HAVE YOU TRIED BLUE BUFFALO? THEY HAVE A DUCK AND RABBIT FLAVOR THAT MY GUYS LOVE.
---- Ardy Robertson <ar...@centurytel.net> wrote: > That's what I heard - that moist food is like 70% water. I worry about his > bladder/kidney because it is fish-based and that is all he will eat. (His > dry food is chicken now) > > I thought maybe some extra water would help with any bladder issues later > on. He seems to smack his lips a bit now, like he is dry. He does like to > catch water from the faucets if I leave a really small stream so I think he > would enjoy a fountain maybe just for fun :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Amani Oakley > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:29 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share? > > He doesn't need as much water with moist food because he's getting it from > the food. > > Amani > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Ardy Robertson > Sent: January-10-16 11:09 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share? > > I do worry about that aspect of it, and Tigg does not drink as much water as > he used to either. I have started giving him a syringe of water now and then > also. He used to drink a lot of water when his diet was mostly dry food, but > now that he eats a lot of moist food, his actual water intake is less. I > wonder if I got a "cat fountain" if he would drink more??? > Ardy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Nancy Wizner > Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 9:31 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share? > > Fish is not good for their bladder. No one knows the amount of mercury in it > either. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 9, 2016, at 6:26 PM, <dlg...@windstream.net> > <dlg...@windstream.net> wrote: > > > > I don't feed fish because my guys won't eat it. Maybe they know > > better > than I do. > > > > ---- Sandy <swacht1...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> I heard Dr. Piersens is a good source - has books also. > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> > >> From: "Ardy Robertson" <ar...@centurytel.net> > >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 1:37:18 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to > share? > >> > >> > >> > >> I may have to go online and see if I can purchase some of these > >> suggested > varieties because none of our nearby retailers have any of these. > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks!! > >> > >> Ardy > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf > >> Of > gidge...@aol.com > >> Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 2:30 PM > >> To: toomanykitti...@earthlink.net; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to > share? > >> > >> > >> > >> My two (Kit and Baby) are eating Holistic Select and at times Fancy > >> Feast > Classics Chicken or Turkey. Gee, if there are any homemade recipes > >> > >> > >> that are good for them, I would love to hear about them. Holisitic > Select is a no grain, no gluten food. As for the fish? No way would I feed > any > >> > >> > >> of mine fish or anything with fish in it. It's very bad on the > >> bladder > and, yes, will eventually cause debris and sediment, which leads to crystals > > >> > >> > >> and stones. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Nancy & the gang. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Margo < toomanykitti...@earthlink.net > > >> To: felvtalk < felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > >> Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2016 3:21 pm > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to > share? > >> > >> > >> Remember that baby food is NOT a "complete and balanced" diet. > >> > >> The only time I have ever had a cat voluntarily eat something I so > lovingly prepared, was when I had a cat with IBD who could only tolerate > raw. And I'm a GOOD cook <g> > >> > >> I have hesitated to respond to this, because my practice is often > >> frowned > upon. I like to feed canned foods with no grain, no carbs and (gasp) > by-products are allowed. I avoid fish for most of them, but only because I > do think it may be a trigger for stone-formers. Of course, my two blockers > are also my two FeLV+'s. So most of the time, I don't offer fish based > foods. > >> > >> I also tried many of the gourmet, grain free, special, amazing (ly > expensive) options that Chewy had to offer. I have now decided that feeding > Fancy Feast Classic pates (they're currently eating beef or chicken) and/or > Sheba pates (same flavors) is fine. Some would eat one kind, some another, > but hundreds of $ worth of the "Good Stuff" went to the ferals and raccoons. > I don't feed dry (the stone forming thing again) often. If you have only a > few cats, I had pretty good luck with Hound and Gatos and Wild Calling carb > free varieties. > >> > >> Good Luck :) > >> > >> Margo > >> > >> > >> The only time I have ever had a cat voluntarily eat something I so > lovingly prepared, was when I had a cat with IBD who could only tolerate > raw. And I'm a GOOD cook <g> > >> > >> I have hesitated to respond to this, because my practice is often > >> frowned > upon. I like to feed canned foods with no grain, no carbs and (gasp) > by-products are allowed. I avoid fish for most of them, but only because I > do think it may be a trigger for stone-formers. Of course, my two blockers > are also my two FeLV+'s. So most of the time, I don't offer fish based > foods. > >> > >> I also tried many of the gourmet, grain free, special, amazing (ly > expensive) options that Chewy had to offer. I have now decided that feeding > Fancy Feast Classic pates (they're currently eating beef or chicken) and/or > Sheba pates (same flavors) is fine. Some would eat one kind, some another, > but hundreds of $ worth of the "Good Stuff" went to the ferals and raccoons. > I don't feed dry (the stone forming thing again) often. If you have only a > few cats, I had pretty good luck with Hound and Gatos and Wild Calling carb > free varieties. > >> > >> Good Luck :) > >> > >> Margo > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message-- > >> --- > >> From: gidge...