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My family adopted a cat from a shelter. Shes only a kitten, around five months old. When we adopted her, the people at the shelter gave us a small bag of cat food, which I’m assuming is healthy. The problem is, she doesn’t like it. She refuses to eat it unless shes desperate for food. My mom bought meow mix and she started eating a LOT more often. But I’ve been told that,meow mix is poor as far,as the quality of the food goes. Whats a cat food that is good for her that she will like?

Since it is still a kitten you should feed it a food that specifies for Kittens only for the first year. Try Purina One, its not expensive and you can hunt around for coupons too. When it gets older try a food that is for indoor cats, hopefully you will be keeping it indoors only. Good Luck!

My older cat who is 10 has had a sensitive stomach since she was young. My younger cat is very picky and does not like a lot of cat food made for sensitive stomachs. What cat food is there that would be easy on my older cats tummy and taste better for my younger cat?

Try a canned food or a grain free dry food like EVO, Wellness CORE, Blue Wilderness, Taste of the Wild. Most foods have a lot of carbs and grains in them and cats were designed to eat meat.

Why don’t they make cat treats into just regular cat food if cats love that so much? Is it perhaps fat content or something?

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By JCK 4 years ago.
My husband picked up a pack of treats, $3 for 3oz so they’re not cheap. It’s ‘Grilled Salmon Flavor" and the ingredients are: Ground wheat, chicken meal, corn gluten meal, rice, chicken fat and flavor. There isn’t much nutrition in here and it’s mostly filler (wheat and corn) that the cat can’t digest. Yes, the cat loves them. I use Fancy Feast dry as a treat. It’s better quality than the pack of treats and less expensive (less than $3 for 1lb). The cat loves them too.

For regular cat food, I feed my cat Innova Evo. It’s high protein, low carbohydrate, and doesn’t have any grains. There’s a huge difference in it’s nutritional value compared to the treats.

A cat treat is like a dessert. It tastes good and generally has many calories and not much nutritional value. Using a treat as a reward is fine, just be careful it’s not too much too often.
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Askers Rating: Askers Comment: Eek! it’s funny because I have looked at the ingredients but didn’t think about it.. i hate giving my cat grains

So, I wanted to make a cat food omelet, with cat food in the center of it and serve at a social gathering. Do any of you have recipes?
I’m actually serious — people in my family enjoy cat food.

I made cat food quiche once. It was delicious. I’d go with the quiche instead as it is a fancier dish. Just a thought.

I find it remarkable that a dog or a cat can live a long healthy life by eating only one thing their whole lives. My cats eat nothing but Purina Indoor Formula dry cat food. They’ve been doing it for years, and they seem healthy and happy. Apparently, this one food has everything they need.

Why isn’t there something like that for people–an all purpose food? It seems like it would be the perfect thing for college students and other people who live in financial dire straights because you could make it really cheap. Maybe you could even have it in different flavors for the sake of variety.

Dog and cats are do not have the same digestive systems that you and I do. In the wild, they would eat raw meat and nothing else. While I’m sure kibble contains all the "nutrients" they need, I’m not sure they’re as "happy & healthy" as they would be if they ate their natural diet. I give my dog dry kibble, but I mix in either some canned dog food, or a little bit of cooked chicken.

Humans require sugar, fiber, and protein to survive, so it’s not as easy to make a "one-stop food." Other than perhaps a meal replacement bar, which I wouldn’t recommend anyone live on, I don’t think your "human kibble" exists. Although… did you ever see the movie Soilent Green? lol!

I keep reading about different kinds of cat foods you should feed a pregnant cat. My cat is an outdoor cat and is due to deliver kittens in a while. What type of food do you recommend?

It is important to feed her a high quality kitten food during her pregnancy and after the kittens are born. I personally feed and recommend, ‘Orijen Cat and Kitten dry formula’, it is a grain free food and IMO, the best dry food out there!

I also agree if you can get her inside it would be best for her and her kittens and since she has not delivered them yet, now would be a good time to get her use to being in the house. I would also keep her limited to one room.

Kittens are wonderful, little joys but unfortunately the world is full of unwanted kittens. I too would recommend getting your female spay.

Good luck!

I plan on getting a cat in a few weeks and would like to know everything i can before then. This is a regular sized cat, not too fat, not too skinny. Maybe roughly 10lbs. So how much canned food should I give her? Is it okay to alternate between canned and dry food? If so, how much dry food should she eat?

just small cat bowl of dry food or one can twice a day, morning and night

My kitten is allergic to most foods sold in stores, but found i/d feline cat food and we have not had a problem since. the price of the food though is $1.80 per can, and I am having trouble affording it. Is there any cat food out there that works for digestive problems but is cheaper then the i/d food? Even at a store or online?

Thank you for the help!

Have an honest discussion with your vet. They are more interested in your pet’s health than making money. If the only reason your kitten is on it is allergies, she may be able to eat another type of food. I believe ID has chicken in it, so Natural Balance limited ingredient chicken formula may work for her.

http://www.petfooddirect.com/product/12163/Natural-Balance-Grain-Free-Limited-Ingredient-Chicken-&-Green-Pea-Canned-Cat-Food

Although I’ve sent a link from Pet Food Direct, canned food can be heavy and expensive to ship by the case, so you should check around and see if you can find it locally (if your vet says it’s okay). I believe Petco may carry it. The larger cans are usually the least expensive. If you switch, please do so gradually, adding a little bit of the new food each day over the course of a week or two until the cat is just eating the new food.

Good luck to you!

Edit: If the ID does indeed contain pork as Cat Lover says, then it’s true that a duck and pea or venison and pea food would be your best choice. Natural Balance makes that also.

I’m just wondering what the difference is and why cats can’t eat dog food and vice versa.

***NO, I’m not planning on feeding my dog cat food or my cat dog food***

Like…what would happen if I started feeding my dog cat food?

I’m just curious.. :]

Dogs and cats have unique nutritional needs. High quality foods are specifically tailored to the dietary requirements of the intended species. Therefore, it is not wise to feed an exclusive diet of dog food to cats, nor cat food to dogs.

Cats most definitely cannot subsist on dog food alone. Their dietary needs are harder to meet than those of dogs. For instance, cats must consume an amino acid called taurine to prevent heart problems. Dogs do not need to consume taurine–they can synthesize it internally. Therefore, cat foods are supplemented with taurine. Dog foods generally are not.

Because dogs are natural scavengers (cats are natural predators), their dietary requirements are less stringent than those of cats. Some cat foods may, in fact, be nutritionally replete for dogs. Others are not. However, cat foods are generally richer and more fattening than dog foods. Dogs that eat cat food may gain weight or suffer upset stomachs, even if they don’t develop nutritional deficiencies.

The moral of the story is that your dog should eat dog food, and your cats should eat cat food. The simplest way to make that happen could be to end the feeding free-for-all and offer meals to your pets in separate rooms.

Finally, please note that most cats and dogs can tolerate an occasional nibble of each others’ foods. However, serious problems may occur if cats eat only dog food, or vice-versa.

We have a 20 month and a 5 month old cat living together, so we need to watch when they’re eating their wet food together, because the the kitten will try and eat the adults food, which we stop.

I’m mainly asking because a friend who also has had cats for years, from kittens, has only ever fed them adult food and they’ve grown up fine.

it duzent matter if its cat food or kitten food