Hi Robert, No problem about the joke. I was also joking when I said your remark almost gave me a heart attack.
Re: FOOD - None of my 13 rescued cats like the grain free foods either. They also don't like Friskies canned, but I worry about too much dry food. It easier to feed, but they need more moisture so they get Fancy Feast once a day (expensive with 13 cats) but thats all they want. The rest of the time they get dry food, but I cannot free feed as I have 4 who are overweight. So they all get fed individually and I've discovered many of them like a bit of water on their dry food, which is good because this way I'm sure they are getting enough liquids. As for myself I eat as healthy as I can. Junk food actually turns my stomach now as does fried food. I've been eating this way for about 30 years now, and I really love veggies, whole grains, and very little meat. What meat I eat is always braised or baked. It must be working as my blood work is perfect at age 84, but I still got arthritis and it's VERY painful. I figure I'll live to be 100 and be in pain the entire time :-( Well I have to outlive all these cats so I'll deal with it. Lorrie On 03-11, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote: > > First... my apologies to those who did not get IMMEDIATELY that I was > joking about using a knife to remove Jelly's fluid.... I thought it > would be a foregone conclusion anyone one who takes the time to BE in > this forum would ever do such a thing be it from cruelty or monumental > stupidity.... Such are the drawbacks of email communication...minus > facial cues and voice tone... there are only words on a page. > > Re FOOD: This is argued perpetually even among vets and animal > nutritionists... There is the " raw only" camp.... the don't EVER let > your cat touch grain camp... The ONLY wet food camp... the Use Multiple > sources of protein camp( don't stay with the same food camp vs...stay > with the same food camp)....ad nauseum...... I am personally an > excellent human example of how genetics influences health... I am a > walking heart attack ( apart from my tendency to like exercise and keep > somewhat active).. On a limited budget now...and ,even when I had money, > so seldom home.. I have been eating " wrong" my entire life.. Meanwhile > a recent Cardiac Vessel Calcium test found my vessels 100% clear ( MD > says I'm good for 10 more years minimum)... 3 friends that have eaten > "right" for decades have recently been Dx'd with heart issues... > Unfair...yes... but fact. *** The only thing I can somewhat control > that concerns me a lot is making sure that my cats get enough fluid so I > try to be sure that they ( he) get some wet food daily in addition to > the water he drinks.... Don't know that it's a deal breaker but it makes > ME feel better................. Post trimmed as requested by moderator _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
