Food Question

Christina wrote:
I actually buy Ol Roy for my bassett hound (whereas she used to get Purina
Beneful), but money is so tight that we've had to make many changes. We
have a family of six, two cats and one dog and are having a hard time just
keeping the utilities on which is why I ended up buying the Walmart brands.
I realize I shouldn't have taken on the responsibility for two cats, but the
lady who was fostering them made me feel guilty for not taking both since
they were brothers, so my husband and I adopted both of them even though we
were intending to get one kitten.

Anyway, they seem to love it and drink plenty of water, but I'm curious if
anyone in the group knows why the walmart brand is known as the worst brand
to give your pet.

Thanks for all of your help it's much appreciated.

Christina

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"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
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Christina wrote:

Hi Sue and thanks for the advice! If you read my response to Lauren,

you'll

see that I have been buying Walmart brand "Special Kitty". Can you tell

me

about how much a bag of Purina ONE costs? Thank you!!

I think a seven pound bag costs about seven dollars at Wal-Mart.
It could cost more or less where you live. Wal-Mart checks prices at
other local stores to be sure their prices are lower. (It's called
"comping," if you care!)

"Special Kitty" is probably one of the worst brands to buy, IMHO. Same
for the "Ol' Roy" Wal-Mart brand of dog food.

8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
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"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
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Christina, Feed whatever you can afford. Wal-Mart's Ol'Roy and others
don't use quality ingredients, that's why they are so cheap. But as long
as your pets are eating it and if that's all you can afford, then that's
all you can do. I'm sure your kitties would rather be in a loving home
than in a shelter, right? When your finances improve, then you can start
changing their diet.

Christina wrote:
I actually buy Ol Roy for my bassett hound (whereas she used to get Purina
Beneful), but money is so tight that we've had to make many changes. We
have a family of six, two cats and one dog and are having a hard time just
keeping the utilities on which is why I ended up buying the Walmart brands.
I realize I shouldn't have taken on the responsibility for two cats, but the
lady who was fostering them made me feel guilty for not taking both since
they were brothers, so my husband and I adopted both of them even though we
were intending to get one kitten.

Anyway, they seem to love it and drink plenty of water, but I'm curious if
anyone in the group knows why the walmart brand is known as the worst brand
to give your pet.

Thanks for all of your help it's much appreciated.

Christina

--
http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html
"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...

Christina wrote:

Hi Sue and thanks for the advice! If you read my response to Lauren,

you'll

see that I have been buying Walmart brand "Special Kitty". Can you tell

me

about how much a bag of Purina ONE costs? Thank you!!

I think a seven pound bag costs about seven dollars at Wal-Mart.
It could cost more or less where you live. Wal-Mart checks prices at
other local stores to be sure their prices are lower. (It's called
"comping," if you care!)

"Special Kitty" is probably one of the worst brands to buy, IMHO. Same
for the "Ol' Roy" Wal-Mart brand of dog food.

8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~

"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
************************************************ *
http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/




Christina, Feed whatever you can afford. Wal-Mart's Ol'Roy and others
don't use quality ingredients, that's why they are so cheap. But as long
as your pets are eating it and if that's all you can afford, then that's
all you can do. I'm sure your kitties would rather be in a loving home
than in a shelter, right? When your finances improve, then you can start
changing their diet.

Christina wrote:
I actually buy Ol Roy for my bassett hound (whereas she used to get Purina
Beneful), but money is so tight that we've had to make many changes. We
have a family of six, two cats and one dog and are having a hard time just
keeping the utilities on which is why I ended up buying the Walmart brands.
I realize I shouldn't have taken on the responsibility for two cats, but the
lady who was fostering them made me feel guilty for not taking both since
they were brothers, so my husband and I adopted both of them even though we
were intending to get one kitten.

Anyway, they seem to love it and drink plenty of water, but I'm curious if
anyone in the group knows why the walmart brand is known as the worst brand
to give your pet.

Thanks for all of your help it's much appreciated.

Christina

--
http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html
"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
...

Christina wrote:

Hi Sue and thanks for the advice! If you read my response to Lauren,

you'll

see that I have been buying Walmart brand "Special Kitty". Can you tell

me

about how much a bag of Purina ONE costs? Thank you!!

I think a seven pound bag costs about seven dollars at Wal-Mart.
It could cost more or less where you live. Wal-Mart checks prices at
other local stores to be sure their prices are lower. (It's called
"comping," if you care!)

