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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2004Friskies it is!
I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods they liked before, like Wellness Chicken and Triumph Salmon no longer make the grade. They just look at me like I'm insulting them and Nipsy attempts to bury it by scraping porcelin off the bathtub. They always have some Science Diet or Eukanuba or other supposedly quality dry food around, usually two kinds, but I want them eating the wet stuff as well. Neither is particularly starving to death; Nipsy is 16 lbs and Espy is 10-11. Jackie will eat just about anything wet. This stuff all costs at least 70 cents a can (why is there no cents key on a keyboard?) and I'm getting tired of flushing it away. Any suggestions on some decent food that they won't shnub? > I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. > I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any suggestions on some decent food that they won't shnub? Try Petguard Premium Feast, Chicken Stew , Beef Barley and Turkey Lite flavors. They have been a pretty good success with my picky eaters. I can get some at the health food store, otherwise I order it from petfooddirect.com. It is about .89 per 3 oz. can but I don't throw hardly any away, so I feel it is worth it. Karen >> I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. >> I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Karen Worth a shot. Thanks. But that is expensive. > >> I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. > >> I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Worth a shot. Thanks. But that is expensive. Well, if they consider 50 percent. I feed my cats a lot but I'm still spending less that throwing away all the other foods I was buying at whatever they cost. Maybe just for Jackie cat who needs to be extra healthy? >From: "Karen" kchuplis@nospamalltel.net >Try Petguard Premium Feast, Chicken Stew , Beef Barley and Turkey Lite >flavors. They have been a pretty good success with my picky eaters. I can [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Karen I was going to suggest Petguard too. Before I switched my cats to a homemade diet, one of the foods I fed was Petguard and my cats really liked it. 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 >Any suggestions on some decent food that they won't shnub? My cats love Trader Joe's and at .45 a can, it's a great deal. Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience >>Any suggestions on some decent food that they won't shnub? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ >http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience If you mean the 3oz cans (three kinds), yes, they do eat that and it seems ok. Tongol Tuna and Shrimp or Crab. One of them is half liquid. They do NOT like any of the 6oz cans. >If you mean the 3oz cans (three kinds), yes, they do eat that and it >seems ok. Tongol Tuna and Shrimp or Crab. One of them is half liquid. > >They do NOT like any of the 6oz cans. My cats are just the opposite - hate the 3 oz cans, love the 6 oz. Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience Walmart's brand Special Kitty is pretty good. I feed my cats this and have no problems. They get Friskies canned as well.  SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. > I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any suggestions on some decent food that they won't shnub? circa Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:09:33 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cat Protector (catprotector@cox.net) said, > Walmart's brand Special Kitty is pretty good. I feed my cats this and have > no problems. They get Friskies canned as well. Oy. Let me guess- "pretty good" is based on your cats' psychic transmissions of "ooh, nummy" as opposed to actual evaluation of nutritional worth. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >> Walmart's brand Special Kitty is pretty good. I feed my cats this and have >> no problems. They get Friskies canned as well. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Laura Oh good Lord. You'd think someone who manages to find the funds to run a "radio station for cats" would care enough about their health to buy anything but the absolute cheapest-crap food on the shelf. Sherry circa 26 Jun 2004 05:01:28 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sherry (sriddles@aol.comkitty) said, > >> Walmart's brand Special Kitty is pretty good. I feed my cats this and have > >> no problems. They get Friskies canned as well. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Sherry That would require logic. And sanity. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >That would require logic. And sanity. > >Laura But Special Kitty is a Wal-Mart product. Wal Mart carries Clay Aiken CD's. So CP must be a Clay Aiken fan and therefore a cat abuser. . You mean, that kind of logic? Sherry circa 26 Jun 2004 13:41:23 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sherry (sriddles@aol.comkitty) said, > >That would require logic. And sanity. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > CP must be a Clay Aiken fan and therefore a cat abuser. . > You mean, that kind of logic? OMG, you are RIGHT! See, I just *knew* my cats were sending me psychic transmissions when they were astrally projecting themselves over my bed, but I couldn't figure out what they were saying 'cause I'm not very good at speaking "cat" yet. Yup, that kind of logic. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >From: Laura R. UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com >rec.pets.cats.health+behav, >Cat Protector (catprotector@cox.net) said, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Laura Yep, that sounds about right. ________ 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 > Walmart's brand Special Kitty is pretty good. I feed my cats this and have > no problems. They get Friskies canned as well. Special Kitty is to cats as McDonald's is to humans. Same for Friskies and Whiskas and all the other stuff that costs less for a bag of food than it does for a bag of cat litter. It has slightly more nutrients than litter. Slightly. Kinda like hot dogs. Mmmm. Lips and a.sholes. Yummy. Signature-- ~kaeli~ If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long would it take for a monkey with a wooden leg to kick the dill seeds out of a pickle? