Posted by KaraS on August 22, 2004, at 14:20:22
In reply to Re: Questions for cat lovers, posted by Catgirl on August 22, 2004, at 13:27:49
> > 1) What kind of cat food do you feed your cat? What brand(s) do you buy, and do you buy dry or wet food? For some reason, one of my cats is suddenly turning up her nose at a food she's liked for a long time. I don't know what's the matter. I thought perhaps the bag of food was stale, so I bought another one from another store, and she still won't eat it.
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> > 2) How do you go about putting one of your cats on a diet when one is fat and the other is normal weight? They eat each other's food, and it's almost impossible to prevent this since I'm not home much of the time. Some friends have told me not to leave food out all day, but ever since September 11, 2001, I've been worried that if something terrible happens and I can't get home for a few days or can't get home at all, my cats will starve before someone shows up to rescue them. So, for the past few years, I've been leaving huge bowls of food and water available at all times, and one of my cats has become quite rotund. Any advice?
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> My cat eats dry food, he won't touch the canned stuff (can't say that I blame him).
> Just a suggestion, but if your cat stops eating it might be a good idea to consult the vet since loss of apetite can be a sympton of illness.
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>My cats only eat dry food too. My vet told me that's best for them and it keeps their teeth clean so I listened to what he said. Now, however, after talking to others and doing some research I've found that eating only dry food can lead to trouble down the road. (I'll have to get back to you on exactly what it can cause because I'm having a complete block on it.) Anyway, now I haven't been able to get my cats to eat the wet stuff and I'm very concerned about that.
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