my crf kitty, who was fed delicat from the time she was weaned at 4 weeks of age (i rescued her at years old), and REFUSED to eat anything other than that--she'd hold her nose and turn calico and BLUE before she'd eat anything else, WOULD eat a home-made ground turkey diet, with hard-boiled eggs for taurine, and brown rice to stretch it out (yeah, i know they don't NEED carbs).... then she stopped eating that, too..... now she gets whatever it is she'll eat--fancy feast, friskies, 9 lives--all meat ones, no fish..... i've tried to have the, "you have to eat well or you'll DIE," discussion with her, and she just gazes at me with her green eyes and says, "mom, i'm going to die anyway, in my own time. you know that, i know that. give it a rest." calicos can be a REAL pain.
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Sharyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Debbie, I don't mean to be sarcastic but it really depends on the issues > the cat has or doesn't have. For my CRF kitty I am looking for the lowest > phosphorus food she'll eat. Cats with sensitive systems really need grain > free foods. > > > > For most cats a high quality canned food is usually best. High quality > doesn't necessarily mean highest price. You can go to > www.petfooddirect.com and find the ingredients for most canned and dry > foods. > > > > I avoid anything with garlic/onions or designer ingredients. Many > companies are adding ingredients that people take for various health issues > without testing to see the impact on cats. For this reason I avoid any > food with cranberries. I expect the 1st few ingredients to be a protein in > the form of a meat. I avoid any food where the first or second ingredient > is a grain. Cats are carnivores not herbivores. > > > > All that said I feed my CRF kitty whatever she will eat. Today it was > Fancy Feast. Yesterday it was Friskies. She refuses to eat any of the > renal diets or any of the so called 'high quality' foods. > > HTH > > Sharyl > > --- On *Sun, 7/27/08, Debbie Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Debbie Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felv Testing Interval for kittens > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 3:41 PM > > well...that went poorly...I was asking what constitutes a good diet for > cats these days...please. > > Debbie (COL) > "You gotta bloom where you're planted!" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine
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