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I checked the can and yes, it does say garlic. I called their 800
number and talked to the man who answered the phone (no recording thank God), and he said there was just a small amount of garlic for flavor. He said that large amounts could be harmful but not the amount that's in Wellness. He added that he has a 18 year old cat that is doing just fine on Wellness. ---MIKE--- |
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Nonsense,
Do you know the genetics of the cats in question as well as the attending vet does? Are you cognizant of the what breeds these cats are? Have thier parents or siblings been FLUTD kitties? You know none of this information but still presume to suggest you know more than the OP's vet who has actually seen the cats and knows them. To suggest that "serious imbalances" might be the result of feeding a cat Prescription Diet c/d is just plain goofy. Please let us know what nutrient level in c/d would be innapropriate for an adult cat. |
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On 2004-12-17, ---MIKE--- penned:
I checked the can and yes, it does say garlic. I called their 800 number and talked to the man who answered the phone (no recording thank God), and he said there was just a small amount of garlic for flavor. He said that large amounts could be harmful but not the amount that's in Wellness. He added that he has a 18 year old cat that is doing just fine on Wellness. When I bought Wellness a week ago or so for the first time, I also noticed the garlic in the ingredients list. But the stuff is way far down, like at the end of the second or third line. After blueberries, for cripes' sakes! I just have trouble believing that a cat food company would put poison in their food; therefore I tend to believe they've done their research and that such a small amount isn't a problem. Maybe I'm naive. -- monique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH with an attitude! |
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"Steve Crane" wrote in message oups.com... Nonsense, Do you know the genetics of the cats in question as well as the attending vet does? Are you cognizant of the what breeds these cats are? Have thier parents or siblings been FLUTD kitties? You know none of this information but still presume to suggest you know more than the OP's vet who has actually seen the cats and knows them. To suggest that "serious imbalances" might be the result of feeding a cat Prescription Diet c/d is just plain goofy. Please let us know what nutrient level in c/d would be innapropriate for an adult cat. Indeed, I have two cats who both get c/d because it is impossible to separate them at feeding time. One has had FLUTD, the other hasn't. They have been eating c/d as their main food for about 18 months now, with about once-a-week treats of other low-magnesium foods because they do crave variety (and yes, vet says that's fine). Both are thriving, healthy 10yos. |
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Thank you for all your replies. After some discussion, we've decided to
keep the x/d cat on the x/d (this was really a no brainer...he has to stay on it) and the c/d cats on the c/d. MOSTLY because if I have the Wellness for the c/d cats, it smells SO good the x/d cat wants to eat it. The c/d and x/d food smell similar, so now he doesn't feel like he is missing out. And thank you Helen for the link for inappropriate urination. I appreciate it, but at this point I could have written that!! We've gone through every medical test and every suggestion that there is on the web to stop the peeing outside the box. It still seems to happen about every 4 days. Thanks again and happy holidays. "Helen" wrote in message ... "default" wrote in message ... I know there has been some discussion on Wellness Brand cat food before, but I would like to hear people's opinion's on it. I am thinking of switching my cats to it (they've tested it out - the canned food - and love it!!). I have one cat with CRF - he is currently on Hills x/d (dry mixed with canned). He's been eating this for about a year. We have episodes with him where he will pee outside the box - in fact just had him at the vets last week for this very problem. They could find nothing medically wrong with him. It's looking like it's behavioral...We trying to keep logs and such to see what could be causing this. Anyway, I don't want to get into his inappropraite unination problems... You might want to read this though: http://www.felinecrf.org/treatments....te_elimination Do you have any opinions on the harm it might cause to take him off the x/d and switch him to the Wellness (dry and canned mixed...I like giving them something a little crunchy to eat - they have tartar problems). Personally I wouldn't feed Wellness, it contains garlic which may cause Heinz body anaemia, not a risk I'd want to take in a CRF cat: http://www.felinecrf.org/diet_and_nutrition.htm#onion Helen |
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From: olitter (PawsForThought)
Date: 12/16/04 12:30 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: From: "default" Looks like the price is all the same, so that isn't a deciding factor for me. Of course, the vet doesn't recommend anything but prescription for all the cats. Just curious, but does he sell this prescription food at his practice? Why does that matter? |
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:26:54 -0700, "Monique Y. Mudama"
wrote: On 2004-12-17, ---MIKE--- penned: I checked the can and yes, it does say garlic. I called their 800 number and talked to the man who answered the phone (no recording thank God), and he said there was just a small amount of garlic for flavor. He said that large amounts could be harmful but not the amount that's in Wellness. He added that he has a 18 year old cat that is doing just fine on Wellness. When I bought Wellness a week ago or so for the first time, I also noticed the garlic in the ingredients list. But the stuff is way far down, like at the end of the second or third line. After blueberries, for cripes' sakes! I just have trouble believing that a cat food company would put poison in their food; therefore I tend to believe they've done their research and that such a small amount isn't a problem. Maybe I'm naive. garlik? blueberries? why god, why would they put this into cat food? -L |
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