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Tiny Kibble
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RC Baby Cat was the first thing that crossed my mind. The RC Sensitive Digestion has somewhat bigger kibble, but is also calorie dense. It's also not cheap.
Have you tried wet food or something like Freshpet? It’s a soft kibble.
I would avoid Royal Canin. They are incredibly marked up for the quality of the food. Nothing but carbs unfortunately.
I would avoid Royal Canin. They are incredibly marked up for the quality of the food. Nothing but carbs unfortunately.
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I tried that. Didn't really work well (some was beat to dust, while other nuggets stubbornly remained whole). Also tried a mallet and a rolling pin. Same inconsistent result. I'm going to try a coffee grinder set on coarse next, but I wonder if it doesn't change the flavor/smell of the kibble? Maybe it needs to be intact to be appealing.
Sorry to hear a bad review of RC Babycat. It IS ridiculously expensive!
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I feed him a wet food he likes, but he just won't eat enough of it at one time to keep his weight up. I'm gone for long periods of the day and would like him to snack throughout (his preferred method of feeding).
Use a brand new coffee or spice grinder so there aren't any lingering smells that would be transferred to the dry food. Grinding up food doesn't affect the taste or smell of it.
You can look into freeze dried raw food. The texture is softer than dry food, kind of like Cheeze Doodle texture. Freeze dried raw is meant to be rehydrated in water before serving but it can be fed dry
You can look into freeze dried raw food. The texture is softer than dry food, kind of like Cheeze Doodle texture. Freeze dried raw is meant to be rehydrated in water before serving but it can be fed dry
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Science diet isn't any better than RC.
Since kitten food is higher in protein and calories, if you get it, chances are they won't eat as much of it as they do the adult dry. That way it wouldn't be as expensive as it seems. And a very good
reason to stay away from high carb kitten food, whether you have older cats or kittens.
Since kitten food is higher in protein and calories, if you get it, chances are they won't eat as much of it as they do the adult dry. That way it wouldn't be as expensive as it seems. And a very good
reason to stay away from high carb kitten food, whether you have older cats or kittens.
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So which do you recommend, if either? The cat I'm concerned about is underweight, so more of a "junk food" snack wouldn't be such a worry.
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We used Orijen until they opened the plant in KY and changed the receipt. It is a little high in carbs and our cat got pudgy, but you're looking for that.
Dr. Esley's pure protein seems quite nice, but our cat is allergic to chicken meat.
What we feed her now is Fromm, so it's the only one I have recent experience with high protein and she lost weight after the orijen, but she eat adult food. here is their site marked for their kitten food so you can look at it. The bags are big, but we divide it up into sealable sandwich bags to keep it fresh. Fromm delivers to your door. They won't use Chewy or Amazon.
Fromm Dry and Can Cat Food | GoFromm.com - Fromm Pet Food Authorized Online Retailer!!
the best thing to do is read the ingredients and decide.
Dr. Esley's pure protein seems quite nice, but our cat is allergic to chicken meat.
What we feed her now is Fromm, so it's the only one I have recent experience with high protein and she lost weight after the orijen, but she eat adult food. here is their site marked for their kitten food so you can look at it. The bags are big, but we divide it up into sealable sandwich bags to keep it fresh. Fromm delivers to your door. They won't use Chewy or Amazon.
Fromm Dry and Can Cat Food | GoFromm.com - Fromm Pet Food Authorized Online Retailer!!
the best thing to do is read the ingredients and decide.
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But is this a very tiny kibble size? That's what I'm looking for, and RC Babycat seems to cover that base. Again, nutrition matters less than just getting some food in him (I know the wet he eats is a healthy one).
Have you considered cutting out the dry food entirely? I'm sure a soft mousse like texture wet food would be easier for him to digest. Plus it has more moisture for your senior kitty.
It's just I can't think of any dry food that isn't somewhat hard. The Blue dry food comes in small pieces though.
Kibble size is why I suggested you buy the kitten food not the adult. I don't know what orijen is doing now. I just chatted with a rep at Fromm and she said all their kibble is small. I, of course, haven't seen it all, but what we get is small enough that our cat doesn't bother to chew it, she just swallows it.
You will need to cut the bag into small pieces. Fromm's food bags are made of that freshness material they are using for chip bags that form a suction when an animal puts their head in the bag something dogs and some cats do, and will then suffocate them. Be sure to slice it up even if you are throwing it away, if your area uses a landfill the bags are dangerous there too.
You will need to cut the bag into small pieces. Fromm's food bags are made of that freshness material they are using for chip bags that form a suction when an animal puts their head in the bag something dogs and some cats do, and will then suffocate them. Be sure to slice it up even if you are throwing it away, if your area uses a landfill the bags are dangerous there too.
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He eats wet. He just won't eat enough of it to maintain his weight and enjoys snacking on dry food throughout the day.
I don't mind if it's hard; all dry food is hard. I just want it small enough that he can swallow it whole (which many cats do, dental problems or not) without chewing.
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What about freeze-dried raw? I know the bone content can be problematic for some cats but if he's also eating wet and a healthy drinker (?), maybe it would be okay for the daytime nibbles? It seems like Stella and Chewy's can be smashed really easily. It doesn't seem to be that hard a nugget that maybe even senior teeth could handle it. What is the trouble with the teeth anyway? Have they been checked out at the vet's?
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"You will need to cut the bag into small pieces. Fromm's food bags are made of that freshness material they are using for chip bags that form a suction when an animal puts their head in the bag something dogs and some cats do, and will then suffocate them. Be sure to slice it up even if you are throwing it away, if your area uses a landfill the bags are dangerous there too."
Good reminder. We should be doing this with ALL our "snack bags." I never heard of this phenomenon until recently, but it's a horrible image!
Good reminder. We should be doing this with ALL our "snack bags." I never heard of this phenomenon until recently, but it's a horrible image!
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At some point I bought him the kind with the freeze-dried "morsels," and he picked around those, so I'm assuming he doesn't like them. He broke a molar, requiring oral surgery under general, chewing the adult kibble he likes (too large to swallow whole), and -- at his age and my financials -- I don't want that to happen again.
Oh, I see. I didn't realize they could swallow the dry whole without at least attempting to chew and possibly hurting their teeth. I don't feed dry, and it's not my expertise.
Here are three wet foods I recommend for non-chewing kitties, that seem to be very palatable and may tempt him. They're also high in protein so maybe he will want to snack less:
Tiki Cat Mousse
Weruva Slide N Serve Pates
Weruva Cats in the Kitchen Slide N Serve Pates
