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Food Question
I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or
should I be giving them canned? Thanks! Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html |
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Lauren, thank you very much. Is there a particular brand that you buy? When
I first had them I was buying the dry Kitten Chow, but they eat like little pigs (when the bowl is empty they really freak out lol) and with 4 children and very low income, I made the switch to Walmart's brand "Special Kitty" and they seem to like it. I had also bought cans of the Special Kitty which they love mixed in with the dry food...... I do have to wonder if buying the generic brand is okay for them. A few people I talked to said that there is nothing wrong with the walmart brand....opinions? If I have to buy a more expensive brand of food in order for the kitties to thrive and be healthy I must certainly will!! Thanks!! Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "PawsForThought" wrote in message ... From: "Christina" I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? Hi Christina, I would absolutely recommend giving them a mostly canned diet. Cats are not meant to eat dry food. They are carnivores and also many cats don't drink enough water, thereby making their urine too concentrated whereby they can develop urinary crystals. Here's a good article: http://www.avma.org/convention/recap/news/tuesday16.asp Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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Lauren, thank you very much. Is there a particular brand that you buy? When
I first had them I was buying the dry Kitten Chow, but they eat like little pigs (when the bowl is empty they really freak out lol) and with 4 children and very low income, I made the switch to Walmart's brand "Special Kitty" and they seem to like it. I had also bought cans of the Special Kitty which they love mixed in with the dry food...... I do have to wonder if buying the generic brand is okay for them. A few people I talked to said that there is nothing wrong with the walmart brand....opinions? If I have to buy a more expensive brand of food in order for the kitties to thrive and be healthy I must certainly will!! Thanks!! Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "PawsForThought" wrote in message ... From: "Christina" I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? Hi Christina, I would absolutely recommend giving them a mostly canned diet. Cats are not meant to eat dry food. They are carnivores and also many cats don't drink enough water, thereby making their urine too concentrated whereby they can develop urinary crystals. Here's a good article: http://www.avma.org/convention/recap/news/tuesday16.asp Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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Lauren, thank you very much. Is there a particular brand that you buy? When
I first had them I was buying the dry Kitten Chow, but they eat like little pigs (when the bowl is empty they really freak out lol) and with 4 children and very low income, I made the switch to Walmart's brand "Special Kitty" and they seem to like it. I had also bought cans of the Special Kitty which they love mixed in with the dry food...... I do have to wonder if buying the generic brand is okay for them. A few people I talked to said that there is nothing wrong with the walmart brand....opinions? If I have to buy a more expensive brand of food in order for the kitties to thrive and be healthy I must certainly will!! Thanks!! Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "PawsForThought" wrote in message ... From: "Christina" I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? Hi Christina, I would absolutely recommend giving them a mostly canned diet. Cats are not meant to eat dry food. They are carnivores and also many cats don't drink enough water, thereby making their urine too concentrated whereby they can develop urinary crystals. Here's a good article: http://www.avma.org/convention/recap/news/tuesday16.asp Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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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!! Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... Christina wrote: I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? As long as it's a good quality dry food there's no need to give them canned. I have four cats. One doesn't like canned food at all so she only eats dry. I feed them all Purina ONE, although I know there are better (and more expensive) brands out there. 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/ |
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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!! Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... Christina wrote: I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? As long as it's a good quality dry food there's no need to give them canned. I have four cats. One doesn't like canned food at all so she only eats dry. I feed them all Purina ONE, although I know there are better (and more expensive) brands out there. 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/ |
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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!! Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... Christina wrote: I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? As long as it's a good quality dry food there's no need to give them canned. I have four cats. One doesn't like canned food at all so she only eats dry. I feed them all Purina ONE, although I know there are better (and more expensive) brands out there. 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/ |
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Christina wrote:
I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? As long as it's a good quality dry food there's no need to give them canned. I have four cats. One doesn't like canned food at all so she only eats dry. I feed them all Purina ONE, although I know there are better (and more expensive) brands out there. 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/ |
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Christina wrote:
I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? As long as it's a good quality dry food there's no need to give them canned. I have four cats. One doesn't like canned food at all so she only eats dry. I feed them all Purina ONE, although I know there are better (and more expensive) brands out there. 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/ |
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Christina wrote:
I give my two kitties (almost one year old) dry cat food....is this okay or should I be giving them canned? As long as it's a good quality dry food there's no need to give them canned. I have four cats. One doesn't like canned food at all so she only eats dry. I feed them all Purina ONE, although I know there are better (and more expensive) brands out there. 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/ |
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