually adding the pellets to their clumping litter to get them used to the change in texture. I just scoop and flush the poop. The pellets absorb the urine, breaking down into sawdust (not fine dust particles like clumping and non-clumping clay litters) which settles to the bottom of the box. You can use your existing litter box and dump when about half of the pellets have broken down, buy a box made for Feline Pine litter, or make your own sifter. About 2-3 times a week, I use a plastic colander (the type used for draining spaghetti) to sift out the sawdust, put the pellets back in the box and add a scoop or two of fresh pellets on top. Its wonderful!! Theres no cat box odor or dust, cleanup is easy, no more time consuming than clumping litter, and theres almost no tracking! Ecologically, its way better than dumping clay litter into landfills and the sawdust can even be composted and used for mulch. If you cant locate cedar-free pellets in your area, look into a similar, cedar-free product thats used for horse bedding. Im not shilling for this brand, its just what I could find locally that was both cedar and additive free:Eco-Flame, manufactured here in Colorado by Confluence Energy:http://www. confluenceenergy. com/
Dan
No. Actually I spend more on food. I spend about $30 on food a month and about $20 on the litter. I have 3 cats and they eat a lot. The cat boxes get dumped out and washed twice a month ( we have 3 of them) and scooped every other day so in between I just add a little fresh litter to the boxes. I prefer scoop away for multiple cats for the big box and then I use the tidy cats non clumping litter for the small ones because those are the ones the kitten prefers.
Cherelle
Nope, I feed my Purina One: Hairball formula. That $21 dollars twice monthly for 5 cats. I like Tidy Cats clumping - the long lasting one.
Lorina
I have 3 cats and 2 extra large litter boxes. I buy new litter (not the scoopable kind) for each box every Friday. If I don’t, the male cat will use the bathroom right outside the litterbox. This is my only warning! Next is the bathroom rug. Don’t forget, a lot of the litter is used by urine. I use the 2nd cheapest clay litter. It works best with my cats. Different cats like different types of litter. Some like the pine litter, or the crystals. Some like scoopable, and some don’t. Use the type of litter that YOUR cat/cats will use. As to the food issue. Remember that the cat’s food is small, and a lot will fit into that little bag. They also shouldn’t be eating like a dog. What goes in, must come out! Most experts say that you should have 1 litter box per cat, but my cats poo in one, and urinate in the other.
Fay
I used to use the regular clay litter and it seemed like I spent twice as much on litter than I did on food. I hated having to lug that heavy bag around and griped constantly about having to pick up litter. I switched to the big box of scoopable stuff, and even though it is more expensive than just a clay bag (nonscoop) it lasts about 4 times as long. I’m not constantly running for litter now and I think the price of food vs litter is about even. My favorite brand is the Tidy Cat multiple cat formula. Its not too grainy, so it doesnt stick to kitty feet and get tracked all over. It seems to do the job of odor control, too.
Does anyone else spend more on cat litter than they do on cat food? There seems like something is wrong with this theory. Especially when I have to clean the cat litter. Any certain brand you like best?
Arlette
I mean we have 6 cats. We ONLY feed them organic cat food or we mkae our own...we switch off. We would NEVER feed our "babies" that crap in the Grocery stores....and most of the crap in Pet stores. Everyone needs to read "FOOD PETS DIE FOR" its a must if u love yiour kitties. We only use organic or very natural cat litter. Our one male cat Spike has asthma, so we have to make sure his box has NO dust and even those claiming 99% free are really dusty. We like:Feline PineBreeder’s choiceWegener’s Brandof course I think the food last alot longer than the litter. 6 cat boxes...and we clean them everyother day so it can be expensive as well as exhausting....gotta love the kids though
Candace
I feed stray cats a lot, and my mom allowed me to bring a cat insie for one night. The food was $5 cheaper than the litter! The prices are ridicously high!
Geraldo
I do. The preimum clumping litter is so much cleaner and better than the cheap crap. I dont see any reason to waste money on expensive premium cat food. Even my vet thinks its a waste.
Arlette
Well I spend more on cat food. With 13 cats it is a given. I found the best litter at ingles. It is in a big square tub it cost around eight dollars. It is easy to scoop and it keeps down odor. The name of it is Laura Lynn scoopable liter LOL it is good litter.
