Cat food

Re: Cat food

loopylou711 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:27:35 GMT

my niamh used to lovee tescos own brand gravy pouches was all she would eat refused anything else! then our local tesco stop selling it took weeks of trying everythin and anythin to get her to eat whiskas saucy and felix in gravy she soo fussy!! i hope she never gets ill lol!!

Re: Cat food

Freckle — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:56:29 GMT

lol Sal - I think I am either lucky or over harsh, but I have always been quite literally 'eat it or go hungry' with my pets... has taken two or three days (all my pets have been young and healthy etc at this point I might add lol) in the past, but they have all eaten what they are offered since

Re: Cat food

Sal the 1st — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:36:24 GMT

Freckle - if I had the choice neither of mine would get premium food - and like you my pennies are important (try telling Jasper that tho!)

Re: Cat food

Freckle — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:25:50 GMT

thanks saskia - i feel the same - they are happy and healthy now, and i don't mollycoddle them diet wise - if they ever get poorly, then i would obv switch them onto a premium diet in a flash!

i also like the fact that as things are - they aint fussy - they will eat anything (because it was the food they were given or go hungry!), so hopefully, if they are ever in need of a px diet, they will eat it with no qualms

my thoughts anyway - and what i quite often tell owners ( who usually offer their pets about 3 different brands of renal diet at once, after they have eaten tuna all their life, and are then surprised when they won't eat it!)

Re: Cat food

Saskia Quinn — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:18:46 GMT

Freckle, so long as your cats are happy and healthy on what you are feeding them, then no problems!!

I know its all down to pennies - I am the same. I buy tesco own brand canned food for my cats and I buy 5kg Hills Feline Maintenance Light and it does a month between 3 cats!

Re: Cat food

Freckle — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:43:49 GMT

mine get supermarket adult cat dry, with the odd pouch as a treat (also supermarket) - maybe 4 times a week or so. one FN, and one MN, both around 3 yrs old. See them drinking from the water bowl quite often They also supplement their diet with the local wildlife

not ideal i know, but all down to pennies

ETA - dry food is ad lib for both of them, and they are both at ideal weights. They go outdoors, follow me on walks, and are avid hunters, so get plenty of excercise (and regular wormers lol!)

Re: Cat food

Katie Tallett RVN MBVNA — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:08:33 GMT

mine was happy on the hills neutered cat food or the pro plan aftercare (which is the same sort of thing) the pro plan works out cheaper but i don't think there is much difference in the nutrition side of things.

Re: Cat food

loopylou711 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:31:33 GMT

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funniest thing Morris ever did was go head first into the swing bin in the kitchen and then found himself stuck. I came home to see the back end of a cat hanging out of the swing bin. Dont know how long he had been like that but he seemed very relieved to get out! - we dont have a Morris sized swing bin in the kitchen anymore

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lol!! aw that gave me a giggle! my bin is quite flimsy and he just has to pull it down and hes in!! Hes such a minger!! I hav caught him with old pouches trying to get bits out! GROSE! My little Niamh is starting to copy him, never good!!!

Re: Cat food

rachel w — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:18:57 GMT

I feed my two purina housecat they love it, they were on hills before but went off it, there fed purely dry food my female wont touch wet food.

I have 2 water fountains only one of which is switched on as my male cat is a bit scared of it but my female loves playing with the running water, they seem expensive to start with but had mine over 5yrs so worth the money

Re: Cat food

Saskia Quinn — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:14:49 GMT

lololol Sal!!!! That really made me laugh!!

Re: Cat food

Sal the 1st — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:10:26 GMT

Re: Cat food

loopylou711 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:43:38 GMT

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he must be very similar to 'fat git' Morris. Morris is a real dustbin gravy cat if he gets the chance

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lol, yes that sounds like Tommy

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Sounds like my Luka aswell!! I have to keep the kitchen closed and hide the fruit bowl, caught him in the bin a few times!! don't now wht he expects to find!!

Re: Cat food

gemma — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:58:35 GMT

i feed my cat pro plan delicate dry food and he loves it! and he is a fussy bugger. :)

i feed my kitten pro plan delicate kitten dry food and he loves it too!! i would recommend the delicate range, they seem to really like it!!

Re: Cat food

Fiona Leathers — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:27:42 GMT

Have a look at Purina food, very tasty and not that expensive, def cheaper than Hills or Iams

Re: Cat food

bonny10 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:26:27 GMT

Thanks guys,

My cat was a stray so not to sure on age-i would say 3-4 years old. He is neutered and goes outside but is chunky. Im still thinking of trying him on hills as my practice sells that so i can get it cheap, i was thinking iams but put off by the urinary problems now.

I may still continue giving him 1 pouch of felix daily for the water content, do you think this is a good idea? With him going outside he doesn't use a litter tray and i never see him drinking so would be for peace and mind really.

He is a fussy eater and won't eat any wet food other than some of the felix flavours. I might look into the cost of royal canin and arden grange as i can't get them at my practice.

Re: Cat food

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:27:44 GMT

[quote user="sal the 1st"]

he must be very similar to 'fat git' Morris. Morris is a real dustbin gravy cat if he gets the chance

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lol, yes that sounds like Tommy

Re: Cat food

Sal the 1st — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:17:51 GMT

he must be very similar to 'fat git' Morris. Morris is a real dustbin gravy cat if he gets the chance

Re: Cat food

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:15:43 GMT

My male cat will eat anything....... including Ruby's Fortekor...........oh yes and the whole pigeon(feathers included) he spewed up after the domitor to make him sick up the fortekor just thought /I would share guys

Re: Cat food

Julie — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:08:46 GMT

i feed mine Arden Grange - made in the UK and an excellent food.

Get at cost + vat from the wholesalers and last time I checked it was cheaper than Hills.

Re: Cat food

loopylou711 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:55:35 GMT

ah that alryt thou, we finally got her eating felix and whiskas saucy! but not sure for how long tho, she sooo fusssy!!

Re: Cat food

Claire Cameron — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:46:59 GMT

[quote user="loopylou711"]do they do wet food for a normal adult cat aswell? [/quote]

Just dry I think...

http://www.purina-proplan.com/uk/cat/adultFlavours.asp

Re: Cat food

loopylou711 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:44:25 GMT

how strange! i just started my fussy little niamh on the purina biscuits and she loves them! Which is good aftera year of trying loads of different ones!! do they do wet food for a normal adult cat aswell? Hmm may look into that!!

Re: Cat food

Sal the 1st — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:44:11 GMT

must be some secret ingredient - if you find out what it is let me know

Re: Cat food

Claire Cameron — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:36:57 GMT

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Natures Best gets the thumbs up from us , bit expensive but havnt had any problems. I have found that it is difficult to get a cat off it once you start down this road tho (my friends who I have rehomed kitties to will back me up on this)

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I have the same prob with Purina. They used to LOVE a wet pouch as a treat infact so much so that I couldnt get it out quick enough. Now they won't touch anything except Purina! As does my grandma's fussy cat

Re: Cat food

Sal the 1st — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:34:44 GMT

I have one cat that likes wet food (well any food to be exact ) and another that will only eat Hills Natures Best and turns his nose up in disgust at anything else. I am screwed if they ever stop making this food! he used to eat the chicken and the tuna versions but will now only eat the chicken version. Both neutered males one is a 'bit chunky' and the other a nice weight because of his self imposed restrictive diet. During the summer the 'wet' cat gets only a sachet a day split over 2 meals and I have found this is enough to keep him happy whilst cutting down on the waste and the flies