Same for my ferals....but in colder weather, I mix it with wet kitten food....for added calories! I still have one female that won't touch the wet stuff...so I always make sure there is plenty of fresh clean water at my feeding stations.
Debbie ~ When the world says, "Give up," hope whispers, "Try it one more time" ~ > From: maima...@gmail.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:36:04 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Foof > > The ferals at my Mom's prefer Purina dry + whatever treats I come up > with. I suspect that foods without a lot of artificial coloring would > be best. My two boys like the Purina but they get is more as a treat > than a regular food. No matter what you feed, please keep a close eye > for recalls. > On Mar 28, 2011, at 10:55 AM, Christiane Biagi wrote: > > > They can be fussy, can't they! LOL My brood eats wellness canned > > but when I > > tried wellness dry as supplement, they turned up their noses. Have > > a friend > > who had a cat that lived to her early 20's--wouldn't eat anything > > xcept > > 9-Lives (which is not the worst food in the world). > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Jannes > > Taylor > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:41 AM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Foof > > > > I have found that my cats, even Amber my felv cat does not care for > > the more > > "expensive/healthy" food. I fed her that at first and after she got > > past her > > starvation mode,(a time when she was grateful for anything to eat), > > she > > would not eat it as well. I switched to the Meow Mix shredded with > > gravy and > > they all love that. I tried feeding my other cats the "healthy > > stuff" as > > well and they tried to cover it up like it was a bowel movement..LOL. > > > > Amber will eat cooked chicken but my other cats won't eat anything > > but cat > > food. > > > > I aree with supplementing their junk food cat food with real meat if > > you can > > get them to eat it. I am feeding Amber the Fancy Feast brand as > > well, but > > it not really a "healthy" brand... It is not cheap in price though. > > > > Jannes > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: MaiMaiPG <maima...@gmail.com> > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 8:47:40 AM > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Foof > > > > You may want to supplement what ever food you chose with chicken, > > ground > > beef or tuna. I've been able to get whole chicken at 69 or 79 cents > > a pound > > near the end of sell by date and recently picked up a couple of > > hundred cans > > of tuna at > > 39 cents each. When you figure out the per pound price you are > > paying a lot > > less than cat food and using all of the product. Before anyone > > jumps on me, > > the tuna is for putting meds in and is usually divided by 6 cats or > > by 2 > > cats and a dog. I would never feed it entirely. > > > > I can feed 7 cats and a dog for 3-4 days with a whole chicken. Same > > with > > hamburger. > > On Mar 28, 2011, at 7:08 AM, Katy Doyle wrote: > > > >> And that subject is supposed to be "cat food"... Typos! > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On Mar 28, 2011, at 8:07 AM, Katy Doyle <athenapities...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> What kind of food do you feed your cats? > >>> > >>> I was feeding the Blue Buffalo and I really liked it, but it is > >>> getting too expensive because of my furlough days at work. > >>> > >>> I'm looking for something affordable but still good for cats that > >>> are > > FeLV+. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Katy > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ > >> felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