Darla
I only have one cat and shes a little on the small side so food isnt really that expensive to keep her full and happy. She is a picky eater only eats Purina dry food and doesnt like treats at all. With the cat litter she doesnt like when its dirty at all so i constantly have to change it. I buy the cat litter in bulk i when its on sale i usually buy a couple of the 40lb bags and they usually have coupons on them :) if i cant get the 40 i usually get the 20lb and that lasts me. I spend more money on cat litter than i do cat food.
Racquel
No, I spend about $60 a month on canned foods from Natural Balance, Natures Variety, and Merrick, etc. Since my cats are happy with pine pellets, I buy 40lb bags from the hardware store for about $4. These last about six weeks. For anyone who wants to try this kind of litter, I advise buying a small bag of Feline Pine, mixing it gradually in with whatever litter you currently use, and then if your cat will use it, find yourself a hardware store that sells pine pellets as fuel for wood stoves, because it is much cheaper.
Camellia
Id rather buy organic food and cheap litter than vice versa. Premium foods are not "crap" like someone else said. Research what by-products, meat and bone meal, rendered meats and artificial preservatives can do to your cats. Vets argue against premium foods because they often sell crappy by-product and artificial chemical enhanced formulas at their office and therefore make money off it.
Janna
Not us - we use the wood stove pellets for litter - $5.00 for a 40 lb bag - better price and IMO better litter for us.
Bao
No, but the reason for that is two fold... I feed the "kids" no-grain, by-product free foods (Taste of the Wild, Healthwise and Innova) that are higher priced but much healthier than supermarket brands... AND their litter is very inexpensive ($4.49/40 lb. bag).Im using wood pellets used for wood burning stoves (100% pine; NO cedar, NO additives). I checked with a holistic vet before switching. It took about a month of gradually adding the pellets to their clumping litter to get them used to the change in texture. I just scoop and flush the poop. The pellets absorb the urine, breaking down into sawdust (not fine dust particles like clumping and non-clumping clay litters) which settles to the bottom of the box. You can use your existing litter box and dump when about half of the pellets have broken down, buy a box made for Feline Pine litter, or make your own sifter. About 2-3 times a week, I use a plastic colander (the type used for draining spaghetti) to sift out the sawdust, put the pellets back in the box and add a scoop or two of fresh pellets on top. Its wonderful!! Theres no cat box odor or dust, cleanup is easy, no more time consuming than clumping litter, and theres almost no tracking! Ecologically, its way better than dumping clay litter into landfills and the sawdust can even be composted and used for mulch. If you cant locate cedar-free pellets in your area, look into a similar, cedar-free product thats used for horse bedding. Im not shilling for this brand, its just what I could find locally that was both cedar and additive free:Eco-Flame, manufactured here in Colorado by Confluence Energy:http://www. confluenceenergy. com/
Dan
No. Actually I spend more on food. I spend about $30 on food a month and about $20 on the litter. I have 3 cats and they eat a lot. The cat boxes get dumped out and washed twice a month ( we have 3 of them) and scooped every other day so in between I just add a little fresh litter to the boxes. I prefer scoop away for multiple cats for the big box and then I use the tidy cats non clumping litter for the small ones because those are the ones the kitten prefers.
Cherelle
Nope, I feed my Purina One: Hairball formula. That $21 dollars twice monthly for 5 cats. I like Tidy Cats clumping - the long lasting one.
Lorina
I have 3 cats and 2 extra large litter boxes. I buy new litter (not the scoopable kind) for each box every Friday. If I don’t, the male cat will use the bathroom right outside the litterbox. This is my only warning! Next is the bathroom rug. Don’t forget, a lot of the litter is used by urine. I use the 2nd cheapest clay litter. It works best with my cats. Different cats like different types of litter. Some like the pine litter, or the crystals. Some like scoopable, and some don’t. Use the type of litter that YOUR cat/cats will use. As to the food issue. Remember that the cat’s food is small, and a lot will fit into that little bag. They also shouldn’t be eating like a dog. What goes in, must come out! Most experts say that you should have 1 litter box per cat, but my cats poo in one, and urinate in the other.
