Catfoods

"Netmask" wrote in message
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Netmask wrote:
Kelly Greene wrote:
Which dry cat foods have the highest content of meat? I looked at many
bags at PetsMart this week and the second ingredient is always corn or
some other grain. Cats are not grainavores. I did pick up a bag of
Purina. She gets a meaty canned food in the evening but I don't like
leaving canned food out all day. She's a new cat that wandered in and
very boney, starved, so I'd like to keep food in front of her as much as
possible until she gains some weight. What dry food do you cat owners
recommend?



I use only EVO http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1500

My 5 month old eats EVO and won't eat red meat but loves an uncooked
chicken drumstick (brings out the little hunter in him LOL to watch).
Likes fish and a tiny bit of Gorgonzola cheese, smellier the better. They
really have disgusting olfaction desires....


I got online and located a store not too far away that sells EVO. This cat
eats anything put in her food bowl. She's not fussy

One of my last cats was in love with potato chips. All kinds. :-D
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"jmc" wrote in message
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Suddenly, without warning, Kelly Greene exclaimed (10/3/2009 6:59 PM):
Which dry cat foods have the highest content of meat? I looked at many
bags at PetsMart this week and the second ingredient is always corn or
some other grain. Cats are not grainavores. I did pick up a bag of
Purina. She gets a meaty canned food in the evening but I don't like
leaving canned food out all day. She's a new cat that wandered in and
very boney, starved, so I'd like to keep food in front of her as much as
possible until she gains some weight. What dry food do you cat owners
recommend?


Look for Wellness Core, I don't think that has any grains. If you can
find a specialty pet store, they'll have more varieties.

Evo is also good, though my cat won't touch it.

For the record, my cat's a carbivore, I've been working for years to
change that cattitude

jmc


I like that word "cattitude." :-)) Carbs are what I'm trying to avoid in a
cat food since they are carnivores. My old vet told me to avoid them as he
felt they were behind a lot of cat's health problems. Obesity and diabetes
mainly, and tarter on their teeth leading to dental problems as time passes.
I'm going to check out a PetStore that sells Evo and the Purina product
mentioned on my next trip to town.

This poor cat started showing some worrying symptoms last night. I was up
all night with her.
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"jmc" wrote in message
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Suddenly, without warning, Kelly Greene exclaimed (10/3/2009 6:59 PM):
Which dry cat foods have the highest content of meat? I looked at many
bags at PetsMart this week and the second ingredient is always corn or
some other grain. Cats are not grainavores. I did pick up a bag of
Purina. She gets a meaty canned food in the evening but I don't like
leaving canned food out all day. She's a new cat that wandered in and
very boney, starved, so I'd like to keep food in front of her as much as
possible until she gains some weight. What dry food do you cat owners
recommend?


Look for Wellness Core, I don't think that has any grains. If you can
find a specialty pet store, they'll have more varieties.

Evo is also good, though my cat won't touch it.


I think you hit on an important factor here--they have to want to eat the
food, esp. the skinny ones! Gracie gets what she wants because she tips
the scale at 7.5 lbs and does not like many foods.

I'm going to look at the Wellness Core also. Some cats will eat a dry food
if you mix some canned in with it. I never had a cat refuse a dry food when
mixed with a little warm fat-free milk and canned cat-food. I would also add
some natural fats to their dinner when I cooked meat. They all had shiny
coats.
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"Kelly Greene" wrote
I'm going to look at the Wellness Core also. Some cats will eat a dry food
if you mix some canned in with it. I never had a cat refuse a dry food
when mixed with a little warm fat-free milk and canned cat-food. I would
also add some natural fats to their dinner when I cooked meat. They all
had shiny coats.

Adding fat from cooking is a great idea! If you ever put up any pictures of
your kitties please post a link here, I'd love to see them.

Thank you. If canned is better I can feed her canned only. She seems to like
the dry food also. I'm adding a 1/2 tsp of Essential Fatty Acids to her food
and she gets a little fat free milk (all we use here) daily.

Unfortunately, you won't find a dry food with meat as the main
ingredient. Dry food needs a "binder" to hold it together, and grain
(usually corn) is what's used.

A grain-free canned food is best. If you're looking for a higher-
calorie wet food, try something like Innova Evo. IMO I wouldn't feed
cow's milk to her. You can buy "cat's milk" at a store that has the
lactose removed and some added nutrients.

Kelly Greene wrote:

"Netmask" wrote in message
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Netmask wrote:
Kelly Greene wrote:
Which dry cat foods have the highest content of meat? I looked at
many bags at PetsMart this week and the second ingredient is always
corn or some other grain. Cats are not grainavores. I did pick up
a bag of Purina. She gets a meaty canned food in the evening but I
don't like leaving canned food out all day. She's a new cat that
wandered in and very boney, starved, so I'd like to keep food in
front of her as much as possible until she gains some weight. What
dry food do you cat owners recommend?



