what band dry cat food you feed ?

On 7/27/2011 8:22 PM, Joy wrote:
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On 7/27/2011 6:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:

"Michael wrote in message
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I feed Purina in blue bag , tried indoor purina but they seem like the
blue bag stuff.I look on the back at the analiys of things& feed brand
that has most protien in it . Purina Kitten chow is only one I think
that has more .

Michael Lane
n Flatrock, Tennessee


Persia eats prescription food so what I feed her isn't very informative.
You'll get all sorts of answers to this question, from stuff you can
only get in a pet specialty store to home cooked meals. I figure as long
as they don't have specific health problems and like what you're feeding
them, go for it!

Jill

*Very* diplomatic, Jill! ;

Michael, this is probably fourth on the list of subjects that will cause,
well not a flame wars, we don't do flame wars here, but let's say a long
discussion. It ranks just between 'indoor vs. outdoor', 'intact vs.
speutered(1)', 'claws left decently/humanely intact or "declawed"' (it's
clear to see which side of that debate I, and probably all of us here,
are on - but it's one of the things we're passionate about, that being
the one "hot button" troll to use).

I believe in feeding canned food. I won't go into the pages long reasons
why I feel that way, but here is a good, educational link about the
subject:

http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm

Warning, it's long and technically a bit difficult, but scroll to the
bottom of the page and you'll find *numerous* cites of very prestigious
personages who contributed to the article.


(1) For Jay, that's a contraction of "spayed" and "neutered" that we use
here to denote both/either "spayed (females)" or "neutered (male)".


Thanks. I am slowly learning the lingo.

Jay

One of the reasons for the flame wars on this subject is the fact that many
people, including vets, believe cats should be fed only canned food because
it is better for their kidneys, while others believe they should only get
dry food because it's better for their teeth.

Joy



I really can't take either side 100% - I fed Bandit dry for most of her
18 years of life (vet recommended Science Diet, but he was selling it,
also). She was amazingly healthy for all of those 18 years; the only
vet visits were for vaccines and when the *vet* (different vet for a
one-off naturally) burned her during a teeth cleaning. I spent *years*
arguing for dry food, on a different newsgroup, but when the boys chose
us as their slaves I changed.

As long as it's a good quality food and contains mainly meat/protein,
then love and slavery are more important concerns.

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On 7/27/2011 7:55 PM, J J Levin wrote:
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On 7/27/2011 6:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:

"Michael wrote in message
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I feed Purina in blue bag , tried indoor purina but they seem like the
blue bag stuff.I look on the back at the analiys of things& feed
brand
that has most protien in it . Purina Kitten chow is only one I think
that has more .

Michael Lane
n Flatrock, Tennessee


Persia eats prescription food so what I feed her isn't very
informative.
You'll get all sorts of answers to this question, from stuff you can
only get in a pet specialty store to home cooked meals. I figure as
long
as they don't have specific health problems and like what you're
feeding
them, go for it!

Jill

*Very* diplomatic, Jill! ;

Michael, this is probably fourth on the list of subjects that will
cause,
well not a flame wars, we don't do flame wars here, but let's say a long
discussion. It ranks just between 'indoor vs. outdoor', 'intact vs.
speutered(1)', 'claws left decently/humanely intact or "declawed"' (it's
clear to see which side of that debate I, and probably all of us here,
are
on - but it's one of the things we're passionate about, that being the
one
"hot button" troll to use).

I believe in feeding canned food. I won't go into the pages long
reasons
why I feel that way, but here is a good, educational link about the
subject:

http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm

Warning, it's long and technically a bit difficult, but scroll to the
bottom of the page and you'll find *numerous* cites of very prestigious
personages who contributed to the article.


(1) For Jay, that's a contraction of "spayed" and "neutered" that we
use
here to denote both/either "spayed (females)" or "neutered (male)".


Thanks. I am slowly learning the lingo.

