Cats Suddenly Picky About Food

"noone" wrote in message
et...

"cybercat" wrote in message
om...
Sure, I could force her to get hungry enough to eat
anything,

So it DOES work, huh? Thank you. That's what I'm going to do then.

Why? Not for meanness

Sure it is. Find them homes. Asshole.


*** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com ***

"noone" wrote in message
et...

"cybercat" wrote in message
om...
Sure, I could force her to get hungry enough to eat
anything,

So it DOES work, huh? Thank you. That's what I'm going to do then.

Why? Not for meanness, but because they always had been just fine with dry
until just recently, and it's not called for. I don't mind indulging them
with a little "treat" every now & then, that's fine--but not if it turns
them into picky little snobs, in that case the treats are abolished.


No, No, No, No, No................. Cat's metabolisms are not like dogs.
If a cat goes too long without eating anything (4-5 days) their liver can
start shutting down. Believe me some cats are stubborn enough to do that
if they don't get their favorite food. (Dogs in the wild share prey
animals with the pack - may go quite a while without eating, then get a big
big meal.)

So, like it or not, as a cat owner you do need to find a food they enjoy and
eat consistently. I've found that the smellier the food is, the better mine
seem to like it.

If you want to treat your cats like dogs, you really would be better
letting someone else take care of them.

-- maryjane

whose cat almost died of liver failure

Troll


"cybercat" boagrrl hotmail.com wrote:


Path: newssvr25.news.prodigy.net!newsdbm05.news.prodigy. com!newsdst01.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01b.news.pro digy.com!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!pr odigy.net!news.glorb.com!newsfeed-east.nntpserver.com!nntpserver.com!statler.nntpser ver.com!be5.nntpserver.com!not-for-mail
From: "cybercat" boagrrl hotmail.com
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav
References: GnW%f.15935$tN3.15276 newssvr27.news.prodigy.net 444049b1_1 x-privat.org zVY%f.69007$Jd.63801 newssvr25.news.prodigy.net 44405675$0$14472$6d36acad titian.nntpserver.com 1%_%f.15985$tN3.3318 newssvr27.news.prodigy.net
Subject: Cats Suddenly Picky About Food
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:13:51 -0500
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807
X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807
Lines: 16
Message-ID: 444073ac$0$14399$6d36acad titian.nntpserver.com
NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Apr 2006 04:16:44 GMT
X-Complaints-To: abuse nntpserver.com
Xref: prodigy.net rec.pets.cats.health+behav:429629


"noone" noone email.com wrote in message
news:1%_%f.15985$tN3.3318 newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...

"cybercat" boagrrl hotmail.com wrote in message
news:44405675$0$14472$6d36acad titian.nntpserver.com...
Sure, I could force her to get hungry enough to eat
anything,

So it DOES work, huh? Thank you. That's what I'm going to do then.

Why? Not for meanness

Sure it is. Find them homes. Asshole.


*** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com ***

wrote in message
. com...

"noone" wrote in message
et...

"cybercat" wrote in message
om...
Sure, I could force her to get hungry enough to eat
anything,

So it DOES work, huh? Thank you. That's what I'm going to do then.

Why? Not for meanness, but because they always had been just fine with
dry
until just recently, and it's not called for. I don't mind indulging
them
with a little "treat" every now & then, that's fine--but not if it turns
them into picky little snobs, in that case the treats are abolished.


No, No, No, No, No................. Cat's metabolisms are not like dogs.
If a cat goes too long without eating anything (4-5 days) their liver can
start shutting down. Believe me some cats are stubborn enough to do that
if they don't get their favorite food. (Dogs in the wild share prey
animals with the pack - may go quite a while without eating, then get a
big
big meal.)

So, like it or not, as a cat owner you do need to find a food they enjoy
and
eat consistently. I've found that the smellier the food is, the better
mine
seem to like it.

If you want to treat your cats like dogs, you really would be better
letting someone else take care of them.

-- maryjane

whose cat almost died of liver failure



Good points, all. I never meant to suggest this as a way to get
her cats to eat that cheap disgusting food she wants to pawn
off on them, but of course you, and she, both know that.

"D." wrote in message
ink.net...
In article ,
"noone" wrote:

"cybercat" wrote in message
om...
Sure, I could force her to get hungry enough to eat
anything,

So it DOES work, huh? Thank you. That's what I'm going to do then.

Why? Not for meanness, but because they always had been just fine with
dry
until just recently, and it's not called for. I don't mind indulging
them
with a little "treat" every now & then, that's fine--but not if it turns
them into picky little snobs, in that case the treats are abolished.

This sounds suspiciously like a "regular" here who likes to think he's
in "control."

--

Right!! Lawrence somebody? Or Larry? I know exactly who
you mean. What a loser. Whether or not this is him/her, it's
a major loser nonetheless. (I am gender confused because
what man wears a "housecoat?" And what woman except
our grandmas who are over 80?

"John Doe"

Being an idiot again I see

"D." wrote :

Yes, but I wouldn't suspect whomever it is of telling the truth, either.
Same story, different setting. Yanking chains.


Yep. Let's get a rise out of the stupid cat people by saying
"I have a cat, I am not a cat lover, why can't I get him to eat
cheap **** food that is not good for him," hahaha. Ugh.

"D." wrote in message
news
In article , "cybercat"
wrote:


"D." wrote :

Yes, but I wouldn't suspect whomever it is of telling the truth,
either.
Same story, different setting. Yanking chains.


Yep. Let's get a rise out of the stupid cat people by saying
"I have a cat, I am not a cat lover, why can't I get him to eat
cheap **** food that is not good for him," hahaha. Ugh.

It's more of, "I will bend my cats to my all-powerful will." Oh, so
impressive.


And then the cats wait until asshole is out and pee
all over is stuff. Poop in his shoes. Heh. That's one
of the things I love about cats. Successful guerilla
warfare.

noone wrote:

No problem, so long as they do eat ALL of it not just the soft. As I said to
another (although I was more snide with them, maybe shouldn't been), I don't
mind endulging them a little "treat" every now & then, especially with
Family Dollar selling one brand (don't recall what it was, but the cats
liked it) for only 25c a can. I just don't want them turning their nose up
at what they were OK with before.

If you can afford better than food from Family Dollar, it would be in
the cats' best interest, and yours. A cat fed a better quality food
will be healthier, which equals less vet visits, which equals more
money in your pocket ultimately. Secondly, cats are obligate
carnivores, and if you think about it, dry food is not appropriate for
them. Better for them and their health (and utlimately your
pocketbook) to feed them a canned diet.

noone wrote:
just doesn't make sense.

LOL

LOL