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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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enlightened us with... 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. LOL Yeah, that's where we're at right now, except we're finding out what they'll eat and won't eat. I don't want to starve the poor things (esp. my overweight male, who I worry about fatty liver if he just stops eating), so if they don't eat morning or night wet feeding, I leave dry down overnight. So far, they won't touch Science Diet, IAMS (yes, I even tried the hated P&G IAMS in the hopes there would be at least ONE semi-healthy brand they'd eat; two wouldn't touch it, one ate some and immediately puked his little guts out), Wellness, or Innova. They pick at Max Cat, Nutro Max, and Pro Plan. They seem to really like Friskies (ewwww) especially the shredded kinds (fancy feast or the big cans) and don't much care for 9 Lives. They also seem to like that new Meow Mix that comes in the packets, but won't touch the other packet brands. The MM has tiny little chunks instead of the big slices. They don't like big chunks or slices of any brand. I'm going broke trying all these kinds and I end up throwing almost all of it out. *sigh* I want them to eat some dry if they won't eat the high quality wet, since they do like some of the higher quality dry, but I also want them to get enough wet that they stay nice and hydrated and get the benefits of wet food. We're working on finding the balance. -- -- ~kaeli~ The best part of having kids is giving them back to their parents. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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"kaeli" wrote LOL Yeah, that's where we're at right now, except we're finding out what they'll eat and won't eat. I don't want to starve the poor things (esp. my overweight male, who I worry about fatty liver if he just stops eating), so if they don't eat morning or night wet feeding, I leave dry down overnight. So far, they won't touch Science Diet, IAMS (yes, I even tried the hated P&G IAMS in the hopes there would be at least ONE semi-healthy brand they'd eat; two wouldn't touch it, one ate some and immediately puked his little guts out), Wellness, or Innova. They pick at Max Cat, Nutro Max, and Pro Plan. They seem to really like Friskies (ewwww) especially the shredded kinds (fancy feast or the big cans) Have you tried Fancy Feast Chopped Grill Feast? It is STILL the only wet food that my girls beg for and eat every last bit of. I am about out of the Maxcat, Science Diet, and Nutro I got at Petsmart a while back. While there were some kinds they liked (like yours, they don't want no steeeeeking chunks, lol! I have to mash them with a fork or they just lick all the gravy off) nothing has compared to this particular flavor of FF. (It is ground.) I know it isn't as good for them--but they still get it two days a week, just because I can't see depriving them of something that obviously gets them high. It REEKS of something like roast beef's poorest cousin. But then, I think it all stinks, esp. before coffee. |
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"kaeli" wrote LOL Yeah, that's where we're at right now, except we're finding out what they'll eat and won't eat. I don't want to starve the poor things (esp. my overweight male, who I worry about fatty liver if he just stops eating), so if they don't eat morning or night wet feeding, I leave dry down overnight. So far, they won't touch Science Diet, IAMS (yes, I even tried the hated P&G IAMS in the hopes there would be at least ONE semi-healthy brand they'd eat; two wouldn't touch it, one ate some and immediately puked his little guts out), Wellness, or Innova. They pick at Max Cat, Nutro Max, and Pro Plan. They seem to really like Friskies (ewwww) especially the shredded kinds (fancy feast or the big cans) Have you tried Fancy Feast Chopped Grill Feast? It is STILL the only wet food that my girls beg for and eat every last bit of. I am about out of the Maxcat, Science Diet, and Nutro I got at Petsmart a while back. While there were some kinds they liked (like yours, they don't want no steeeeeking chunks, lol! I have to mash them with a fork or they just lick all the gravy off) nothing has compared to this particular flavor of FF. (It is ground.) I know it isn't as good for them--but they still get it two days a week, just because I can't see depriving them of something that obviously gets them high. It REEKS of something like roast beef's poorest cousin. But then, I think it all stinks, esp. before coffee. |
