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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:18:56 -0700, "Leigh Bain"
wrote: "Orchid" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:20:45 -0700, "Leigh Bain" wrote: My husband told me that switching them from dry to canned isn't good for their digestive system. Once they are on dry food it's best to keep them on dry food. Your husband is wrong. Dry food in and of itself is not good for their digestive system, as cats are designed to get the water they need to live from their prey. Actually I mis-spoke. My apologies when I wrote that what I was trying to say was switching them back and forth from dry food to canned food wasn't good for their digestive system. That's what I was told. Am I wrong? If not please let me know because my cats do enjoy certain canned foods and I wouldn't mind giving it to them as a treat once and a while. Why not give them a mix? That's what I give my cat and I know lots of other cat owners who do the same. She loves the wet food but being able to feed her both means I can use an auto feeder if I know I'm not going to be home at my regular time - result - happy cat and a less guitly human! ) |
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:18:56 -0700, "Leigh Bain"
wrote: "Orchid" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:20:45 -0700, "Leigh Bain" wrote: My husband told me that switching them from dry to canned isn't good for their digestive system. Once they are on dry food it's best to keep them on dry food. Your husband is wrong. Dry food in and of itself is not good for their digestive system, as cats are designed to get the water they need to live from their prey. Actually I mis-spoke. My apologies when I wrote that what I was trying to say was switching them back and forth from dry food to canned food wasn't good for their digestive system. That's what I was told. Am I wrong? If not please let me know because my cats do enjoy certain canned foods and I wouldn't mind giving it to them as a treat once and a while. That is indeed incorrect -- most cat owners feed a mixture of dry and canned foods and there are no ill effects. However, I would recommend giving it more often than just as a treat -- why not give it every day? Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:18:56 -0700, "Leigh Bain"
wrote: "Orchid" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:20:45 -0700, "Leigh Bain" wrote: My husband told me that switching them from dry to canned isn't good for their digestive system. Once they are on dry food it's best to keep them on dry food. Your husband is wrong. Dry food in and of itself is not good for their digestive system, as cats are designed to get the water they need to live from their prey. Actually I mis-spoke. My apologies when I wrote that what I was trying to say was switching them back and forth from dry food to canned food wasn't good for their digestive system. That's what I was told. Am I wrong? If not please let me know because my cats do enjoy certain canned foods and I wouldn't mind giving it to them as a treat once and a while. That is indeed incorrect -- most cat owners feed a mixture of dry and canned foods and there are no ill effects. However, I would recommend giving it more often than just as a treat -- why not give it every day? Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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"Laura R." wrote in message .. . circa Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:20:45 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Leigh Bain ) said, My husband told me that switching them from dry to canned isn't good for their digestive system. Once they are on dry food it's best to keep them on dry food. Your husband may want to do some research. The above isn't true. It certainly isn't, in my experience. My fat cat is losing weight now that I am feeding her mostly canned, and my skinny girl is beefing up with muscle, she looks better than ever, bright eyes, minky feeling coat. It's amazing. They both get dry if they want it, but both tend to cut back on dry because they love the canned food. No digestion problems, gassiness, etc. |
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"Laura R." wrote in message .. . circa Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:20:45 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Leigh Bain ) said, My husband told me that switching them from dry to canned isn't good for their digestive system. Once they are on dry food it's best to keep them on dry food. Your husband may want to do some research. The above isn't true. It certainly isn't, in my experience. My fat cat is losing weight now that I am feeding her mostly canned, and my skinny girl is beefing up with muscle, she looks better than ever, bright eyes, minky feeling coat. It's amazing. They both get dry if they want it, but both tend to cut back on dry because they love the canned food. No digestion problems, gassiness, etc. |
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"[ medic ]" wrote in message ink.net... So what canned food do I feed to a cat who turns his nose up at anything that comes in a can, including tuna? The quality is not supposed to be good--but the only kind my girls love is Fancy Feast Chopped Grill Feast. It is the only one they eat all of and lick the saucer clean. But I imagine all cats are different. I think what they like is that it is ground and so easy to eat, and it has this strong roast beefy smell. If I had it to do over again, I would have tried all the premium ones first. It's going to be hard to get them off of it. |
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"[ medic ]" wrote in message ink.net... So what canned food do I feed to a cat who turns his nose up at anything that comes in a can, including tuna? The quality is not supposed to be good--but the only kind my girls love is Fancy Feast Chopped Grill Feast. It is the only one they eat all of and lick the saucer clean. But I imagine all cats are different. I think what they like is that it is ground and so easy to eat, and it has this strong roast beefy smell. If I had it to do over again, I would have tried all the premium ones first. It's going to be hard to get them off of it. |
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"kaeli" wrote in message The stuff that comes in a pouch? I tried that once. It had gravy and chunks, and all my girls would do was lick the gravy off the chunks and leave the chunks. Little heathens. |
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"kaeli" wrote in message The stuff that comes in a pouch? I tried that once. It had gravy and chunks, and all my girls would do was lick the gravy off the chunks and leave the chunks. Little heathens. |
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