Jay


You're more than welcomed - I am just ecstatic to have a new slave join us
here... we've lost way too many members, IMHO, to FaceBook.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped

I just don't get the appeal of Facebook. I tried it... twice. I just
couldn't get interested. I don't want to have to be "friended" or accept or
deny "friend requests". Guess I'm just old fashioned. With usenet I can
delete posts (or block specific senders or domains). No biggy. I'm not
into having to search out people I might know and ask permission to
communicate with them, you know?

Jill

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:54:05 -0500, (Michael Lane)
wrote:

I feed Purina in blue bag , tried indoor purina but they seem like the
blue bag stuff.I look on the back at the analiys of things & feed brand
that has most protien in it . Purina Kitten chow is only one I think
that has more .

Michael Lane
n Flatrock, Tennessee

I used to feed them Science Diet, which costs a fortune, because that
was what they were 'used to'. Then I compared labels and discovered
that it isn't really any different to Iams (which costs half as much)
so I switched to that instead. Then I added a couple of extra furry
mouths to feed and had to downgrade again. They get Publix store brand
kibble and ONLY that brand. It has a much better nutritional profile
than other 'cheap' catfoods I've looked at, ie. it doesn't have more
starch in it than protein.

But honestly, if you ask a dozen people what they feed their cats,
you'll get a dozen different answers.

On 7/27/2011 8:22 PM, Joy wrote:
"J J wrote in message
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wrote in message
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On 7/27/2011 6:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:

"Michael wrote in message
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I feed Purina in blue bag , tried indoor purina but they seem like the
blue bag stuff.I look on the back at the analiys of things& feed brand
that has most protien in it . Purina Kitten chow is only one I think
that has more .

Michael Lane
n Flatrock, Tennessee


Persia eats prescription food so what I feed her isn't very informative.
You'll get all sorts of answers to this question, from stuff you can
only get in a pet specialty store to home cooked meals. I figure as long
as they don't have specific health problems and like what you're feeding
them, go for it!

Jill

*Very* diplomatic, Jill! ;

Michael, this is probably fourth on the list of subjects that will cause,
well not a flame wars, we don't do flame wars here, but let's say a long
discussion. It ranks just between 'indoor vs. outdoor', 'intact vs.
speutered(1)', 'claws left decently/humanely intact or "declawed"' (it's
clear to see which side of that debate I, and probably all of us here,
are on - but it's one of the things we're passionate about, that being
the one "hot button" troll to use).

I believe in feeding canned food. I won't go into the pages long reasons
why I feel that way, but here is a good, educational link about the
subject:

http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm

Warning, it's long and technically a bit difficult, but scroll to the
bottom of the page and you'll find *numerous* cites of very prestigious
personages who contributed to the article.


(1) For Jay, that's a contraction of "spayed" and "neutered" that we use
here to denote both/either "spayed (females)" or "neutered (male)".


Thanks. I am slowly learning the lingo.

Jay

One of the reasons for the flame wars on this subject is the fact that many
people, including vets, believe cats should be fed only canned food because
it is better for their kidneys, while others believe they should only get
dry food because it's better for their teeth.

Joy



Yep, I know *exactly* how you feel - I feel the same. And even though I
know, intellectually, that UseNet is just as public as FaceBook, I still
*feel* like this group is just a roomful of friends without some
stranger looking over your shoulder or trying to push their products on
you and your friends.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/

Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net

"Joy" wrote in message
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One of the reasons for the flame wars on this subject is the fact that
many people, including vets, believe cats should be fed only canned food
because it is better for their kidneys, while others believe they should
only get dry food because it's better for their teeth.

But surely it does not have be an either or thing?
Boyfie is fed mainly wet food but he does have a bit of dry every day. His
teeth were checked when he had his vacs last month and they were fine.
If it *were* an either or - it would be wet food. My cat could manage
without his teeth but not without his kidneys. The very high protein
content in dried food is a real strain on the kidneys as cats get older.

Tweed

In the end it comes down to personal choice.


