That is especially true of my Harley, he will chase, catch and eat anything that moves. He was chasing a moth one night an it flew to the ceiling. He jumped and hit his head on the ceiling. I didn't see if he caught the moth, I was laughing at him. Had the funniest look on his face.
---- Kathryn Hargreaves <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, a lot of ferals live on/supplement with insects. We don't have > water bugs inside here, but I've seen them around, so the cats must be > eating them. (BTW, just read that insects are the healthiest meat humans > can eat, as they are low-fat and animal fat is hard on humans.) > > > On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:34 AM, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > ** > > Should have tied a string to the rabbit and dragged it along the floor. > > They chase and eat anything that moves in my house! If flies had enough > > protein several of mine could live off them. > > > > Sent from my HTC Inspire™ 4G on AT&T > > > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > > From: [email protected] > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Felvtalk] The Price of Cat Food > > Date: Fri, Oct 12, 2012 4:09 pm > > > > > > > > i TRIED RABBIT FROM A NEIGHBOR WHO RAISES HIS ORGANIC FOR HIS OWN FOOD. > > THEY LOOKED AT IT LIKE IT WAS ALIEN, WOULD NOT EVEN TOUCH IT. I ONLY HAVE > > 7, BUT KEEPING ENOUGH MEAT FOR THEM WOULD BE A PROBLEM. i HAVE A SIDE BY > > SIDE AND THE FREEZER IS NOT THAT LARGE. AND GETTING IT OUT IN TIME TO THAW > > WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH MY MEMORY. > > > > ---- Lee Evans <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > It would be nice if I could do that but I'm feeding around 35 cats right > > > now. Feeding raw would cost me around $9 a day with turns into around > > > $250 a month. On top of which, I would be a little nervous to feed raw > > > chicken to the cats. Some of them probably wouldn't even understand what > > > it was while others might throw it up at first. Cooked chicken would add > > > about 3 hours work to my day. My freezer would be full of frozen > > > chicken, not defrosted in time for their dinner and I would go insane. > > > > The dry food costs me about $100 - $150 a month. With the price of > > Kirkland going up it would cost me about equal to that because they eat > > less of the Kirkland due to fat content. Seems to fill them up better. I > > used to buy Friskies regular type, and Purina Cat Chow (no one wanted to > > eat that). Then I bought HEB brand Hill Country Fair and all the cats > > began throwing up in unison. Stopped buying that also. They seem to be > > able to digest Paws and Claws, the Tractor Supply brand that cost $20 for > > 36 pounds but the older ones lose weight when they eat it. One of my cats, > > Isadora lost most of her fur (long hair) and had scabs and sores on her > > skin. I began feeding Kirkland about 3 months ago and the other day I > > realized that Isadora had no more scabs and had grown back her fur. The > > fat content did her a whole lot of good. She looks like she has gained a > > pound or two and is much more active. Mr. Buttons (Big Butt-tons) also > > gained weight on > > > Kirkland. I need to widen the doorway for him. > > I will probably have to keep buying the Kirkland and just work harder. > > > > > > > > Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty > > neighbors too! > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Felvtalk mailing list > > >[email protected] > > >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ---------------------------- > > Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! > > > > If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their > > life. Contact your local pound for information. > > > > > > If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and > > to free up cage space. > > > > Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by > > implementing the No Kill Equation: > > http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/ > > > > > > Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: > > http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ > > > > Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org > > > > More fun reading: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ > > > > More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos especially > > http://vimeo.com/48445902 > > > > > > > > > > Local feral cat crisis? See Alley Cat Allies' for how to respond: > > http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=537 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected]http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing > > [email protected]http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------- > Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! > > If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their > life. Contact your local pound for information. > <http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> > > If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and > to free up cage space. > > > Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by > implementing the No Kill Equation: > http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/<http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/> > > Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: > http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ > > Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org > > More fun reading: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ > > More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos especially > http://vimeo.com/48445902 > > > > Local feral cat crisis? 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