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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2007Cat food & treats: what is safe?
Hi: I'm new to this group, too, and like a lot of people in this forum, I suspect, I have a cat whom I dearly love. Last time I gave her anything commercial, aside from dry Purina (which is available all the time), she got desperately sick and I thought she was going to die. This was from a can of Fancy Feast; I did research and never could find anything definitive which indicated this product was polluted, but I think it was. She's a totally inside cat. Right now, I'm occasionally giving her a bit of canned tuna or salmon, but can anyone tell me, is there any can cat food and also treats, which are sure to be safe? Thanks in advance, Connie She might have a wheat allergy > Hi: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Connie > She might have a wheat allergy Thank you. I didn't realize cats could have a wheat allergy. I guess the next question is, what products without any wheat are felt to be safe nowadays? Recommendations? I am not positive I will give you the information I have http://www.felinediabetes.com/diabetic-cat-diets.htm http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/gresults.htm?cx=016619350044226324189%3A5w lfah3cs0e&q=wheat+free&cof=FORID%3A9#923 Do you have the group rec.pets.cats.health+behav If not you can use Google to access it. There are a few there that should know I know Fancy feast has some. I use FF for my rumble who is diabetic >> She might have a wheat allergy > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Recommendations? > Hi: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > but can anyone tell me, is there any can cat food and also treats, > which are sure to be safe? No. And there doesn't have to be anything wrong with the product: some cats have allergies, just as humans do, and some are genetically intolerent of various nutrients. On the other hand, nominally pure foods, especially fish, may have significant levels of heavy metals such as mercury, or of pesticides. That goes for fresh caught mice as well. It's not good to give a cat canned fish all the time. One of my cats requires supplemental feeding with canned food - I buy a variety of non-gravy flavors of cheap canned food (since I have to put down a second bowl to keep some of the others distracted, it takes fourteen cans a week). The basic diet for my clowder of fifteen is kibble: Walmart's Special Kitty brand in two flavors. It's cheap and they thrive on that and what they catch.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) I suspect the recalls we know about were the tip of the iceberg. Just pay close attention to what might makes them sick and discontinue use if it does. One thing I have had great success with is having a small tupperware container with regular dry food in it. Either spice it up with a tiny bit of fish oil or maybe make it a different brand or flavor and keep it tightly sealed so it retains all the nice odors. Then, just ACT like it's a big treat, serve it on your lap or wherever. My cats never know the difference and think it's great. They'll even stop eating the same stuff at the bowl to come have some of the special treats fed by hand. There are advantages to being a brainy primate, not having to dig a hole to go in is not the only one. > Hi: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Connie I use Wellness canned (chicken formula). I does not contain wheat. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > Then, just ACT like it's a big treat, serve it on your lap or wherever. My owners are the same about ham. They love ham..they would kill each other for an extra morsel of ham. The first time they ever had ham when they were about 6 months old..Dunzi got there first usually the smaller and quieter of the kittens she probably got in first because Sarsi her hyperactive sister was doing something else. Then Sarsi came in to see what the fuss was and we're sitting there wondering what the noise was...It was Dunzi growling at Sarsi to leave her and her ham alone! An enormous noise from such a small kitten But throw some in their bowl and it can be the very finest ham and they just aren't interested You have to make a big thing about eating some yourself and saying things like "This is the best ham ever, I don't think I can spare any of this really best ham ever for you two" and then they're there, watching your every move and Dunzi will come up and pat you on the knee to remind you that although she is only little, she would be happy to recieve ham. So you throw them bits or they take them out of your hand but you can be eating some ham and they can be all over it but as soon as it's put in the bowl suddenly it's not edible. I think they enjoy the game as much as the ham Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs On Aug 18, 10:29 am, "LMadi...@hhnt.nhs.uk" <LMadi...@hhnt.nhs.uk> wrote: > I think they enjoy the game as much as the ham That's a really sweet story, Leslie. I'm a vegetarian, though, so it's kind of a problem for me. I don't force Annie to be a vegetarian, however. If I had dogs, I might, but I'm totally a cat person. |
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