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Pet Foods

Riveroaks said:
When my cat eats a squirrel, rat, or mouse, it eats it like a taco, starting with the nose first.

When it eats a bird, it eats it from the ass first.

Then the cat always brings home the 2nd half to me for dinner.

Such a loving caring kitty !!!
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Kitties who love and adore THEIR humans will share their catch with them. Do not insult by acting "no thank you."

Another poster is correct, cat food has a higher protein content which is not appropriate for dogs.

Keep in mind dogs and cats are predators by natural instinct.
 
Riveroaks said:
Of my 3 cats, one prefers kibbles 99% of the time, the other prefers canned cat food, and the third prefers canned tuna. Go figure.
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My cats only choice of what they eat is what they decide catch. I add a bit kibble to supplement and occasional table scraps which there is no choice unless they prefer to go without. I prefer they eat the rodents around the place so I keep the bowl low on the kibble unless they start losing weight or its deep winter which case I will increase the kibble.
 
Glowpun said:
Kitties who love and adore THEIR humans will share their catch with them. Do not insult by acting "no thank you."

Another poster is correct, cat food has a higher protein content which is not appropriate for dogs.

Keep in mind dogs and cats are predators by natural instinct.
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I would think both dog food like cat food would be mostly protein.

But the dogs are getting cheated with cereal filler.
 
I am not familiar with canine nutrition at all and have forgotten most of what I learned about feline nutrition once I settled on a food that really seems to be working for my kitties-it cost just under $50/month for two senior cats, but one of my girls seems to do the best with it and so we are sticking to it. I could probably get it cheaper at chewy.com, but I really enjoy patronizing the local, specialized pet stores in my area.

What I DO know is that feline and canine nutritional needs ARE different and it's important to feed them with food designed specifically for them.
 
nota bene said:
She's a rescue (had been used to train pitbulls), and my vet estimated her age by her teeth when she came to me as two. I am certain she was older than that, and I am also very sorry that she and I weren't a good fit. I think Aussies need at least three 19-year old boys to keep them occupied, sigh. She's beginning to snap a bit at her BFF, the man-cat, and I think this is because she's losing her sight.

And she definitely announced her retirement a month or so ago. UPS guy came up on the porch, and she didn't even wake up. So now I'm just going to take good care of her and appreciate the time we have left. I'm even booking pet-friendly motels now so she can go bye-bye with me, sigh.
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Seeing your beloved pet pass away must be tough. When I was like 13, my parrot just lay on the floor so I picked it up. Then he twitched, dropped a few tears and never woke up again. Sigh.
 
idea_steed said:
Seeing your beloved pet pass away must be tough. When I was like 13, my parrot just lay on the floor so I picked it up. Then he twitched, dropped a few tears and never woke up again. Sigh.
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It's a circle of life thing. When you choose to bring an animal into your family, you know that under ordinary circumstances you're going to outlive him or her.
 
nota bene said:
It's a circle of life thing. When you choose to bring an animal into your family, you know that under ordinary circumstances you're going to outlive him or her.
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When I think about this life circle thing, I hesitate to keep another pet again. For the pet, the owner is probably the family so the emotional burden is kind of heavy. I just do not have enough confidence to take good care of the pet.
 
idea_steed said:
When I think about this life circle thing, I hesitate to keep another pet again. For the pet, the owner is probably the family so the emotional burden is kind of heavy. I just do not have enough confidence to take good care of the pet.
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That's good that you understand this. So many people on the Facebook online yard sales are on there, getting rid of pets. If it's a safety thing, I understand. But what kills me is when people come on, "free to good home, 9 year old dog, had him since he was 8 weeks. Can't keep him anymore." WUT? After 9 years you are giving away this dog? It's been a part of your family for 9 years, and you are giving it away?? How does this dog feel about this?

So many people don't put thought into it when they get a pet.
 
Superfly said:
That's good that you understand this. So many people on the Facebook online yard sales are on there, getting rid of pets. If it's a safety thing, I understand. But what kills me is when people come on, "free to good home, 9 year old dog, had him since he was 8 weeks. Can't keep him anymore." WUT? After 9 years you are giving away this dog? It's been a part of your family for 9 years, and you are giving it away?? How does this dog feel about this?

So many people don't put thought into it when they get a pet.
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No, they don't. They think the cute kitty or puppy will remain "adorable." They regard their pet as an accessory. Or they don't fix them, which is a cruelty.

