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I_UndergroundPanther

(12,906 posts)
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 04:17 PM Feb 2022

I have decided

To wean Othello off wet food. I cant afford to try and try different foods every few days.

I know he likes his kibble a mix of fancy feast with garden greens,the filet mignon one and purina one sensitive stomach.

He never barfs from the kibble. He likes it and its not got me switching foods every 3 seconds.

So when I get the new cat that kitty will be a kibble cat too.

Rustle,Sparkle Bear and Vinny all ate kibble they all lived to become really old. No health issues except for Rustle he got cancer when he was 14.

Plus the flavor guessing game with Othello is getting really old and causing my anxiety to get worse . I hate throwing out perfectly good wet food. Donating what's leftover after the weaning to the local shelter. Done with this shit.

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I have decided (Original Post) I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 OP
Good plan! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #1
Sometimes you just got to LAY DOWN THE LAW, Panther!! Leghorn21 Feb 2022 #2
I feed mine the same thing CountAllVotes Feb 2022 #3
Good plan XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #4
I am beginning to think catfood prices will I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #5
Mine get kibble when they want it and some Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #6
My cat's vet told me that dry kibble wnylib Feb 2022 #7
We are heading the same way. brer cat Feb 2022 #8

Leghorn21

(13,733 posts)
2. Sometimes you just got to LAY DOWN THE LAW, Panther!!
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 04:24 PM
Feb 2022

Good on ya! And that rascally Othello will do just fine!!
(love cats, HATE wet food!!)

CountAllVotes

(21,048 posts)
3. I feed mine the same thing
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 04:36 PM
Feb 2022

I give them ONE can of some sort of Fancy Feast a day. They seem to eat the grilled beef and a few other flavors but I hear you. I hate throwing food away! That's why they just get the one can a day. They tend to eat most of it up.

Occasionally, as a treat, I give the a can of human tuna that I find on sale at Winco or some such store where it is .69 a can.

Hang-in there Panther! You've been through a lot over the years. You seem to be a stronger person than you give yourself credit for.

Take care friend!

XanaDUer2

(13,755 posts)
4. Good plan
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 04:47 PM
Feb 2022

Tiddles loves FF but wants refreshed wet food constantly. He was feral, so maybe that's why. We waste so much wet food. He always have kibble available.

As cat owners know, getting catfood is hard. He cannot eat seafood flavors or he vomits. We're down to buying the $1 FF that break into two. That's expensive.

Good luck

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,906 posts)
5. I am beginning to think catfood prices will
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 04:53 PM
Feb 2022

Not go down or certain catfoods become as easily available as they were regardless of the aluminum supply.

More price gouging bullshit.

Phoenix61

(17,595 posts)
6. Mine get kibble when they want it and some
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 05:08 PM
Feb 2022

treats every am and pm. The hard food is better for their teeth. If they use a litter box it’s worth getting high quality food.
The better the food, they less they eat and the less you have to clean up. Rachel Ray Nutrish indoor complete is what they are getting now.

wnylib

(24,299 posts)
7. My cat's vet told me that dry kibble
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 05:34 PM
Feb 2022

is better for her teeth. She eats Purina One for Indoor Cats. She gets occasional small pieces of meat when I make a sandwich, and of course gets some of the tuna when I open a can.

But she is not a picky eater at all. She will eat anything I put in her dish, and snatch anything I put in my dish.

brer cat

(26,182 posts)
8. We are heading the same way.
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 06:22 PM
Feb 2022

My cat is very fussy about his wet food, and with the shortage we can seldom get his choice. He wastes about half of what we put out and that is too much to tolerate.

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