I solved the water situation with a Pioneed water fountain. They love the water movement, it filters the water and if yoiu add a few ice cubes to bob around, they really like it. They drink much more than they did with water bowls.
---- Lorrie <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
