best type of kitten food?

Re: best type of kitten food?

Sal the 1st — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:39:38 GMT

try this it works with both of mine

I use the superdrug or the mothercare baby toothbrushes, put a piece of string on the end of the brush. Push the toothpaste well into the bristles and dangle the brush like a toy or trail it across the floor (cleanable surface) until they decide to play/chase it. Once they have grabbed the brush keep up a bit of gentle tension - I have one cat that likes to chew the end of the brush which does an excellent job of keeping his teeth clean and the other - well he needs a bit more encouragement. It does work both of mine have good teeth. One of mine will come and find me every single day (sometimes more than once a day if he gets chance) - the other one well we manage at least a couple of times a week or whenever he wants to play - the important thing is they both enjoy it and it hasnt become something they dislike at all.

I did also try some of the dental toys for cats and putting some of the toothpaste in them. It did work very well but then one of them decided to chew off the tail on one of the 'mice' and eat it and I decided it was too much of a risk

Re: best type of kitten food?

Vicky RVN — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:45:13 GMT

Jack LOVES his toothpaste! Trying to brush his teeth with some still left on the brush is a challenge!

Re: best type of kitten food?

NuttyNu — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:33:06 GMT

unfortunately, mine ar enot that good - one runs under the side board and the other tries to hide in a corner of the kitchen and escape whenever a door is opened! I do it every sunday and they know when it is coming!!! I come out shredded and the cats have clean teeth and coat (I groom them as well - i dont use the toothpaste on their coat!)

Re: best type of kitten food?

Sal the 1st — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:07:48 GMT

yup that is a slightly slimmed down version of fatman Morris Loves the toothpaste! Bet if he was left in the shop she would have no problem selling it - probably because there would be nothing left to sell!

Re: best type of kitten food?

loopylou711 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:54:18 GMT

just seen the pic sal! My luka is like that! He loves the taste, would eat the tube given the chance lol!!

Re: best type of kitten food?

Saskia Quinn — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:44:52 GMT

hehe loving it Sal that has to be Morris???

Re: best type of kitten food?

Sal the 1st — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:56:53 GMT

well there is another way to look at it - sales assistant obviously wasnt very good at selling toothpaste

maybe she needs a few lessons in that department

Re: best type of kitten food?

loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:49:53 GMT

i reall wish pet shops would not recomend bob martin flea treatment and wormers! tht annos me there such a waste of money!! tht annoys me haha!!

I just bought toothpaste for my Luka, he only letting me do it because it tastes like fish and i think he secretly loves it hehe!! Tried to brush Niamhs but having none of it!

Re: best type of kitten food?

NuttyNu — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:44:06 GMT

this was just a locla pet store which is very small scale but they do their own pet food and just because i wanted to buy some toothpaste for the cats, she thoughtb that by putting them on their diet it would prevent the need to clean teeth, Honestly, i left that shop very very annoyed that she thought she knew a lot better and that the vet who told me to clean ONE cats teeth waswrong! (I only do the other so they are treated the same and it would be inevitable that we would have to do her as well the following yeaR!) but she was still determined that i would not have to clean her teeth if i changed her onto biscuits. she had no idea but would not listen to when i explained the need for the teeth cleaning of them! Wow... she really got on my nerves!!

Re: best type of kitten food?

loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:15:06 GMT

Honestly? I am way to nice to Niamh!! If she hasn't eaten it by the time for her second feed i usually give in and give her something else!!

I buy pouches as she is just the one cat but once Poppy is older we are onto tins!! Thinking it will work out cheaper!! Although I learnt today Poppy isn't that keen on gravy haha!!

Luka gets his speacial diet and never has any complaints!! Niamh and her fussyness has calmed down since she was a kitten!! Think she is growing out of it!

And god I hate pets at home! They try and give you advice on the best food to buy! or the best whatever ahh bugs me just let me shop if i have a q i will ask gr!

Re: best type of kitten food?

NuttyNu — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:49:08 GMT

to be completyely honest... ours get what they are given and what is cheap (we only buy tiuns!) and what they dont eat that day they will eat the next (so long as it is ediable) and then they will just keep getting more until they are hungry and they eat it! They have now really learnt (at age 9 and 10 ) and they will eat what ever is given to them within about 24 hours for 1 tin. (with no biscuits!) yet i was told our cats were fussy by a member of staff at the pet store when i went to buy toothpaste for them as one PREFERED dry food and one PREFERED wet food. I got told i was not feeding them right and making them fussy by providing what they want! I could not believe it. I nearly toldf them i work at a vets and that she was wrong but was in a bit of a rush! But to have the cheak to tell me i am not looking after them right for the past 10 years! they should not be able to provide advice like that just to try and sell more food!

Re: best type of kitten food?

loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:19:51 GMT

My Niamh loves tescos own brand food! But only the pouches in gravy which our local tesco metro has stopped selling boo!! When I was in Iceland the other week they were selling Purina gourmet pearl pouches for £2 a box... i got 3 as it was a great bargain and Niamh loved them!! She currently gets whiskas or felix as long as it in gravy!! She is not a jelly cat at all hehe!!

Glad Poppy isn't so fussy!! It's funny I have 3 cats all on totally different dietS ahhh nightmare!!

Re: best type of kitten food?

Saskia Quinn — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:54:40 GMT

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On a different note - good to know i am not alone in feeding my animals the cheaper food! My own cats get fed on Tesco value Biscuits and Morrisons MyCat or Tesco's own tins fo wet food! Many people i speak to go for the very expensive food!

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I certainly couldnt afford to feed the very expensive food, I think my cats do well enough on the tesco cans and they really do like it. Sometimes, if I am feeling flush - which isnt too often lolol I buy a few Sheba pouches.

My dogs also eat the tesco own brand dog food and they get Beta or Pal dry to go with it. Rosie gets the Tesco finest or pal cans just because she can sometimes be fussy and she is so old now, I would prefer to spend that little bit more on her to spoil her lol

Re: best type of kitten food?

NuttyNu — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:43:25 GMT

hi! We used to feed ours on the whiskas kitten food but found that is was apparently very rich and gave all the kittens at work D++ (I think thye were just feeding too much!!) but we are slowly moving onto hills kitten food. as for biscuits, we feed natures best (Not sure exactly what company) kitten biscuits. this si good because they will also be able to carry on with an adult variety of natures best

Re: best type of kitten food?

Saskia Quinn — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:23:18 GMT

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thanks Paula, can't leave anything lying around because of Luka! He sees food any food and he wants it! Not good when you are already 8kgs!! But thanks!! Shall go look tommorow!

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hehe I know what you mean Let me know what you decide on in the end.

Re: best type of kitten food?

loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:43:49 GMT

thanks Paula, can't leave anything lying around because of Luka! He sees food any food and he wants it! Not good when you are already 8kgs!! But thanks!! Shall go look tommorow!

Re: best type of kitten food?

Saskia Quinn — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:32:46 GMT

Lou,

the fact that she is still so young, if you choose to feed her dry food, I would leave food in the bowl all the time that she can feed little and often.

I have three cats, they are adult and I feed them Hills Feline Adult Light as well as Tesco own brand cat food cans, they do really well on both though they consider the Hills as a treat. I alternate each bag I buy between chicken, rabbit and tuna and they always go crazy for it and have never had any problems.

If I were to have a kitten, I would feed Hills kitten dry along with Tesco own brand kitten food, it has worked well for me so far.