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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2006chicken and rice
is it more cost effective to give your cat fresh cooked chicken and rice, instead of buying the stuff in cans? I mean, the stuff in cans is probably gizzards and grist, while I can give my kitty chicken breast at a cheaper price if I cook it myself! > is it more cost effective to give your cat fresh cooked chicken and > rice, instead of buying the stuff in cans? I mean, the stuff in cans > is probably gizzards and grist, while I can give my kitty chicken > breast at a cheaper price if I cook it myself! Your cat probably doesn't care what part of the chicken he eats. Joan but eating breast meat is far more healthy than eating gizzards and a*holes. >but eating breast meat is far more healthy than eating gizzards and >a*holes. If your cat food contains a*holes, you need to start buying brand name foods then. i'm sure cat food contains a*holes. do you know how greasy cat food is? try picking up a handful of dry pellents. hold them for 30 seconds. you will find that your hand is very greasy. "edie humperdink" <markdemers15@hotmail.com> wrote in message > i'm sure cat food contains a*holes. You mean to tell me that cat food contains edies? >is it more cost effective to give your cat fresh cooked chicken and >rice, instead of buying the stuff in cans? I mean, the stuff in cans >is probably gizzards and grist, while I can give my kitty chicken >breast at a cheaper price if I cook it myself! Why not call the manufacturer and ask them what's in their product. Even if it's not all meat, so what. Animals eat the insides of their prey, it's good for them. If you think just chicken breast and rice would provide proper nutrition for your cat, you have a lot to learn. animals eat the insides of their prey, which means they eat a lot of breast meat. in canned food, i bet there is almost no breast meat. so cats are not getting their fair share of breast or drum sticks. my cat loves drum sticks. : is it more cost effective to give your cat fresh cooked chicken and : rice, instead of buying the stuff in cans? I mean, the stuff in cans : is probably gizzards and grist, while I can give my kitty chicken : breast at a cheaper price if I cook it myself! While you may be able to give better quality meat, unfortunately it won't meet all her nutrional needs. Taurine is often cited. Anyway, in nature she wouldn't just have eaten "chicken breast". :-) Personally, I wouldn't mind if somebody would put out a "sauce" that was guaranteed to provide all nutrients (in say 2 tablespoons) except protein and I could add my own good-quality meat. I don't know if such a thing exists or is even makes sense. > is it more cost effective to give your cat fresh cooked chicken and > rice, instead of buying the stuff in cans? I mean, the stuff in cans > is probably gizzards and grist, while I can give my kitty chicken > breast at a cheaper price if I cook it myself! Edie, Please stick to giving your cat quality premium cat food. Chicken and rice may be fine for a treat, but it doesn't contain all the supplements and trace elements that your cat needs for good health. Spider I like to stick real chicken breast into their dry chicken & rice pellets as a treat. I do know a man who fed his cat store-cooked roast chicken regularly. Whenever he had roast chicken, he'd share half if the bird with his cat. The cat lived to a healthy 13 years of age. >I like to stick real chicken breast into their dry chicken & rice >pellets as a treat. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >chicken, he'd share half if the bird with his cat. The cat lived to a >healthy 13 years of age. Hope you're not doing that all the time, just once in awhile. Adding other food to the cat food will throw the nutrients off balance. Maybe it's just me but 13 isn't that old to live to. Kelcey > >I like to stick real chicken breast into their dry chicken & rice > >pellets as a treat. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > -- > Message posted via http://www.catkb.com I agree, Kelcey. Half of even a very good chicken intended for human consumption is definitely not a balanced and nutritious meal for a cat. Thirteen, as you say, is not a particularly good age for a cat. My ex-Tiggypuss lived to be 22 yrs of age, and I've heard of cats living to nearly 30. If you're reading this, Edie, please please keep chicken for an occasional treat, but feed your beloved cat a proprietory balanced food. Cost-effectiveness should not be confused with caring. I believe you do care. If you doubt what this group is telling you, have a chat with your vet. I don't know how old your cat is, but it might be necessary to start feeding with a 'senior' cat food to take account of the changes in your cat's maturer body. Spider I've heard that the only difference between kitten and adult and senior food is that kitten food is much more nutritious. If kitten food is more nutritious, then isn't it smarter to always buy kitten food and just feed less volume? save money! > > >I like to stick real chicken breast into their dry chicken & rice > > >pellets as a treat. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Spider >I've heard that the only difference between kitten and adult and senior >food >is that kitten food is much more nutritious. >If kitten food is more nutritious, then isn't it smarter to always buy >kitten >food and just feed less volume? save money! Kitten food is much too high in fat, calories, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus for an adult cat and especially for a senior. Kelcey > Kitten food is much too high in fat, calories, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus for an adult cat and especially for a senior. well, then, just put out smaller portions and save money! >well, then, just put out smaller portions and save money! You don't seem to understand. It will be too high in nutrients for your senior. Kittens and seniors have different nutritional needs. Here's some links that provide good info. http://www.petdiets.com/default.asp?Menu=Nutrition&PageName=/facts/lifestage.asp http://www.petdiets.com/default.asp?Menu=FAQs&PageName=/faqs/default.asp Kelcey but if you water down the kitty food with chicken broth, noodles, carrots, and chicken breast, then the nutrients would not be as high.
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