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Food question
Please, I just want information, not to ignite a religious argument
between the wets and the drys. The vet told me Milo was getting a little chunky because his dry food (Purina Indoor) contained too little protein. Thus to get enough protein he ate too much of it, getting too many carbs and therefore too many calories. She told me to switch him to Wellness and EVO in cans, which I have done. But he really, really likes to have food in his dish at all times. Even when fed twice a day he eats just a little, then returns periodically. The result is that it's always dried out before he finishes it, so a fair amount goes to waste because he no longer recognizes it as food. Feeding him more often than twice a day isn't an option because I work, and anyway to match his pattern I'd have to give him a tablespoon or so every hour. Is there any dry food that provides good nutrition for an indoor cat at about the same cost per feeding as wet food? Yes, I asked my vet, but she didn't know of any off the top of her head. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Stan Brown kirjoitti:
Please, I just want information, not to ignite a religious argument between the wets and the drys. The vet told me Milo was getting a little chunky because his dry food (Purina Indoor) contained too little protein. Thus to get enough protein he ate too much of it, getting too many carbs and therefore too many calories. She told me to switch him to Wellness and EVO in cans, which I have done. But he really, really likes to have food in his dish at all times. Even when fed twice a day he eats just a little, then returns periodically. The result is that it's always dried out before he finishes it, so a fair amount goes to waste because he no longer recognizes it as food. Feeding him more often than twice a day isn't an option because I work, and anyway to match his pattern I'd have to give him a tablespoon or so every hour. Is there any dry food that provides good nutrition for an indoor cat at about the same cost per feeding as wet food? Yes, I asked my vet, but she didn't know of any off the top of her head. Indirect reply to your problem. Laku eats mainly wet food. He's also a "nibbler" and has food in his bowl for most of the day. I have started to counteract the drying up by putting a little hot water into the bowl with the food and then mashing it all up. This slightly dissolves the jelly in which the meat chunks are in, as well as keeps the food from drying up as much as it did before the idea of the water came to me. Laku's been happy with it, so everything's fine. -- Christine in Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com |
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:13:38 +0200 from Christine BA
: Indirect reply to your problem. Laku eats mainly wet food. He's also a "nibbler" and has food in his bowl for most of the day. I have started to counteract the drying up by putting a little hot water into the bowl with the food and then mashing it all up. This slightly dissolves the jelly in which the meat chunks are in, as well as keeps the food from drying up as much as it did before the idea of the water came to me. Laku's been happy with it, so everything's fine. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a try. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Suddenly, without warning, Stan Brown exclaimed (11/23/2009 10:01 PM):
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:13:38 +0200 from Christine BA : Indirect reply to your problem. Laku eats mainly wet food. He's also a "nibbler" and has food in his bowl for most of the day. I have started to counteract the drying up by putting a little hot water into the bowl with the food and then mashing it all up. This slightly dissolves the jelly in which the meat chunks are in, as well as keeps the food from drying up as much as it did before the idea of the water came to me. Laku's been happy with it, so everything's fine. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a try. I do the same thing, for a different reason - I add the water (sometimes hot sometimes not) to ensure she's getting enough, but it does have the fortuitous side effect of allowing her food to stay fresh longer, since she almost never eats as soon as I set it down. She likes it to age a bit, I guess jmc |
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