A question about feeding canned food...
Hi again,
I've spoken to my vet about Cilla ("Horrible Pet Owner" post) and she has recommended a completely canned diet for Cilla. I don't really think it will be that difficult to convert her...she loves her wet food and only picks at the dry. The wet food we give her comes in pouches that are 100g each. As of today we are feeding her twice a day to coincide with her antibiotics. Is this enough?? The box says it should be 4 pouches which seems like quite a lot to me!! Any ideas? Thanks Summer |
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enlightened us with... "SummerC" , writes I've spoken to my vet about Cilla ... she has recommended a completely canned diet for Cilla. From my experience having cats for 20+ years and being a veterinary assistant for 5.....cats need canned & dry. The dry helps keep the teeth strong(er)....one must monitor kitties dental health as a normal part of things. How do you get them to eat enough wet when they prefer the dry and will only eat the wet when no dry is available? I'm trying to convert my cats to a wet food diet, and they're not overly thrilled with me ATM. If I give them any dry, they don't eat the wet. I worry about their kidneys and urinary tract, especially as I've lost 3 cats to problems from bladder stones, kidney stones, and kidney failure at relatively young ages. I blame the all-dry diet, now that I've read so much about it. I do brush their teeth and keep tartar to a minimum. I'd be happy to give them a mix if they'd EAT it. *heh* -- -- ~kaeli~ A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
"kaeli" wrote ~kaeli~ A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. HA! |
"kaeli" wrote ~kaeli~ A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. HA! |
kaeli wrote in message . ..
(...) How do you get them to eat enough wet when they prefer the dry and will only eat the wet when no dry is available? Don't give 'em dry until they've scoffed the wet? The dry can be a sort of crunchy dessert, a bit like chocolate coated peanuts, sans chocolate and peanuts. Steve. |
kaeli wrote in message . ..
(...) How do you get them to eat enough wet when they prefer the dry and will only eat the wet when no dry is available? Don't give 'em dry until they've scoffed the wet? The dry can be a sort of crunchy dessert, a bit like chocolate coated peanuts, sans chocolate and peanuts. Steve. |
Steve G wrote:
kaeli wrote in message . .. (...) How do you get them to eat enough wet when they prefer the dry and will only eat the wet when no dry is available? Don't give 'em dry until they've scoffed the wet? The dry can be a sort of crunchy dessert, a bit like chocolate coated peanuts, sans chocolate and peanuts. I had to switch my two to canned when one was diagnosed diabetic in January. They would still hang around where the dry cannister was in the kitchen, begging. I started giving them each a heaping tablespoon of Purina diabetic dry as a snack in the evening, but the rest of the time, they don't get any dry. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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