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace >From: kaeli tiny_one@NOSPAM.comcast.net >Special Kitty is to cats as McDonald's is to humans. >Same for Friskies and Whiskas and all the other stuff that costs less >for a bag of food than it does for a bag of cat litter. It has slightly >more nutrients than litter. Slightly. > >Kinda like hot dogs. Mmmm. Lips and a.sholes. Yummy. LMAO! ewwww ________ 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 >>Kinda like hot dogs. Mmmm. Lips and a.sholes. Yummy. > >LMAO! ewwww What a combo - get the taste buds in the loop. -mhd circa 26 Jun 2004 14:34:21 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, PawsForThought (darnit7@aol.comnolitter) said, > >Special Kitty is to cats as McDonald's is to humans. > >Same for Friskies and Whiskas and all the other stuff that costs less [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > LMAO! ewwww I'm so glad I don't eat hot dogs. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > This stuff all costs at least 70 cents a can (why is there no cents > key on a keyboard?) You can make ? by holding down the "Alt" key while hitting 162 on the number pad. Cathy << You can make ¢ by holding down the "Alt" key while hitting 162 on the number pad. Cathy >> Hmmm, I'll have to try that on my pc at work because it doesn't work on my mac at home. Ahhh, I just figured it out on macs. Option 4 is the ¢ and Option with any other keys makes all kinds of cool symbols. It seems like i knew this once but had forgotten it. Cool¡™£¢§¶•ªº– Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) I had great sucess with felidae. You can find info on it on their website www.canidae.com Although it seems to be down at the moment. They sell pretty exclusively to pet stores, however they do sell it on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000084ETY/qid=1088210773/sr=8 -3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl60/102-7073731-1836906?v=glance&s=home-garden&n=5078 46 > I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. > I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any suggestions on some decent food that they won't shnub? >I had great sucess with felidae. You can find info on it on their website >www.canidae.com Although it seems to be down at the moment. They sell >pretty exclusively to pet stores, however they do sell it on amazon.com Not many stores too near me but there is one on my bike route home so I'll pick up a couple of cans. I did try their dry food once. I still have it since they wouldn't eat it but you never can tell. I tried Old Mother Hubbard today (beef, cheese?, egg) I think. Two out of three ate it. circa Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:08:42 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, dgk (sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com) said, > >I had great sucess with felidae. You can find info on it on their website > >www.canidae.com Although it seems to be down at the moment. They sell [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I tried Old Mother Hubbard today (beef, cheese?, egg) I think. Two out > of three ate it. I feel your pain. <G> I'm currently cycling through various high- quality foods trying to find one that my cats will eat. Innova canned earned utter disdain. Innova dry is picked at and abandoned in favor of K/D dry, which would be fine if it were the cat who is supposed to be eating the K/D who was doing it. Next up to bat- Wellness. On an optimistic note, the cats who came here with the cases of Fancy Fleeced have now decided that they don't like that, either. At least I don't have to wean them off of it. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >From: dgk sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com >I'll pick up a couple of cans. I did try their dry food once. I still >have it since they wouldn't eat it but you never can tell. Make sure you check the date on it so it's not expired. If it is, I would throw it out. >I tried Old Mother Hubbard today (beef, cheese?, egg) I think. Two out >of three ate it. I believe Old Mother Hubbard is the same company as Wellness. ________ 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 alt+0162: ¢¢¢¢¢ > This stuff all costs at least 70 cents a can (why is there no cents > key on a keyboard?) and I'm getting tired of flushing it away. > > Any suggestions on some decent food that they won't shnub? SignatureJohn Kimmel gNuOy_SnPoAiMr@teleport.com I think it will be quiet around here now. So long. >alt+0162: ¢¢¢¢¢ > >> This stuff all costs at least 70 cents a can (why is there no cents >> key on a keyboard?) and I'm getting tired of flushing it away. >> >> Any suggestions on some decent food that they won't shnub? Took me a second to remember what that was about. Thanks. Hmm. Doesn't seem to work with Agent. >>alt+0162: ¢¢¢¢¢ >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Took me a second to remember what that was about. Thanks. Hmm. Doesn't >seem to work with Agent. ¢ ¢ alt + NUMPAD(num lock on) circa Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:03:19 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, dgk (sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com) said, > >alt+0162: ????? > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Took me a second to remember what that was about. Thanks. Hmm. Doesn't > seem to work with Agent. You have to use the numeric keypad- the ones at the top of the keyboard won't work. If you use a laptop to post here, as I generally do, it's more of a PITA to turn on the numeric keypad than to simply type "cents". :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >circa Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:03:19 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, >dgk (sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com) said, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Laura Yes, that works. ¢ Yeah! Life is good. My ex-housemate got my cat addicted to Friskies Buffett sliced or shredded ( she used to get 9 Lives cans before that). Now she won't eat any canned stuff that's not sliced or shredded and nothing cheaper than Friskies. Local Walmarts ( I live in Tucson, AZ) carry it for 26 cents a can, and I buy about 100 cans of different flavors at a time when Safeway has the 4/ $1.00 sale. >>alt+0162: ¢¢¢¢¢ >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Took me a second to remember what that was about. Thanks. Hmm. Doesn't >seem to work with Agent. |
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