Julie Bove wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
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>>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, it really screws things up if your cat's beloved food is
>>>> discontinued. And when they change it, it can upset the cat or turn the
>>>> cat against it. My daughter now says, when we see something that is new
>>>> and improved, that yeah, it improves/increases folks' incomes.
>>> I almost always hate it when they improve anything be it a food or a
>>> health or beauty item. Once in a rare great while there will be an
>>> actual improvement. Usually not. The worst thing I can think of is when
>>> they added calcium to Tab. They changed that back in about two weeks.
>>> Stuff was horrid! Now they messed it up by putting Aspartame. Why? We
>>> already have diet Coke. Some of us actually liked that bitter
>>> aftertaste.
>> And aspartame is widely believed to be very bad for you.
>
> No it's not. Some people might believe so. It's not a wide belief by any
> means!
>
>

Well, he who knows everything scientific, has a lot to say on this
matter, and it's not good.