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healthy food for fussy cats
Ok, now that we're back in the US, I'd been hoping that the greater
variety of wet cat foods would mean there'd be more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to eat. Instead, it seems to be providing more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to turn her nose up at. Any suggestions as to healthy foods that a fussy, older, cystitis-prone kitty will accept? So far, she still prefers Fancy Feast, which while not horrible, probably isn't the best choice. I have access to just about any brand out there, with PetSmart, Petco, Wegmans and a variety of grocery stores hereabouts. Thanks for any help. Maybe I should just use a syringe and give her her food like I'd give a horse worming meds YES! I'm KIDDING! jmc |
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"jmc" wrote
Instead, it seems to be providing more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to turn her nose up at. Snicker, I feel your pain at times! Mine wont eat 9-lives often. Many here post that 'wellness' is a good one to try. I dont see it locally at the stores so havent tried it. |
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"cshenk" wrote in message ... "jmc" wrote Instead, it seems to be providing more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to turn her nose up at. Snicker, I feel your pain at times! Mine wont eat 9-lives often. Many here post that 'wellness' is a good one to try. I dont see it locally at the stores so havent tried it. I could only get it locally at one high end pet store. (Not a store that actually sells pets, I hasten to add, but stuff FOR pets.) I switched because it was inconvenient to get there, and I would periodically find myself out of food and forced to buy an emergency bag of Purina One at the supermarket. (The supermarket also carries Eukanuba, but it made my older dog throw up.) *If* you can get it, I would recommend it. It claims to be made from human-grade ingredients. (The dog food, anyway.) Mine loved the kibble, and did well on it. I have no experience with their cat food, wet or dry. |
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:10:55 -0400, jmc
wrote: Ok, now that we're back in the US, I'd been hoping that the greater variety of wet cat foods would mean there'd be more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to eat. Instead, it seems to be providing more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to turn her nose up at. Any suggestions as to healthy foods that a fussy, older, cystitis-prone kitty will accept? So far, she still prefers Fancy Feast, which while not horrible, probably isn't the best choice. I have access to just about any brand out there, with PetSmart, Petco, Wegmans and a variety of grocery stores hereabouts. Thanks for any help. Maybe I should just use a syringe and give her her food like I'd give a horse worming meds YES! I'm KIDDING! jmc The only food that my picky cats will eat is Pro Plan Salmon and Rice, which comes in 3 and 6 oz sizes. It also comes in a dry format. I try lots of others but Espy licks a bit of it and walks away. Nipsy also isn't found of anything else. Marlo will eat anything but mostly gets PPSR just to make my life easier. She seems to like it. |
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Suddenly, without warning, Janet exclaimed (7/13/2008 9:40 PM):
"cshenk" wrote in message ... "jmc" wrote Instead, it seems to be providing more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to turn her nose up at. Snicker, I feel your pain at times! Mine wont eat 9-lives often. Many here post that 'wellness' is a good one to try. I dont see it locally at the stores so havent tried it. I could only get it locally at one high end pet store. (Not a store that actually sells pets, I hasten to add, but stuff FOR pets.) I switched because it was inconvenient to get there, and I would periodically find myself out of food and forced to buy an emergency bag of Purina One at the supermarket. (The supermarket also carries Eukanuba, but it made my older dog throw up.) *If* you can get it, I would recommend it. It claims to be made from human-grade ingredients. (The dog food, anyway.) Mine loved the kibble, and did well on it. I have no experience with their cat food, wet or dry. Found some Wellness at the Petco, and will try that. They don't seem to have any "with giblets or liver" flavors - that's what Meep prefers, she likes innards g. jmc |
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jmc wrote:
Found some Wellness at the Petco, and will try that. They don't seem to have any "with giblets or liver" flavors - that's what Meep prefers, she likes innards g. jmc Hi. Mingy (w/ history of struvite crystals and blockages) really likes Evanger's organic braised chicken dinner, Wellness chicken, Wellness Turkey, Triumph's low-magnesium chicken, and Royal Canin's urinary so (if your baby still has issues). I sometimes mix in a bit of Wysong's liver au jus. -- Jean B. |
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Jean B. wrote:
