Royal Canin

So now I am reading that Royal Canin hard food for cats contains too
much Vit. D and is also killing cats? And that is what I switched to
from canned food.

I guess someone was correct - just cook chicken yourself and feel it
to the kitties.

on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:31:59 GMT, "Buddy's Mom" wrote:

I guess someone was correct - just cook chicken yourself and feel it
to the kitties.

NOT a good idea, unfortunately. If you're serious about cooking for your
cats, do your homework. They need the meat, the liver, the bones and
TAURINE, among other nutrients.

--
Lynne

On Wed 21 Mar 2007 08:39:45p, Lynne wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
om:

I guess someone was correct - just cook chicken yourself and
feel it to the kitties.

NOT a good idea, unfortunately. If you're serious about cooking
for your cats, do your homework. They need the meat, the liver,
the bones and TAURINE, among other nutrients.

Emphasizing Lynne's message. Not too much liver (vit A overdose), and
heart is a good source of taurine. Research research research.

--
Cheryl

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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On Wed 21 Mar 2007 08:39:45p, Lynne wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
om:

I guess someone was correct - just cook chicken yourself and
feel it to the kitties.

NOT a good idea, unfortunately. If you're serious about cooking
for your cats, do your homework. They need the meat, the liver,
the bones and TAURINE, among other nutrients.

Emphasizing Lynne's message. Not too much liver (vit A overdose), and
heart is a good source of taurine. Research research research.
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In the last year of Molly's life, when she would eat only human tuna, I used
to supplement her with Felovite II vitamins. Could a healthy cat do well,
long term, on a diet of homemade cooked chicken (e.g.) plus feline vitamins
to supply the taurine and the other required vitamins?
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

On Wed 21 Mar 2007 08:54:14p, cindys wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
:

In the last year of Molly's life, when she would eat only human
tuna, I used to supplement her with Felovite II vitamins. Could
a healthy cat do well, long term, on a diet of homemade cooked
chicken (e.g.) plus feline vitamins to supply the taurine and
the other required vitamins?

Wish I knew. I had a cat with IBD and it seemed that nothing he ate
(once he started eating again) agreed with him. I tried to home-
cook his food. Some people with IBD cats have had great results
with a raw diet, but I am not confident in my ability to create a
healthy, safe diet, so I tried a cooked recipe given to me from my
vet. He wouldn't eat it. It had chicken, rice, vitamin supplement.
I think the vitamin supplements that I found have too strong of a
medicinal smell for it to be appealing to cats.

There are books that have recipes for home-cooked diets for pets.
If you're really interested in trying it, I'd suggest looking for a
reputable one.

--
Cheryl

Buddy's Mom wrote:

So now I am reading that Royal Canin hard food for cats contains too
much Vit. D and is also killing cats? And that is what I switched to
from canned food.

I guess someone was correct - just cook chicken yourself and feel it
to the kitties.


Interesting. My one experience was brief and expensive. I have a cat
who showed very early kidney disease. At the recommendation of my vet,
I switched her from Innova to Royal Canin Renal LP.

After a month, cat was riddled with calcium oxalate stones, and had a
SEVERE kidney infection. Cat had no stones before Royal Canin. Now cat
has LOTS of stones. We switched to X/D and we're not seeing any new
stone formation.

Poor kitty

Corey

"Corey Kaye" wrote in message
. ..
Buddy's Mom wrote:

So now I am reading that Royal Canin hard food for cats contains too
much Vit. D and is also killing cats? And that is what I switched to
from canned food.

I guess someone was correct - just cook chicken yourself and feel it
to the kitties.


Interesting. My one experience was brief and expensive. I have a cat who
showed very early kidney disease. At the recommendation of my vet, I
switched her from Innova to Royal Canin Renal LP.

After a month, cat was riddled with calcium oxalate stones, and had a
SEVERE kidney infection. Cat had no stones before Royal Canin. Now cat
has LOTS of stones. We switched to X/D and we're not seeing any new stone
formation.

Poor kitty

Um, right. You seem to have this problem with a lot of premium foods,
as in, you posted that Fancy Feast Killed your Cat a few days back.

cybercat wrote:

Um, right. You seem to have this problem with a lot of premium foods,
as in, you posted that Fancy Feast Killed your Cat a few days back.



Yep, you're right. I'm TOTALLY MAKING IT UP that my cat presented with
calcium oxalate stones after feeding Royal Canin. /sarcasm

Sweetheart, I've got the radiographs to prove it along with a negative
UA prior to the food change and a very positive UA after. The SINGLE
change was the food.

Would you care to tell me how YOU would explain that?

And I REALLY think you're stretching things by calling Fancy Feast a
"premium food."

Corey

"Corey Kaye" wrote in message
. ..
cybercat wrote:

Um, right. You seem to have this problem with a lot of premium foods,
as in, you posted that Fancy Feast Killed your Cat a few days back.



Yep, you're right. I'm TOTALLY MAKING IT UP that my cat presented with
calcium oxalate stones after feeding Royal Canin. /sarcasm

Sweetheart, I've got the radiographs to prove it along with a negative UA
prior to the food change and a very positive UA after. The SINGLE change
was the food.

There did not have to be a change at all. Your cat may have been predisposed
to the problem. My point is, you are very fast to blame food for your cat's
health problems. It is ridiculous.


Would you care to tell me how YOU would explain that?

And I REALLY think you're stretching things by calling Fancy Feast a
"premium food."


Bull****. You admitted that you haven't even looked at the nutrition
differences since Purina took over a few years ago. Honeybuns.

on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:01:02 GMT, "cybercat" wrote:

Honeybuns.

heh

--
Lynne