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Have they had their teeth checked recently? Mine were avoiding canned because they had some bad teeth, and the wet food was probably painful to eat. They would just swallow the dry whole, so it didn't bother them as much. (again, not noticed by the previous quack vets, even though both quack partners looked in their mouths -- and shown to me by my new vet, a couple of cracked and cavitied teeth painful enough that the cats cried when they were touched.) You might try pureeing the canned food with a wand blender (a suggestion I got from Megan), so that it's like babyfood, and they can lick it up. If they don't like the texture, or it's hurting their teeth, this might help. kaeli wrote: Yeah, that's where we're at right now, except we're finding out what they'll eat and won't eat. I don't want to starve the poor things (esp. my overweight male, who I worry about fatty liver if he just stops eating), so if they don't eat morning or night wet feeding, I leave dry down overnight. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Have they had their teeth checked recently? Mine were avoiding canned because they had some bad teeth, and the wet food was probably painful to eat. They would just swallow the dry whole, so it didn't bother them as much. (again, not noticed by the previous quack vets, even though both quack partners looked in their mouths -- and shown to me by my new vet, a couple of cracked and cavitied teeth painful enough that the cats cried when they were touched.) You might try pureeing the canned food with a wand blender (a suggestion I got from Megan), so that it's like babyfood, and they can lick it up. If they don't like the texture, or it's hurting their teeth, this might help. kaeli wrote: Yeah, that's where we're at right now, except we're finding out what they'll eat and won't eat. I don't want to starve the poor things (esp. my overweight male, who I worry about fatty liver if he just stops eating), so if they don't eat morning or night wet feeding, I leave dry down overnight. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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enlightened us with... Have they had their teeth checked recently? Jeffrey has horrid gums (his teeth are whole and have almost no tartar, but his gums were infected when I adopted him and he lost one tiny front tooth before I got it under control) which I try to care for (they've gotten better with brushing and some gel stuff the vet gave me), but he crunches his dry food. He was in pretty bad shape when I adopted him, as he came from a cat collector with 70 cats. His fur was all patchy and he was skinny and he had bad teeth, infected ears, infected gums, and a URI. He's grown back all his fur and put on more weight than I really wanted him to. *grin* His ears took a long time to clear up, and I have to keep them very clean (I almost never have to clean the girls' ears, but his need done every other day). His gums still bleed when I brush his teeth, but they aren't all red, inflamed, and gross like they were. His teeth are pretty much tartar-free; just a little yellow now. Poor little man. And he still loves me, after all I had to do to him. Go figure. The girls' teeth are good, as I raised them and made sure to brush regularly. They crunch up the food, too. Thanks for the suggestion, though. -- -- ~kaeli~ A hangover is the wrath of grapes. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... Have they had their teeth checked recently? Jeffrey has horrid gums (his teeth are whole and have almost no tartar, but his gums were infected when I adopted him and he lost one tiny front tooth before I got it under control) which I try to care for (they've gotten better with brushing and some gel stuff the vet gave me), but he crunches his dry food. He was in pretty bad shape when I adopted him, as he came from a cat collector with 70 cats. His fur was all patchy and he was skinny and he had bad teeth, infected ears, infected gums, and a URI. He's grown back all his fur and put on more weight than I really wanted him to. *grin* His ears took a long time to clear up, and I have to keep them very clean (I almost never have to clean the girls' ears, but his need done every other day). His gums still bleed when I brush his teeth, but they aren't all red, inflamed, and gross like they were. His teeth are pretty much tartar-free; just a little yellow now. Poor little man. And he still loves me, after all I had to do to him. Go figure. The girls' teeth are good, as I raised them and made sure to brush regularly. They crunch up the food, too. Thanks for the suggestion, though. -- -- ~kaeli~ A hangover is the wrath of grapes. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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I can't figure out which is worse - a low quality wet food as the primary
food, or a high quality dry... The low quality wet food is worse. Why would one want to feed high levels of salt (as one example) in a poor quality wet food? |
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