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    Pork in cat food - what's the deal?

    The minced varieties of Nutro Natural Choice I tried to feed Jackie a couple months ago all had pork broth, and Jackie hated all of them. Interestingly, I saw a member on here once say their picky cat finally took to wet food when they gave them the Nutro Natural Choice, and they thought it...
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    Any genetic correlation between color and personality?

    Jackie is the first Torbie I have had (we adopted her almost 2 months ago), and she is SO amazingly affectionate, cuddly, (and also wicked smart). She will let my husband and I rub her anywhere, touch her anywhere...even will sprawl on her back with her paws up in the air for belly rubs while...
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    My cat got spayed yesterday and I'm going crazy

    Yeah, I would call the vet. That looks like she has an infection going on.  It concerns me that it looks greenish/pus like. She may need some antibiotics and they might want to clean up the area and see if they need to glue it again. We adopted Jackie in early January, and had her spayed a...
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    Seems you CAN overfeed a kitten (?) - now what?

    You do have to do a bit more legwork.....figure out how many calories your cat needs a day (look at that "How Much Food to Feed my Cat" link, then look at can (or catinfo.org chart) for the calories in the food. I feed my cat 2-3 varieties of canned (some raw) a day in 3 feedings so I need to...
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    She seems so hungry!

    Well, you also do not want her to lose weight too fast. You would be hungry too if you drastically reduced your daily intake! You ought to decrease calories as she loses weight...not overnight feed her the "ideal weight" calories. I believe the guideline is she should not lose more than 2% of...
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    Consensus on Merrick?

    Yeah, you have to check each of them. I do not know about the pates, but while a couple of the chunks are under/around 10% (I feed these ones) some are hovering around 20%.
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    Consensus on Merrick?

    I have read a lot about people stopping feeding Merrick, but I do have some flavours Jackie likes in the regular rotation....Cowboy Cookout included. She really likes them and as she won't eat pates the choices for lower-carb grain-free chunks & shreds (especially ones she likes) are few and far...
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    feeding timetable issue for my cat?

    What does your cat weigh? How many calories are you feeding him? What is his goal weight? How active is he? Can you try 3-4 meals a day instead of 2?  I feed at at around 4:00 to 4:30 AM (when I get up to go to the gym before work) - usually figure out a half-day amount of calories as there is...
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    True or false?

    I think it depends on the cat. When cats are fighting, they will kick and claw at bellies (you see this when they play with toys too) so it can be quite natural for them to not like their bellies being touched. Most of my cats would be okay with a couple belly rubs or touches as a health...
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    Shorthair or longhair cats?

    Both? I have previously always had shorthairs, and kind of always thought long-hairs were more maintenance, but Jackie is a long-hair/psuedo-long-hair with the fluffy tail, paw tufts, floofy neck & belly, and just overall rabbit-fur softness. Plus, she is gorgeous! Brushing her is a pleasure as...
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    My kitten is not eating dry food anymore

    Yeah, really no need to switch your kitty's diet just as he is fixed. For one, he is still a kitten. He needs to eat a lot of quality food (eg high protein, low carb) to help him grow. Second, as already said, most of those weight maintenance diets are high carb. Finally, his energy needs depend...
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    My kitten is not eating dry food anymore

    That is great news! Yeah, dry diets are....drying. And often high carb. Not what you want for your kitties, especially as male kitties are at higher risk of urinary blockages and so forth. I would donate the kibble to a shelter or return it if the store allows it, and feed them all grain...
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    So excited...kitty is now fully transitioned to mixed wet and raw diet!

    We adopted now-3 year old Jackie about 5 weeks ago, and she was on primarily a kibble diet but we really had no insight into what she was eating, or liked eating, or anything. We switched her right away to Orijen kibble (which she liked a lot) to at least give her a "healthier" kibble, and...
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    Update on Tulani - kitten with mouth injury

    She has healed up wonderfully! I am so happy to hear she did not need surgery to fix her lip. What a beautiful face she has :)
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    Anyone have experience with Orijen dry food?

    When we first adopted Jackie and were transitioning her to all wet and raw diet, we would give her some Orijen. She really liked it and while it is dry, I did feel a bit better about feeding it to her then other drys as it is grain free, 80% meat proteins, and all the ingredients actually end up...
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    What Type of Water Do You Give Your Cat?

    Mine gets tap water that is filtered through the carbon filter in her fountain. She is on a mixed wet/raw diet, but she does like her water from her fountain.
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    Fancy Feast Beef Flavors? Opinions?

    You can always buy a can or two and try it. Jackie does not like FF, but she DOES like beef varieties in the brands she does like (though she also does like chicken, turkey, duck, rabbit, lamb, some fish....clearly not that picky...though she does NOT like pork so there you go!).
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    Calling all Canucks! re. Fancy Feast Classics

    Yeah, FF classics here don't actually say "Classic" on the cans. You just need to look for FF pate versions, in the flavours you already know are "classics" (Chicken Feast, Beef Feast, etc).  I see them in every pet store (from local to chains), and every grocery/drug store (Safeway, Shopper's...
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    My 1 year old wants to eat constantly-acts like he is starving, advice please

    Well, not that simple if they are kibble addicts, though it is good they seem to eat a bit of wet (1 oz a day) already. They may be delighted their treat is now their meal! If they are resistant, they still need to get calories in to prevent other serious complications as they transition. Here...
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    How often do you clean the litter box?

    I use two open-topped boxes, side-by-side, for one kitty. Both are higher sided. She uses both, usually one for urine, other for poop. Cat Attract clumping litter. When we adopted Jackie we tried World's Best but she refused it in favour of a potted plant and my down comforter. I do not think...
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