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Old July 6th 04, 01:58 AM
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message
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A bad practice. There is a reason they put dates on cans and packages. I
certainly wouldn't donate outdated packages of cat food to a shelter as

I'd
hate to be responsible for causing illness for the felines.



true but cats are very good at detecting a problem with food. they don't
detect poison (i.e. rat/mice poison ) but do detect when its off. This
should be fine to use.


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Old July 6th 04, 02:04 AM
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I would not risk it.

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true but cats are very good at detecting a problem with food. they don't
detect poison (i.e. rat/mice poison ) but do detect when its off. This
should be fine to use.




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Old July 6th 04, 02:04 AM
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I would not risk it.

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"icarus" wrote in message
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true but cats are very good at detecting a problem with food. they don't
detect poison (i.e. rat/mice poison ) but do detect when its off. This
should be fine to use.




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Old July 6th 04, 05:59 AM
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On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 17:33:51 -0700, "Cat Protector"
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A bad practice. There is a reason they put dates on cans and packages. I
certainly wouldn't donate outdated packages of cat food to a shelter as I'd
hate to be responsible for causing illness for the felines.


I ALWAYS check cans to see that they have no bulges or leaks. If
there is any doubt, I throw it out. I don't store large amounts, so
if one should be outdated, it is probably by months and not
years.Packaged goods are also safe beyond expiration date, although
they probably lack some quality.
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Old July 6th 04, 05:59 AM
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On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 17:33:51 -0700, "Cat Protector"
wrote:

A bad practice. There is a reason they put dates on cans and packages. I
certainly wouldn't donate outdated packages of cat food to a shelter as I'd
hate to be responsible for causing illness for the felines.


I ALWAYS check cans to see that they have no bulges or leaks. If
there is any doubt, I throw it out. I don't store large amounts, so
if one should be outdated, it is probably by months and not
years.Packaged goods are also safe beyond expiration date, although
they probably lack some quality.
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Old July 6th 04, 07:15 AM
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If you want to eat food past the expiration date then go ahead but I don't
think it is great to put a cat's health at risk by giving him/her bad food.

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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message
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I ALWAYS check cans to see that they have no bulges or leaks. If
there is any doubt, I throw it out. I don't store large amounts, so
if one should be outdated, it is probably by months and not
years.Packaged goods are also safe beyond expiration date, although
they probably lack some quality.



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Old July 6th 04, 07:15 AM
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If you want to eat food past the expiration date then go ahead but I don't
think it is great to put a cat's health at risk by giving him/her bad food.

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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message
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I ALWAYS check cans to see that they have no bulges or leaks. If
there is any doubt, I throw it out. I don't store large amounts, so
if one should be outdated, it is probably by months and not
years.Packaged goods are also safe beyond expiration date, although
they probably lack some quality.



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Old July 6th 04, 07:31 AM
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f you want to eat food past the expiration date then go ahead but I don't
think it is great to put a cat's health at risk by giving him/her bad food.


That's not what she said. She said, "if there is doubt, throw it out."
She didn't say it was "great" to feed bad food.


Sherry
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Old July 6th 04, 07:31 AM
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f you want to eat food past the expiration date then go ahead but I don't
think it is great to put a cat's health at risk by giving him/her bad food.


That's not what she said. She said, "if there is doubt, throw it out."
She didn't say it was "great" to feed bad food.


Sherry
 




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