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Old April 11th 14, 03:12 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Mack A. Damia
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Default Dry food addict. Refuses anything else

On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:02:40 +0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote:

Mack A. Damia mybaconbutty hotmail.com wrote:

they both love the Fancy Feast wet food...they have not been
touching the dry food so much and just eating the wet


That's because of how you have fed them.

Nothing wrong with wet food. Whenever I need to give them
medicine, I use Fancy Feast wet. Doing that today. But I know it
causes tooth rot, just like sweet food does to our teeth (some of
you might not notice). So I followed their (medicated) Fancy Feast
with some Purina Veterinary Diet Dental Health DH. If I were
feeding wet food, I would follow each meal with a small amount of
that DH dry food.

The Purina DH is very expensive, but probably cheaper than the
same amount of small packaged treats meant to control tartar
buildup. And the DH is probably healthier than the small packaged
dental health treats.


I guess you know that they do not like change, and I am too soft with
them. The younger of the two seems to eat anything, but the older is
very fussy. I would feel guilty changing their diets. They are both
still young cats - 3-1/2 and 2-1/2, so I do wonder about health
problems as they age. I live in Mexico, and there seems to be a vet
on every corner. The stores do not have much variety of food, and I
mentioned about the Mexican-canned Fancy Feast. I stock up with
several months-worth of food when I go to California.

Thanks. I will check out your suggestions the next time I cross the
border.

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