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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2005Baby Food
My two "plain" Tabbys just LOVE a nighttime snack of some Gerber baby food (turkey, vegetable, and rice). Together they eat about one 6-ounce jar every two days. Their "regular" daily food is a rather basic dry food. On Sundays they split a small can of canned food as a treat. Could they be getting too much of the baby food? Might this create an imbalance in their diet, in any way? Thanks for your insights. > My two "plain" Tabbys just LOVE a nighttime snack of some Gerber baby food > (turkey, vegetable, and rice). Together they eat about one 6-ounce jar > every two days. Their "regular" daily food is a rather basic dry food. > On Sundays they split a small can of canned food as a treat. Could they > be getting too much of the baby food? Might this create an imbalance in > their diet, in any way? Thanks for your insights. That sounds like a bit much to me. Approximately what proportion is that of their regular food -- and what do you normally feed? (canned? premium?0 One important point to watch for is that you *must not* feed them anything that includes onions. I know the all-meat Gerbers food is safe (turkey, chicken, beef), but you need to read the list of ingredients very carefully if it includes veggies. Onions can be toxic to cats. Here is an explanation: http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/toxiconions.html MaryL Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e Make sure they get taurine in diet and not too much salt. Also, I think baby food is great for when cats get really sick (ie older cats who refuse to eat or really young kittens that are struggling to survive). One thought is that you might consider reserving something like baby food for more rare occasions rather than a regular treat (since cats love it)...and perhaps mention to your vet to make sure consistent use of it as a treat is ok.... Jen Why not give them some canned cat food daily instead of the baby food? It is better for them on a daily basis. Gail > My two "plain" Tabbys just LOVE a nighttime snack of some Gerber baby food > (turkey, vegetable, and rice). Together they eat about one 6-ounce jar > every two days. Their "regular" daily food is a rather basic dry food. > On Sundays they split a small can of canned food as a treat. Could they > be getting too much of the baby food? Might this create an imbalance in > their diet, in any way? Thanks for your insights. GOOD POINTS, everybody. My thanks for your insights! |
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