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I have been feeding my two cats (3 and 2 years old) Balanced Blends since they were kittens. I rotate commercial raw foods: Darwins, Balanced Blends, Big Bear Pet, Longevity (Dr. Buchoff is my vet), and now Tiki Cat's raw food. Knock on wood, so far so good. My cats love all brands (turkey, beef...

I lost a cat 2 years ago at 9.5 years which is young. Fancy Feast was the majority of what he ate. And yet you will read about cats that lived to 30 (!!) eating the same thing. I do think that we can hedge our bets by feeding our cats with better food but in the end it seems to me that a key...

One of my cats eats very quickly. The other is the opposite. He eats very slowly. And he will often walk away from his food which guarantees that the other one will eat it also. This was a problem because my little Spike was gaining weight from basically eating one and half portions at each...

I feed my 2 little friends the freeze dried raw treats that they have. Over the last 2 years I've used a few of them. The one they go crazy for is the Whole life chicken treats; its freeze dried chicken but it might as well be crack. Other one's they like are Stella & Chewey's nuggets and Primal...

Yeah, that's what I'm getting as well. My 8 month old goes into my closet and bites the laces on my shoes and sneakers. He also knocks over everything on the desk including the keyboard. The older one just makes a bee-line for the kitchen counter and starts to lick plastic bags. (I've seen other...

That's true with humans too. Generally speaking a weight loss diet for humans requires 10-12 calories per pound of body weight. But once you've lost weight, the usual recommendations are for 13-15 calories for maintenance. So its not surprising that its similar with animals.

I see that you are feeding your older cat the 4oz of Raw per day. That's what I need to do but probably at 5 or 6oz. I've been feeding Rex probably closer to 8 because that's what I'm feeding the younger one (some days closer to 10oz). I also give the dehydrated chicken treats once or twice a...

I'm in a similar situation. I have a 1.5 year old who I am trying to keep below 12 pounds. I also have a 8 month old who eats everything and stays lean (although I think he only has a month or two left of his eat anything and stay thin time left). I have been trying to feed the older one 6oz of...

Thank you for the replies. I'm going to be checking out 3 or 4 insurers in the following week. This info helps.

I have a question regarding pet insurance. I figured I'd ask it in one of the already existing insurance threads. I have two cats; one 1.5 years old and the other just under 6 months. I want to get insurance for both of them now that they are young with no medical conditions. However, I feed...

Great to hear! Marbles is a beautiful cat. I'm glad she has more normal energy patterns. I'm hoping my cat follows in the same direction.

Thank you for your replies. I'm going to monitor little Spike. He has to go to the vet in 2 weeks for his last vaccine. If anything changes I'll take him in sooner. And I watched Jason Galaxy's video about changing a cat's sleeping behavior. That's something I could do as well. I would never...

My new kitten Spike. 5 month old Tabby.

Thank you for your reply neo_23. I actually have had my cat checked just last week (and the week before that) as he had round worm detected when I got him 5 weeks ago and he was coughing with a mild uri. I told the vet what I posted about and she said that she wasn't concerned about his sleeping...

On behalf of Rex and myself, thank you. And yet he had humble beginnings. Here is what he looked like when I got him. I would never have thought that he would look almost exotic.

Here is Rex. He is the first black cat I have had. I never planned on owning a black cat and now I love the aesthetic.

I am having the exact same experience right now with my five month old male kitten Spike. He plays in the am with my other male cat, Rex, who is 1.5 years old. They will play for a few hours, mostly chasing each other (ala Tom and Jerry). But then Spike will sleep from about 3 in the afternoon...

I also don't think its that he hates you. He's just a very hyperactive and aggressive male cat. I have a very similar situation with my 8 month old Rex. From day one this cat has been a biter and his athleticism is greater than any of my 7 previous cats. He's as fast as lightning, can cover...

My little Rex is just now 5 months old. I have had him since he was 8 weeks old. He too is a very hungry little creature. However, I started him on a raw diet from the beginning. But since I'm still uncertain as how to do homemade raw, I started him on commercial raw. So I experimented with...

Thanks for the replies. You'd think it was rocket science when its actually just cat food but still I'm finding moving past commercial raw to be daunting.  I've actually seen these. Now I know what they are for. I'm thinking of doing this to start. A chub of boneless, organ-less meat mixed with...