Joy

jmcquown wrote:

I just don't get the appeal of Facebook. I tried it... twice. I just
couldn't get interested. I don't want to have to be "friended" or accept or
deny "friend requests". Guess I'm just old fashioned. With usenet I can
delete posts (or block specific senders or domains). No biggy. I'm not
into having to search out people I might know and ask permission to
communicate with them, you know?

Oh, you wouldn't have to seek out people to "friend" on Facebook. Believe
me, *they* will find *you*. And by "they", I don't mean your friends. I mean
Facebook itself. I'm constantly being hounded by "friend suggestions" which
are invariably people I don't know. This is done automatically by FB software.

Then again, I find this pretty annoying and I usually delete them. I'm also
forever getting invitations to "the event", whatever that means. It never
tells you what the event actually is. More deletions.

Is anyone on Google Plus? A friend of mine just invited me to join. She
says it's not chaotic or controlling like Facebook. They leave your privacy
settings alone, and they're not constantly changing the user interface so
that you can't find anything on your page that you used the day before.
And it's not full of hacking and viruses.

Joyce

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(I don't especially agree with the first half of this statement, but the
second half is absolutely true.)

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Joy" wrote in message
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One of the reasons for the flame wars on this subject is the fact that
many people, including vets, believe cats should be fed only canned food
because it is better for their kidneys, while others believe they should
only get dry food because it's better for their teeth.

But surely it does not have be an either or thing?
Boyfie is fed mainly wet food but he does have a bit of dry every day.
His teeth were checked when he had his vacs last month and they were fine.
If it *were* an either or - it would be wet food. My cat could manage
without his teeth but not without his kidneys. The very high protein
content in dried food is a real strain on the kidneys as cats get older.

Tweed

In the end it comes down to personal choice.

True. And one personal choice is deciding to follow the recommendations of
your vet.

Joy

"Christina Websell" wrote in
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But surely it does not have be an either or thing?
Boyfie is fed mainly wet food but he does have a bit of dry every day.
His teeth were checked when he had his vacs last month and they were
fine. If it *were* an either or - it would be wet food. My cat could
manage without his teeth but not without his kidneys. The very high
protein content in dried food is a real strain on the kidneys as cats
get older.

Tweed

In the end it comes down to personal choice.


Joy

In the morning I give them (the two boys) a half can between them of chunky
food with a lot of water mixed in (the water is the main reason for the
canned) and the rest of the day my electric feeders give them 3 small
portions of the Core. I hope over time this compromise works well. Frank
is always way early (45 minutes some times) to the dishes crying for food
but Lyle has it down to a few minutes and just waits there with no crying
at all.

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"outsider" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in
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But surely it does not have be an either or thing?
Boyfie is fed mainly wet food but he does have a bit of dry every day.
His teeth were checked when he had his vacs last month and they were
fine. If it *were* an either or - it would be wet food. My cat could
manage without his teeth but not without his kidneys. The very high
protein content in dried food is a real strain on the kidneys as cats
get older.

Tweed

In the end it comes down to personal choice.


Joy

In the morning I give them (the two boys) a half can between them of
chunky
food with a lot of water mixed in (the water is the main reason for the
canned) and the rest of the day my electric feeders give them 3 small
portions of the Core. I hope over time this compromise works well. Frank
is always way early (45 minutes some times) to the dishes crying for food
but Lyle has it down to a few minutes and just waits there with no crying
at all.

Waffles and Pickles were used to having dry food available all the time, so
I've continued that. In spite of that, Waffles usually starts whining for
his canned food about 5 p.m. I normally give it to him about 6:30 p.m.

Joy

Michael Lane wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes:

I feed Purina in blue bag , tried indoor purina but they seem like
the blue bag stuff.I look on the back at the analiys of things &
feed brand that has most protien in it . Purina Kitten chow is only
one I think that has more .

Daisy-chan is mostly wet fed. Various grain free types (including
fancy feast where about 4 of every 10 types happen to be grain free).
When she gets a treat of kibble, it's blue wilderness brand (top rated
grain free).

Daisy-chan gets yeast infections on grain foods so we swapped her.

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