<zuzu22@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> >What does the canned food diet offer
> >that a dry diet does not?
>
> Better nutrition and hydration for one thing, which means better health.
> Check out this excellent article on feline nutrition:
> http://www.catsincanada.com/articles/feeding.html
>
> Megan
You have convinced me! Now I need some advice I didn't see in the article.
My dear cat Bonnie is fed dry food at will from a bowl, and one of those
small cans (85 gr) of gourmet cat food at 4pm. If I take away the dry stuff
completely, how much more canned food do I need to feed Bonnie to make up
for what she was getting in calories? She is a very good, healthy size,
about 12 pounds. She is also 12 years old, and semi-active. She lives in
an apartment, and is pretty sedate, excepts for those cat moments when she
suddenly runs and darts from wall to wall.
Also, she is currently in love with those Whiskas Temptation cat treats. Do
those go too? And if yes, what can I replace them with (that's not too
expensive?).
Thanks!!
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jodie75@sympatico.ca
AC - 10 Oct 2004 21:29 GMT
> <zuzu22@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Jodie
> jodie75@sympatico.ca
That's an interesting article. I would disagree with the "ingredients"
section, and the metaphor of "running in Africa" though.
Many cat owners are loathe to feed their loved one with anything that would
be considered "offal". This is wrong on many levels.
Firstly, as long as the protein is animal-based, and in an appropriately
high quantity, it doesn't matter at all if the protein is from guts, feet,
etc, etc. To claim these parts are'nt nutritious is not quite accurate,
especially since the internal organs contain both high protein & water. Wild
cats eat these parts without saying "ewwww", or getting upset stomachs.
BTW, and not really important, if the cat were "running in Africa", it'd be
one of the species that exist there today. F. sylvestris would have a hard
time running a lot of things down in Africa.