Fay
I used to use the regular clay litter and it seemed like I spent twice as much on litter than I did on food. I hated having to lug that heavy bag around and griped constantly about having to pick up litter. I switched to the big box of scoopable stuff, and even though it is more expensive than just a clay bag (nonscoop) it lasts about 4 times as long. I’m not constantly running for litter now and I think the price of food vs litter is about even. My favorite brand is the Tidy Cat multiple cat formula. Its not too grainy, so it doesnt stick to kitty feet and get tracked all over. It seems to do the job of odor control, too.
How would i get my cat to have discrimination learning so that she only came running when a cat food can wa?
Dario
How would i get my cat to have discrimination learning so that she only came running when a cat food can was being opened (and now every can)?
Efrain
Hmmmm....train a cat? Shock Collar? Sorry just kidding. I dont know if you can.
How would i get my cat to have discrimination learning so that she only came running when a cat food can was being opened (and now every can)?
Efrain
Hmmmm....train a cat? Shock Collar? Sorry just kidding. I dont know if you can.
If tomatoes are so bad for cats then why is fancy feast putting them in their cat food?
Elly
I went to feed my cat his favorite turkey primavera from Fancy Feast. I know there are veggies in it, but some of them look red. And I know red is tomato, which is bad for kitties. So I read the back of the can, and sure enough, tomatoes were listed. Last time I checked, feeding dogs and cats tomatoes was a big no no. So, how can a company that manufactures cat food, put such an ingredient in their product? Any ideas?
Arianna
The reason even cat food brands directed to health-savvy cat owners put vegetables the food is so they can put them not only on the ingredient list but picture them on the label. Intelligent people know (or should know) full well that cats have no need for vegetables at all. However, we always have in the back of our minds that vegetables are healthful foods. It has been driven into our heads since we were toddlers. So even if the response is subconscious we associate vegetables with good health. And very wrongly so in the case of cats. The minuscule amount of tomato that is actually in that food would probably fit on the end of your little finger. So no need to worry. Manufacturers put veggies in cat food for marketing purposes.
Jill
They add items which are really healthy for the cats which evens them out but the nutrients in tomatos are very good for the cats.
Bernice
Problem 1. You are feeding your cat fancy feast. Buy a can of tuna, its about the same price.
Carolee
Tomatoes are fine for dogs and cats to eat - but not any of the green parts (leaves, stem, stalk). Our dog gets part of the tomatoes we cut up for salads. Our cats eat them too (tiny bites).
Debera
"Green Tomatoes, Green (raw Potatoes)These foods are members of the Solanaceae family of plants, which includes the Deadly Nightshade, and contain a bitter, poisonous alkaloid called Glycoalkaloid Solanine, which can cause violent lower gastrointestinal symptoms. The leaves and stems are particularly toxic. (Tomatoes in pet foods are RIPE, and should cause no concern because they appear in relatively SMALL AMOUNTS)" *all caps my emphasis*http://cats. about. com/cs/catfood/a/human…
Anglea
U sould report that to the cat food company
Shakira
Tomatoes bad 4 cats? hmm.. had cats my whole life and never heard that.
Evangelina
I am not sure why they do it, but they are not the only ones. I suspect they do it either because its cheap, or because they think we cat folk are too stupid to understand the difference between omnivores and carnivores, or because they are just plain ignorant and care only for making money, not for the catsWhat really bugs me is that the more expensive the food is, the more likely it is to have veggies in it! Its just another way to put in cheap carbs, without using grains, which have become a bad word in pet food. I know Max Cat puts peppers in some of their flavours, and other brands put in other things, like peas, or carrots, potatoes or sweet potatoes,, blueberries, cranberries, even rosemary! etc.. I cant imagine many veggies less digestible than peppers and they are in the same family as tomatoes, the Nightshade family of plants, many of which are poisonous, and includes tobacco too. I suspect peppers are no better than tomatoes for cats. Last time I checked, cats were still obligate carnivores and should not be eating any plants, or any carbs, in their food. I never feed dry - I consider it complete garbage and I avoid foods with veggies in them, because they make one of my cats really sick, but at the moment their fave is Friskies, which has wheat gluten and corn starch in it, along with fake flavours and byproducts. UGH! I dont like it but the cats do. I adopted them awhile back and they were used to dry kibble, so Friskies is a big improvement over that, despite its shortcomings. And according to Dr. Lisa Pierson, who I think has the best site on the net for cats, any canned food is a better bet than dry, for any cat. Eventually I hope to teach my girls to eat homemade food, where I get to decide what goes into it. There will be no veggies in my food, I can tell you that! See a great site on feeding cats.. www. catinfo. org. best site on the net for info for felines.