Hi. Mingy (w/ history of struvite crystals and blockages) really likes Evanger's organic braised chicken dinner, Wellness chicken, Wellness Turkey, Triumph's low-magnesium chicken, and Royal Canin's urinary so (if your baby still has issues). I sometimes mix in a bit of Wysong's liver au jus. How long did you leave Mingy on prescription food before you tried her on these other foods? My Levi has a recent history of struvite crystals is on Hills C/D (was on Hills S/D for a long while) and I'm looking for a healthier alternative. |
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Lynne wrote:
Jean B. wrote: Hi. Mingy (w/ history of struvite crystals and blockages) really likes Evanger's organic braised chicken dinner, Wellness chicken, Wellness Turkey, Triumph's low-magnesium chicken, and Royal Canin's urinary so (if your baby still has issues). I sometimes mix in a bit of Wysong's liver au jus. How long did you leave Mingy on prescription food before you tried her on these other foods? My Levi has a recent history of struvite crystals is on Hills C/D (was on Hills S/D for a long while) and I'm looking for a healthier alternative. I was pretty diligent after blockage number one. I think, though, reading here, that it's frequently a matter of how mu7ch liquid a cat takes in--and that is aided by the cat's eating canned food. Unfortunately, Mingy prefers kibbles, although I have found the aforementioned foods that he will at least lick at a bit. Last time I feared Mingy was blocked, the vet seemed to indicate that his eating half prescription food was a decent goal, so I try to do that with his kibbles. And he does love the Royal Canin SO and the Triumph, which are in his rotation all the time too. Complicating factors (here, anyway), a Mingy did not urinate frequently. (Now he sprays--ugh--but from the urine retention standpoint...) Mingy is a very anxious cat, and I have read that can be correlated with struvite crystals.... -- Jean B. |
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Suddenly, without warning, Jean B. exclaimed (7/16/2008 3:33 PM):
Unfortunately, Mingy prefers kibbles, although I have found the aforementioned foods that he will at least lick at a bit. Last time I feared Mingy was blocked, the vet seemed to indicate that his eating half prescription food was a decent goal, so I try to do that with his kibbles. And he does love the Royal Canin SO and the Triumph, which are in his rotation all the time too. Complicating factors (here, anyway), a Mingy did not urinate frequently. (Now he sprays--ugh--but from the urine retention standpoint...) Mingy is a very anxious cat, and I have read that can be correlated with struvite crystals.... Sounds like Meep. I had her eating 100% canned for a while but started feeding her some dry because dry is so much easier to deal with when traveling, and it was a good bet she'd get no canned while in the airlines' care. Now I am trying to get her back on canned again, but not much luck. Meep is also a very anxious cat, that didn't drink much water for most of her life. I now feed her "stew" rather than straight canned - a small can gets a tablespoon or two of water - and this has helped a lot. Now she drinks plenty, not just the liquid from her food but also from her gravity waterer. Now instead of getting near-blockages, she just gets the "I gotta pee even if there's nothing there" attacks, which, while I'd prefer no attacks at all, is better than the alternative. If you haven't, you might try a Drinkwell fountain. Some cats love them. Had one for a while till the motor seized (high mineral water, even filtered), but she wasn't using it much so I haven't replaced the motor yet. jmc |
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Jean B. wrote:
I was pretty diligent after blockage number one. I think, though, reading here, that it's frequently a matter of how mu7ch liquid a cat takes in--and that is aided by the cat's eating canned food. Unfortunately, Mingy prefers kibbles, although I have found the aforementioned foods that he will at least lick at a bit. Last time I feared Mingy was blocked, the vet seemed to indicate that his eating half prescription food was a decent goal, so I try to do that with his kibbles. And he does love the Royal Canin SO and the Triumph, which are in his rotation all the time too. Complicating factors (here, anyway), a Mingy did not urinate frequently. (Now he sprays--ugh--but from the urine retention standpoint...) Mingy is a very anxious cat, and I have read that can be correlated with struvite crystals.... Levi can be a very anxious cat, too, and I am certain it was stress that brought about the conditions which led to crystals. He was also eating a mixture of dry and wet food at that time. He will never have dry again, though, and I am looking for the best long term wet food for him (and my other cat) to eat. I don't know if my other cat will accept rotating food, though, he's very finicky. He loves this Hill's stuff though, he doesn't leave a spec in the bowl. I've never seen him enjoy meals quite this much! By the way, Jean, my finicky cat (Rudy) used to prefer dry. It was all he ever had for the first years of his life. It took me a good long while to get him switched over, but obviously he has accepted it. It is definitely better for all cats in the long run to eat wet food. Perhaps you should try with again with Mingy? |
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