But at least somebody who runs an ad in Craig's List or a community message board is making a feeble attempt to be "decent." Live in the country awhile, and you'll discover how many asshats dump unwanted animals, especially pregnant ones or ones with new babies. I actually watched somebody chunking kittens out of a van on a freeway once.
 
nota bene said:
I don't know what difference in quality there is between dog and cat food but was curious and Googled and (on page 1) didn't find anything. But many pet food manufacturers make both, so my guess is that in general, the quality is pretty much the same and also that you get what you pay for.

I had an old-man cat who lived to be 19, and prescription Science Diet extended his life by at least seven years, that and distilled water in his bowl. I'm currently buying AIMS at the store for the cats. All it took was watching one of them suffer terribly through a UTI to abandon the cheap stuff.

And my Aussie has really awful skin problems, and, over a thousand dollars this year later and shots and Lyme dips and soooo many pills, I've switched her to a grain-free diet, and this is helping. A lot. Triple the price but cheaper than the vet. ;)
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I feed my old girl cat prescription Science Diet too...but it was because she had irritable bowel syndrome. I have to buy the duck wet canned food because she's fifteen and doesn't have a lot of teeth left and doesn't like the taste of kangaroo. lol

I mix the SD with Friskies pate' and sometimes a bit of tuna fish. She's been on that diet for three years now and seems to be doing pretty good and still quite active. I hope she lives as long your cat did.
 
nota bene said:
No, they don't. They think the cute kitty or puppy will remain "adorable." They regard their pet as an accessory. Or they don't fix them, which is a cruelty.

But at least somebody who runs an ad in Craig's List or a community message board is making a feeble attempt to be "decent." Live in the country awhile, and you'll discover how many asshats dump unwanted animals, especially pregnant ones or ones with new babies. I actually watched somebody chunking kittens out of a van on a freeway once.
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:( I love the policy that alot of Humane Society and Anmal Rescue groups have taken - to fix them before they adopt them out. In Alabama, at least, it's a law. If you run an animal rescue group, all animals have to be fixed before they are rehomed.
 
Glowpun said:
anyone know the compositional difference between cat and dog food?

Do you feed your pets raw pet food? I caught one of my Poms eating a bird!!!!!
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I know cat foods have taurine and other amino acids that they don't produce on their own, but are essential to their health. I had a rottie that I used to feed the Sam's Club brand of dry food (the breeder's choice). I also fed her healthy table scraps with her food and occasionally raw beef for the protein. We now have 2 Poms and they eat Purina One and occasional healthy table food. We rarely give them canned food.
 
Superfly said:
That's good that you understand this. So many people on the Facebook online yard sales are on there, getting rid of pets. If it's a safety thing, I understand. But what kills me is when people come on, "free to good home, 9 year old dog, had him since he was 8 weeks. Can't keep him anymore." WUT? After 9 years you are giving away this dog? It's been a part of your family for 9 years, and you are giving it away?? How does this dog feel about this?

So many people don't put thought into it when they get a pet.
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They just bought the pets out of boredom. Pathetic.
 
Moot said:
I feed my old girl cat prescription Science Diet too...but it was because she had irritable bowel syndrome. I have to buy the duck wet canned food because she's fifteen and doesn't have a lot of teeth left and doesn't like the taste of kangaroo. lol

I mix the SD with Friskies pate' and sometimes a bit of tuna fish. She's been on that diet for three years now and seems to be doing pretty good and still quite active. I hope she lives as long your cat did.
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15 wow !! That's an old kitty !!

My little boy cat is 18 months old and very frisky. He loves taking walks with me, the Jolly Green Giant. He does not need a leash. Sometimes he leads and other times he follows me.

He caught another bird the other day and brought it home alive to me like a hound dog would. I let the bird go, naturally.

He loves tuna, tolerates kibbles, but is not real fond of canned cat food.
 
Moot said:
I feed my old girl cat prescription Science Diet too...but it was because she had irritable bowel syndrome. I have to buy the duck wet canned food because she's fifteen and doesn't have a lot of teeth left and doesn't like the taste of kangaroo. lol

I mix the SD with Friskies pate' and sometimes a bit of tuna fish. She's been on that diet for three years now and seems to be doing pretty good and still quite active. I hope she lives as long your cat did.
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I hope she does too. My very first kitty, who came to me when I was in college, also lived to be 19--long enough to know my children and for them to remember her always--and she had IBS too. Besides the squirts, it made her very thin.

Well, I don't know what 17-19 in cat-years translates to in human years, but both my elderly cats became, well, frail, as so many folks eventually do. I'm just so grateful to have had both of them for so long, loved and happy until the end.
 
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