"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:17:26 -0700, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds"
> > wrote:
>
>>In article >, Brooklyn1
>><Gravesend1>
>>wrote:
>>
>>> "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Would like to find some practical experience from group members on home
>>> >made
>>> >cat
>>> >food that is grain free and not overly exotic. I'm concerned by the
>>> >proper
>>> >nutrients, including taurine
>>>
>>> Why? What is your goal? If you are just looking to save money you
>>> won't. If you need a special diet for a sick cat consult your vet.
>>> Cats do best on a varied diet of high quality cat food (dry and wet)
>>> supplimented occasionally with some small amounts of people food. Cats
>>> get bored with the same old too. It's best not to experiment with
>>> your cat's health, believe it or not the major pet food companies know
>>> what they are doing. Fancy Feast has come out with an array of
>>> gourmet cat foods that my sometimes finicky eaters love.
>>> http://www.fancyfeast.com/gourmet-cat-products/
>>
>>Almost all of the "consumer" brand wet cat foods have a high carb load and
>>often
>>have grains in some form.
>
> Consumer brand, I don't know that brand. Most of the major national
> brand canned cat foods contain no cereal/starches, read the labels.
>
>>I use Friskies, three different flavors of their
>>filets style as the cats like the gravy.
>
> My cats like Fancy Feast Grilled, it too is chunks in gravy, the gravy
> contains a small amount of starch as a thickener, but I have one cat
> that gets the Classic, no gravy. I have a can of Fancy Feast Classic
> in front of me, no grains/starches. I have a severely diabetic cat
> and his vet recommends a whole list of foods and doesn't recommend
> making my own concoctions. I think it's extremely low IQ to pay a vet
> and then disregard the professional advice. I happen to know that
> quite a few people who have multiple cats prepare their own cat food
> but only because they believe they are saving money, in the short term
> that may be but over time they will incur much higher vet bills and
> have cats that don't live a full and healthy life.

Bali and Jazzy will eat the grilled tuna but they prefer the Gravy Lover's
tuna and whitefish. They also will eat the Medleys but only the tuna.
Their favorite is the Appetizers. They will each eat a whole one of those.
I am now giving them each only half a can of the canned stuff because they
will only eat a few bites. Bali actually does eat a little more despite
being thinner. The vet didn't seem to think that she was too thin. Jazzy
looks a little fat to me but the vet said she was fine. She is VERY
muscular.