"Special Kitty" is probably one of the worst brands to buy, IMHO. Same
for the "Ol' Roy" Wal-Mart brand of dog food.

8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~

"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
************************************************ *
http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/




Christina, Feed whatever you can afford. Wal-Mart's Ol'Roy and others
don't use quality ingredients, that's why they are so cheap. But as long
as your pets are eating it and if that's all you can afford, then that's
all you can do. I'm sure your kitties would rather be in a loving home
than in a shelter, right? When your finances improve, then you can start
changing their diet.

From:

Gaubster2, the long-time troll that spends *every* *waking* *moment*
hovering over his keyboard, monitoring the newsgroups and waiting
breathlessly for someone to say the word "food" so he can spout endless,
unsupported nonsense while emphatically chastising others and insisting
on references

Megan, you are so far off the mark, that I laughed out loud when reading this
dribble of yours! LOL!

You don't like me either, because I have successfully defended Hill's against
all of your attacks and mindless bashing. You can call me a troll all day long
and you'll continue to be wrong all day long!

You, too, didn't like my references found in SACN. It's your loss, not mine!

What's wrong w/ carbs?

Plenty, when your forcing them on an animal that is a strict carnivore
with no need or ability to process them properly.


How do you explain the millions and millions of cats that have eaten and
continue to eat dry food and experience NO problems at all? Yes, cats are
carnivores. That doesn't mean they require ZERO carbs. If that was the case,
ALL cats that eat dry food would be near death, no?

Once you've read that (yeah, right, like that will ever happen), I
suggest you check your mail for a catalog of community education courses
and sign up for a few, or get a part time job, or volunteer somewhere.
Something. Anything. Life is too precious for you to waste the few years
you have left trolling newsgroups and looking foolish on a regular
basis.

Sorry, I already have a full-time job and a family (not to mention that I am
only in my early 30s). That's more than can be said for you, however!

From:

Gaubster2, the long-time troll that spends *every* *waking* *moment*
hovering over his keyboard, monitoring the newsgroups and waiting
breathlessly for someone to say the word "food" so he can spout endless,
unsupported nonsense while emphatically chastising others and insisting
on references

Megan, you are so far off the mark, that I laughed out loud when reading this
dribble of yours! LOL!

You don't like me either, because I have successfully defended Hill's against
all of your attacks and mindless bashing. You can call me a troll all day long
and you'll continue to be wrong all day long!

You, too, didn't like my references found in SACN. It's your loss, not mine!

What's wrong w/ carbs?

Plenty, when your forcing them on an animal that is a strict carnivore
with no need or ability to process them properly.


How do you explain the millions and millions of cats that have eaten and
continue to eat dry food and experience NO problems at all? Yes, cats are
carnivores. That doesn't mean they require ZERO carbs. If that was the case,
ALL cats that eat dry food would be near death, no?

Once you've read that (yeah, right, like that will ever happen), I
suggest you check your mail for a catalog of community education courses
and sign up for a few, or get a part time job, or volunteer somewhere.
Something. Anything. Life is too precious for you to waste the few years
you have left trolling newsgroups and looking foolish on a regular
basis.

Sorry, I already have a full-time job and a family (not to mention that I am
only in my early 30s). That's more than can be said for you, however!

From:

Gaubster2, the long-time troll that spends *every* *waking* *moment*
hovering over his keyboard, monitoring the newsgroups and waiting
breathlessly for someone to say the word "food" so he can spout endless,
unsupported nonsense while emphatically chastising others and insisting
on references

Megan, you are so far off the mark, that I laughed out loud when reading this
dribble of yours! LOL!

You don't like me either, because I have successfully defended Hill's against
all of your attacks and mindless bashing. You can call me a troll all day long
and you'll continue to be wrong all day long!

You, too, didn't like my references found in SACN. It's your loss, not mine!

What's wrong w/ carbs?

Plenty, when your forcing them on an animal that is a strict carnivore
with no need or ability to process them properly.


How do you explain the millions and millions of cats that have eaten and
continue to eat dry food and experience NO problems at all? Yes, cats are
carnivores. That doesn't mean they require ZERO carbs. If that was the case,
ALL cats that eat dry food would be near death, no?

Once you've read that (yeah, right, like that will ever happen), I
suggest you check your mail for a catalog of community education courses
and sign up for a few, or get a part time job, or volunteer somewhere.
Something. Anything. Life is too precious for you to waste the few years
you have left trolling newsgroups and looking foolish on a regular
basis.