@aol.com > >> Sent: Jan 8, 2016 10:55 AM > >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to > share? > >> > >> If you use Gerbers, make sure you use stage 2 only. the small 2.5 oz > jars because they are strictly meat and water with a tad of cornstarch in > it. > >> > >> If you use Gerbers, make sure you use stage 2 only. the small 2.5 oz > jars because they are strictly meat and water with a tad of cornstarch in > it. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> No onions or garlic in these. The ones you want are Ham (no salt > >> added), > Chicken, Turkey or Beef with gravy. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Nancy & the gang > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: dlgegg < dlg...@windstream.net > > >> To: felvtalk < felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > >> Sent: Thu, Jan 7, 2016 5:00 pm > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to > share? > >> > >> I have used baby food, just make sue that it does not have any garlic or > onioin, Gerbers is pretty good. > >> I have also boiled chicken for my soup and held out some before I put in > garlic and onion. > >> > >> ---- Ardy Robertson < ar...@centurytel.net > wrote: > >>> Hello everyone, > >>> > >>> My FeLV+ cat Tigger is doing very well at the moment, however, he did > have a > >>> swollen lymph node, and even though he is past the initial period of > >>> illness, he is still positive. He does seem to be cold quite often even > >>> though we have the thermostat turned way up for him, and he also seems > to > >>> sleep a lot more than he ever did before so I am now giving him a liquid > > >>> vitamin/mineral supplement with iron in it. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> When he was very sick and not eating/drinking, the vet told me to feed > him > >>> anything he wants. What he chose was Friskies salmon pate canned food. > Now > >>> that he eats better, he has really cut down on eating the Blue Buffalo > dry > >>> food. In my reading I have heard that it is not good for him to have any > > >>> "fish-based" food. I have seen this mentioned in several articles. I > think > >>> it has something to do with bacteria but I'm not sure. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I am wondering if any of you make your own cat food. I once had to boil > >>> chicken and rice together for a cat who was sick, and as I remember she > >>> didn't like it much. So - I am looking for a way to make something out > of > >>> "people quality" meat and maybe put a little rice in it, but I am > thinking > >>> it will have to have a "pate" consistency and be fairly flavorful. This > >>> kitty doesn't seem to think he should eat any people food, whereas my > other > >>> one believes she should only eat people food. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Any ideas would be appreciated - I will go to whatever lengths needed to > > >>> make a good food for him. (I have tried the fresh cat food at Pet Food > Plus > >>> and he won't touch it. I have also tried all the other canned stuff, > even > >>> the super expensive kinds.) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks!! > >>> > >>> Ardy Robertson > >>> > >>> Osseo, WI > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > >> I have used baby food, just make sue that it does not have any garlic or > onioin, Gerbers is pretty good. > >> I have also boiled chicken for my soup and held out some before I put in > garlic and onion. > >> > >> ---- Ardy Robertson < ar...@centurytel.net > wrote: > >>> Hello everyone, > >>> > >>> My FeLV+ cat Tigger is doing very well at the moment, however, he did > have a > >>> swollen lymph node, and even though he is past the initial period of > >>> illness, he is still positive. He does seem to be cold quite often even > >>> though we have the thermostat turned way up for him, and he also seems > to > >>> sleep a lot more than he ever did before so I am now giving him a liquid > > >>> vitamin/mineral supplement with iron in it. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> When he was very sick and not eating/drinking, the vet told me to feed > him > >>> anything he wants. What he chose was Friskies salmon pate canned food. > Now > >>> that he eats better, he has really cut down on eating the Blue Buffalo > dry > >>> food. In my reading I have heard that it is not good for him to have any > > >>> "fish-based" food. I have seen this mentioned in several articles. I > think > >>> it has something to do with bacteria but I'm not sure. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I am wondering if any of you make your own cat food. I once had to boil > >>> chicken and rice together for a cat who was sick, and as I remember she > >>> didn't like it much. So - I am looking for a way to make something out > of > >>> "people quality" meat and maybe put a little rice in it, but I am > thinking > >>> it will have to have a "pate" consistency and be fairly flavorful. This > >>> kitty doesn't seem to think he should eat any people food, whereas my > other > >>> one believes she should only eat people food. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Any ideas would be appreciated - I will go to whatever lengths needed to > > >>> make a good food for him. (I have tried the fresh cat food at Pet Food > Plus > >>> and he won't touch it. I have also tried all the other canned stuff, > even > >>> the super expensive kinds.) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks!! > >>> > >>> Ardy Robertson > >>> > >>> Osseo, WI > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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