My two year old kitty recently had a urination problem. After exam and
medication Vet said give her more wet food because that increases her
moisture intake. Problem is she only really likes the gravy from
inexpensive brands like Friskies and 9-Lives. I want to give her something
better since she's going to be getting more of it. I just can't find one
that has any gravy. I've tried Science Diet and Iams, various flavors, from
Petco. This seems so silly to be writing looking for this kind of advise,
but can anyone recommend a better wet food that has gravy?
Thanks - Terri
Cheryl - 29 Jun 2004 02:30 GMT
In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "suitta"
> My two year old kitty recently had a urination problem. After
> exam and medication Vet said give her more wet food because that
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> Thanks - Terri
Ask your vet if you can add Hill's Mixit to the food. I don't know
of many cats who can resist it, and I had a case of it leftover
that I gave to a friend with an 18 year old cat who wouldn't eat
canned other than lapping the gravy. Even though it isn't a proper
diet, her cat ate dry food daily but lived for her evening meal of
a little Mixit, and she let her have it because she is frail and
bony and doesn't have a whole lot of time left. Mixed with other
food it is supposed to help transition both cats and dogs into
eating desirable food. My Shamrock used to be a dry food kitty, but
once he started getting canned that he really likes he rarely eats
dry anymore. The gravy was the start of it. Now he grabs up big
mouthfuls of canned, both pate style and chunky. I've never found
Hill's Mixit in stores, but bought it by the case online.

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suitta - 01 Jul 2004 05:01 GMT
> In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "suitta"
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> mouthfuls of canned, both pate style and chunky. I've never found
> Hill's Mixit in stores, but bought it by the case online.
I've never heard of this product before. I just checked it out online and
it looks like a good solution to my problem. Thank you Cheryl.
Jon C - 29 Jun 2004 02:31 GMT
Science Diet Savory Cuts is a food-in-gravy. Have you tried a more premium
brand like Wellness or Innova, though?
FWIW, my cats like the Savory Cuts, but I don't like feeding it to them
because it has a very high carb content. I think one of the good reasons to
go with wet food is lower carb content, so I didn't want to feed it to them.
> My two year old kitty recently had a urination problem. After exam and
> medication Vet said give her more wet food because that increases her
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> Thanks - Terri
Judy - 29 Jun 2004 05:19 GMT
> My two year old kitty recently had a urination problem. After exam and
> medication Vet said give her more wet food because that increases her
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>
> Thanks - Terri
Try some of the Nutro canned food. I've been feeding my 3 year old Lamb and
Turkey Cutlets for two years and she loves this stuff. Plenty of gravy!
Judy
PawsForThought - 29 Jun 2004 13:02 GMT
>From: "suitta" suitta@cox.net
> I just can't find one
>that has any gravy. I've tried Science Diet and Iams, various flavors, from
>Petco.
You might want to try some of the smaller pet supply stores, or health food
markets like Whole Foods, to get a food like Wellness or Nature's Variety.
Another one that has gravy is Spot's Stew.
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Steve G - 29 Jun 2004 16:45 GMT
> My two year old kitty recently had a urination problem.
That's a pisser. Or not, as the case may be.
(...)
> Petco. This seems so silly to be writing looking for this kind of advise,
> but can anyone recommend a better wet food that has gravy?
Some Active Life stuff has gravy. Bloody expensive though.
That and SD Choice Cuts are the only foods I've fed my cats that were
the lumps-in-gravy deal.
Steve.
Priscilla H Ballou - 29 Jun 2004 17:01 GMT
suitta <suitta@cox.net> quoth:
>My two year old kitty recently had a urination problem. After exam and
>medication Vet said give her more wet food because that increases her
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>Petco. This seems so silly to be writing looking for this kind of advise,
>but can anyone recommend a better wet food that has gravy?
Make the gravy yourself. I had a cat once who had chronic constipation.
I would put most of the food from the can on his plate, then dump into the
can a small amount (1/4 teaspoon?) of sugar-free unflavored Metamucil with
several tablespoons water, and stir it up with the small amount of food I
left in the can. I would then pour the goopy gravy over the food. He
loved that. In your case, you can leave out the Metamucil. Just mix
water with a little of the food and pour it over the rest of the food.
Presto!
Priscilla

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Angela - 29 Jun 2004 17:13 GMT
My cats don't like much wet food, but sometimes they need it to be sure they
get food with pills..
So, I take the wet food, and make it ALL into gravy. Warm water mixed with cat
food until it's a gravy like mixture, then put on the floor.
I only mix as much as the cats eat at one time, so it doesn't spoil on the
plate. (They don't eat an entire can either) This way, their meal is always
warmed up slightly with the warm water, and it's not chunks, only gravy like.
(We buy the NON-chunky food that is more pate like.)
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Laura R. - 30 Jun 2004 00:08 GMT
circa Tue, 29 Jun 2004 16:01:32 +0000 (UTC), in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Priscilla H Ballou
(phb@shell01.TheWorld.com) said,
> Make the gravy yourself. I had a cat once who had chronic constipation.
> I would put most of the food from the can on his plate, then dump into the
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> water with a little of the food and pour it over the rest of the food.
> Presto!
Priscilla, you read my mind, I swear! That was *exactly* what I was
going to suggest; I use it for Jacob to get his meds into his food.
I grind up his meds with a mortar and pestle, then mix in metamucil,
add water and let it sit while I open the food and get the plate and
whatnot. It gets goopy and I lightly mix it in with his food. He
loves it.
Laura

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Priscilla H Ballou - 30 Jun 2004 17:48 GMT
Laura R. <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> quoth:
>Priscilla, you read my mind, I swear! That was *exactly* what I was
>going to suggest; I use it for Jacob to get his meds into his food.
Well, it just goes to prove... great minds and all that. ;-)
Priscilla

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suitta - 01 Jul 2004 04:56 GMT
> suitta <suitta@cox.net> quoth:
> >My two year old kitty recently had a urination problem. After exam and
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> Priscilla
Priscilla....what an excellent idea. I never thought of it. Thank you very
much.....Terri