I use only EVO http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1500

My 5 month old eats EVO and won't eat red meat but loves an uncooked
chicken drumstick (brings out the little hunter in him LOL to watch).
Likes fish and a tiny bit of Gorgonzola cheese, smellier the better.
They really have disgusting olfaction desires....


I got online and located a store not too far away that sells EVO. This
cat eats anything put in her food bowl. She's not fussy

One of my last cats was in love with potato chips. All kinds. :-D


I'm feeding a feral "Felix" cat that is grateful for anything and has
made friends with Meko via the lattice enclosure - they sit and watch
each other all day. Unfortunately I can't let Meko outside as the area
is rife with FIV so it is a case of look don't touch!!!

It is also quite touching that "Felix" sleeps almost on the grave of my
last Burmese cat -

Kelly Greene wrote:

"Netmask" wrote in message
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Netmask wrote:
Kelly Greene wrote:
Which dry cat foods have the highest content of meat? I looked at
many bags at PetsMart this week and the second ingredient is always
corn or some other grain. Cats are not grainavores. I did pick up
a bag of Purina. She gets a meaty canned food in the evening but I
don't like leaving canned food out all day. She's a new cat that
wandered in and very boney, starved, so I'd like to keep food in
front of her as much as possible until she gains some weight. What
dry food do you cat owners recommend?



I use only EVO http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1500

My 5 month old eats EVO and won't eat red meat but loves an uncooked
chicken drumstick (brings out the little hunter in him LOL to watch).
Likes fish and a tiny bit of Gorgonzola cheese, smellier the better.
They really have disgusting olfaction desires....


I got online and located a store not too far away that sells EVO. This
cat eats anything put in her food bowl. She's not fussy

One of my last cats was in love with potato chips. All kinds. :-D


I'm feeding a feral "Felix" cat that is grateful for anything and has
made friends with Meko via the lattice enclosure - they sit and watch
each other all day. Unfortunately I can't let Meko outside as the area
is rife with FIV so it is a case of look don't touch!!!

It is also quite touching that "Felix" sleeps almost on the grave of my
last Burmese cat -

Unfortunately, you won't find a dry food with meat as the main
ingredient. Dry food needs a "binder" to hold it together, and grain
(usually corn) is what's used.

A grain-free canned food is best. If you're looking for a higher-
calorie wet food, try something like Innova Evo. IMO I wouldn't feed
cow's milk to her. You can buy "cat's milk" at a store that has the
lactose removed and some added nutrients.

I forgot to include these links:

Feline nutrition information: http://www.catinfo.org/
History of dry food (a must-read article): http://www.catnutrition.org/diabetes.php

Kelly Greene wrote:

"Netmask" wrote in message
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Netmask wrote:
Kelly Greene wrote:
Which dry cat foods have the highest content of meat? I looked at
many bags at PetsMart this week and the second ingredient is always
corn or some other grain. Cats are not grainavores. I did pick up
a bag of Purina. She gets a meaty canned food in the evening but I
don't like leaving canned food out all day. She's a new cat that
wandered in and very boney, starved, so I'd like to keep food in
front of her as much as possible until she gains some weight. What
dry food do you cat owners recommend?



I use only EVO http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1500

My 5 month old eats EVO and won't eat red meat but loves an uncooked
chicken drumstick (brings out the little hunter in him LOL to watch).
Likes fish and a tiny bit of Gorgonzola cheese, smellier the better.
They really have disgusting olfaction desires....


I got online and located a store not too far away that sells EVO. This
cat eats anything put in her food bowl. She's not fussy

One of my last cats was in love with potato chips. All kinds. :-D


TuTu likes a taste of potato chip too. But I make sure it is only a
small taste. IMHO it is the salt they crave. MLB

"MLB" wrote in message
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Kelly Greene wrote:

"Netmask" wrote in message
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Netmask wrote:
Kelly Greene wrote:
Which dry cat foods have the highest content of meat? I looked at many
bags at PetsMart this week and the second ingredient is always corn or
some other grain. Cats are not grainavores. I did pick up a bag of
Purina. She gets a meaty canned food in the evening but I don't like
leaving canned food out all day. She's a new cat that wandered in and
very boney, starved, so I'd like to keep food in front of her as much
as possible until she gains some weight. What dry food do you cat
owners recommend?



I use only EVO http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1500

My 5 month old eats EVO and won't eat red meat but loves an uncooked
chicken drumstick (brings out the little hunter in him LOL to watch).
Likes fish and a tiny bit of Gorgonzola cheese, smellier the better.
They really have disgusting olfaction desires....


I got online and located a store not too far away that sells EVO. This
cat eats anything put in her food bowl. She's not fussy

One of my last cats was in love with potato chips. All kinds. :-D


TuTu likes a taste of potato chip too. But I make sure it is only a small
taste. IMHO it is the salt they crave. MLB

I agree. A couple of my cats like smoked salmon. (lox). It is high in salt
content. I give them a little from time to time, but they won't eat a lot of
it in any case.....(for one thing, it is about $8 a pound)