Sorry, I already have a full-time job and a family (not to mention that I am
only in my early 30s). That's more than can be said for you, however!

From:

Megan, one of the problems you have is that if someone doesn't believe you 100%
then you dismiss them out of hand. You aren't going to win many friends that
way. If you could provide some actual evidence to support your allegation,
maybe more people would actually listen to your bitter hatred!

Mary wrote:
I don't like him either, but you can stuff
the "troll" bull****. Just because you don't
agree with him doesn't mean he is here
primarily to disrupt the group. He is no
more of a troll than you are.

LOL. Apparently you haven't been paying attention. It is a well known
fact by most anyone that's been here for any length of time (5 years for
me) that he is indeed a troll. He's been trolling the dog groups for
years and found new territory for posting his garbage here. This has
been commented on before by plenty of other people as well. In your
quest to disagree with me at all costs and at every opportunity, you're
making yourself look pretty stupid.

I simply got tired of you and others bashing Hill's relentlessly and without
any evidence. I state my experiences and what I've learned from the research
I've conducted and because it doesn't agree with you, you call names.

From:

Megan, one of the problems you have is that if someone doesn't believe you 100%
then you dismiss them out of hand. You aren't going to win many friends that
way. If you could provide some actual evidence to support your allegation,
maybe more people would actually listen to your bitter hatred!

Mary wrote:
I don't like him either, but you can stuff
the "troll" bull****. Just because you don't
agree with him doesn't mean he is here
primarily to disrupt the group. He is no
more of a troll than you are.

LOL. Apparently you haven't been paying attention. It is a well known
fact by most anyone that's been here for any length of time (5 years for
me) that he is indeed a troll. He's been trolling the dog groups for
years and found new territory for posting his garbage here. This has
been commented on before by plenty of other people as well. In your
quest to disagree with me at all costs and at every opportunity, you're
making yourself look pretty stupid.

I simply got tired of you and others bashing Hill's relentlessly and without
any evidence. I state my experiences and what I've learned from the research
I've conducted and because it doesn't agree with you, you call names.

From:

Megan, one of the problems you have is that if someone doesn't believe you 100%
then you dismiss them out of hand. You aren't going to win many friends that
way. If you could provide some actual evidence to support your allegation,
maybe more people would actually listen to your bitter hatred!

Mary wrote:
I don't like him either, but you can stuff
the "troll" bull****. Just because you don't
agree with him doesn't mean he is here
primarily to disrupt the group. He is no
more of a troll than you are.

LOL. Apparently you haven't been paying attention. It is a well known
fact by most anyone that's been here for any length of time (5 years for
me) that he is indeed a troll. He's been trolling the dog groups for
years and found new territory for posting his garbage here. This has
been commented on before by plenty of other people as well. In your
quest to disagree with me at all costs and at every opportunity, you're
making yourself look pretty stupid.

I simply got tired of you and others bashing Hill's relentlessly and without
any evidence. I state my experiences and what I've learned from the research
I've conducted and because it doesn't agree with you, you call names.

From: olitter (PawsForThought)

Megan is right, Mary. Believe me, Gaubster2 is a troll for sure. I think
Megan has described him to a T. Before the dog groups, he was trolling AOL.
Unfortunately you can't go back and check posts on AOL because they only
archive them for a period of 30 days. But I distinctly remember him from a
declawing thread where he was defending it. I usually don't forget the
pro-declaw trolls.

Lauren
________

LAUREN YOU ARE FULL OF CRAP. I DARE YOU TO BACK UP THIS LIE OF YOURS! I HAVE
NEVER AND I MEAN NEVER, EVER, TAKEN A STANCE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ON DECLAWING.

YOU ARE A LIAR PURE AND SIMPLE AND THIS JUST PROVES IT.

You have me mistaken for somebody else. Look, this is the kind of posts a
troll would make. You, yourself, are guilty of what you allege in this post.
Where was I trolling on AOL?? Hmm?? You make allegations and can't back them
up. The bull**** about AOL only archiving for 30 days is just you trying to
cover up for yourself. Lauren, if you really believed that I'm a troll, then
killfile me. You've been shown on these newsgroups to be a liar, and when you
are called on it you throw around the troll allegation. Just killfile me and
be done with it. Otherwise you are a hypocrite as well as a liar. I won't
hold my breath for an apology from you.