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Mulligan Stew for Cats...
Hi,
I don't post here much, but I thought I should warn people about this. I am always looking for foods that the cats might like, so I tend to scrutinize all of the food that I have not seen before. Today, I saw Mulligan Stew for cats. Hmmm. That's interesting. But,... how can this be? The first thing I notice that it is not supposed to be used as a mainstay in a cat's diet--it is for supplemental feeding only. Then I looked at the ingredients and guaranteed analysis. What? No taurine? And no mention of magnesium content? I don't think I want to feed this to my cats! -- Jean B. |
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Mulligan Stew for Cats...
Jean B. wrote:
Hi, I don't post here much, but I thought I should warn people about this. I am always looking for foods that the cats might like, so I tend to scrutinize all of the food that I have not seen before. Today, I saw Mulligan Stew for cats. Hmmm. That's interesting. But,... how can this be? The first thing I notice that it is not supposed to be used as a mainstay in a cat's diet--it is for supplemental feeding only. Then I looked at the ingredients and guaranteed analysis. What? No taurine? And no mention of magnesium content? I don't think I want to feed this to my cats! I don't always eat the foods that are best for me, and I don't expect my cats to either. I got one of them in a Burger King parking lot, and he still likes a liittle chocolate milk shake now and then. So, when I make a choc shake for myself, I give him a little bit of it. Sure, I wouldn't feed my cats nothing but people food either, but if I give them some variety, how can that hurt them? |
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Mulligan Stew for Cats...
On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:20:10 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Jean B. wrote: Hi, I don't post here much, but I thought I should warn people about this. I am always looking for foods that the cats might like, so I tend to scrutinize all of the food that I have not seen before. Today, I saw Mulligan Stew for cats. Hmmm. That's interesting. But,... how can this be? The first thing I notice that it is not supposed to be used as a mainstay in a cat's diet--it is for supplemental feeding only. Then I looked at the ingredients and guaranteed analysis. What? No taurine? And no mention of magnesium content? I don't think I want to feed this to my cats! I don't always eat the foods that are best for me, and I don't expect my cats to either. I got one of them in a Burger King parking lot, and he still likes a liittle chocolate milk shake now and then. So, when I make a choc shake for myself, I give him a little bit of it. Sure, I wouldn't feed my cats nothing but people food either, but if I give them some variety, how can that hurt them? I recall that chocolate is very bad for cats: http://www.cat-world.com.au/chocolate-poisoning-in-cats But outside of giving them things that I know are bad for them, like chocolate and onions, just because something doesn't have taurine or enough magnesisum doesn't mean that they can't eat it or enjoy it. If it says on the label that it isn't meant as the main part of a cat diet, then don't feed them only that. |
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Mulligan Stew for Cats...
dgk wrote:
On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:20:10 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Jean B. wrote: Hi, I don't post here much, but I thought I should warn people about this. I am always looking for foods that the cats might like, so I tend to scrutinize all of the food that I have not seen before. Today, I saw Mulligan Stew for cats. Hmmm. That's interesting. But,... how can this be? The first thing I notice that it is not supposed to be used as a mainstay in a cat's diet--it is for supplemental feeding only. Then I looked at the ingredients and guaranteed analysis. What? No taurine? And no mention of magnesium content? I don't think I want to feed this to my cats! I don't always eat the foods that are best for me, and I don't expect my cats to either. I got one of them in a Burger King parking lot, and he still likes a liittle chocolate milk shake now and then. So, when I make a choc shake for myself, I give him a little bit of it. Sure, I wouldn't feed my cats nothing but people food either, but if I give them some variety, how can that hurt them? I recall that chocolate is very bad for cats: http://www.cat-world.com.au/chocolate-poisoning-in-cats But outside of giving them things that I know are bad for them, like chocolate and onions, just because something doesn't have taurine or enough magnesisum doesn't mean that they can't eat it or enjoy it. If it says on the label that it isn't meant as the main part of a cat diet, then don't feed them only that. I understand that. But I wonder what percentage of cat owners scrutinize the labels? I think the normal assumption for many would be that they could feed their cat(s) such food and such food only. BTW, we tried another new food we found. I thought it smelled like, um, a cat's dirty litterbox. But then I told myself that what I thought smelled good did not necessarily get a positive reaction from the cats--and vice versa. Well, the cats wouldn't go near it. -- Jean B. |
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Mulligan Stew for Cats...
dgk wrote:
On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:20:10 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Jean B. wrote: Hi, I don't post here much, but I thought I should warn people about this. I am always looking for foods that the cats might like, so I tend to scrutinize all of the food that I have not seen before. Today, I saw Mulligan Stew for cats. Hmmm. That's interesting. But,... how can this be? The first thing I notice that it is not supposed to be used as a mainstay in a cat's diet--it is for supplemental feeding only. Then I looked at the ingredients and guaranteed analysis. What? No taurine? And no mention of magnesium content? I don't think I want to feed this to my cats! I don't always eat the foods that are best for me, and I don't expect my cats to either. I got one of them in a Burger King parking lot, and he still likes a liittle chocolate milk shake now and then. So, when I make a choc shake for myself, I give him a little bit of it. Sure, I wouldn't feed my cats nothing but people food either, but if I give them some variety, how can that hurt them? I recall that chocolate is very bad for cats: http://www.cat-world.com.au/chocolate-poisoning-in-cats But outside of giving them things that I know are bad for them, like chocolate and onions, just because something doesn't have taurine or enough magnesisum doesn't mean that they can't eat it or enjoy it. If it says on the label that it isn't meant as the main part of a cat diet, then don't feed them only that. I have heard that chocolate is a lot worse for dogs than it is for cats, but in any case, my cat only gets a few tablespoons of choc shake about once every couple or three months. (It's a lot worse for me than the cat) |
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Mulligan Stew for Cats...
Jean B. wrote:
dgk wrote: On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:20:10 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Jean B. wrote: Hi, I don't post here much, but I thought I should warn people about this. I am always looking for foods that the cats might like, so I tend to scrutinize all of the food that I have not seen before. Today, I saw Mulligan Stew for cats. Hmmm. That's interesting. But,... how can this be? The first thing I notice that it is not supposed to be used as a mainstay in a cat's diet--it is for supplemental feeding only. Then I looked at the ingredients and guaranteed analysis. What? No taurine? And no mention of magnesium content? I don't think I want to feed this to my cats! I don't always eat the foods that are best for me, and I don't expect my cats to either. I got one of them in a Burger King parking lot, and he still likes a liittle chocolate milk shake now and then. So, when I make a choc shake for myself, I give him a little bit of it. Sure, I wouldn't feed my cats nothing but people food either, but if I give them some variety, how can that hurt them? I recall that chocolate is very bad for cats: http://www.cat-world.com.au/chocolate-poisoning-in-cats But outside of giving them things that I know are bad for them, like chocolate and onions, just because something doesn't have taurine or enough magnesisum doesn't mean that they can't eat it or enjoy it. If it says on the label that it isn't meant as the main part of a cat diet, then don't feed them only that. I understand that. But I wonder what percentage of cat owners scrutinize the labels? I think the normal assumption for many would be that they could feed their cat(s) such food and such food only. BTW, we tried another new food we found. I thought it smelled like, um, a cat's dirty litterbox. But then I told myself that what I thought smelled good did not necessarily get a positive reaction from the cats--and vice versa. Well, the cats wouldn't go near it. At my age and vision, I can't even read the lables.... |
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