Andra
Tomatoes are bad only if they are green.
I went to feed my cat his favorite turkey primavera from Fancy Feast. I know there are veggies in it, but some of them look red. And I know red is tomato, which is bad for kitties. So I read the back of the can, and sure enough, tomatoes were listed. Last time I checked, feeding dogs and cats tomatoes was a big no no. So, how can a company that manufactures cat food, put such an ingredient in their product? Any ideas?
Arianna
The reason even cat food brands directed to health-savvy cat owners put vegetables the food is so they can put them not only on the ingredient list but picture them on the label. Intelligent people know (or should know) full well that cats have no need for vegetables at all. However, we always have in the back of our minds that vegetables are healthful foods. It has been driven into our heads since we were toddlers. So even if the response is subconscious we associate vegetables with good health. And very wrongly so in the case of cats. The minuscule amount of tomato that is actually in that food would probably fit on the end of your little finger. So no need to worry. Manufacturers put veggies in cat food for marketing purposes.
Jill
They add items which are really healthy for the cats which evens them out but the nutrients in tomatos are very good for the cats.
Bernice
Problem 1. You are feeding your cat fancy feast. Buy a can of tuna, its about the same price.
Carolee
Tomatoes are fine for dogs and cats to eat - but not any of the green parts (leaves, stem, stalk). Our dog gets part of the tomatoes we cut up for salads. Our cats eat them too (tiny bites).
Debera
"Green Tomatoes, Green (raw Potatoes)These foods are members of the Solanaceae family of plants, which includes the Deadly Nightshade, and contain a bitter, poisonous alkaloid called Glycoalkaloid Solanine, which can cause violent lower gastrointestinal symptoms. The leaves and stems are particularly toxic. (Tomatoes in pet foods are RIPE, and should cause no concern because they appear in relatively SMALL AMOUNTS)" *all caps my emphasis*http://cats. about. com/cs/catfood/a/human…
Anglea
U sould report that to the cat food company
Shakira
Tomatoes bad 4 cats? hmm.. had cats my whole life and never heard that.
Evangelina
I am not sure why they do it, but they are not the only ones. I suspect they do it either because its cheap, or because they think we cat folk are too stupid to understand the difference between omnivores and carnivores, or because they are just plain ignorant and care only for making money, not for the catsWhat really bugs me is that the more expensive the food is, the more likely it is to have veggies in it! Its just another way to put in cheap carbs, without using grains, which have become a bad word in pet food. I know Max Cat puts peppers in some of their flavours, and other brands put in other things, like peas, or carrots, potatoes or sweet potatoes,, blueberries, cranberries, even rosemary! etc.. I cant imagine many veggies less digestible than peppers and they are in the same family as tomatoes, the Nightshade family of plants, many of which are poisonous, and includes tobacco too. I suspect peppers are no better than tomatoes for cats. Last time I checked, cats were still obligate carnivores and should not be eating any plants, or any carbs, in their food. I never feed dry - I consider it complete garbage and I avoid foods with veggies in them, because they make one of my cats really sick, but at the moment their fave is Friskies, which has wheat gluten and corn starch in it, along with fake flavours and byproducts. UGH! I dont like it but the cats do. I adopted them awhile back and they were used to dry kibble, so Friskies is a big improvement over that, despite its shortcomings. And according to Dr. Lisa Pierson, who I think has the best site on the net for cats, any canned food is a better bet than dry, for any cat. Eventually I hope to teach my girls to eat homemade food, where I get to decide what goes into it. There will be no veggies in my food, I can tell you that! See a great site on feeding cats.. www. catinfo. org. best site on the net for info for felines.
Andra
Tomatoes are bad only if they are green.
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