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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2005Canned kitten food?
There aren't a lot of canned kitten food out there, or feline growth formulas. Little Scarlett hasn't thrived as much as her brother since she has had many set backs with first herpes- or conjuctivtis-like issues, then the problem after her spay surgery. She's turned into a very picky eater. They were first eating Innova in the red can after I adopted them. Their first month with their rescuer, they ate nothing but dry Kitten Chow, but after observing how they hovered over the water dish as if dehydrated, I decided canned food was going to be their main food. Scarlett doesn't have the problem her brother does when changing food (Rhett gets diarrhea if not changed slowly; Scarlett has never had a problem with her stools) so I've tried many brands and flavors with her to find something she consistently eats. Rhett is easy-going, but will hone in on Shamrocks or Bonnie's food if they walk away, but he'll eat his own food, or go eat the dry SD Kitten mixed with Wellness kitten food. Scarlett doesn't like dry food. I discovered that she loves turkey. It was all she'd eat when she was infected by her sutures. I still give her some when she gets picky and I know that is not discouraging pickiness. If you saw her, you'd give her whatever she will eat, too. If it is ok to keep feeding her turkey on an every-other-day or so basis, should I ask the vet for a taurine supplement? Should I worry about mixing in a calcium supplement in such a young cat, even if the main food isn't just the turkey (or chicken)?  SignatureCheryl > There aren't a lot of canned kitten food out there, or feline > growth formulas. That's funny, Iams kitten food is in all of our grocery stores. On Fri 28 Jan 2005 11:16:28p, Mary wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:w6EKd.45603$dt3.4124510 @twister.southeast.rr.com): >> There aren't a lot of canned kitten food out there, or feline >> growth formulas. > > That's funny, Iams kitten food is in all of our grocery stores. Yeah, but IAMS sucks. She won't even eat it. SignatureCheryl > On Fri 28 Jan 2005 11:16:28p, Mary wrote in > rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:w6EKd.45603$dt3.4124510 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Yeah, but IAMS sucks. She won't even eat it. My cats won't touch it either. I keep trying because it's the only grocery store canned food in which the first ingredient is not by products. None of my cats ever liked the Iams cat food--I switched to the regular food which was fine for them..... > On Fri 28 Jan 2005 11:16:28p, Mary wrote in > rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:w6EKd.45603$dt3.4124510 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Yeah, but IAMS sucks. She won't even eat it. > None of my cats ever liked the Iams cat food--I switched to the > regular food which was fine for them..... Looks like that's what I'm going to be doing. The male is growing normally (and wow! is he ever!). Thanks Chris! SignatureCheryl > Scarlett doesn't have the problem her brother does when changing > food (Rhett gets diarrhea if not changed slowly; Scarlett has never [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > calcium supplement in such a young cat, even if the main food isn't > just the turkey (or chicken)? If you can find a canned adult food that she likes, try mixing in some powdered KMR for nutritional supplement. She might like Wellness Turkey and Chicken since it is real food. I've had foster kittens that gravitate towards my adult cats' food (the shelter supplies me with Iams wet and dry). They seem OK with it until they eat my cats' food, then they won't go back to their own. They all grow and gain weight normally. Of course then my cats want to eat the kitten food... sigh. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > If you can find a canned adult food that she likes, try mixing > in some powdered KMR for nutritional supplement. She might like > Wellness Turkey and Chicken since it is real food. Good ideas, Kelly. Both of them will eat Wellness. The KMR is an idea too. Thanks! > I've had foster kittens that gravitate towards my adult cats' > food (the shelter supplies me with Iams wet and dry). They seem > OK with it until they eat my cats' food, then they won't go back > to their own. They all grow and gain weight normally. Of > course then my cats want to eat the kitten food... sigh. Yes, I'm having that problem with Bonnie finding and eating the dry kitten food I leave for grazing since I'm gone for at least 10 hours a day during the week. I've mostly stopped that by blocking the door so that there's only enough room for the kittens to get through, and once they're too big for that, they shouldn't need to have the dry all day. It's rough. SignatureCheryl > There aren't a lot of canned kitten food out there, or feline > growth formulas. Little Scarlett hasn't thrived as much as her [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > calcium supplement in such a young cat, even if the main food isn't > just the turkey (or chicken)? -- Cheryl **Hi Cheryl, Your kitty sounds sort-of like my little guy, Dove. Dove is a verrry light eater, and has always been this way. I seem to have opened can after can, of cat food to try to placate him and get him to eat. He just nibbles and just eats a tad of whatever I put down (on his clean dish) for him. I thought I hit the jack pot when I bought a can* of (96% fatfree) turkey (Hormel brand, I think), and actually did eventually eat all of it. He drank the juice first, and eventually ate it all. Wow, I'm thinking! It/ canned turkey costs about $1.89 and you can buy it in the meat/tuna canned foods sections of your grocery store. It sure costs more than cat food no doubt, but I rationale that it's still cheaper than feeding a child. Lucky me, I don't have any of those* type of critters ;-)! Also, Cheryl, I would give your picky eater a liquid* vitamin supplement, if you aren't already. For some reason, I have noted that often the liquid kinds of cat multi-vitamins do not* have essential taurine in them that cats require. However, you can* order a liquid multi-vitamin with* taurine in it via this web site..... http://www.shopusanimal.com/ Or better still, IMO, call them to inquire about what they have available, then order, at # 1-800-526-5227. Good luck to you and your babies and please keep us posted :-)! ML mlcarey1@yahoo.com > Your kitty sounds sort-of like my little guy, Dove. Dove is a > verrry light eater, and has always been this way. I seem to have [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > It/ canned turkey costs about $1.89 and you can buy it in the > meat/tuna canned foods sections of your grocery store. Thanks! I'm really trying not to encourage eating food other than formulated cat food, but as you know with your Dove, sometimes it just seems they need *anything* to keep meat on their bones. [...] > Also, Cheryl, I would give your picky eater a liquid* vitamin > supplement, if you aren't already. For some reason, I have [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.shopusanimal.com/ Looks good. Thanks for the tip. I did a little research on taurine and it seems that its impossible for them to get too much, and any unused will pass through. SignatureCheryl
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