Kibble tricks & quibbles

I do a lot of my grocery shopping at little stores like those you can find
all over the Ozarks that sell "discount" foods - e.i. dented cans, off
brands, stuff that's almost past its "sell by" date, etc. Amazing how much
it saves me.

Sometimes they have premium pet foods like Iams for way less that you'd
expect, and I always grab them. Same with clumping litter. (BTW did you know
you can buy a 50-lb. sack of fine clay gravel at Auto-Zone - garages use it
to absorb oil spilled on the floor - for about $5? Mixed 50/50 with regular
clumping litter it does not spoil the clumping action!)

So my cats are always getting new food (and litter) brands. I usually have
some Purina Indoor Cat formula on hand, along with at least 2-3 other brands
of kibble, and mix them all together in a big plastic tub prior to filling
to food bowls. Since the brands and types of food I have on hand always
changes, this procedure keeps them from noticing the changes so much.

Once in a while I will find a sack of premium puppy food, too, and buy it if
the cat food is sold out. The premium brands of puppy food mostly have 30%
or more of protein and are high in fat like the premium cat foods, plus the
bits are about the same size as cat food. And dog food is usually cheaper
overall than catfood. Mixed in with the other cat foods, they never notice,
but if I try serving puppy kibble by itself, the cats usually don't like it
very much.

This morning I did fill their bowls with puppy food because I ran out of cat
kibble and have this bag of puppy food on hand. When I first acquired this
particular bag of puppy food, I tested to see if the cats enjoy straight,
and they would hardly touch it, hence it has been getting used up very
slowly.

The oddball thing today is that everyone loves this puppy food! And it's not
like they're starving.... they just finished off the last of the catfood
late last night.

I'll never understand cats....

Pat wrote:
I do a lot of my grocery shopping at little stores like those you can
find all over the Ozarks that sell "discount" foods - e.i. dented
cans, off brands, stuff that's almost past its "sell by" date, etc.
Amazing how much it saves me.

Sometimes they have premium pet foods like Iams for way less that
you'd expect, and I always grab them. Same with clumping litter. (BTW
did you know you can buy a 50-lb. sack of fine clay gravel at
Auto-Zone - garages use it to absorb oil spilled on the floor - for
about $5? Mixed 50/50 with regular clumping litter it does not spoil
the clumping action!)

So my cats are always getting new food (and litter) brands. I usually
have some Purina Indoor Cat formula on hand, along with at least 2-3
other brands of kibble, and mix them all together in a big plastic
tub prior to filling to food bowls. Since the brands and types of
food I have on hand always changes, this procedure keeps them from
noticing the changes so much.

Once in a while I will find a sack of premium puppy food, too, and
buy it if the cat food is sold out. The premium brands of puppy food
mostly have 30% or more of protein and are high in fat like the
premium cat foods, plus the bits are about the same size as cat food.
And dog food is usually cheaper overall than catfood. Mixed in with
the other cat foods, they never notice, but if I try serving puppy
kibble by itself, the cats usually don't like it very much.

This morning I did fill their bowls with puppy food because I ran out
of cat kibble and have this bag of puppy food on hand. When I first
acquired this particular bag of puppy food, I tested to see if the
cats enjoy straight, and they would hardly touch it, hence it has
been getting used up very slowly.

The oddball thing today is that everyone loves this puppy food! And
it's not like they're starving.... they just finished off the last of
the catfood late last night.

I'll never understand cats....

I hope they don't start barking and chasing sticks. ;-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Adrian A wrote:

Pat wrote:

The oddball thing today is that everyone loves this puppy food! And
it's not like they're starving.... they just finished off the last of
the catfood late last night.

I'll never understand cats....


I hope they don't start barking and chasing sticks. ;-)

Doesn't need puppy food for that! I had one who used to
"bark" at flies, and I've had several "retriever" cats who'd
chase anything (and bring it back to me to throw again).

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(BTW did you know
you can buy a 50-lb. sack of fine clay gravel at Auto-Zone - garages
use it
to absorb oil spilled on the floor - for about $5? Mixed 50/50 with
regular
clumping litter it does not spoil the clumping action!)

Hey, thanks for the tip!

PatM