"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 8/9/2012 8:33 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> BTW, my cat only eats poultry-based products. He had a blockage many
>> years ago, so I feed him canned food (and some dried). Exactly what he
>> will eat is a bit of a moving target. He likes Natural Balance, Core,
>> and Now! but will suddenly decide he doesn't like something after all.
>> As far as dried food goes, I try to get samples. If he seems to like
>> it, I buy a bag... then he frequently will decide not to eat it.
>> Arrgh. He did really like one food, so, of course, it was discontinued.
>
> I really hate it when a company discontinues a food my cats like. As for
> samples, I'm fortunate in that the premium pet food place I buy from has
> small packages of samples available for almost anything as long as it's
> the dry version.

I tried giving those sample packs to my cats as treats. They seem to know
that they're not treats.